Event
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Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2025
San Francisco, USA
| Date & Times: |
Monday, March 17th - 18th 2025 9am to 5:30pm |
| Location: | San Francisco, United States of America |
| Region: | North America |
| Expected Size: | 500 - 1,000 |
| Ticket Cost: | 250 GBP |
| Target Audience: | Ad Companies, App Advertisers, App Marketers, ASO Practitioners, C-Level, Creatives, Developers, Indie Developers, Investors, Marketing, Media, Publishers, Students, Technical teams, Tool Providers |
| Event Type: | Conference |
| Featured Platforms: | AI, Android, Handheld Console, iOS, Metaverse, Web3, XR |
A two-day conference in San Francisco, powered by the leading name in b2b mobile games industry events…
Main tickets include:
- Access to MeetToMatch meeting platform* (5 days – GDC week)
- Access to talks and roundtables, expo area
- Invitation to the official after-conference party
- Fringe events where eligible (separate application required)
- Coffee/tea on both days (NOTE: Day 1&2 lunch option available as add-on)
Please address ticket queries to [email protected]
Any fan of classic merge games will know, two things combined are always better than one. Which means games industry professionals in San Francisco for GDC 2025 should delight in the fact they can maximize their networking and business opportunities due to Pocket Gamer Connects' return to this incredible city in March.
PG Connects events are about connecting the games industry together – the clue's in the name – and that principle guides our mission. Which is why main ticket holders* to PG Connects San Francisco get to join the great and the good of the mobile games industry at our two-day conference, but also get an extended five-day access to our MeetToMatch meeting platform included** to assist their week-long networking.
PG Connects San Francisco will feature talks, panels and roundtables with experts from the mobile games space, plus networking, fringe events, a showcase expo, indie pitching competition, party and more.
Conveniently located mid-Market at the glorious Hibernia hotel, less than 20 minutes' walk from Moscone, the conference will welcome 750 people from across the mobile games ecosystem.
As well as mobile games, you can expect the event to cover cutting edge topics like AI, web 3, VR/AR and more. Our speakers and panellists will share their expert insight into design and development, monetization and growth, life as an indie, new technologies, company culture and loads more. There'll also be roundtable sessions where you can pose questions and share your views.
*Anyone already in possession of MeetToMatch access, please note we also offer 'no-MeetToMatch' ticket options.
For sponsorships or other business development opportunities, please contact Lisa at [email protected] or book a meeting to discuss your requirements.
Venue
The Hibernia
1 Jones Street
San Francisco
United States of America
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Platinum Sponsors
GeeMee
https://www.geemee.ai/GeeMee is an ad tech platform powered by AI with a global reach that spans a variety of regions. Our unique inspiration blends seamless, engaging ad experiences with advanced machine learning techniques.
By focusing on innovation and growth, GeeMee empowers publishers to unlock their full potential.
Gold Sponsors
Bilkent Cyberpark
https://www.cyberpark.com.trBilkent CYBERPARK (Ankara Teknoloji Geliştirme Bölgesi Kurucu ve İşletici A.Ş.), established by Bilkent University and Bilkent Holding in 2002, is Türkiye's first private university-based technopark. Bilkent CYBERPARK hosts more than 320 technology companies across various sectors, 3 Research Centers, and over 4500 R&D personnel. In addition to high-quality office services, Bilkent CYBERPARK provides value-added services to its resident companies through award-winning programs in national and international arenas, promoting growth and collaboration. With its newly added off-site incubation centers, it continues to contribute to Türkiye's technology development capacity.
Bilkent CYBERPARK initiated clustering activities in 2013 with the establishment of the Information and Telecommunication (BİL-TEL) Cluster. BİL-TEL Cluster offers collective training and consultancy services, participation in joint projects, international trade, cooperation, and investment-finding services to the companies within its body. Bilkent CYBERPARK continues to pave the way for the collaboration of technology-based companies through trade delegation activities and business forums to firms at an international level
Epic Games Store
https://store.epicgames.com/Epic Games operates one of the world’s largest games, Fortnite, and develops Unreal Engine, the most open and advanced real-time 3D tool.
Through Fortnite, Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers to build, distribute, and operate games and other content.
FastSpring
https://fastspring.com/FastSpring is how gaming publishers sell in more places around the world. For nearly two decades, FastSpring has been a trusted payment provider you can use to sell games or in-game items on your website, web shop, or embedded directly into your game with fully customizable and branded checkouts just for you.
FastSpring allows you to offload the complexity of global payments, sales tax and VAT compliance, player payments support, and many other aspects of payments management. Spend less time managing your payments and compliance and more time making great games!
