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At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based CEO’ operating in the Gaming space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Ken Martin
CEO & Co-Founder of GreenPark Sports
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About GreenPark Sports: GreenPark Sports is a social sports gaming developer designed to create a virtual sports environment for sports and eSports fans.
Kristian Segerstrale
CEO of Super Evil Mega Corp
Kristian Segerstrale is the Co-founder of Initial Capital and Board member of Supercell, as well as the Co-founder and CEO of Playfish. Kristian has been at the forefront of the rapidly transforming game industry since 2001. He was a co-founder of mobile gaming pioneer Macrospace – today Glu Mobile (Nasdaq: GLUU) in 2001 through the successful IPO in 2007. He left to co-found Playfish, the social gaming pioneer, where he served as CEO through the company’s rapid growth to 60 Million players and the subsequent acquisition by Electronic Arts for $400M in 2009. After a period as EVP Digital at Electronic Arts driving the aggressive transformation of the company from packaged goods to digital, Kristian left in March 2013 to focus on startups. Today Kristian leads seed stage investments with Initial Capital and serves on the board of Supercell, the #1 iOS game company. Kristian has previously served on the board of LOVEFiLM, the European streaming video pioneer until its acquisition by Amazon.com.
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About Initial Capital, Super Evil Mega Corp: Super Evil Megacorp is developing core games for tablet, mobile, and emerging platforms.
Richard Bernardino
Founder & CEO, Software Architect of Orchidware Studios
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About Orchidware Studios, Project Blue Butterfly, Project Shrub, Project Umami: Fun, exciting, fascinating video games for players of all ages to enjoy.
Ankush Gera
Founder/CEO of Junglee Games
Stage-agnostic angel investor. Founder/CEO at Junglee Games. Headquartered in San Francisco, Junglee is South East Asia’s fastest growing skill money gaming company with over 10 million users. Previously founded Monsoon Company (acquired by Capital One), adigital agency that helped Yammer, TOMS, Zazzle, HP, and other fortune 100 clients launch their mobile experiences. Ankush serves on the board of Kunai and is an active angel investor in startups like 15five, DilMil, Immediately and Cloudability. He is an LP in Kae Capital and the Tandeme Fund and a Venture Partner at Unshackled.
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About Cloudability, Junglee Games, Junglee Rummy: Junglee Games develops cutting-edge gaming technology and customized licensing solutions for desktop and mobile platforms.
Tony DiMatteo
Co-Founder & CEO of Lottery.com
Tony DiMatteo is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lottery.com, a U.S. based online and mobile lottery service. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, DiMatteo serves as CEO to drive the Company’s development, global initiatives, and strategy. Tony is also the Co-Founder and Executive Director of WinTogether, an organization that supports charitable causes and incentivizes giving back. Through his platforms, Tony aims to develop social good companies and a global force of impact. In 2019, he was the recipient of the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Award. Media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, and Inc., have recognized Tony for his approach to entrepreneurship and ideas on the future of fundraising.
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About Lottery.com: Lottery.com is a lottery ticket management service that allows users to play and monitor the lottery from their phones.
Shawn Fanning
Chief Executive Officer of Rupture
Shawn Fanning is an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and angel investor. He developed Napster, one of the first popular peer-to-peer (“P2P”) file sharing platforms, in 1999. The popularity of Napster was widespread and Fanning was featured on the cover of Time magazine. The site in its initial free P2P incarnation was shut down in 2001 after the company’s unsuccessful appeal of court orders arising from its encouraging the illegal sharing of copyrighted material. A paid subscription version of the site followed, and was purchased by Rhapsody on December 1, 2011. Following his involvement with Napster, he joined, and invested in, a number of early-stage technology startup companies.
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About Airtime, Electronic Arts, Helium, Rupture: Rupture is an online social network that allows gamers to connect and share with one another.
Michael Carter
CEO of Playco
Michael Maxwell Carter is CEO at Weeby.co.
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About Blackstorm Labs, HelloWorld, Playco, Weeby: Playco is a developer of instant-play games across a variety of platforms.
Justin Siegel
Co-Founder & CEO of MocoSpace
Justin Siegel is the CEO & Co-Founder at JNJ Mobile.
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About ATX Angel, Capital Factory, JNJ Mobile, MocoSpace, NextGen Venture Partners, NRG eSports, Techstars, Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies: MocoSpace is a mobile gaming community for playing games, making friends, and staying connected.
Roman Mikailov
Founder, CEO of Hyperverse
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About Hyperverse: Hyperverse is a software company that develops VR experience distribution platforms for its clients.
Victor Lazarte
Co-founder and CEO of Wildlife Studios
Victor Lazarte holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from USP and École Centrale de Paris and a degree in Owner/President Management from Harvard Business School. He began his career at JP Morgan London but decided to return to Brazil in 2010 to start Wildlife with his brother Arthur. Victor has an active role in business strategy and organization building. He currently lives in the U.S.
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About Wildlife Studios: Wildlife Studios is a gaming company that develops and publishes mobile games.
Omar Siddiqui
Co-founder, CEO of Kiwi, Inc.
Omar Siddiqui is the CEO and co-founder of Kiwi, a start up mobile entertainment company based in Palo Alto and founded in August 2011. Prior to Kiwi, Omar served as the Vice President of Product and Executive Producer at Disney Playdom, building and leading the studio that produced a number of the company’s social game hits including Gardens of Time, a top Facebook game in 2011. He also previously served as the CEO and founder of Trippert Labs, a top iOS developer with numerous Top 10 Free applications that was acquired by Playdom. His prior work experience includes IDEO, Bain Capital, and McKinsey. Omar received his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar and an AB honors degree in Social Studies from Harvard University.
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About Graph Ventures, Kiwi, Inc., Stanford University: Kiwi is a mobile entertainment company building mobile games and tools for the Android developer ecosystem.
Marguerite deCourcelle
CEO of Blockade Games
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About Blockade Games: Blockade Games designs puzzles and games built on blockchain technology.
Clark Stacey
CEO of WildWorks
Clark Stacey is the Co-Founder & CEO of WildWorks, attended University of Utah.
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About WildWorks: Leading developer of online free-to-play games for players of all ages.
Anthony Borquez
Founder & CEO of Grab Games
Anthony is experienced in building and scaling creative tech businesses. His first company he co-founded, Spacient Technologies, was an early mobile GPS software platform that was acquired by Trimble Navigation. Anthony’s prior game company, Blue Label Games, built some of the first mobile gaming technology and content. In 2006, Blue Label Games was acquired by Japanese gaming leader Konami. The acquisition helped enable Konami’s mobile gaming division to become a top worldwide mobile game publisher. Anthony is also a Professor at the University of Southern California, where he teaches courses in Entrepreneurship and Gaming.
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About Faceroll Games, Flightly, Grab Games, University of Southern California, University of Southern California Marshall School of Business: Grab is focused on creating high-quality entertainment content across all major interactive platforms.
Dirk Lueth
Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Upland
Dirk Lueth is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Upland.
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About Upland: Upland is a virtual property trading game mapped to the real world and based on blockchain technology.
Gabe Newell
President & Owner & CEO of Valve Software
Gabe Newell is the President & Owner & CEO of Valve Corporation. Gabe held a number of positions in the Systems, Applications, and Advanced Technology divisions during his 13 years at Microsoft. His responsibilities included running program management for the first two releases of Windows, starting the company’s multimedia division, and leading efforts on the Information Highway PC. Then he started Valve. His most significant contribution to Half-Life, the company’s debut title, was his statement: “C’mon, people, you can’t show the player a really big bomb and not let them blow it up.”
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About Steam, Valve Software: Valve is an American entertainment software and tech company developing video games and other related technologies.
Vlad Korolev
CEO & Co-Founder of Gunzilla Games
Vlad Korolev is the CEO and Co-Founder at Gunzilla Games.
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About Gunzilla Games, PLINK: Gunzilla Games is an independent, innovative, and player-focused developer of AAA games.
Art Levitt
CEO of 4 JEMS Entertainment
In addition to serving as an active investor and advisor to runtriz, Art is currently a Venture Partner with Jerusalem Venture Partners and CEO of its portfolio company, Animation Lab. Art also operates 4JEMS Entertainment as a consulting practice focused on the improvement of business and industry. Prior to 4JEMS, Art founded, and served as President and CEO of, Fandango, Inc., the premier online movie ticketing and entertainment website. Previously, Art served as President of Disney Regional Entertainment, a division of The Walt Disney Company. Prior to Disney Regional Entertainment, Art served as President and CEO of Hard Rock Cafe, International. Levitt completed the Program for Management Development (P.M.D.) at Harvard University, and graduated Southampton college with a B.A. in Biology.
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About 4 JEMS Entertainment, Animation Lab: 4 Jems Entertainment, Inc.
Jesse Zhang
CEO and Founder of Lowkey
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About Camelot.ai, Lowkey, Lowkey: The home for watching and creating short gaming videos
Oliver Miao
CEO & Co-founder of Pixelberry Studios
Oliver Miao is a mobile games entrepreneur. His first company, Centerscore, started creating mobile games on emulator devices in 2001. After releasing the original, mobile games hit, Surviving High School, Centerscore was acquired by Vivendi Games. Later, Centerscore was sold to Electronic Arts. While at EA, the studio released Surviving High School for iPhone. It was the first microtransactions based episodic game and hit Top Grossing #8. Later, the team released Cause of Death which hit Top Grossing #24. Oliver started his second mobile games studio, Pixelberry Studios, in 2012. There first game will launch in 2013.
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About Pixelberry Studios: Pixelberry Studios is a creator of mobile video game applications.
Albert Chen
Co-Founder & CEO of Genopets
10+ years in growth marketing as owner of multiple e-commerce businesses. 10+ years in software development with 4 years focused in blockchain engineering. Winner of EOS Global Hackathon in 2018.
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About Cocoon Worldwide, Genopets, masklab: Genopets is a non-fungible token (NFT) “move-to-earn” game where players are rewarded for the steps they take in real life.
Soham Garud
Co-founder & CEO of FanTrade
Co-founder, CEO @ FanTrade | Fantasy Crypto & Stocks | Building FanTrade where we combine the fun and excitement of fantasy sports with the forecasting skills of stocks and crypto being a real-time game with curated rewards for winning.
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About FanTrade: FanTrade is a mobile app where users earn money by playing real-time daily contests based on fantasy crypto and stocks.
Paul Bettner
Founder & CEO of Playful Studios
Paul Bettner has been creating beloved entertainment for 20 years, including the smash hit Words With Friends. He started Playful Corp in 2012 and recently launched Lucky’s Tale, a delightful platforming adventure bundled with every Oculus Rift.
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About Playful Studios: Playful is a new game development studio in McKinney, TX. Our team has shipped beloved titles such as Words with Friends.
Adam Rymer
Chief Executive Officer of Envy Gaming
Adam Rymer is the Chief Executive Officer of Envy Gaming. He was the President of Nerdist Industries before that. Before joining Nerdist in March 2014, Rymer was COO/CFO of Lava Bear Films and executive produced the feature film The Rover releasing in 2014. Prior to Lava Bear, he spent eight years at Universal Studios Motion Picture Group, most recently as Senior Vice President, Universal Pictures Digital Platforms, where he spearheaded the studio’s distribution and new business initiatives through emerging channels including mobile, broadband, interactive and digital cinema.
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About Envy Gaming, Omnislash: Envy Gaming is an Esports entertainment organization that competes, streams, and produces content across multiple online games.
Jacques Etienne
CEO of Cloud9
Jack Etienne is the co-founder and CEO of esports organization Cloud9. Prior to founding Cloud9 in 2013, Etienne worked as the general manager and vice president of sales at Team SoloMid, one of the world’s largest and most popular esports organizations. He has also worked at media website Crunchyroll.
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About Cloud9: Cloud9 is a professional multi-game esports organization that is based in the Los Angeles, California area.
Jed Strong
CEO & Co-Founder of Tiv
Jed Strong currently works as the CEO & Co-founder for Tiv. He previously worked at Intersport as the General Manager.
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About Tiv: Tiv is a financial technology company that offers mobile banking and rewards products built for the gaming community.
Vlad Panchenko
Founder & CEO of DMarket
Volodymyr Panchenko is private merchant of digital games in the world. He is founder of skins.cash — 2nd biggest virtual items marketplace. He is also founder and CEO of Suntechsoft.
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About DMarket, DreamTeam, Suntechsoft: DMarket is a marketplace for NFTs trading and technology for building metaverses.
Shane Zhu
Founder & CEO of DeHorizon
Shane(Shengjie) Zhu is the Founder and CEO of DeHorizon.
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About Blok Party, DeHorizon: DeHorizon—Cutting a new decentralized horizon
Kip Levin
CEO, Betfair US & TVG of Flutter Entertainment
Kip Levin serves as the US CEO for Betfair running business operations for all of Betfair’s businesses in the US including TVG. Before joining Betfair, Levin served as Executive Vice President of Ecommerce at Live Nation Entertainment. In that role, Levin ran product and e-commerce operations for Ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster Resale, and Ticketmaster mobile. Prior he served as Senior Vice President of Product & Digital for Ticketmaster. In that role he led Ticketmaster’s centrally organized product and design teams responsible for global digital strategy and the creation, management and marketing of Ticketmaster’s wide range of client and consumer products. Before joining Ticketmaster, Levin served as a Senior Product Manager with Shopzilla (formerly BizRate.com), the Webs top comparison shopping site, where he managed some of the largest revenue generating product categories including computer hardware, consumer electronics, books, music, and videos. Prior to that, he worked for several years at Forrester Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts where he was part of Forrester’s original Online Retail Strategies research team. Levin has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Vermont.
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About Flutter Entertainment: Flutter Entertainment is the world’s leading online sports betting and gaming operator.
Brandon Stakenborg
Founder & CEO of Underdog Sports
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About Underdog Sports: Fantasy sports for real money
Andrew Donner
CEO of Resort Gaming Group
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About Resort Gaming Group: Resort Gaming Group is a wonderful place to work.
Jeffrey Tong
CEO & Co-Founder of Zelos Gaming
Jeffrey Tong serves as the CEO and founder of Zelos Gaming.
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About Zelos Gaming: Zelos is a cross-game rewards program that enables gamers to earn points by completing in-game tasks and redeem virtual prizes.
Andrew Miller
Founder & CEO of NRG eSports
Andy Miller is the Founder & CEO at NRG Esports.
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About 1Energy Systems, Internet Real Estate Group, NRG eSports, NRG eSports, NRG eSports, Sacramento Kings, Sacramento Kings: NRG eSports is looking to set precedence in the industry of eSports.
Nanea Reeves
CEO and Co-Founder of TRIPP
As CEO of TRIPP, Nanea Reeves brings over 15 years experience in digital distribution, video game technologies and mobile application development. Prior to co-founding TRIPP, Nanea was President & COO of textPlus, one of the top mobile communications applications on the iOS and Android platforms. Before joining textPlus, Nanea was the COO of Machinima, an online video influencer and content network focused on video games now owned by Warner Brothers. Nanea has also served as Chief Strategy and Product Officer at Gaikai, a cloud gaming company acquired by Sony Playstation. Previous to Gaikai, Nanea was SVP/COO of Global Online for Electronic Arts where she was responsible for building the foundation for EA’s digital revenue streams. Nanea came to EA through their acquisition of JAMDAT where she was SVP of Enabling Technologies. JAMDAT was one of the first breakout mobile games company with a successful IPO in 2005 before being acquired by EA in 2006. Nanea is very committed to supporting the evolution of the technology sector in Los Angeles and has worked as an Advisor and Angel Investor in many exciting So-Cal start-ups including Oculus, Haku and Saucey. Nanea is an active mentor and enjoys public speaking having given 3 Tedx talks on various subjects – including one focused on why girls should play video games. An avid meditator, Nanea also spends her free time playing video games, her ukulele and golf. She is also very active in her late husband’s non-profit Bodhicitta, Inc. as well as dedicated to helping women in recovery at the Peggy Albrecht Friendly House.
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About TRIPP: The award-winning digital psychedelic wellness platform that uses the power of virtual and augmented reality to change the way you feel.
Justin Davis
Co-Founder & CEO of Spectrum Labs
Currently Spectrum’s Co-Founder & CEO, Justin previously managed and scaled Salesforce’s Data Studio platform as a Product Director. He’s worked for numerous industry stalwarts – including Krux, Adobe, SAS, and Microsoft. Sales: sales@getspectrum.io | Blog: getspectrum.io/blog
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About Spectrum Labs: Spectrum Labs helps consumer brands recognize and respond to toxic behaviors happening within their online communities.
Chris DeWolfe
CEO & Co-Founder of Jam City
Chris DeWolfe is co-founder and CEO of Jam City, a global leader in mobile entertainment that provides social gaming experiences for millions of players around the world. Prior to Jam City, Chris co-founded and served as CEO of MySpace, where he popularized social networking and revolutionized the music industry. The site, formed in 2004, became the most visited in the U.S. by 2006 with 90 million members. When Chris left the company in 2009, MySpace had more than 130 million monthly active users around the world. Chris received Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2015 and the Producers Guild of America’s Vanguard award in 2009. TIME included him among its 2006 list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and Barbara Walters named him one of her 10 Most Fascinating People in 2007. He studied finance at the University of Washington and attended the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, which honored him in 2006 with its Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year award. Chris is an advisor at USC’s Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and a board member of Uproxx Media Group. He lives in Los Angeles with his family and actively participates in animal rescue operations.
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About Jam City: Jam City is a mobile entertainment company, connecting the world through technology, creativity, and play.
Ilya Rachman
Co-Founder & CEO of Immix Biopharma
Ilya Rachman is a physician-scientist and clinical faculty at UCLA. He received both his MD and PhD in neuroscience and cell biology from the University of Illinois-Chicago, and his MBA from UCLA Anderson. Previous to Immix, Dr. Rachman founded a clinical research organization that conducted clinical trials on behalf of pharmaceutical companies. He has completed several clinical trials as a Principal Investigator and is a co-inventor of Immix’ platform therapeutic technology.
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About Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Immix Biopharma: Immix Biopharma is a biotech company that develops treatments for cancer and other inflammation-driven diseases.
Selcuk Atli
Co-founder and CEO of Bunch
Selcuk Atli is Founder and CEO of Bunch; a group video chat app designed for live mobile games. Selcuk is a graduate of YCombinator (W14), an Endeavor entrepreneur, a Fulbright Scholar. Before Bunch, he was a Venture Partner at 500 Startups. Prior to that that he co-founded Boostable (acquired by Metric Collective) and before that he founded Manifest Commerce (acquired by Rakuten). Mr. Atli is also Co-founder of Nomadic Minds, a non-profit that connects top mentors in silicon valley with founders in emerging tech hubs around the world (acquired by TheFamily). Selcuk was recognized by Endeavor as a global high-impact entrepreneur and was the recipient of an innovation award from the World Bank. He advises several startups including StackShare, Fetcher.ai and Mobile Action. He’s also the lead singer and songwriter for The HMMS, a recording indie rock band based in New York City.
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About Bunch, Z1.VC: Bunch is the first app that allows its users to play their favorite games with friends over video chat.
