What's New in Version 2.0.4: - Resolved a layout bug causing unwanted whitespace at the top of the dashboard. - General under-the-hood stability improvements and bug fixes.

Version 2.0.3 - Bug Fixes & IAP Improvements Fixed : Government Contract now correctly adds Paid Users, boosting your ARR as intended. Fixed : Silicon Valley Darling now permanently applies its 1.5x valuation multiplier on every game tick, not just at funding rounds. Fixed : Redeeming App Store offer codes now works via Restore Purchases - your rewards are delivered instantly. New : Live alert banners so we can send you important notices in real-time without waiting for an update.

What's New in Version 2.0.2 Far Fewer Ads: We've heard your feedback! Interstitial ads now only trigger once per in-game year so you can focus on building your empire. Easier Start: All new games now start with an extra $150k in cash and 10% less technical debt to help you get off the ground faster. 3 New "God-Tier" Upgrades: Head to the Premium Store to unlock God Mode, Government Contracts, or become the Silicon Valley Darling to bend the rules of the market. Bug Fixes: Fixed Store UI clipping issues, corrected the IPO threshold, and squashed a few other minor bugs.

Version 2.0.1 is a quick optimization patch to keep your startup scaling smoothly! • Bug Fixes: Resolved glitches that caused cash reserves and B2B pipelines to drop when applying company-wide bonuses. • Competitor AI: Rival startups (like Chadly) are smarter and will no longer attack empty client pipelines. • Balanced Events: Recalibrated the random event engine for a more realistic and reliable cadence. • Analytics: Cleaned up FinTech dashboards to focus solely on Active Wallets and Avg Txn Size. • Store Clarity: Added exact, detailed stats to all Premium Store perks so you know exactly what you get. Keep building, keep scaling, and watch out for Chadly!

Version 2.0 - The Empire Era is the largest update in Founder Sim history. Every layer of the game has been expanded. Live Stock Market: Trade 30 real-time stocks across Technology, Energy, Healthcare, Defense, and Real Estate. Build a personal and corporate investment portfolio from the earliest stages of your company. M&A and Subsidiary Management: Acquire companies as fully owned divisions. Inject capital, rebrand, underwrite their own IPO on the public market, or divest to a PE firm for immediate cash. Hostile Takeovers: Accumulate enough of a company's public float to launch a formal tender offer. Survive DOJ antitrust reviews and poison pill defenses on your way to majority control. Founder Skill Web: Unlock permanent passive upgrades across four branches - Technical, Marketing, Leadership, and Fundraising using Skill Points earned from milestones throughout your run. Legacy System: Every run now contributes to your founder legacy. Earn Legacy Points, unlock cross-run Founder Perks, and build a Hall of Fame across every company you build. Play Scenarios: Start as a Bootstrap Hero with $5k and no VC funding, ride the AI Gold Rush, survive a Bear Market, or manage a Viral Sensation with 10,000 users and zero revenue. CFO Auto-Trader: A high-morale CFO uses RSI analysis to trade your portfolio intelligently. A disgruntled one panic-buys and sabotages your best positions. Dynamic Impact Engine: Action effectiveness now responds to your team size, department skill, founder attributes, situational context, and long-term fatigue. No two months play out identically. This is the biggest Founder Sim has ever been.

What's New (v1.1.3): - Hunting down more bugs!

What's New (v1.1.2): - Hunting down those Bugs so that your Gameplay is Smooth!

What's New (v1.1.1): This update brings critical native stability and UI polish for a true premium CEO experience. - IMMERSIVE UI OVERHAUL: We’ve polished the native experience! The app now flows edge-to-edge, removing those pesky black bars on iOS and Android for a truly immersive startup journey. - THEME-SYNC PERFECTION: Switching between Light and Dark mode? The system status bar and navigation bars now sync instantly with your theme for a seamless look. - SMARTER GAME ENGINE: Under-the-hood improvements to our data tracking to help us bring you even better balance updates and legendary new story events! - BUG SQUASHING: Fixed a rare issue where the status bar icons would hide in light mode.

Update 1.1.0 is our biggest engine and quality-of-life upgrade yet! We’ve completely overhauled how growth and market dynamics work to make Founder Sim the most realistic Silicon Valley startup simulator on the App Store. WHAT'S NEW IN V1.1.0: THE ULTIMATE INDUSTRY GUIDE We've completely rewritten the 'How To Play' guide. You can now explore the "Industries & Modes" explorer to see the exact mathematics behind all 11+ business models you can build. Learn the precise formulas for a Consumer FinTech app versus an Enterprise AI Platform. Understand the hidden multipliers that drive specific markets, such as Ad-Intensity in Mobile Games, Compute Costs in AI, and Network Effects in Community Marketplaces. RUTHLESS MARKET REALISM: QUALITY-GATED GROWTH Trying to grow at all costs with a buggy product? Not anymore! The simulation engine now heavily penalizes founders who try to scale too early. • Product Quality and PMF (Product-Market Fit) now act as strict gates on your Viral Growth strategy. • If your Product Quality falls below 50, or your PMF sits below 30, your viral loops will stall. • On the flip side, extremely low quality or terrible server reliability will now cause massive monthly churn spikes. Fix your Tech Debt before you scale! UPDATED GTM STRATEGIES We've updated our terminology to match industry standards. Strategy Playbooks now clearly distinguish between "Viral / Self-Serve" (perfect for consumer apps and SaaS) and "Enterprise / B2B Sales" (perfect for institutional tech and high-ticket API platforms). PREMIUM NATIVE UI POLISH Enjoy a true CEO experience. We've synchronised our dark mode styling across the entire app. The native status bar and navigation bars now feature edge-to-edge transparency, perfectly complementing the game's premium dark and light themes without any jarring white flashes upon loading. BALANCING & OPTIMISATION • Enterprise B2B Win Rates have been rebalanced against your Sales Team's skill scores for more realistic pipeline conversions. • Refined valuation mathematics to better reward highly profitable, high-margin startups on the road to an IPO. • Continued stability fixes, performance improvements, and squashed native platform bugs. Love building your startup empire? Leave us a rating and let us know which industry you want to conquer next! Your reviews directly fuel our next updates.