Ryan You on Steering Galaxy Interactive's Vision in the Interactive Entertainment Space

Ryan You is a Partner at Galaxy Interactive. Prior to join Galaxy Interactive, Ryan was Head of US at Aream & Co., a leading gaming investment bank, where he built the US franchise from ground up covering both the United States and Asia. He advised on a significant number of gaming M&A transactions, including the $750m sale of Unknown Worlds Entertainment to Krafton, the $525m sale of Starlark to Zynga, the $300m sale of Daybreak to EG7, and helped many other companies raise strategic capital from industry leaders like Tencent, NetEase, Sony, and Square Enix. Before Aream, he covered gaming at LionTree where he supported the founding of Griffin Gaming Partners, as well as covering Tech at Bank of American Merrill Lynch. He earned his MBA from Columbia Business School and studied Information System at Carnegie Mellon University. Topics: - Trends in Gaming and Interactive Media - The Role of Venture Capital in Gaming Startups - Challenges and Opportunities in Gaming M&A 🍎 Apple: http://apple.co/3d6bGea 🎤Spotify: http://bit.ly/gracegong 💻Website: http://smartventurepod.com 🍿YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube 📰 Newsletter: https://bit.ly/421p8tJ 🔥TikTok: http://bit.ly/3IMfbK9 👏LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/3Xs8GQP ❤️IG: http://bit.ly/3kfBWMs 💡Twitter: http://bit.ly/3GwyeWc ___________________________________________________ Grace Gong hosts a top VC podcast called "Smart Venture Podcast" (SVPpro.com). Past guests include C-level and VP executives from Google, Meta, Amazon, and others; Managing Partners of leading funds, many of whom were featured on the Forbes Midas List; and unicorn founders such as the founders of Craigslist, Square, Loom, and Cruise. Prior to this, Grace worked in venture capital and private equity. She has authored books that topped the New Release in Venture Capital category on Amazon. Additionally, she is a LinkedIn Top Voice in Finance and is an angel investor.