Tag: LEGO Ventures

  • LEGO Ventures boss says the LEGO Group is looking for more business partners

    LEGO Ventures boss says the LEGO Group is looking for more business partners

    LEGO Ventures Managing Director Rob Lowe discussed the organisation’s plans for future investments and partnerships in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz. LEGO Ventures is the arm of the LEGO Group that invests and partners with other businesses and projects that are working on the future of learning, creativity, and play. They work with entrepreneurs, ideas, and startups…

  • New VIP rewards and subscription deal added to official online LEGO store

    New VIP rewards and subscription deal added to official online LEGO store

    Ahead of summer, new VIP rewards have been added to the official online LEGO store including activity packs to keep kids busy and an app subscription deal. Older builders looking to their children entertained over the summer months can turn their gaze to the official online store where a variety of themed activity packs have…

  • LEGO Ventures invests in adaptive learning platforms developer

    LEGO Ventures invests in adaptive learning platforms developer

    LEGO Ventures, the LEGO Group’s venture capital arm, has invested in Area9 Lyceum, a developer of world-class adaptive learning platforms. Area9 Lyceum is an international company, with offices all over the world. Their work focuses on a unique educational method that uses computer algorithms to deliver customised resources and learning, known as adaptive learning. As…

  • LEGO Ventures has appointed Cecilia Qvist as new head

    LEGO Ventures has appointed Cecilia Qvist as new head

    The LEGO Group’s investment arm has appointed a new head, whose past careers include a leading position at Spotify, to lead their future endeavours. Cecilia Qvist has been appointed as the new head of LEGO Ventures and will be guiding the ventures division of the Danish company in providing funds to promising opportunities that echo…

  • The LEGO Group launches cyberbullying awareness campaign

    The LEGO Group launches cyberbullying awareness campaign

    The LEGO Group has released two free resources aimed at helping families tackle cyberbullying. The first is a new ‘Build & Talk’ activity guide, which provides fun LEGO-based activities designed to get families to have conversations about cyberbullying. Aimed at children aged six to 10 years old, the guide encourages parents and caregivers to help…

  • The LEGO Group may reacquire Light Brick Studio

    The LEGO Group may reacquire Light Brick Studio

    Light Brick Studio, which recently became independent of the LEGO Group, may be re-absorbed into the company in the future. LEGO Ventures is part of the LEGO Group dedicated to setting up new business opportunities for the LEGO Group that do not fit into the traditional toy manufacturing, child targeted part of the business. Light…

  • Light Brick Studio spins off from the LEGO Group

    Light Brick Studio spins off from the LEGO Group

    The LEGO Group’s new game development studio, Light Brick Studio, has become an independent company supported by LEGO Ventures. Light Brick Studio was set up within the LEGO Group as a new game studio, with the developer producing Builder’s Journey for Apple Arcade. Now, the company is spinning off as an independent studio, with an…

  • LEGO Ventures invests in family app developer

    LEGO Ventures invests in family app developer

    UK app Caper has received €300,000 in investment, with investors including LEGO Ventures. LEGO Ventures is the investment arm of the LEGO Group, putting money into promising new opportunities that share the Danish company’s values. The Caper app contains original stories, presented as missions, that families can play together outside. During lockdown, the beta version…

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