Julien Gratz announced the official creation of the Euro Games Funding Club (EGFC). EGFC was established after thorough consideration of game development, financing, and studio-publisher dynamics. Its goal is to support European PC and console game studios during difficult times.
EGFC’s founder, Julien Gratz, has held roles at Sandbox and NACON and has over a decade of industry experience, having produced over 50 titles as a former Senior Game Producer and Head of Publishing.
Among the consultants is Francis Ingrand, Market Advisor to EGFC. He is also the Founder and CEO of Plug In Digital, where he raised EUR 70m to accelerate publishing growth. on PC, Console, and mobile and served as VP of SNJV for six years.
Harry Lars Ghillemyn, Legal Advisor for EGFC, is a lawyer specialized in sophisticated capital raising and debt transactions. He is the Founder & Lawyer of Woud, in which he established Goodwin Luxembourg’s Finance and Capital Markets practice.
Julien Gratz shared his thoughts on LinkedIn:
As a former developer and publisher, I have met many talented studios struggling financially over the past few years. Successive economic crises have destabilized their operations, and it was during a discussion with my friend and lawyer Harry Lars Ghillemyn that the idea of creating EGFC was revived in the summer of 2023. We founded EGFC this year to provide flexible financial support to European PC and Console game studios.
Julien Gratz, General Partner & Founder of Euro Games Funding Club
Euro Games Funding Club offers game developers:
- Private debt financing without monthly payments (full repayment at maturity).
- Loans from €100,000 to €500,000 for one or multiple projects.
- Non-interference in intellectual properties or artistic vision.
- Assistance in project launch strategies and, if needed, studio exit strategies.
- Assisting in finding publishers and distributors.
- Expertise from an ex-producer/head of publishing to maximize success chances.
- Financial insights to boost your studio’s growth (equity strategy, debt, SAFE agreements).
Euro Games Funding Club already invested in two projects.
