Diversity = Creativity

WINGS invests in indie games by teams in which women and marginalized gender developers hold key positions.
Our mission is simple: find talented, diverse teams and fund their high potential games. The success of diverse teams will lead to more unique ideas coming to life, new voices being heard, and new games that cater to a wider variety of players.
Our investment decisions are driven by a selection committee of outstanding women game developers. We passionately believe that better representation leads to better creativity.

We Fund Your Game!

And help you build a sustainable studio.

You stay in control of creative- and business decisions for your game, and we are right next to you with support at any time.
We fund games up to $500,000 and we help you self-publish them.

 

The best* terms in the industry:
✩ Your revenue share is 30% until we recoup our investment once, 50% until we recoup twice and then 70%. We adjust this according to the risk.
✩ You have complete creative and business control.
✩ You keep your IP rights.
✩ You propose the milestone payments that work best for you.
✩ A contract easy to understand: clear 4-page contract.
(*: if you find better let us know, we might align!)

Our Application Process:
✩ Simple online application, removes the stress of pitching
✩ 1.5-month turnaround on submission

 

What We Offer:
Our full-time experienced team is working alongside you:

✩ We help you self-publish: we help you nail your release strategy and marketing plan and execute on it.
✩ We do the biz dev with you, the platform relationship, and we have the right contacts. This way.
✩ We bring support in any area you need help in, from hiring to creating the best QA plan.
✩ We help you gain knowledge (=power): you are invited to training sessions with industry experts
✩ We put your game and your studio first: we talk about you, not us.

 

WINGS Team

Hi, we are the WINGS team established 2018 by co-founders Petter and Audrey.
We hope you like our shared vision & we are always happy to chat about your project.

Audrey Leprince

(She/Her)
Co-founder

Eliana Oikawa

(She/Her)
CEO

Astrid Refstrup

(She/Her)
Dev Relations

Krista May

(She/Her)
Communications

Alice Ourliac

(She/Her)
Operations

Petter Henriksson

(He/Him)
Co-founder

WINGS Selection Committee

We are the only fund (or publisher) in the industry whose investment decisions are taken only by women. After submitting your application, it will be reviewed by our committee of industry professionals composed only of women from international, diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise in the indie sphere. The committee is collectively deeply connected to the market and to our industry. They review each application as a team before passing each submission through to the next stage. Committee members are rotated on a regular basis.

We are proud to have the following Committee members:

Jennifer Schneidereit
(She/Her)

Creative Director
Nyamyam

Mitu Khandaker
(She/Her)

Co-Founder & CEO
Glow Up Games

Megan Fox
(She/Her)

Philomena Schwab
(She/Her)

Co-Founder
Stray Fawn Studio

Valentina Birke
(She/Her)

Leanne Loombe
(She/Her)

Head of External Games
Netflix

Lisette Titre-Montgomery
(She/Her)

Kirsten-Lee
(She/Her)

Head of External Investment
Landfall Games

Karla Reyes
(She/Her)

Founder & Studio Director
Anima Interactive

Lisy Kane
(She/Her)

Game Production & Business Consultant, Co-Founder
Girl Geek Academy

WINGS is also proud to have the following Previous Advisors & Board Members.

Kim Belair
(She/Her)

Co-Founder & President
Sweet Baby Inc.

Mélanie Christin
(She/Her)

Co-CEO
Atelier 801

Emily Yim
(She/Her)

EO & Co-founder
Superbloom Games

Sophie Vo
(She/Her)

Studio & Game Lead/Founder
Voodoo/Rise and Play

Katie Stegs
(She/Her)

Head of Product Marketing,
Star Stable

Shelby Moledina
(She/Her)

Co-founder, COO & Director
Double Loop Games

I tried pitching Boyfriend Dungeon but the publishers I met – who were all men – didn’t get it. It really discouraged me, and made me doubt myself as a creator.

Tanya X Short
CEO + Lead Designer
Kitfox Studios