Are Mack Growen

General Partner

2019 - Current

VP of Product Portfolio

2016 - 2019

The LVP team has made professional and private seed investments in companies like Supercell, Playfish, NaturalMotion, Unity and many more. I get to work with and learn from some of the most exciting gaming startups in Europe. And will support them on product design, development and product management to help them reach their full potential. In addition, I will be actively looking for new teams and opportunities.

Board Member

2020

Giving competitive gaming and esports its Superbowl format

Board Member

2020

Treehouse is a game studio dedicated to collaborative games that help players share memorable experiences and deepen their friendships. We're hiring!

Board Member

2020

Vela is on a mission to inspire and unite gamers around the world through play.

Board Member

2020

Robin Games is the premiere developer and publisher of free-to-play mobile Lifestyle Gaming.

Board Observer

2018

Joined as an observer for Lvp. since our seed investment. S6 is all about forging alternate worlds that deepen players' lives.

Board Observer

2018

Took on the Board Observer seat for London Venture Partners at our portfolio company DOJO Madness. DOJO is an esports startup that harnesses the power of big data to build tools and services that help players and fans to understand and master their favorite esports games.

Board Member

2018

Took on the board seat for London Venture Partners at our portfolio company BetaDwarf. BetaDwarf is the PC and console game developer behind Forced and Minion Masters. Amazing founding story, team and community.

Board Member

2015 - 2018

Klang Games GmbH, is the Berlin based game startup behind the critically acclaimed “Rerunners – Race for the World” iOS/Android title. The company is focused on developing accessible multiplayer games. Klang is backed by among others; London Venture Partners and Plain Vanilla Ventures.

Head of Western Business

2015 - 2016

Having improved our results in Europe I took on a broader role to spearhead all of Gumi's western activities. My main focus was the execution of a more targeted product and business strategy resulting in a more efficient organisation and improved bottom line.

VP of Europe

2014 - 2015

Gumi is a Japanese developer and publisher of mobile games. It was a leader on mobile browser games on Gree, before successfully transitioning to smartphone. Gumi’s most famous game in the west is Brave Frontier, a top 10 grossing title the US, Japan and many other markets . The company listed at Tokyo Stock Exchange in December 2014. My responsibility at Gumi was to oversee the European operations ranging from product development and management, organisational development and structuring of our western publishing operation.