#43: Eitan Reisel - Founder and Managing Partner of VGames - Unraveling VC in Gaming

Eitan Reisel is the Managing Partner and founder of VGames, Israel's first VC fund dedicated to backing game studio founders. Prior to VGames, Eitan spent 7 years in the Navy where he was second in command on a missile boat. In 2013, he joined Google where he eventually rose to the role of Head of Gaming, founding the Google Games team in Tel Aviv that now consists of more than 3,000 employees. Having learned the ins and outs of the gaming industry, he started VGames, aiming to back exceptional game studio founders in the booming gaming market of Israel.  Topics: - How Eitan's experience in the Israeli Defense Force translated over to the world of gaming- Benefits of being a gaming VC (hint: you get to play a lot of games)- What gaming investors should be paying more attention to - Which metrics are most commonly used in the gaming sector- Where the gaming industry is heading next. LinkedIn: Eitan ReiselWebsite: VGamesBook recommendation: Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle