Andrew Sheppard
Managing Director at Transcend Fund
Santa Barbara, California
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director
2021 - Current
Managing Director at Transcend and board member at Ruckus Games, Fun Country and Eggscape. We are a top-performing early-stage venture capital firm that partners with the boldest founders in the gaming industry to build the future of interactive entertainment.
Early stage venture fund focused on games and digital entertainment
Board Member
2021
GDEV (NASDAQ: GDEV) board member and shareholder representative. Chair of the Nomination & Compensation Committee and member of the Audit Committee.
Board Member
2018 - 2023
Board member for Rakuten Games, a joint venture company between Rakuten, one of the world’s largest internet services companies, and Playco.
Board Member
2015 - 2017
Board member for GREE International, a wholly owned subsidiary of GREE Inc., a leading mobile social gaming company that achieved one of the biggest game company IPOs on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Japanese history.
Chief Executive Officer
2014 - 2017
CEO for GREE International successfully expanded GREE's presence beyond Japan, establishing a strong footprint in major Western gaming markets.
President, Worldwide Studios
2009 - 2014
First gaming hire and later President of WW Studios recognized for building Kabam into a leading game developer and publisher. Kabam was named by Deloitte as 6th “Fastest Growing Company” in the U.S. in 2014 with $1.5B in total revenues. Kabam was acquired by NetMarble in 2016 and the Aftershock spinout by 21st Century Fox in 2017.
Executive Producer
2008 - 2009
Executive Producer for hi5 responsible for successfully pivoting the social networking site into interactive entertainment. hi5 was acquired by Tagged in 2011 and later sold to the Meet Group in 2017.
Hi5 is a social networking site that allows its users to create, upload, and share content with other members.
Raised $52,000,000.00 from Crosslink Capital.
Vice President, Product Management
2007 - 2008
Vice President of Product at Outspark, a pioneering publisher of free-to-play PC games in Western markets. Outspark was acquired by gamigo in 2013.
Head of Strategy
2006 - 2007
Head of Strategy on Spore at Maxis, a globally recognized PC game developer and division of Electronic Arts (EA). The studio was founded in 1987 by Will Wright and Jeff Braun, and acquired by EA in 1997.
Electronic Arts delivers games, content, and online services for internet-connected consoles, PCs, mobile phones, and tablets.
Raised $2,200,000.00 from TCV and TCV.
Senior Consultant
2003 - 2005
Senior Consultant at Deloitte, a multinational professional services network, with a specialization in Gaming.
Deloitte Tax is an advisory firm that provides tax preparation and advisory services.
Consultant
1999 - 2002
Consultant at Accenture, a global professional services business and Fortune 500 company, which a specialization on Gaming and Technology.
Accenture Ventures is a venture capital firm arm of Accenture, delivers innovative solutions with strategic partnerships and investments.