Amusement Connect Announces Partnership with Periscope Equity
Investment to Accelerate Product Innovation and Continued Growth for Amusement Connect’s 800+ Customers and Counting
KANSAS CITY, MO – May 26, 2026
Amusement Connect LLC (“Amusement Connect”), the category-leading provider of cashless payment solutions for the amusement industry, today announced that it has been recapitalized with a strategic investment from Periscope Equity (“Periscope”), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on founder-owned, technology-enabled service and software companies.
Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, Amusement Connect serves more than 800 unique customers across 3,000+ locations, including family entertainment centers, arcades, bowling centers, skating rinks, barcades, and restaurants. The Company’s award-winning cashless card system pairs reliable, modern hardware with a cloud-native software suite — including game card readers, kiosks, POS, redemption management, analytics, and mobile payment capabilities — to simplify operations, improve the guest experience, and increase revenue for venue operators. Differentiated by rapid installation, intuitive software, competitive pricing, and U.S.-based customer support, Amusement Connect has become the partner of choice for route operators and venue owners nationwide.
The company’s newest product, MobileMech, is a low-cost mobile-payment device that enables digital payments on legacy coin-operated machines, unlocking new growth in micro-venues and unattended environments.
“This partnership is about accelerating what we build for our customers. We have spent the last several years engineering an award-winning cashless platform — from our card readers and kiosks to our cloud-based software and our new MobileMech device — and Periscope gives us the resources to push product innovation even further and faster. Our customers will see the benefit in better tools, more features, and the same dependable U.S.-based support they count on every day.”
“We evaluated a number of potential partners, and Periscope stood out because they truly understand what makes Amusement Connect work: our people and our customers. The culture we have built — where every team member is focused on doing right by the customer — is the foundation of everything we do, and Periscope is fully committed to preserving and strengthening it. John, Tom, and I are continuing in our roles, our management team is continuing in their roles, and our customers will continue to work with the same people they always have.”
About Periscope Equity
Founded in 2012, Periscope Equity is a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on investments in technology-enabled service and software companies. Periscope partners with founder-owned businesses with mission-critical products and service offerings, a history of sustainable profitability, and clear avenues to accelerate growth. In alignment with proven management teams, Periscope provides strategic, operational, and commercial expertise to drive long-term value. Learn more at periscopeequity.com.
“Amusement Connect represents exactly the kind of company we look to partner with: a founder-led business with a differentiated, award-winning product, a loyal and growing customer base of more than 800 venues, and a reputation for service that customers genuinely rave about. John, Frank, and the team have built a category leader — from their full product suite to the launch of MobileMech — and we are excited to invest behind them as they continue to lead and grow this business.”
Amusement Connect is a game card system that combines the latest technology with business intelligence to optimize the player experience.
We are powered by people and our collective mission to bring innovation, value, and the best possible experience to our customers and their players.
