? ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
Games London is launching the third edition of our FREE, accelerator programme for games studio founders. This long-term scheme will run from September – December 2022 and will help promising UK studio founders make significant strides in developing their business acumen as they take a product to market.
The programme will ultimately set studios up with a renewed focus and accelerated growth for their studio with a range of industry insight, practical training, and mentoring.
The 2022 Accelerator will continue to be a predominantly online scheme, but this year we will incorporate pre-planned in-person moments across the programme.
Hear from the 2022 cohort

?? WHO IS THIS FOR?
We will select up to TEN UK based studios to participate. Studios can be working on their debut or second game and are looking towards investment and launching their product over the next year or so.
The programme will be aimed at studio founders who want to develop their business strategy and gain a greater understanding of what type of partnerships they need to succeed going forward. Co-founders are welcome, but both team members need to commit fully to the programme if they both wish to participate.
- Games London seeks and encourages founders from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.
- You CAN be a predominantly remote work/distributed team or based outside of London, but Games London may prioritise London based studios OR teams with a significant proportion of the workforce based in the city.



? WHAT’S ON OFFER?
- Participation in a cohort of games companies united via a dedicated Discord channel
- Monthly online masterclasses and panels with experienced industry experts
- Pitching advice and coaching sessions
- One-to-one mentoring hours with a pool of industry experts
- Regular group workshops and one-on-one catch ups with the Games London team
- Meet-ups with other successful studio leaders for peer-to-peer insight
- Collaboration with other international hubs for shared learning and networking
- Involvement in a dedicated Accelerator Demo Day in December 2022, with the chance to present and demo your work to invited industry guests
PLUS
- Games London will help each founder produce a short video showreel promoting their studio and game, to be presented at the December Demo Day
- We’ll ask each founder to keep a dev diary of their time working through the programme
- Inclusion in the 2023 London Games Festival programme
- A guaranteed FREE spot at the 2023 Games Finance Market
- If your game will be ready for early access or launch in 2023, you will be offered a FREE place in the 2023 LGF Official Selection (example feature – https://showcase.games.london)



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