Ryan Horrigan
Co-founder and CEO of Artie
Ryan is the co-founder and CEO of Artie, a platform for next-gen games powered by AI. Artie enables developers to create and distribute hyper-personalized games where players interact with game characters via voice and computer vision. All of the games on our cloud-based platform can be shared and played instantly inside of popular apps, including Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube, with no download needed. For our launch titles, we are partnering with global entertainment studios, superstar athletes, and A-list music artists. We will be opening our platform to third-party developers in early 2020. Our team includes AI scientists, engineers, and technical artists from Disney, DreamWorks Animation, Snap, Facebook, Mozilla, Playtika, WayForward, and Carbonated Games. Early investors include Founders Fund, Warner Music Group, Scooter Braun’s Raised in Space, Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo, angel investor Cyan Banister, and YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley. Prior to co-founding Artie, Ryan served as Chief Content Officer of the Comcast-backed immersive media startup Felix & Paul Studios, where he oversaw content and business development, strategy and partnerships. At Felix & Paul, Ryan helped forge numerous partnerships with Fortune 500 companies and media conglomerates including Facebook, Google, Samsung, Fox and Comcast, and worked on projects with top brands and A-list talent such as NASA, Cirque du Soleil, President Obama, LeBron James, Wes Anderson, Judd Apatow, and Brie Larson. In 2018, Ryan and the Felix & Paul team won an Emmy for ‘The People’s House,” featuring President Barack Obama, as well as a Peabody for immersive comedy experience “Miyubi.” Prior to Felix & Paul, Ryan was a studio executive at Fox/New Regency, where he oversaw films including Academy Award Best Picture Winner “12 Years A Slave.” He began his career in the Motion Picture department at CAA, and at Paramount. Ryan has spoken at Ted X, Cannes, Facebook, Google, Sundance, SXSW and throughout China. He was a Hollywood Reporter 35 Under 35 honoree. He lives in Los Angeles, California
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About Artie: A Web3 mobile gaming company. Play on social media. No app download needed.
Sumit Gupta
Co-Founder & CEO of Boom.tv
Sumit Gupta is an Advisor at Boom Fantasy and Founder & CEO at Boom.tv. He is a 3x Entrepreneur (multiple exits), Angel Investor and Mentor. Founded 3 companies. Invested in 50+ startups including Discord, G2 eSports, BlockChain Capital, Blockstream, Blockcypher, Filecoin, Wag, Classpass, OpenDoor, HoneyBook, Managed-by-Q, Dishcraft Robotics. Mr. Gupta also runs Piazza eSports Ventures with pa articular focus on investments and incubating startups Infusing tech into eSports and Game Streaming. Investments include Discord, Vulcun/StreamLabs, BitKraft, G2 Esports. Startup Portfolio includes DrDisRespect stream team, Boom.tv, Rolocule Games, Boom Fantasy Previously, He served as a Founder & CEO of Bash Gaming, took the mobile gaming company to annual revenue of $75M, profitable and sold it to GSN for $170M. Previously as founder CEO of BitRhymes Apps, top 10 app developers in social space. Before that, I was part of founding team at Business Signatures that was sold to Entrust for $55M
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About afkVR, Boom.tv: BoomTV is an Esports entertainment platform that provides tools to automate score tracking, streaming, and generating event hubs.
Ann Hand
CEO of Super League Gaming
Ann Hand is one of a handful of women who have risen to the top ranks of the energy industry. Hailing from Indiana, Ann has spent a significant amount of her career overseas and holds a BA in Economics from DePauw University and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. In her career at BP, she most recently served as SVP of Global Brand, Marketing and Innovation, where she played a key role in making things “a little better” by developing new and compelling ways for consumers to engage with the BP brand, overseeing $300 million annually in marketing initiatives worldwide. Prior to that, Ann held the position of chief executive of the multi-billion dollar Global Liquefied Petroleum Gas business unit where she had full P&L accountability across 15 countries, oversaw 3,000 employees and increased operating profit by 250-percent. As CEO of Project Frog, she is leveraging the company’s game-changing innovation to grow markets, develop new products and increase brand awareness for its industry-leading smart buildings. Ann is on a mission to revolutionize how buildings are built and redefine standards for how they perform…she intends to make the construction industry a lot better.
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About Super League Gaming: Super League Gaming hosts recreational video game league events in movie theaters.
Pratap Ranade
CEO and Co-Founder of Arena
Pratap Ranade joined Arena as CEO and Co-Founder.
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About Arena: Arena is a software firm that builds active learning systems and techniques like reinforcement learning.
Sharky Laguana
Founder & CEO of Bandago
Sharky Laguana is the CEO/founder of Bandago, a unique van rental company offering passenger vans with Wi-Fi, video screens, game consoles, custom seating and more. The company caters to bands, families, corporations, sports teams, churches, and any group of people looking for comfortable ground travel solutions. He serves on the board of the American Car Rental Association (representing 98% of the car rental industry), is on the advisory board of Perfect Price (price optimization using machine learning), and has invested in and advised several other tech startups. He is the founder, guitarist and co-songwriter for the indie rock band Creeper Lagoon (SPIN magazine’s Best New Artist 1997) which released several critically acclaimed records on Dreamworks in the late 90’s, and recently reunited for a string of sold out shows after an 18 year hiatus. Over the past two years Sharky authored a series of essays (beginning with “How To Make Streaming Royalties Fair(er)” which explored how the methods currently used to calculate streaming royalties are inefficient, and brought attention to an alternative approach that addresses those inefficiencies. The humorous essays went viral, and the subsequent discussions they generated has led to a great deal more writing and research on this topic, and at least one major streaming service (Deezer) deciding to employ these methods.
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About Bandago: Bandago is a passenger van rental company featuring vans with Wi-Fi, LCD screens, game consoles, and customized seating.
Jesse Reich
CEO And Founder of Splinterlands
Jesse Reich is the CEO And Founder at Splinterlands.
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About Splinterlands: Splinterlands is a decentralized, digital collectible trading card game built on blockchain technology.
Shail Mehta
Co-Founder, CEO of Last Gameboard
Shail has a passion for gaming. She has a financial background working for hedge funds and venture capital funds, she has consulted for the Nuclear Regulatory Committee, City University of New York, City & County of Denver ‘s $254M RTA project and Triunity Engineering. She has managed teams and executed projects throughout her career. Shail is the driving force for the vision and future for TLG.
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About Last Gameboard: Last Gameboard is creating a digital tabletop gaming platform that merges physical and digital play experiences.
Andy Dinh
Co-Founder and CEO of Blitz App
Andy Dinh is the founder and CEO at Blitz App.
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About Blitz App, Team SoloMid: Your personal gaming coach for League of Legends, Valorant, CSGO, Fortnite and more— powered by AI and built with professional players.
