Polemos

polemos.io

Polemos is a global Gaming company that has developed advanced proprietary asset management solutions, non-collateralised lending solutions, proprietary learning management systems (LMS), advanced game/player data analytics solutions, and range of gaming focussed media and entertainment assets. Polemos was ideated and launched in early 2020 by five international cofounders that have investment and business interests in strategically aligned industry sectors. Commonly confused as a 'blockchain' business, Polemos delivers solutions to all traditional and emerging strategy gaming verticals. Led by renown global technology executive Richard McLaren, most well known for his roles as Managing Director of Microsoft NineMSN (APAC), Head of MoneySupermarket.com, Global Director at McKinsey and BCG, and as Managing Director of ThoughtWorks, and Hal Crawford - former Chief Editor and Publisher at Microsoft NineMSN, and Global CEO at Mediaworks, the business is expanding rapidly into a large number of globally distributed markets - not dissimilar to those markets pursued by Microsoft for its content business originally. Cofounders of Polemos include: Tom Hall - Former CEO of Playtech and Asian Logic, CEO of Sporting News (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomhallhk/) - Tom Hall is recognised as a pioneer and one of the world’s leading experts in the field of online gaming software development, specialising in interactive gaming and is a regular key note speaker at investor forums and gaming conferences around the World. Tom is known globally for his role as Co-Founder and CEO of Asianlogic, an Asian-facing gaming group established in 2002. He also led Playtech as Group CEO and oversaw the successful floatation of the Company on the UK AIM market in 2006. Playtech was the world’s largest publicly quoted gaming software provider (UK:PTEC - USD3.5Bn+ Market Cap). Of Eurasian Hong Kong origin, Tom was responsible for overseeing global customer growth and the development of customised software solutions for the Asia Pacific marketplace. He retired in 2020 as Chairman to pursue his interests in the media sector. Previously publicly listed in the UK, ALOG was taken private in 2009 and grew to become one of the Top 10 Global online gaming companies with 2500 staff across 6 countries. Since 2014, Hall has spent most of his time building Pax Holdings Limited, a family office focussed on sports media, fintech, gaming, leisure-related real estate and asset management platform software development. As at 2020, his core focus is Pax’s digital media expansion, most recently leading the acquisition of The Sporting News, www.sportingnews.com, the digital evolution of the US's oldest sports newspaper founded in 1886. He has also recently joined the Board of Leisurerights.com, a newly formed rights management collective. Zac Rosenberg - Managing Partner at Capzed (https://www.linkedin.com/in/zac-rosenberg-079a34/) - Zac co-founded Capital Zed in January 2015. Previously was Managing Director/Head of Investment Banking from 2012 to 2015 at Canaccord Genuity (Melbourne), Managing Director/Head of Investment Banking from 2009 to 2012 at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (Hong Kong), Managing Director/ Head of Investment Banking at Fox-Pitt, Kelton (Hong Kong) from 2005 to 2009 and Executive Director at CIBC World Markets (Hong Kong/Singapore) from 2000 to 2005 His current Board roles include Mobi2Go (New Zealand), The Influential Network (USA), Predictive Hire (Australia), Fresho (Australia), Campaign Agent (Australia), as well as several private investment companies and vehicles. Zac holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Monash University. Darren Smorgon - Managing Director of Sandbar Investments (https://www.linkedin.com/in/darren-smorgon-20214713/) - Darren is Managing Director of Sandbar Investments, a Sydney based family office with investments in private equity, equities, property and alternative investments including venture capital and crypto currency. Until 2015, Darren was a Director, member of the advisory board and partner at CHAMP Private Equity where he was responsible for portfolio companies including oOh!media, Study Group, Golding Contractors and LCR Group. Darren is currently Chairman of Hub Australia, Non Executive Director of Total Drains Group and Swift Networks, Co-Founder and Non Executive Director of Arrowpoint Capital. He is also actively involved in several philanthropic activities including as a member of the Allocations Committee of the JCA and the Chairman of Nextthink. Kevin O’Hara - Managing Director of Sentor Investments and Partner at Trivian Capital Management (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevino23/) - Kevin has an extensive history as an investor and founder. In 2005 Kevin founded OCTIEF Group (Acquired by IHG and Tulla Private Equity) and in 2010 Kevin founded the OCTFOLIO SaaS based Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance Management (eGRCM) Solution (acquired by HRL and ALS Global Limited). Kevin has an MBA with a major in Digital Transformation and Business Intelligence and is currently Managing Director of Sentor Investments, Venture Partner at SDGx Climate Technology Fund, Venture Partner and IC Member at Primal Capital and IC Member at Newzone Ventures in Portugal. Scott Plowman - Managing Director of Mozaik Capital (https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottplowman/) - Scott is the Managing Director of Mozaik Capital based in Singapore, Co-Founder of Polemos.io, acting DAO Key Controller for the Polemos DAO, and Foundation Partner and Investor in Herradura Ventures. Mozaik Capital is most well known as one of the original Venture focussed Web3 investors, with multiple exits across Axie Infinity, Algorand, DFinity, STEPN, Yield Guild and Kava to name a few. In the web3 investing space, Scott is known for the establishment and management of large scale project validator and node structures, including for the Algorand protocol in 2018.. Today Scott is also actively involved at the foundation level of numerous technology companies. Scott’s background is in the establishment, administration and portfolio management for numerous large-scale funds and financial services organisations, and in high level technical/quantitative market analysis and derivatives trading.