Steve Kane

Steve Kane

Steve Kane is a Boston-based, serial entrepreneur, investor, author and the co-founder and CEO of Golden Hearts Games, a charitable promotional games company that creates Internet and mobile games where players support their favorite charities while competing to win real cash prizes.

Previously, Steve was the co-founder and CEO of internet games pioneer Gamesville (acquired by Lycos Network in 1999 for $232 million), as well as GameLogic (acquired by Scientific Games), LuckyLabs (acquired by ScoutIt) and InterLab (acquired by CIT Group). Steve has also been a director, adviser and investor in various finance, media, tech and consumer products companies.

Steve is active in philanthropy. He is a board member at NewPolitics and Science on Screen. He has served on the mentoring staff at the NYU Leslie Entrepreneurship Lab, Harvard University Innovation Lab and TechStars. He is a past trustee of The Narrative Foundation, the Joslin Diabetes Center, and The David Project (acquired by Hillel International) and served on the Phillips Academy Andover Alumni Council. He graduated from Phillips Academy Andover and New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

November 4, 2022 Gamers are Givers: Using Charitable Games to Fundraise for Your Nonprofit

Given their omnipresence, it's exciting to consider how game companies can harness their immense reach and power to create community and social good, and how nonprofits can utilize games as platforms to fundraise and connect with small donors.