# Tech Investor Games Venture Crapital Lets You Role-Play as a Startup Funding Source By Marissa Brassfield | Published 2011-06-12 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/venture-crapital References: [techcrunch](http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/03/venture-crapital-lets-you-play-the-tech-bubble-as-a-video-game/) & [venturecrapital.us](http://venturecrapital.us/index.html) If you've ever dreamed of becoming an angel investor and making a mint by investing in the next [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meta-world-my-city) or Twitter, [Venture Crapital](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/venture-valley) is the perfect game to help you hone your skills. This HTML5 game was built at the [TechCrunch](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inapp-games) Disrupt Hackathon and lets users invest funds in startups based on TechCrunch headlines. Venture Crapital creators Chris Bliss, Dmitri Cherniak, Adrian Sanders and Wylie Conlon even integrated Crunchbase company information into the game. The object is to sell your investment before the tech bubble pops to maximize your returns and continue investing funds. Like real-life investing, Venture Crapital relies on news headlines. "Bad news means bad growth, good news means good news for the company it's about," explains Dmitri Cherniak. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.1/10 - Popularity: 7% | Activity: 47% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [New Ventures](https://www.trendhunter.com/newventures) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Angel Investing Simulations:** Venture Crapital offers an immersive gaming experience that allows users to simulate angel investing and practice their investment strategies. - **News-driven Investment Decisions:** Venture Crapital demonstrates the potential of using news headlines as a basis for making investment decisions, highlighting the impact of information on investment outcomes. - **Integration of Real-world Data:** By integrating Crunchbase company information into the game, Venture Crapital showcases the value of incorporating real-world data into investment simulations for a more realistic experience. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Gaming and Simulations:** Venture Crapital falls within the gaming and simulations industry, providing a virtual environment for business professionals to practice their investment skills in a risk-free manner. - **Financial Technology (fintech):** Venture Crapital aligns with the fintech industry by leveraging technology to create a gamified investment platform that offers insights into the world of angel investing. - **Data and Analytics:** With its integration of Crunchbase company information, Venture Crapital taps into the data and analytics industry, showcasing the importance of data-driven insights when making investment decisions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Gamified Investment Education Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/investment-education-platform.md) - [Gamified Financial Education Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/venture-valley.md) - [AI-Driven Financial Education Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aidriven-financial-education-game.md) - [Gamified Stock Trading Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stock-trading-apps.md) - [NFT-Based Virtual Real Estate Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/upland.md) - [AI Angel Investors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/no-cap.md) - [RPG Finance Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/finshark-app.md) - [Adversarial Agent Gameplays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pitch-lucy-ai.md) - [Wealth Simulation Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spend-bill-gates-money.md)