I don’t know what’s in the air, but 2015 has cultivated on a surge of innovation in the iGaming industry and the investment dollars from VCs, larger iGaming companies, accelerators, incubators and angels appear to be flowing.

In 2015, we heard from a number of start-ups thanks to Clarion’s Pitch ICE, GiGse Launch Pad and EiG Launch Pad in partnership with GamCrowd. At this year’s EiG Launch Pad the judges raved about the quality of all five finalists, saying it’s the best they’ve seen in all the years the Launch Pad has been in existence.

Michael Caselli has also taken note of this surge in innovation and investment dollars.  On November 9th, 2015 Caselli has organized a new London-based event, iGamingEntrepreneurs.com, with the intent of connecting active investors with iGaming entrepreneurs and innovators.

Our very own Calvin Ayre has always loved innovation, investing in Gaming and FinTech companies in Europe and Asia, with a building interest in Bitcoin and the blockchain technology behind it.