
HELLO GIANT
Los Angeles, CA
MAY 26, 2026
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HELLO GIANT
Los Angeles, CA
MAY 26, 2026
02 / 05
STUDIO
CHAOS MANUFACTURING (LESZEK + RICO GRAHAM)
TYPE
CO-DEVELOPMENT (HG LEAD INVESTOR)
HG CAPITAL
$5.5M OF $12M POOL
STATUS
T1 FUNDED, T2 CONDITIONAL — STRONG
DOCUMENT DATE
MAY 5, 2026
PREPARED BY
HELLO GIANT CAPITAL
Samurai space-opera ARPG on Unreal Engine 5. $5.5M HG as lead in $12M investor pool against $13.5M TPC. Option A waterfall: full-project tiered MOIC ladder 100/75/50/40 (100% T1 recoup). Vertical slice playable; T1 funded March 2026.
SOL: SHOGUNATE
HELLO GIANT
Los Angeles, CA
MAY 26, 2026
03 / 05
AUTH
EXEC
ORIG
MKT
TOTAL
BM_BASE
BM_BULL
4/5
4/5
3/5
3/5
14/20
1.00
1.00
THREE-INGREDIENT BELIEF SCORE
METRIC
BEAR
BASE
BULL
WEIGHTED
Lifetime units
500K
1.5M
3.5M
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HG MOIC
1.04x
2.79x
5.59x
2.69x
HG XIRR
-2.2%
29.9%
58.5%
19.5%
HG proceeds
$5.7M
$15.3M
$30.8M
$14.8M
HEADLINE METRICS
HELLO GIANT
Los Angeles, CA
MAY 26, 2026
04 / 05
KEY RISKS
THESIS
Most diligenced deal in the slate by a wide margin — vertical slice playable, GYLD market evaluation report assessed, milestone-gated tranche schedule with explicit governance items at each release. The slice resolved the single biggest 2024 diligence flag (combat playability + scope demonstration), materially de-risking what was the primary v1 underwriting concern. Remaining risks are governance-stage (combat polish, art direction, FTE ramp), not studio-stage — and the part-time/contract structure means slippage is timing cost, not proceeds cost.
Three subjective execution gaps (combat polish, visual style punch, boss breadth). T2 release contingent on demonstrable progress: 2-3 additional boss battles, art direction review with Chaos leadership, combat polish review.
FTE ramp 9 → 30 on full funding; integration friction. T2 contingent on FTE plan with specific hires identified vs. to-be-recruited.
Samurai sub-niche fatigue risk by 30-month launch (Ghost of Tsushima, Sekiro, Wo Long, Rise of the Ronin all in market). Acknowledged. Originality risk per framework’s trend-chasing warning.
HELLO GIANT
Los Angeles, CA
MAY 26, 2026
05 / 05
WHERE TO GO DEEPER
T1 FUNDED (March 2026). T2 RELEASE conditional on: 2-3 additional boss battles demonstrated; art direction review with Chaos leadership; FTE plan confirmation; combat polish progress to Sifu/Nioh tier. The vertical slice resolves GYLD’s 2024 diligence flag — team demonstrated production capability, not just promised it.
RECOMMENDATION
SOL_Investment_Memo.docx — full memo
SOL_Shogunate_Financial_Model_v3.xlsx — current authoritative deal model
SOL_GYLD_Report_Assessment.md — third-party report assessment
Hello Giant Capital/Hello Giant Capital Cash Flow Model.xlsx — slate position (Game 04)