Ben Liu
CEO of Pocket Gems
Ben Liu is the CEO of Pocket Gems, a Sequoia Capital-backed mobile entertainment company and one of the pioneers in free-to-play mobile games. Pocket Gems has developed over 25 original mobile titles, which have been downloaded over 180 million times. Before being named CEO,Ben served as the company’s president and COO. Prior to Pocket Gems, Ben led Playdom’s largest studio (acquired by The Walt Disney Company), and managed a worldwide team that was responsible for the creation and operation of social games, including City of Wonder and Gardens of Time. Ben has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University, as well as an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.
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About Pocket Gems: Pocket Gems’ mission is to be one of the world’s great creators of innovative interactive entertainment on mobile.
Florian Bohn
CEO & Co-Founder of GuRu
Florian has always felt compelled to understand the way the world works. His curiosity moved him to study Electrical Engineering at Caltech (B.S. Cum Laude), to receive an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UC Santa Barbara, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech. At GuRu, Florian is thrilled to be building technology that will enrich people’s lives on a global scale. He is also proud to be building a community of passionate and like-minded engineers at the organization. As a co-founder and CEO at GuRu, Florian brings years of technology experience. At Axiom Microdevices, he helped define and implement high-frequency RF integrated circuits which have shipped more than 400 million units. At Agilent Laboratories (formerly HP Labs) he worked on clock and data recovery circuits as well as novel test and measurement systems. As a Caltech Lead Scientific Researcher, Florian guided engineering and operational aspects of implementing the microwave system at Caltech’s Space Solar Power Initiative.
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About GuRu: Enables safe, effective and customizable transmission of power over-the-air using proprietary mmWave and Smart RF Lensing technology
Anjney Midha
Co-founder & CEO of Ubiquity6
Anjney Midha is the CEO and co-founder of Ubiquity6, a massively multiplayer augmented reality platform focused on bringing people together in physical spaces. Previously, Anjney was an investing partner at Kleiner Perkins, where he founded the firm’s dedicated seed fund KPCB Edge and worked with AR, VR and computer vision companies including Magic Leap and TheWaveVR. Anjney pursued his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Stanford University and lives in San Francisco.
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About Ubiquity6: Ubiquity6 uses computer vision to enable massively multiplayer, persistent AR experiences on top of the physical world.
Amy Wan
Founder and CEO of Bling
Amy Wan, Esq., is CEO of Bling, a bitcoin rewards platform. Previously, she has been a Partner as securities law firms, general counsel at fintech platforms, and founded Bootstrap Legal, a real estate syndication legal document automation platform. She hosts The Law and Blockchain Podcast (a podcast through the American Bar Association) and has authored the Bloomberg Law practice guide to ICOs and Lexis Nexus’ Private Equity practice guide. Amy founded Legal Hackers LA, which programs around the intersection of law and technology; was named one of ten women to watch in legal technology by the American Bar Association Journal in 2014 and one of 18 millennials changing legaltech by law.com in 2018; and was nominated as a Finalist for the Corporate Counsel of the Year Award 2015 by LA Business Journal. Amy has also worked in international regulatory and trade policy at the U.S. Department of Commerce, and was a Presidential Management Fellow at the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Transportation. She holds an LL.M. in Public International Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science, a JD from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, and a BA in Biological Sciences from the University of Southern California.
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About Bling, Bootstrap Legal: Bling allows users to earn bitcoin rewards by playing games.
Matt Bailey
Founder and CEO of GameOn
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About GameOn: The future of engaging superfans. If it’s on, it’s on.
Greg Selkoe
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of XSET
Greg Selkoe currently works as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at XSET.
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About HuffPost, PLNDR.com, XSET: XSET is an Esports Company that organizes popular titles such as Call of Duty, Valorant, and Fortnite.
Nick Fajt
CEO & Co-Founder of Rec Room
Nick Fajt is the CEO & Co-Founder of Against Gravity.
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About Rec Room: Rec Room is an online universe that enables users to play and create games with friends.
Alex Beliankin
CEO & Founder of Legionfarm
Alex Beliankin is the Chief Executive Officer at LegionFarm Group.
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About Legionfarm: Legionfarm is the metaverse employer for gamers. Our mission: 1 million new jobs in virtual worlds.
David S. Bennahum
CEO / CTO of Ready
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About Alpha Partners, Ready: Ready democratizes gaming with The Ready Games- DIY game tournaments- and Ready Maker, a platform for gaming and robotics.
Perkins Miller
CEO of Fandom
Perkins Miller is the CEO of Fandom.
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About Fandom: Fandom is a developer of a global entertainment media platform designed for fans to explore, contribute to, and celebrate.
Nick Earl
CEO of Glu Mobile
Nick Earl is the President of Worldwide Studios at Kabam, a leader in AAA mobile free-to-play games. Nick oversees the strategy and development of Kabam’s games across the company’s global studios, including hit franchises such as Marvel Contest of Champions, Fast & Furious and Kingdoms of Camelot. A 20-year industry veteran, Nick previously served as senior vice president and general manager at EA Mobile, where he oversaw such free-to-play hits as The Simpsons: Tapped Out, The Sims Free Play and Real Racing 3. Prior to EA Mobile, Nick was senior vice president of EA Games launching franchise games such as Knockout Kings, James Bond, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, The Godfather, Lord of the Rings and Dead Space. He also served as the Vice President of Product Development at Eidos and as Executive Producer and General Manager at The 3DO Company. Nick graduated with a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
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About Glu Mobile: Glu Mobile is a technology platform developing entertainment-focused freemium games for smartphones and tablet devices.
Jong-Wook Shin
Founder, President and CEO of iiRcade
Results-driven, customer and consumer-focused executive with vision, dedication and drive to succeed. Visionary leader with strong entrepreneurship and innovation experiences as a founding CEO of an award-winning startup and vice president of innovations at LG Electronics. Winner of 2018 CES Innovation Award and Startup of the Year finalist recognitions at CES, IFA, Smart Kitchen Summit, Startup Conference. Recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious ‘Outstanding Top 45 Asian American in Business’ award in 2010 and Sony Mobile Presidential Award in 2011. 22+ years of experiences in the consumer electronics and mobile industry, leading organizations and creating innovative products with amazing experiences at Motorola, Sony Mobile, Intel, LG and HOPii. 16+ years of experiences in product management, product planning, product strategy, portfolio management, business strategies and business management. 18+ years of team management experiences and 8+ years of executive leadership experiences. 12+ years of strong experiences in disruptive innovations and entrepreneurship with startup experiences, new experience products and disruptive innovations creation accomplishments. Comprehensive knowledge and experiences in managing products from concept to launch and beyond. Strong business and technical skills. A dynamic self-starter with proven ability to resolve complex challenges in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Extensive experiences in customer and vendor management, and managing projects in both matrix organizations and startup environment. Excellent leadership skills from various executive leadership experiences. Kellogg MBA. Excellent people skills and highly persuasive negotiator. Strong communication and presentation skills. Great team player who is very dependable, very hard working and always makes a difference. Committed to professional excellence and success.