To learn more about how FastSpring supports game developers, visit fastspring.gg/.
Silver Sponsors
WorldWinner
https://www.worldwinner.comWorldWinner marks its 26th year as the most trusted all-in-one gaming destination, where players compete in skill-based tournaments for real cash prizes—over $2 billion awarded to date.
Featuring a curated portfolio of original and classic games like Solitaire, Bingo, Yahtzee, Atari Breakout, Wheel of Fortune®, Scrabble Cubes, and the bilingual Lotería Fantástica, WorldWinner is available on iOS, Android, and web. In partnership with FanDuel, WorldWinner also develops the real money gaming experience FanDuel Faceoff.
Learn more at WorldWinner.com or follow @WorldWinner on social media.
Bronze Sponsors
8th Wall
https://www.8thwall.comNiantic 8th Wall is the leading WebAR development platform that empowers developers, agencies, and brands to create immersive augmented reality experiences directly accessible through web browsers, eliminating the need for app downloads.
Filuta AI
https://filuta.aiFiluta AI redefines game testing with our innovative Planning Agents for Gaming QA.
These agents act as intelligent virtual players, interacting with your game just like a human tester would, while collecting and analyzing logs from the running game engine and infrastructure. You simply set up a test goal, and the Planning Agent automatically plans and executes the necessary steps.
As your game evolves, tests adapt seamlessly, ensuring continuous, accurate QA. It scales as you need, running 24/7, providing consistent and affordable test results. Smarter testing, better games—experience the future of QA with Filuta AI.
Appcharge
https://appcharge.com/Appcharge is the leading direct-to-consumer platform for game publishers to maximize profits by selling directly to their players. The company is the fastest-growing all-in-one global payment solution, enabling game studios to scale paying user growth, customize webstores, optimize player retention, and gamify offerings.
One-third of the top-grossing mobile games choose Appcharge as their preferred partner. Appcharge supports 500 payment methods and 80 currencies, making partners financially compliant worldwide in minutes. Headquartered in Tel Aviv, Appcharge is funded by Gillot Capital Partners and Play Ventures and is led by veterans from Rovio, Huge Games, Moon Active, and Play Studios.
For more information, visit https://appcharge.com/.
Sensor Tower
https://sensortower.comSensor Tower is the leading source of mobile app, digital advertising, retail media, and audience insights for the largest brands and app publishers across the globe.
With a mission to measure the world’s digital economy, Sensor Tower’s award-winning platform delivers unmatched visibility into the mobile app and digital landscape, empowering organizations to stay ahead of changing market dynamics and make informed, strategic decisions.
Founded in 2013, Sensor Tower’s mobile app insights have helped marketers, app, and game developers demystify the mobile app ecosystem with visibility into usage, engagement, and paid acquisition strategies. Today, Sensor Tower’s digital market insights platform has expanded to include Audience, Retail Media, and Digital Advertising Insights (formerly Pathmatics), helping brands and advertisers understand their competitor’s advertising strategies and audiences across web, social, and mobile.
For more information, visit sensortower.com.
Lysto
https://lysto.gg/Lysto is the world's first Secure Playtesting Workspace that enables game studios and user researchers to collaborate seamlessly with internal teams, external playtesters, and researchers, all in one place.
Powered by AI, Lysto enables real-time transcriptions, analysis, and spot patterns across gameplay sessions. The Advanced Player Targeting ensures pre-vetted players who precisely match target audience requirements.
Track Sponsors
Xsolla
https://xsolla.comXsolla is a global video game commerce company with powerful tools and services designed for the games industry. Xsolla solves the complexities of global distribution, marketing, funding, and monetization for games across mobile, PC, and the web.
To learn more, please visit xsolla.com.
Segwise
https://www.segwise.ai?utm_source=PGC-SF-2025Segwise is an AI first user acquisition (UA) platform for mobile games and apps.
Our AI agents automate Campaign monitoring and Creative tagging along with Creative analytics - saving you 20+ hours per week and improving ROAS by +30%.
We connect with all MMPs and major mobile ad networks and offer a 14 day free trial!
East Side Games
https://www.eastsidegames.comEast Side Games is a leading Canadian mobile game publisher known for bringing iconic IPs to life. Specializing in narrative idle and match-3 games, they've created hits like The Office: Somehow We Manage, RuPaul’s Drag Race Superstar, and Doctor Who: Lost in Time. Their unique comic-book-style storytelling sets them apart in the gaming industry.
