Kobojo is young at heart and we love to play. Our imaginations continue to drive us in the art of invention, bringing the joy of discovery to the games we make. We invite players everywhere to share our vision.
We are a multi-cultural, multi-nation company of men, women, parents & children who all love playing and making games of all kinds.
We are an online company connecting 70 million gamers across the globe, working with the latest trends in technology and business. We aim to create experiences never created before. Standing still is not an option!
At our core, we want to create the most beautiful games imagined. We choose to hand draw all of our titles, the way Walt Disney used to do. Art inspires us and we want to leave our mark in video games, the new artistic medium.
Board of Directors
Dominique Pitteloud
Dominique is a Partner at Endeavour Vision and has been working in venture capital since 2001. Dominique focuses on investments in the internet, communication and cloud computing sectors, specializing in wireless technologies. He has led or co-led investments in Kobojo, Amplidata, CommProve, where he is a Director, as well as Staccato Communications, Media Lario Technologies, Sphera, eProject, Native Networks (sold to Alcatel) and M7 (sold to BEA). Dominique is also an independent Director with Sequans Communications (NYSE: SQNS), a prior investment of Vision Capital, and an Advisor with ASSIA, a leader in DSL management solutions.
Prior to venture capital, Dominique was Vice President of Marketing at 8×8, a Silicon Valley telecommunication company. Dominique joined 8×8 in 1999 as part of the acquisition of Odisei, a telecommunication start-up from Sophia Antipolis, France. Prior to Odisei, Dominique held various engineering and management positions at Logitech, a market leader in computer peripherals, including Vice President of the scanner and video camera business units.
Dominique received a BSc degree in Telecommunications from the School of Business and Engineering Vaud, Switzerland and a MBA from Santa Clara University, USA.
Gerhard Florin
Dr. Gerhard Florin currently serves as a member of the board of directors of King Digital Entertainment PLC, Funcom N.V., Innogames GmbH, Kobojo GmbH, Tipico Co. Ltd and G. Florin Consulting GmbH. Dr. Florin previously served on the board of directors of Electronic Arts until December 2010. Dr. Florin worked in various positions at Electronic Arts Inc. from 1996 to 2010, including as Executive Vice President, Global Publishing Operations. Prior to joining Electronic Arts Inc., he held various positions at BMG, the global music division of Bertelsmann AG, and worked as a consultant with McKinsey & Company, Inc. Dr. Florin holds a Master's and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Augsburg, Germany.
Jürgen Goeldner
Jürgen Goeldner is the CEO of KOBOJO SAS. He has over 30 years of experience in senior executive roles in the video gaming industry and also in investment banking. He was co-founder of Funsoft Group, publishing videogames with 18 companies in 11 countries and served as Managing Director of THQ Entertainment GmbH and THQ Wireless. Jürgen was Executive Vice President of Publishing at IF Europe (formerly In-Fusio), and served as an Interim COO of Eidos plc (formerly, SCI Entertainment Group plc) and as COO of Square Enix Europe. Jürgen also served as Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Scope Inc. and Mobile Scope AG. He served at a number of boards including Chillingo and Prime Sense. Jürgen is currently owner of Fidius Trust, a German based consultancy/broker company.
Neil Heywood
Neil Heywood currently serves as chairman of Codeplay Software Ltd and Two Big Ears Ltd, and as a nonexecutive director of Craneware plc and Delta DNA. Neil is also a director of Matrix Alpha Analytics, a company providing services to the hedge fund sector, and an advisory panel member at Par Equity LLP. Previously, Neil was CEO of Quadstone, a marketing analytics company, and head of the Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre at the University of Edinburgh.
Bernard Vogel
Bernard Vogel, Managing Partner
Bernard Vogel is co-founder and Managing Partner of Endeavour Vision. He is passionate about computer games development and created his first game at the age of 11 – on an Apple II at the time.
Bernard leads the firm’s operations, processes and administration. As such, he has been involved in all of the firm’s deal making and structuring and has prepared various investment vehicles. He leads the firm’s operations, marketing, regulatory and financial activities, manages various committees and oversees investor relations, in addition to his investment activities.
He has over 18 years of venture capital and management experience across Europe, and was on the board of 8 companies. On the investment side, Bernard has focused on digital consumer businesses, e-commerce and software. He sits on the boards of Spartoo.com and Tagsys RFID.
Prior to founding Endeavour, Bernard worked with McKinsey & Co, in the strategy consulting firm’s Swiss offices. While at McKinsey, Bernard gained strong experience in corporate and business strategy, sales and marketing strategy as well as in business turnarounds. Bernard has worked in a number of industries including banking, logistics, biotech, electronics, power generation and mechanics in Switzerland, France, Germany, the UK and Taiwan.
Bernard holds an MBA with distinction from INSEAD in Fontainebleau (France), a MEng in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich and an MSc in Manufacturing Systems from Brunel University London. He is fluent in French, English and German.
Nadim Lahoud
Nadim Lahoud is an Associate at Oxford Capital, based in London. Prior to Oxford Capital, Nadim was an Associate at Arma Partners where he advised a number of high-growth businesses in the technology and media sectors. Prior to that, he worked as an analyst for US investment bank Moelis & Company advising on large-cap mergers, acquisitions and restructurings.
He also acts as an adviser to early-stage ventures in the technology and media space, including E-LAB, the Arab world’s first professional eGaming team – based in Beirut.
Before starting his investment career, Nadim created and produced an online video comedy series about censorship in Lebanon which made headlines internationally.
Nadim holds a degree in Engineering with Business Finance from UCL and the LSE. He is fluent in English, French and Arabic.