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About iiRcade: Bringing Arcade Gaming to the 21st Century
Alexander Casassovici
Co-Founder & CEO of Azarus
Alexander is a serial entrepreneur with a strong experience in the mobile and consumer electronics industry. Based in Paris, France, he holds both a telecommunication engineer degree and an MBA. He created notably : * WaveStorm : wireless security solutions and wireless connected devices (including Meccano/Erector’s Spykee spy robot) * Kamayo : rich media mobile agency sold to Streamezzo group * VR-Wear : virtual reality headsets for the gaming industry Highly business oriented he also acts as a consultant for VCs during due-diligence phases and as a business angel.
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About actvt, Azarus, Diveboard, Mobitrends, Showdown.cc: Azarus is a new game challenge network that allows Gamers and Streamers to engage with each other in unprecedented ways.
Alex Casassovici
Co-Founder and CEO of Azarus
Alex is the founding partner of Bitflare Technologies, a blockchain-focused consulting firm specializing in blockchain architecture & token design. His previous venture, Showdown.cc, revolutioned the way game telemetry is used to build in-game communities. He’s an international speaker to world class events such as GDC.
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About Azarus, Diveboard: Azarus is a new game challenge network that allows Gamers and Streamers to engage with each other in unprecedented ways.
Kirin Sinha
CEO & Founder of Illumix
Kirin Sinha, 25, is the founder and CEO of Illumix, a Lightspeed and Maveron backed AR gaming and technology company focused on developing adaptive and immersive experiences for the mobile phone. Previously, she founded SHINE for Girls, a national nonprofit targeted at encouraging middle school girls to pursue the study of mathematics. Not your typical gamer or CEO, Kirin is a Marshall Scholar and holds Masters degrees with honors in mathematics and statistics focused on machine learning, specifically computer vision, from the University of Cambridge and LSE respectively. She received a degree in electrical engineering / computer science and mathematics from MIT, and her MBA from Stanford University.
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About Illumix: Illumix develops augmented reality games.
Hussam Hammo
CEO of Tamatem Inc.
Hussam Hammo is founder & CEO of Tamatem Inc., the leading mobile games publisher in the Arabic speaking market. He is a serial-entrepreneur who founded Faye3.com, the first Arabic social network that was acquired by Maktoob.com which was later acquired by Yahoo. Hussam then co-founded Wizards Productions in 2009 a gaming studio and finally Tamatem, which currently has 30 employees in its HQ in Amman, Jordan where they have published 40 games with over 50M downloads.
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About Ebshir.com, Tamatem Inc.: Tamatem is a mobile games publisher that focuses on providing the users with culturally relevant games.
Oded Pelled
CEO & Co-Founder of MindKick
President & Co-Founder of VidCrunch, an ad-tech company specializing in turning static content into engaging and monetizable videos. CEO & Co-Founder of MindKick, a mobile gaming studio specialized in social and competitive skill-based games.
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About MindKick, NovoRoll, VidCrunch: MindKick is a mobile gaming company that launches and operates a portfolio of theme-based gaming communities.
Kwang Won Sok
Founder, CEO of Kong Studios
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About Kong Studios: Kong Studios is a gaming company that designs and develops games with narratives and novel game mechanics.
Joe Martin
Founder and CEO of Snatch
Forensic scientist turned entrepreneur and tech company founder. Joe has used his background in to behavioral psychology to take the unlikely step into brand and mobile marketing to huge effect. His first venture ‘Snatch’ – a mobile marketing platform packaged as augmented reality treasure hunt hit the #1 spot on the UK app stores in 2017 and fast became the #1 customer acquisition platform for the majority of over 200 brand partners thanks to the productization of his deeper level understanding of consumer behaviour that resulted in average offer redemptions of 34% (industry average 2%-5%) across a 9 month test period that accumulated over 1 million active users and resulted in Joe being invited to speak at some of the worlds most prestigious tech and marketing events from SXSW, CES, Founders Forum and Cannes Lion. He now returns with his second venture ‘Tickle’ to once again challenge the stat quo and to once again prove that advertising can and should entertain and reward.
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About Snatch, Tickle Global: Snatch is a computer game development company that provides a radical reinvention of the brand experience.
Bill Gelpi
Founder & CEO of Rocket Games
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About Rocket Games: A great team building great games
Joshua Barrow
Founder & CEO of Game Taco
Founder and CEO of Game Taco, Inc
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About Game Taco: Game Taco is an online skill-based video game tournament destination for cash entry fees and cash prizes.
Josh Fabian
Founder and CEO of Metafy
Josh Fabian is the Founder and CEO at Metafy. Additionally, Josh Fabian has had 3 past jobs including Founder & CEO at Kitsu.
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About Metafy: Metafy is an online coaching platform that enables video gamers to monetize their talent through coaching and courses.
Seth Sivak
Co-Founder & CEO of Proletariat
Seth Sivak is Founder & CEO of Proletariat.
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About Proletariat: Proletariat is a Boston-based startup built by game-industry veterans
Niko Vuori
Founder & CEO of Drivetime
Founder & CEO Drivetime, co-founder & COO of Rocket Games, product at ToyTalk & BranchOut, GM Zynga Poker, founder & CEO Informifi.
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About Drivetime: Drivetime provides an online platform designed to help users play games while they drive.
Laila Mintas
CEO PlayUp Inc & Board Director PlayUp Ltd of PlayUp
Dr. Mintas is a global thought leader on sports data, sports betting legislation, regulation and sports integrity with speaker engagements around the world including Europe, Australia, North America, Central America and Asia. She published more than 100+ legal publications in the top academic and professional journals about sports betting and sports law. She serves as Guest Professor at several Universities such as Columbia University NYC, St John’s University NYC, University of New Hampshire and Humboldt University Berlin/Germany on topics such as Sports Betting, Sports Law and Sports Integrity. Dr. Mintas received for her personal achievements the Leaders in Sports U 40 Award, the SBJ Game Changers Award and the International Award for Women in the Gaming Industry – Inspiration of the Year 2018. She was named one of 25 executives to watch in 2019 by the Global Gaming Business GBB magazine, selected as SBJ´s Power Player Sports Betting 2019 and Business Insider´s Leaders of the Sports Betting Industry 2019.
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About PlayUp: PlayUp is an online-only Sports Betting and Fantasy Sports Company.
