Resolve Networks's original offering opened on November 13, 2020 and was completed on January 13, 2021. Except for the Updates section which may contain more recent information, the information on this page was accurate as of January 13, 2021.
Resolve Networks has created a game platform that makes it possible for players to do good deeds and earn money for causes they care about. Moreover, the platform will help nonprofits overcome two universal challenges - engaging volunteers and increasing donations.
Doing good is not easy, especially in a 3-way marketplace.
A new set of solutions that connect brands, consumers and non-profits in a virtuous circle. Think of games on the Resolve Networks platform like Pokemon Go, but with a purpose. Contrary to today's pay-first marketing offerings, brands sponsor game campaign goals that players meet, then pay later (with tax deductible dollars) for player engagement and social impact
Today, nonprofits aggressively compete for philanthropic funds which were ~$450B in the US in 2019, a pool that will likely be smaller given the realities of 2020. Resolve Networks provides nonprofits with access to corporate marketing budgets, a source that is an order of magnitude (>10X) or larger than corporate philanthropy budgets.
As a platform, our GoToMarket plans to be via the large and robust ecosystem of marketing agencies (brand, social, digital marketing, creative, etc), with a channel of software development companies to help licensees create their own games if they do not have expertise internally to use the SDK & APIs build their own apps.
Starting with our first mission beneficiaries and other organizations that share the same purpose, Resolve Networks has access to an “army of volunteers” from those audiences in addition to parallel Marketing efforts. For example, visitors to state and national parks collect trash because they care so much about these spaces, and veteran organizations collect trash because of their uncommon affinity for their brothers and sisters in need of support.
Resolve Networks connects players, brands, and nonprofits in a virtuous circle. At the proof of concept stage, as player coins are sponsored by brands, Resolve Networks receives donation processing fees for facilitating the transactions it enabled.
Development plans using seed capital will include adding a variety of well understood and proven monetization opportunities used in mobile games and social networks. We envision never charging players to play, nor nonprofits who use the platform to measure positive outcomes. As stewards of the data created by the gamification of good, Resolve Networks can also license this data as part of monetizing and growing the purpose of the company.
Enabling the marketing agency channel for scaling sales and the software development channel to support scaling platform licensing, Resolve Networks can focus on its own purpose over profit. Brands "pay later" for the "give first" outcomes players create by earning coins in the game that prove the sponsor’s purpose impact.
Inverting Mobile Game | Marketing | Charity = Different. Resolve Networks operates in the ~$650B flow of these markets (2019):
There are several for-profit companies serving nonprofits with technology solutions for their business, but none with a model that enables those solutions to be offered to nonprofits for free. Purpose can outrank profit, and our mission is to prove that the good created by nonprofits using the platform will itself be a TAM measured in millions in 2021, and billions of $ in the coming years.
The realm of IRL games has yet to be fully explored since the smash hit Pokemon Go in 2016. Objectively, game titles on the Resolve Networks platform compete for players' time and energy rather than other companies. As the wildly popular Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma points out, people are spending upwards of 2,000 hours a year on their phones generating revenue for tech giants. Games on the Resolve Networks platform will give people the choice to do something productive on their devices with some of this time. It won’t bring about the instant gratification that can come with playing Candy Crush or Angry Birds, or scrolling through Facebook, Instagram or TikTok feeds. Instead, longer-lasting, delayed gratification is the result of playing our game titles.
The concept of brand sponsorship is what sets Resolve Networks apart. Most apps-for-a-cause ask users to do something for themselves (diet, run, get out of bed). If fiscal rewards are involved, they are small. Resolve Networks’ games connect brands with purpose, where players who share that purpose engage to serve something bigger than themselves. Brands become active members in a virtuous circle for a greater good. When consumers can see and connect with a brand’s purpose, they reward the company by using their services, buying their products, and remaining loyal during challenging times.
We imagine a world where people spend less time in casual mobile games and social networks on their smartphones, choosing instead to invest part of that time doing good. We believe people will make the world a better place, and feel happier and more fulfilled as part of this good.
Created by veterans, for veterans, to serve veterans, Comeback League challenges players to first do good by their local environment. Coins earned by players will initially benefit 22Kill, a nonprofit organization focused on preventing suicide among veterans and first responders. Players choose trash collection missions in specific areas of their community. The platform keeps track of players’ success, awarding them game coins for their works. As coins accumulate and campaign goals are met, they are converted to currency for charity.
The 2nd proof of concept game, 0Trace, benefits the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, a nonprofit organization that protects the outdoors by teaching and inspiring people to enjoy it responsibly. Both concept games focus on a single mission type: community cleanup. In addition to environmental missions, these and future-state game titles will include activities supporting wellbeing and opportunity, along with game leaderboards and contests. Players will create a positive impact on their community while also earning for a cause they care about.
Have a smartphone? Text “Comeback” or “0trace” to 56525 to receive a link to the Apps on your App Store. A clickable prototype of the app can also be experienced to give you an idea of what game improvements will look like in 2021 (great on iOS or web, less elegant on Android), click here to check it out.
Resolve Networks plans to seek additional seed funding from accredited investors to match what is raised in the Netcapital campaign.
Our Operation Comeback campaign aims to bring volunteers, part-time “reservists” (equal to two days per month + 2 weeks per year), and full-time staff to this community effort for good. The passion project of two Marine Corps veterans, Resolve Networks was founded and bootstrapped by a Silicon Valley technologist and marketer with experiential learning from public companies, turnarounds, nonprofit volunteer roles, and 4 startups, 3 of which live on with products still selling today.
A Marine Corps veteran 1990-1996, Mario relocated from Silicon Valley to DFW in 2019 to build the company he first imagined in late 2017. Formative years working hands-on with technology anchor his expertise, which has grown with the pace of innovation spanning the information age from mainframes to cloud. This foundation has been material to his success in Silicon Valley Marketing, as automation, SaaS tools, and data science have made the Marketing craft more an IT discipline than a creative art. More information @LinkedIn.
A Marine Corps veteran 1990-1995 and Eagle Scout, Ted spent the first half of his civilian career working on aircraft for American Airlines before moving into software development. His next chapter focused on design and coding in the energy, banking, aviation, and mass media industries. His data science company serving political candidates supported dozens of successful election campaigns. More information @LinkedIn.
If the offering's maximum amount of $1,070,000 is raised:
| Use | Value | % of Proceeds |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation for managers | $105,000 | 9.8% |
| Product Development | $600,000 | 56.1% |
| Channel Enablement | $40,000 | 3.7% |
| Community Development | $40,000 | 3.7% |
| Marketing & Promotion | $82,570 | 7.7% |
| Geographic Expansion | $60,000 | 5.6% |
| 3rd and 4th Game Titles | $90,000 | 8.4% |
| Intermediary fees | $52,430 | 4.9% |
This is an offering of Common Stock, under registration exemption 4(a)(6), in Resolve Networks, Inc.. This offering must raise at least $10,000 by January 13, 2021 at 11:59pm ET. If this offering doesn’t reach its target, then your money will be refunded. Resolve Networks may issue additional securities to raise up to $1,070,000, the offering’s maximum.
If the offering is successful at raising the maximum amount, then the company’s implied valuation after the offering (sometimes called its post-money valuation) will be:
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