What is Kando Factory?

EXPERIENCED

Years of honed expertise mean we can help you discover projects ripe for success and avoid costly errors when signing games

COST EFFICIENT

A flexible, low outlay approach to the time-consuming process of scouting which generates high quality prospects 

ALL-ROUND PACKAGE

Be free to focus on your core business instead of ploughing fruitlessly through thousands of pitches

  • Bobby Wertheim

    FOUNDING PARTNER

    Bobby has spent over 15 years immersed in the video gaming landscape, contributing to the creation of numerous successful titles, ranging from solo indie gems to AAA blockbusters. 

    His experience includes a broad industry knowledge via various roles spanning content sourcing, contract negotiation, production, QA, and publishing process/strategy management.

  • Christian Bliss

    PARTNER

    Christian began his career as a games journalist in 1999, served as an internal games evaluation expert for PlayStation for over 12 years, then undertook various scouting roles across indie publishing. 

    He prides himself on providing objective and comprehensive appraisal at any stage of a project’s creative process and generating appropriate feedback to address any issue raised. 

  • MAGDALENA BUSS

    GAME SCOUT

    With a career marked by over 3,500 project evaluations and contributions to BAFTA-nominated titles like Röki, Magda has played a key role in building successful publishing labels such as United Label.


    She is a passionate advocate for indie game development, blending her expertise in scouting, publishing, and fostering developer relationships.

  • KATYA HANNA

    MARKETING & OPERATIONS

    Katya began her career in the gaming industry in EA-Canada, contributing to successful titles like Need for Speed and Army of Two. She then expanded her expertise by working closely with indie developers across the globe 

    With a strong focus on crafting effective marketing strategies and go-to-market plans, Katya ensures that every game, whether from a superindie team or a solo developer, communicates its essence clearly and resonates with its audiences

  • Charlotte Rouget-Murphy

    DIGITAL STRATEGY

    Char began her career as a Production Intern, before shifting over to Digital Account Manager working at SEGA Europe primarily managing digital distribution, later working in the marketing team with a focus on Steam. Once leaving SEGA she wanted to merge her expertise and love for indie studios and has been working with them ever since.

    Her knowledge bank covers a variety of areas - including work with digital events, content creation, game review which gives her a strong angle for various kinds of feedback.

THE STORY SO FAR

  • Spanning 2 platform holders, multiple indie publishers, Developers & specialist press

  • 4 publishers

    7 Developers

  • Across 6 distinct genres

    All done in 2024

  • All are qualified leads from 2024 alone

  • We attend all key industry events globally and keep a strong deal flow

Benefits of working with Kando

A service you can switch on/ofF

Our flexible retainer allows you to pause or resume on a monthly basis depending on your current needs.

No need to hire headcount

We send 3x experienced game scouts across all corners of the globe on the hunt for the very best games in need of funding & assistance.

All-inclusive costing

Our retainer covers travel and accommodation to 15-20 events per year. 

Let us do the legwork!

Seamless integration

We can either integrate with and complement your existing team, help you build your own pipeline or completely run all scouting operations.

HOW DO WE WORK WITH YOU?

  • Discovery call to align on your publishing strategy and how we integrate into your business.

  • We can immediately start sharing games that fit your portfolio.

  • We usually hold 2 scouting calls a month. In these meetings we share up to 10 games.

  • Once you have discussed and played the game internally, we will connect you with the developer.

  • We can also perform a deep DD, provide extensive content review reports, revenue forecast the game, negotiate deal terms and more. 

  • Kando attends at least 1 game conference a month (24 events attended in 2024 so far), but we also use other means of finding new games in all budget ranges and genres from all over the world.

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