Victor Kaufman
Chief Executive Officer of Savoy Pictures Entertainment
Victor A. Kaufman is Vice Chairman of IAC and serves in the Office of the Chairman. In this position, Mr. Kaufman oversees all strategic planning, financial and legal matters for IAC. Previously, Mr. Kaufman had served in the Office of the Chairman and as Chief Financial Officer from November 1997 through October 1999. He has been a director of the Company since December 1996. Prior to joining the Company, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Savoy Pictures Entertainment, Inc. since March 1992. Mr. Kaufman was also the founding Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. from 1983 to December 1987, at which time he became President and Chief Executive Officer of Tri-Star’s successor company Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
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About IAC, Savoy Pictures Entertainment: Savoy Pictures Entertainment
Stephen A. Murphy
Co-Founder & CEO of Boom Entertainment
Stephen A. Murphy is the Co-Founder and CEO at Boom Fantasy. He operates the popular NBC Sports Predictor gaming platform and the award-winning Boom Fantasy real-money platform. Mr. Murphy was the Vice President, Business Development at High 5 Games and Managing Editor of Card Player Media. Stephen graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a bachelor of arts in Political Science.
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About Boom Entertainment: Boom Entertainment is building the future of online gaming technology. We power casinos, sportsbooks, media companies, sports leagues & more
Bruce Stein
Co-Founder ,CEO ,Board Member of aXiomatic & Board member Team Liquid of aXiomatic
Bruce Stein is the Co-Founder ,CEO ,Board Member of aXiomatic & Board member Team Liquid at aXiomatic.
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About aXiomatic, Westridge Consulting: AXiomatic powers unforgettable eSports experiences through sports and entertainment expertise.
Will Deane
Founder & CEO of Rainmaker Games
Will Deane is the Founder & CEO at Rainmaker Games.
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About Rainmaker Games: Rainmaker Games is now offering a new and interesting way to invest in a portfolio of GameFi NFTs that can be used to earn blockchain games.
Erik Allebest
CEO of Chess.com
Erik Allebest is the CEO at Chess.com.
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About Chess.com: Chess.com is an online community for chess players to learn and discuss strategy and play with others in real-time.
Maureen Fan
Co-Founder & CEO of Baobab Studios
CEO & Co-Founder of Baobab Studios.
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About Baobab Studios, Gold House, Producers Guild of America, The World Economic Forum: Baobab Studios is a VR animation company that creates story and character driven cinematic experiences.
Tony Hawk
Founder, CEO of Birdhouse Skateboards
Tony has won numerous awards, including Make-A-Wish’s Favorite Male Athlete, Teen Choice Awards’ Choice Male Athlete and Nickelodeon’s Kid’s Choice Awards’ Favorite Male Athlete, beating out such sports icons as Shaquille O’Neal, Tiger Woods, and Kobe Bryant. From video games to skateboards to online media to clothing to world tours, Tony has dominated the Action Sports market with his laid-back style. He is the most recognized Action Sports figure in the world and, according to some marketing surveys, one of the most recognizable athlete of any kind in the United States. Tony regularly appears on television and in films, and hosts a weekly show on Sirius XM. His autobiography, HAWK—Occupation: Skateboarder was a New York Times bestseller and is currently available in paperback. In 2010, Wiley Publishing released How Did I Get Here? The Ascent of an Unlikely CEO. As his income reached a level he never could have imagined, Tony made an effort to give back to the subculture that has given him so much. His Tony Hawk Foundation has donated over $4 million to 525 skatepark projects throughout the United States. The foundation helps finance public skateparks in low-income areas, providing a safe place to skate and helping young skaters from Marathon, Florida, to Sitka, Alaska, build their self-confidence. Skateparks that received financial assistance from the Tony Hawk Foundation currently serve more than 3 million young Americans annually.
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About Birdhouse Skateboards: Birdhouse Skateboards is a skateboard company.
Erhan Ciris
Founder and CEO of 4D Sight
Founder and CEO at 4D Sight
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About 4D Sight: Deep video monetization platform.
Simon Newstead
CEO and Co-Founder of Frenzoo
Simon Newstead is CO-Founder and CEO of Frenzoo, creator of mobile 3D lifestyle games with it’s Me Girl™ series.
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About Frenzoo: Frenzoo creates 3D fashion and lifestyle games for iOS and Android devices.
Craig Lund
Co Founder & CEO of Mightier
Craig Lund is a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Mightier.
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About Mightier: Mightier is a gaming platform and family program scientifically-proven to help kids regulate their emotions.
Thor Fridriksson
CEO and Co-founder of Rocky Road
Thor Fridriksson is an Internet entrepreneur who founded Plain Vanilla Games in 2010, a mobile game development studio that created the first multi-platform and real-time social trivia engine. Plain Vanilla Games have released high-profile titles that include Twilight QuizUp and Nat Geo QuizUp before launching their hit social trivia game, QuizUp, the biggest trivia game in the world. Born in Reykjavik, Iceland, Thor holds a BS degree from the Reykjavik University and an MBA from the University of Oxford.
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About Rocky Road, Teatime Games: Rocky Road intends to create the world’s first casual open world mobile game based on real-world map data.
Oksana Mindyuk Malysheva
Managing Partner / CEO of Sputnik ATX
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About Linden Education Partners, Sputnik ATX: Sputnik ATX is a VC fund and startup accelerator that funds maker-founders. We invest in pre-seed – B rounds and are industry agnostic.
Paul Berberian
CEO of Sphero
Paul Berberianis the Founder & Board Director of Market Force Inc. Paul Berberian is an experienced chief executive and entrepreneur who has founded and run high-tech companies over the last 12 years. Berberian is the former CEO & Co – Founder of Raindance Communications, a web and phone conferencing services company acquired by West Corporation in 2006. Before founding Raindance, Berberian was Co – Founder & CEO of LINK-VTC, a video teleconferencing company, which was sold in 1995 to Frontier Communications. Prior to LINK-VTC, Berberian was Co – Owner of a plastic badge manufacturer in Long Beach CA. Berberian is a distinguished Graduate of the US Air Force Academy.
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About Sphero: Sphero bridges the gap between the real world and the virtual world with its smartphone-controlled robots.
Matthew Adell
Co-Founder and CEO of OnNow.tv
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About MetaPop Inc., OnNow.tv: Discover, Share and Promote Livestreams
Kevin Primat
Founder & CEO of Primed Technologies
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About Primed Technologies: Primed is redefining Conversational AI with the development of a fuzzy, friendly and talkative toy for children.
