Michael Vorhaus Email & Phone Number

Mike Vorhaus founded Vorhaus Advisors after leaving Magid. Vorhaus is focused on helping start-ups and operating companies with:--Product strategy--Marketing strategy and execution--Long-range planning--Business development--Corporate development/fundraising--Introductions to business partners--Monetization enhancement--Press--Public speaking--Retreats/offsites--Personnel--Consumer and B2B researchCurrent and recent clients include Google, Forte, Tubular Labs, Tile, Unity, Playboy, Agora, Reality Plus, Sayollo, Toya Play, BigABid, Play.Works, Epic Games, Bit Central, Oak Tree, Wild Tangent, Kongregate, Gamer Sensei, Matterport, Drivetime, Canvs, Two Hat, BigFish Games, Disruptor Beam, Disney, Valiant Labs/Nike, Amazon, PBS, FANS-LEAGUE, Golding & Lamothe, MarketCast, Zynga

San Francisco, Us

Perion delivers data-driven online advertising and search solutions to brands and publishers. Our high-impact advertising division, Undertone, helps brands capture consumer attention via beautiful creative and proprietary ad formats served across top-tier publishers. Our search division, CodeFuel, enables developers to optimize search traffic and generate incremental revenue. Our social advertising platform, MakeMeReach, drives marketing campaigns and demand generation at scale across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat. Our ‘owned and operated’ consumer apps division delivers powerful and engaging mobile and desktop apps direct to consumers.

Altimar Acquisitions has had three SPACs to date (Altimar I, Altimar II, and Altimar III) all listed on the NYSE. Altimar I and II have both competed their mergers and the resulting companies, OWL and Fathom Digital, are now operating and trading on NYSE.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

PopReach is a free-to-play game publisher focused on acquiring and optimizing proven game franchises. POPR on TSX Venture Exchange and OTCQX® Best Market.and the whole team at PopReach. https://bit.ly/32RCiNb

Maestro's white label platform allows Enterprise streamers to build superior "internet-first" live stream experiences. Maestro adds an interactive layer, leading to increased customer engagement and major lifts in KPIs: viewers who engage watch 300% longer, are retained 40% better, and spend up to 200% more. Clients have included Microsoft, Sony, E3, Electronic Arts, Coachella, and Adobe.

San Marcos, California, Us

Invested in a number of early stage companies and venture funds. Exits include Digene (alternative to the Pap Smear) which sold for $1.6 billion and Widevine sold to Google for $290 million. More recently, both DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) and Skillz (NYSE: SKLZ) went public. I was a seed investor at both. Other recent exits: Vivox sold to Unity Technologies, Sapho sold to Citrix, Tenor sold to Google, Grow Mobile sold to Perion, QLGG sold to Entercom, and Streamlabs sold to Logitech.

The Interwebs, Us

New York, Us

Burlingame, Ca, Us

GFR Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital fund that invests in early-stage technology startups disrupting digital media and entertainment. GFR works with founders who are ahead of social trends, understand their audience and creatively combine existing technologies to offer new experiences to users. A decade of operating and investing in digital media and entertainment space in Silicon Valley. Pre-seed, seed and Series A. Backed by strategic investors from Asia, and affiliated with GREE, a Tokyo-based global leader in mobile gaming. Based in San Francisco and Tokyo, GFR Fund makes investments across the US and internationally.

Many thanks to Dawn Chmielewski and my other friends at Forbes.com for the invite to be a Contributor. Always open to your comments and ideas.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Lahore, Punjab, Pk

Mobaso owns and operates many games on various platforms and the games are distributed through a number of deals. They are growing, buying more games, developing games, and seeking broader distribution. Special interests in skill-based gaming and in the NFT space.

Singapore, Sg

Los Angeles, California, Us

AppOnboard’s mission is to empower the maker generation to bring their ideas to life without writing a single line of code. AppOnboard’s code-less software, AppOnboard Studio, empowers anyone to design, build and share their interactive app experiences on the Google Play store, top social networks and messaging platforms. With AppOnboard Studio, you can take an idea from art to app or transform a feature packed 3D game into a lightweight instant app. AppOnboard Studio enables the creation of instant apps, playable ads, app prototypes, and more.

Ramat Gan, Israel, Il

Los Angeles, Us

Vancouver, Ca

Petah Tikva, Il

Manhattan, New York, Us

New York, New York, Us

New York, New York, Us

Software development start-up founded with a vision for creating accessible cross-platform online RPGs for core to mid-core gamers.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Rogue Games was created to help developers worldwide solve their distribution challenges, Rogue Games is composed of industry veterans from Kabam, Apple, Glu Mobile, IGN, Activision, and Sprint. Rogue has signed more than 35 games. Rogue’s world-class game and publishing experts provide a one-stop business solution for game developers. With extensive knowledge of the digital distribution ecosystem, Rogue uses technology, tools, platform knowledge and marketing prowess to help games scale. Its value-add services include qualitative and quantitative guidance, app store optimization, search engine optimization, analytics, advertising, promotion, and post-release support.

Missoula, Montana, Us

Vidcon, the world's premier conference company in the digital video space. Recently acquired by Viacom.

Burlington, Ma, Us

Los Angeles, California, Us

Tel Aviv, Israel (Isr), Il

Kfar Saba, Il, Il

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Run our market research and consulting practice in new media, Internet, gaming, and technology. President of Magid Advisors which provides strategic and investment advice to operating companies and investment firms.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Ba, Psychology/Sociology

Management Development Program

High School