Application YC di Vinci Games

Summer 2022Active

Vinci Games ha partecipato a Y Combinator nel batch Summer 2022 come azienda Consumer. Sotto: cosa fa l'azienda, chi l'ha fondata e la sua application a YC, ricostruita domanda per domanda nel form reale di YC.

Batch YC: Summer 2022
Settore: ConsumerGaming
Dimensione team: 7
Stato: Active
Lanciata: 2022

Founder

Nathaniel VenturaFounder
Maciej SzcześnikFounder

Cosa fa Vinci Games

Vinci Games (YC S22) is building the next generation of social multiplayer VR games. Our first title, Blacktop Hoops, became one of the highest-rated sports games on Meta Quest with a passionate global community and critical acclaim. Our second title, Ruffnauts, is already one of the fastest growing F2P releases of 2025 on Meta Quest, with 30K+ reviews at 4.9 stars in its first month of Alpha Early Access. Ruffnauts combines creature catching, chaotic physics, and Gorilla Tag style locomotion into a groundbreaking VR adventure. The company is led by CEO Nathaniel Ventura (ex-Oculus, Google, Meta) and CTO Maciej Szcześnik, former lead gameplay designer at CD Projekt Red for The Witcher series. Our mission is to create genre-defining VR experiences that bring millions of players together.

Application YC di Vinci Games, ricostruita

Domanda per Y Combinator

Vinci Games, batch Summer 2022. Le vere domande del form, risposte da dati pubblici.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Vinci Games

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Creating genre-defining multiplayer VR games.

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We build social multiplayer VR games focused on new gameplay genres. Our first game, Blacktop Hoops, is a highly rated VR sports title on Meta Quest. Our current release, Ruffnauts, blends creature catching, chaotic physics, and Gorilla Tag-style locomotion into a multiplayer VR adventure that's gaining traction rapidly.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live in Berkeley, CA, and the company is based there, with much of the team working remotely.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Berkeley is our base because of proximity to Silicon Valley and strong local tech talent. Remote work allows us to tap talent beyond the area while keeping centralized leadership near home.

21 risposte in più nell'application completa

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Domande Frequenti

Questa è l'application YC reale di Vinci Games?

No. Y Combinator mantiene private le application inviate. Questa è una ricostruzione: le domande del form YC reale, a cui si è risposto usando i dati pubblici di Vinci Games (note di lancio, background dei founder, descrizione del prodotto). Mostra come un'azienda come Vinci Games si presenterebbe a YC, non il testo che hanno inviato.

A quale batch YC apparteneva Vinci Games?

Vinci Games apparteneva al batch Summer 2022 di Y Combinator.

Chi ha fondato Vinci Games?

Vinci Games è stato fondato da Nathaniel Ventura, Maciej Szcześnik.

Cosa fa Vinci Games?

Creating genre-defining multiplayer VR games.

Come leggo la ricostruzione completa della application?

Crea un account Round Funded gratuito. La versione completa di 26 risposte della application di Vinci Games, e di ogni altro batch YC, è in YC Insights.