Jesse Sutton
CEO & Co- Founder, Member of the Board of Majesco Entertainment
Jesse is a co-founder and CEO of Majesco Entertainment Company(NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, focused on developing and publishing a wide range of casual and family oriented titles on leading console and portable systems. Jesse brings more than 20 years’ experience in business management and has been instrumental in developing and overseeing all of Majesco’s key strategic alliances. Having been in the industry for so long, Jesse has built a network of relationships in all areas. Finance, Development, marketing, licensing, sales and operations. In true entrepreneurial spirit, Jesse has been founder or lead investor in several businesses.
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About Majesco Entertainment: Majesco Entertainment is an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, focused on developing and publishing a wide range of
Barry Honig
CEO of Majesco Entertainment
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About interclick, Majesco Entertainment: Majesco Entertainment is an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, focused on developing and publishing a wide range of
David Bialek
Co-Founder & CEO of ReKTGlobal
With over 25 years in the sports marketing & media world, Dave made the jump to esports with his co-founding of ReKTGlobal. Dave has spearheaded the creation of multiple advertising platforms in the place-based, streaming media and sports advertising space. He is credited with building two groundbreaking initiatives in collegiate sports. First, he led a sales team to create the iconic Allstate Field Goal Net program in NCAA Football. Second, he invented a “profile” position on NCAA and NBA basket stanchions, with which State Farm has become synonymous. The stanchion sign is widely considered to be the most impactful signage position in all of sports. For this latest pursuit, Dave became a recipient of the prestigious Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 award. His work in the traditional sports marketplace can be seen far and wide, and he’s bringing the very same creative approach to the esports ecosystem.
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About ReKTGlobal: ReKTGlobal is a business authority in e-sports and competitive gaming.
James Giglio
Founder / CEO of MVP Interactive
MVP Interactive is a unique software company bringing depth to the digital strategies of professional and amateur sports teams, stadiums and sponsors. We deliver customized solutions utilizing immersive technologies to ensure teams take the lead in providing an engaging in-venue fan experience. Our products integrate touchscreens, gesture technology, augmented reality, facial morphing, and social media platforms to give fans unique access to their favorite teams and brands. Through innovative marketing and product design we create exciting and sharable experiences for the fan, the team, and the sponsor that is truly game-changing.
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About MVP Interactive: MVP Interactive develops software products for the digital strategies of sports teams, stadiums, and sponsors.
Coy Pittman
Founder & CEO of Disco Melee
Founder at Disco Melee
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About Disco Melee: ‘Disco Melee’ is a multi-tiered subscription based website founded with 3 main focuses: Streaming, Gaming, and Social Media.
Jed York
CEO of San Francisco 49ers
Jed York is CEO of the San Francisco 49ers where he has oversees all aspects of the organization, a title he took over from his family five years ago after spending 5 years in various leadership roles within the organization. From the time Levi’s® Stadium was just a concept, one of Jed’s highest priorities was dreaming up a new fan experience, something truly fun and substantially better than anything else out there. In May 2015, just one season after opening, Levi’s Stadium won Sports Facility of the Year at the Annual Sports Business Journal Awards in New York. Prior the the 49ers, Jed was a financial analyst at Guggenheim Partners in New York, a diversified financial services firm. While there, he worked across several areas, including private wealth management, hedge funds risk analysis, and collateralized debt obligations. Outside his role as CEO of the 49ers, and Chairman of the Board of VenueNext, Jed also serves as a board member at Tipping Point Community, the Common Wealth Club, Bay Area Council, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, and the Council on Foreign Relations. Jed holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in finance and history from the University of Notre Dame. Jed lives in the Bay Area with his wife, Danielle, and son, Jaxon.
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About San Francisco 49ers: San Francisco 49ers is an American football team that plays in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the NFL.
Neil Young
Founder & Chief Executive Officer of N3TWORK
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About N3TWORK: Creating, publishing, and scaling the very best in mobile games.
Brian D. Goldner
President, CEO & Director of Hasbro
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About Hasbro: Hasbro is engaged in providing children’s and family leisure time products with brands and entertainment properties.
Ron Czerny
Founder & CEO of PlayPhone
Czerny is a veteran entrepreneur who has been at the forefront of games, mobile and social networking for over 18 years. As founder, Chief Executive Officer and board member, Ron Czerny serves as the visionary and driving force behind PlayPhone’s corporate strategy. Czerny’s vast experience in the games industry has allowed him to help establish PlayPhone’s dominance in the mobile social games industry and position the company to compete and thrive on a global scale. In 2000, Czerny founded Atrativa, a online platform and games company with operations based mainly in North and South America. As chief executive officer, Czerny led Atrativa to its current status as the premier Web games provider platform, powering several major ISPs including Earthlink, UOL (South America’s largest ISP), Yahoo!? Brazil, AOL? Brazil, MSN? Brazil, Ibest (Telecom Brazil), Terra Networks (North and South America) and many others. RealNetworks, Inc. acquired Atrativa in 2006. Czerny also played a key role in Latin America’s video game industry between 1992 and 1999 as the co-founder of the Brazilian Video Game Association and Head of Capcom’s video game distribution and strategy in the region.Czerny is currently the Chairman of the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) for North America and a Board Member of MEF Global.Czerny holds a Bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in international business from San Jose State University.
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About PlayPhone: PlayPhone is a social gaming developer providing solutions to wireless carriers.
Chia Chin Lee
Co-Founder / CEO of BigBox VR
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About BigBox VR: BigBox VR is a startup creating the future of online VR multiplayer games.
Aron Beierschmitt
Co-Founder, CEO of Laguna Games
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About Laguna Games: Laguna Games is a research and game development studio that specializes in making blockchain tech.
Morten Rongaard
CEO & Co-Founder of Reality Gaming Group Limited
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About Reality Gaming Group Limited: Reality Gaming Group develop games that connect to the blockchain utilizing digital collectables known as NFT’s (Non Fungible Tokens)
Christian Bishop
CEO of GG Media Network
Christian Bishop, is a former telecommunications consultant serving as Enterprise Media Director with Level 3 Communications and Director of Content for BidChat, a cutting edge two-way live broadcasting platform for social influencers. He is also an Executive Producer for the film “Huntsville”. He is most recognized from his recent work on ABC’s “The Bachelorette” and “Bachelors In Paradise.”
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About GG Media Network, Method: GG Media Network is a rising eSports media production company.
Patrick Lu
Co-Founder and CEO of Playfull
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About Playfull: Playfull is a rewards platform for gamers and their mission is to make play more fulfilling
John Fazio
Founder & CEO of Nerd Street Gamers
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About Jarvus Innovations, Jarvus Innovations, Nerd Street Gamers: Nerd Street Gamers is a national network of eSports facilities and events dedicated to power competitive opportunities for gamers.
