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Coder heading to a meeting
Vostu is a social gaming company that's flooding South America. It has been played by more than half of the Brazil population and it's the fourth-largest social games developer in the world.
Founded by Thrive Capital's Josh Kushner, Daniel Kafie and Mario Schlosser, the company now has 580 employees in Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo and New York.
These are Vostu's three cofounders, Josh Kushner, Mario Schlosser and Daniel Kafie. This was taken in the New York office.
Photo credit: Pascal Perich
There is also a Vostu office in Brazil, but the company's headquarters is located in this building in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Outside of the building
It has a killer view. You can see the presidential palace on the left.
Terrace- presidential palace on the left.
And a gorgeous terrace where Vostu employees can get some fresh air.
terrace
Vostu receptionists greet you when you walk in.
Main reception
There's a ton going on. These post-it notes are plans for a component of one of Vostu's games.
Planning for a component of a game
This board is plotting a whole new game.
Planning for an upcoming game
These guys are checking out Vostu game analytics.
Analytics screens showing the games
This board keeps track of more analytics.
Analytics on a board
And here's most of the analytics team in a meeting. We're not sure why there's a lady painted on the wall, but it looks cool.
Analytics team
Pedestrians need to watch out for office scooters. This coder is flying to a meeting.
Coder heading to a meeting
Two other coders are busy developing new features.
Two coders
This is Vostu's game team.
Part of a game team
They're coding tons of new stuff all the time. This is the GolMania tech lead. GolMania is a new game Vostu launched this year.
GolMania tech lead
Here's where the art department sits.
Part of the art team for their upcoming fantasy game that was announced end of September (release below)
Some artwork for a new game is being designed over here.
Art for an upcoming new game
Sketches from the art team line the walls.
Sketches from the art team on the wall
This is CTO Andres Bernasconi's office.
CTO’s office
All these people work on content for the games.
Content team for one of the games
There's an entire group dedicated to payment development too.
Payment development team
Customer Support leaders meet in the room with the funky mural.
Customer Support leaders
The team is growing rapidly so management training is important. That's what's going on in this meeting.
management training
The architecture group for games is huge. This is one of its meetings.
Architecture meeting for the games
Vostu has its own cafeteria so employees don't have to venture far for lunch.
Cafeteria
The lunch tables and trays remind us of middle school.
Cafeteria
Naturally, there's a video game room, where employees can play all the old classic games (you know, the ones not on Facebook).
Video game room- playing old time classic games as they are real game fans
Daniel Kafie is Vostu's co-founder and CEO. He frequently reps a Vostu t-shirt.
Daniel Kafie, co-founder and CEO
A bunch of people are working on another big Vostu game, Megacity. Chief Scientist Mario Schlosser is one of Vostu's co-founders (on right). He's pictured here with Megacity product managers Carlos de Marco and Ines Freytes, CTO Andres Bernasconi and Megacity general manager Leonardo Rubinstein.
Mario Schlosser, co-founder and Chief Scientist Carlos de Marco, product manager for Megacity Andres Bernasconi, CTO Ines Freytes, product manager for Megacity Leonardo Rubinstein, general manager for Megacity
Megacity product manager Ines Freytes is chatting with CTO Andres Bernasconi.
Ines Freytes, product manager for Megacity Mario Andres Bernasconi, CTO
Matias Recchia is the one in the white shirt. He's Vostu's COO. Martin de los Santos is CFO; he's standing with Chief Creative Officer Miguel Marino (red shirt). Andres is peeking over on the right.
Matias Recchia, COO (sitting in chair not the ball), Martin de los Santos, CFO (standing), Miguel Marino, Chief Creative Officer (standing) (and Andres peeking in at the right)
This was taken at one of the final walkthrough demos for an upcoming fantasy game. Walter Taborda is one of the most senior art people in the company. COO Miguel Marino and Mario Schlosser were there with product manager Guillermo Gomez and several art and tech guys.
taken at one of the final walkthrough demos for upcoming fantasy game- Walter Taborda (one of the most senior art guys in the company, art director for fantasy game) Miguel Marino, CCO Mario Schlosser standing in the middle Guillermo Gomez, product manager for FC and several art and tech guys
Here's a wall projection of the game.
wall projection of an upcoming game
Earlier this year, Vostu launched GolMania. It threw a party on the terrace for all the employees.
Party for the launch of GolMania
Here's everyone hanging out in the cleared cafeteria space.
Party for the launch of GolMania
The view might be even better at night when everything is lit up.
Party for the launch of GolMania
Check out another awesome office:
Senior PR Manager Chantelle Karl and Kayti Sullivan, Director of East Coast Sales