Ricardo Rademacher
cincinnati, OH (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
Futur-e-Scape
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Location:
cincinnati
Industry:
Education
Year Founded:
2004
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Description:
In 2004 Futur-E-Scape, LLC (FES) was founded in 2004 with a single mission: To design, develop, and deploy engaging educational massively multiplayer online games.---
In 2005, FES’s first e-commercial venture begins, a game asset portal called MYMMOG. This venture was not profitable but gave us remote production and management experience.---
In 2006, FES was incorporated in Kentucky and MYMMOG production is officially halted. FES offices established in Covington, Kentucky and 3 employees hired to work on the prototype.---
In 2007, the National Science Foundation and the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation been became allied with our companies mission and provided initial capital.---
In 2008, a stable prototype is finalized which will serve as a foundation for all future products. Angel Round fundraising begins.---
TO DATE, we have been in association with various local universities in Ohio and Kentucky, as well as the National Science Foundation in Washington, DC and the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL. The founder has personally invested $60k which has been matched by FES’ second member. We have also successfully completed a Kentucky ICC grant and are in the process of completing year two of our KSTC Rural Two grant for a combined total outside investment towards our company $125k.---
Hence, FES has seen roughly $245k over 4 years invested towards its start-up operations.