Victoria Evans

Victoria Evans

Founder – Digital Vic

With over 17 years of experience in the creative tech sector in North America, Victoria has led and supported successful indie and multinational studios. Her experience spans from digital media to video games and emerging immersive applications. She’s analyzed and evaluated the merits of hundreds of IDM proposals in the past decade for major Canadian funding agencies as well as investors. Additionally, Victoria designed industry programs that foster Canadian talent and collaborative creative communities, as well as providing support to executives during times of growth and transition. Presentations she’s prepared for Interactive Ontario have influenced policies with industry stakeholders.

Expertise

As a seasoned Digital Producer, successful grant writer, and active coach, Victoria’s expertise spans business operations, financing strategy, production planning, market research, team structuring and sustainable studio pipelines. On average, she is hired by 5 studios per year where she provides guidance to creators on how to compose a competitive and succinct proposal to attract funding and investment. In the last 6 years, she has guided indie and emerging teams across North America to secure 40+ successful grants, turning early ideas into playable prototypes and market-ready titles. In 2024, her guidance led to: two studios won Concept Definition funding, one won Prototype funding, and 2 won the IDM Futures Forward grant. In addition, Victoria has been a regular juror for several Canadian media funding bodies (including Ontario Creates and the Canada Media Fund) in the IDM category. In the past decade, Victoria has reviewed over 650+ IDM applications. Victoria combines a sharp understanding of the Canadian funding landscapes with hands-on production knowledge supporting digital media studios from concept to launch.

Eligibility Criteria

  • 1
    Willing to be coachable and do the homework
  • 2
    Those who are building: Location based entertainment, VR/AR/XR, MR. (Mobile and console games are not my specialty – there are other coaches for this)

Required Session Materials

  • A statement on the problem/challenge you think you need to solve
  • Up to a 2 pager of your project description including your target audience
  • Up to 2 pager about your team, their bios, and qualifications
  • The budget for your project – including financing plan (in spreadsheet format)
  • Your market position awareness/research
  • Your proposed revenue model/revenue forecasting

Pricing

$125

IO/Hand Eye Society Member Hourly Cost Per Studio

$225

Mentor’s IO Exclusive Discounted Hourly Rate

$100

*IO Hourly Contribution

2

Minimum # of hours

*IO will only contribute $100 per hour for IO members.

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Each mentor has limited capacity, so studios will be accepted into the program on a first-come, first-served basis.