HELLO GIANT

Los Angeles, CA

MAY 26, 2026

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HELLO GIANT

Los Angeles, CA

MAY 26, 2026

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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

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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

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

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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

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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)