Investor Program Manager

Role Overview

Deep expertise in gaming investment and deal‑making, designing investment programmes and deal‑making activations that make Gaming | Event the strongest investment event in the global gaming calendar. The role also flexes across the broader Investor and Startup program portfolio supporting investor programming at other events.

• Design investment programmes and deal‑making formats for the gaming conference, attracting international investors, publishers and funds.
• Build and own the gaming investor pipeline from scratch: identify gaming VCs, publisher venture arms, sovereign funds with gaming mandates, angel networks and accelerator programmes; conduct targeted outreach.
• Manage the investor application and vetting process, verifying fund credentials, investment thesis alignment and genuine intent to engage with gaming studios and founders.
• Develop the content and format for all gaming investment activations: reverse pitches, hosted buyer programmes, closed‑door investor round tables and live deal‑making showcases.
• Work with the B2B Content Producer to ensure the investment content track is credible, current and attracts the right calibre of participant.
• Design the investor experience end‑to‑end: investor lounge, curated sessions, concierge meetings and investor‑only programming that delivers a premium environment.
• Own the investor‑side matchmaking process, ensuring match quality and deal relevance are high.
• Manage investor delegate communications, matchmaking logistics and on‑site facilitation to deliver real outcomes, not just introductions.
• Track and report on investment programme outcomes: deals initiated, capital committed, follow‑up meetings generated.

• Support the investor programme across other Investor & Startup portfolio events, contributing investor relationships, outreach and programming input where sector knowledge adds value.
• Contribute to investor outreach campaigns across portfolio events with the marketing and cross‑functional teams.
• Provide investor programme cover for senior team members during high‑volume pre‑event and on‑ground periods.
• Curate a balanced high‑quality investor room for each assigned event reflecting the event’s sector focus and strategic objectives.
• Program investor‑focused round tables, LP introductions and deal‑flow sessions in collaboration with the special value programmes team.
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date investor records in internal management tools covering fund details, investment thesis, meeting history and post‑event feedback.
• Track investor programme KPIs across assigned events: investor count, AUM represented, meetings held, investment signals generated and investor NPS.
• Conduct post‑event investor debriefs, gather feedback and share improvement recommendations with the programme lead.
• Maintain and nurture investor relationships year‑round, ensuring warm relationships carry forward into future editions.
• Develop new ideas for value‑driven investor programme features and lead on concept note development for future editions.

• 4–5 years experience in investor relations, investor programme management, or VC/LP engagement ideally within an event, ecosystem, or gaming industry context.
• Demonstrated expertise in the gaming investment landscape: VCs, publisher venture arms, sovereign funds with gaming mandates, angel networks.
• Experience curating and managing high‑touch investor experiences, not just registration and logistics but genuine investor engagement design.
• Strong existing network within the gaming and tech investment community, particularly in MENA, APAC or Europe.
• Understanding of the gaming investment chain from pre‑seed accelerators to sovereign capital deployment.
• Sector knowledge in cybersecurity, fintech or other technology verticals is an advantage for cross‑portfolio event support.
• Excellent relationship management skills, able to manage senior investor relationships with professionalism and discretion.
• Comfortable working across multiple simultaneous events with different investors, geographies and sector focuses.
• Experience with investor management platforms,…