# Fundraising stories and a sunrise run at GDC

By Jenny Xu

Originally posted on LinkedIn: 2026-02-23
Published on Talofa Games: 2026-10-17
Source: https://www.talofagames.com/blog/gdc-fundraising-sunrise-run/
Original LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7431733320566095872/

This is an archived LinkedIn post. Milestones, invitations and availability reflect its original date.

DICE was a whirlwind, now off to GDC! Super excited to be doing a panel with Lauren Frazier-Silva Nicole Lazzaro ᯅ GDC on how we raised money for Talofa.

I'm also hosting a sunrise run on Wednesday (3/11) of GDC at 6 am with some friends and their cool companies, so ping me if you're down 🏃 If you don't want to run but still want to meet up and chat about some new experiments we're running at Talofa, also let me know!

## Images from the original post

![GDC 2026: How I Raised $X Million panel with Jenny Xu, Lauren Frazier-Silva and Nicole Lazzaro](https://www.talofagames.com/blog-media/gdc-fundraising-sunrise-run/01.webp)