Kinetic Energy Entertainment is a media venture studio specializing in building businesses around the development, production and marketing of IP that is entertaining, culturally impactful, and accessible across all media for the next generation audience.
Wayside Press
A video game studio founded by political journalist Eliot Nelson. Its first game is Political Arena, a strategy/sim about American politics where no two play-throughs are the same. NOW IN BETA!
Shifting Tides
A creative studio pushing the boundaries of what is possible in cinematic storytelling and the world of publishing.
Orbiter & Rover
A creator-owned entertainment company and games publisher. Its first card game is Space Hoppers: Singko Academy, a family friendly intergalactic adventure.
VISION
We know that creative is a business.
We believe in the power of the intersection of storytelling, IP development and business transformation driven by technology.
We partner with ambitious creators who are also entrepreneurs.
We think about audiences as engaged and participating communities.
We are creating the blueprint of a venture studio for the modern age of entertainment.
We #keepitmoving.
MISSION
- Prioritize partnership and ownership
- Transform ideas into IP businesses
- Build business value alongside creative intent
- Direct the consumer/audience into community engagement
- Utilize a variety of business models & technologies
- Produce with a diversity of creators and ideas
Portfolio Highlights
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KITCHEN
Nguyen and Thi Tran began with the famed LA restaurant Starry Kitchen. Now they are growing their presence in consumer packaged goods with the launch of their Garlic Noodles.
Creator
Cut
CreatorCut is a platform that enables fans to invest in the projects of their favorite video creators.
NEW MAJORITY
VENTURES
We are the New Majority. A company on a mission to celebrate, support and encourage you – the women, people of color, LGBTQ, veterans and immigrant builders of today.
New
Canvas
New Canvas is a next-generation, XR company producing and publishing immersive stories for digital-first audiences with an unapologetic focus on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for the Metaverse.