# Nexus

> Nexus is an Austin-based software company that helps video game publishers build and run native Support-a-Creator programs. Its platform gives live service games a 'creator program in a box' - API-driven creator codes, sales attribution, creator storefronts, and managed global payouts and taxes - so studios can reward the streamers and content creators who drive in-game purchases, engagement, and retention. Customers include Capcom, Hi-Rez Studios, and Another Axiom, and the company raised a $10M Series A in January 2023 led by Griffin Gaming Partners.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Austin, Texas, United States
- **Founders:** Justin Sacks (Co-Founder & CEO), Zak Steltz (Co-Founder & Director of Product), Adam Whipple (Co-Founder & Creative Director)
- **Team size:** ~12 employees
- **Products:** Support-a-Creator Platform, Creator Codes & Sales Attribution, Creator Storefronts, Managed Payouts, Tax & Analytics
- **Notable:** Raised a $10M Series A in January 2023 led by Griffin Gaming Partners., Signed marquee publishers including Capcom and Hi-Rez Studios., Pivoted successfully from Chrono.gg (discount game sales) into Nexus, an infrastructure platform for the creator economy in games.

## Products & services

- **Support-a-Creator Platform** — A 'creator program in a box' that lets video game publishers build fully native, in-game creator programs - handling creator applications, approvals, and management from a single dashboard.
- **Creator Codes & Sales Attribution** — API-driven creator codes and referral/attribution system that ties in-game purchases to the creator who drove them, improving conversion, player spending, and retention.
- **Creator Storefronts** — Personalized storefronts where creators can feature and sell a publisher's games and products to their audience (e.g., Capcom titles like Street Fighter, Monster Hunter, Resident Evil).
- **Managed Payouts, Tax & Analytics** — Nexus manages global creator payouts, tax compliance, performance data, and analytics so studios can focus on the game rather than program operations.

## Achievements

- Raised a $10M Series A in January 2023 led by Griffin Gaming Partners.
- Signed marquee publishers including Capcom and Hi-Rez Studios.
- Pivoted successfully from Chrono.gg (discount game sales) into Nexus, an infrastructure platform for the creator economy in games.
- Attracted investment from top content creators including CohhCarnage and Berleezy.

## Latest updates

- **2023-01** — Raised $10M Series A led by Griffin Gaming Partners with Pace Capital, S3 Ventures, Sony Ventures, and Valhalla Ventures.
- **2023-09** — Reported that the Nexus x Capcom Creators partnership had returned more than $15,000 to creators since launch.
- **2024-01** — Continued product updates simplifying creator/publisher correspondence, performance monitoring, and user management.

## Links

- Website: https://nexus.gg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nexus-gg
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Join_Nexus
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/joinnexusgg/

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