Big Indie Pitch Sponsors
Associate Sponsors
Kwalee
https://www.kwalee.comKwalee is a multi-award-winning games publisher and developer based in Leamington Spa, UK. The company has published a growing catalog of PC and console titles, including Wildmender, ROBOBEAT, Voidwrought, In Sink, and The Spirit of the Samurai, alongside upcoming releases such as The Precinct, Hordes of Hunger, GladiEATers, Town To City, and Don’t Stop, Girlypop!.
Founded by games industry icon and Codemasters co-founder David Darling CBE, Kwalee is supported by a team of global gaming experts with studios in the UK, India, Portugal, and China. The company actively seeks high-quality games to publish across all platforms and encourages developers to get in touch.
Officially recognized as 'Best Publisher' by TIGA in 2022, Kwalee is also highly involved in the gaming community, serving as an ambassador for the not-for-profit organization Women in Games and regularly supporting charities such as Safe In Our World, GamesAid, and SpecialEffect.
For more information, please visit www.kwalee.com.
BIGO Ads
https://www.adsbigo.com/BIGO Ads is a leading advertising platform that offers advanced advertising and monetization solutions, helping clients reach the right users and increase game revenue. (As an official AppsFlyer Advanced Media Partner, BIGO Ads is trusted by over 30,000 developers worldwide, including renowned gaming companies such as iKame, Azur Games, BoomBit, Fugo, Lion Studios, and TapNation.)
BIGO Ads is trusted by over 30,000 developers worldwide, working closely with industry leading players, like AppsFlyer, Google, AppLovin, Unity, etc.
Geniee
https://en.geniee.co.jpGENIEE is a leading Japanese ad-tech company listed in Tokyo Stock Exchange. Leveraging our technology and presence in APAC Market, GENIEE provides monetization, localization and user acquisition service for Game/App Publishers worldwide. GENIEE is one of the Google Certified Publishing Partners.
RevU
https://www.revu.coRevU operates the industry's most advanced offerwall for games of all sizes and genres! Our secure SDK-less offerwall platform allows for quick and flexible integrations, and our unique lineup of direct demand generates the highest eCPMs in the industry on all mobile platforms. With a reach of millions of unique users, RevU also is a powerhouse for studios looking to acquire large amounts of new gamers while exceeding KPIs!
Aghanim
https://aghanim.comAghanim is an integrated commerce, liveops automation, community engagement, and payments platform for mobile games. Aghanim helps game studios execute on DTC strategy, effectively increasing their net revenue by over 200%.
Nazara
https://www.nazara.comNazara is India’s only publicly listed gaming company valued at ~1bn USD and operates leading brands across gaming & Esports including Nodwin Gaming, Sportskeeda, Kiddopia, Animal Jam, Fusebox Games, and PokerBaazi. Nazara plans to invest over USD 200mn in 2025 to acquire global gaming studios.
Website: www.nazara.com
Gamelight
https://www.gamelight.io/Gamelight is the world's largest rewarded marketing platform for mobile games. Our award-winning AI Algorithm analyzes user behaviour, playing patterns and demographic data to identify games that align with each user's specific interests and gaming history.
The platform connects gamers and game developers through its own game recommendation systems, offering top-tier user acquisition services to mobile game publishers worldwide.
Jam City
https://www.jamcity.comJam City is an award-winning mobile entertainment company providing unique and deeply engaging games that appeal to a broad, global audience.
The company is the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest-grossing games, generating over $4 billion in aggregate lifetime bookings and nearly 1.5 billion downloads for hundreds of millions of players around the world. In addition to conceiving and developing the hugely popular Cookie Jam and Panda Pop franchises, the company is a partner for some of the biggest global IP holders, having developed immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around iconic entertainment brands from NBCUniversal, Disney, and Warner Bros. Games.
The company’s popular RPG game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery has generated over $500 million in bookings and 135 million installs since launch, Cookie Jam has generated over $1 billion in aggregate lifetime bookings, and Jurassic World Alive continues to be one of the top-grossing geo-location-based, AR mobile games in the market. Jam City has studios and talent located in Los Angeles (HQ), Burbank, Cedar Falls, Las Vegas, San Diego, San Francisco, and, internationally, in Berlin, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Montreal, and Toronto.
For more information, please visit www.jamcity.com.
Indie Showcase & Start Ups Sponsors
Secret Mode
https://www.youtube.com/c/SecretModeWe publish video games.
We believe that games are for everyone, and that creativity has no limits. We believe quality and fun are everything.
Our goal is to delight and inspire you, and that’s why we are Secret Mode.
Why Secret Mode?
Secrets hold mysterious potential: discovery, achievement, reward.
Mode is the game: the rules, the structure, the universe.
Secret Mode encapsulates the excitement and joy of gaming, and what we aim to bring to you.
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