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Christian Limon

Investor at QED Investors

New York, New York

Overview 

Christian Limon is a seasoned VC and Chief Growth Officer currently serving in leadership roles at Gemini and QuickNode. With a track record of success in high-growth environments, he played pivotal roles in the IPO of Wish and the acquisition of Tubi by FOX Corp. Highlights of Christian's career include his leadership as Chief Growth Officer at Tubi during its acquisition by FOX Corp and his role as Chief Growth Officer and CMO at Wish, which successfully went public on NASDAQ.

Work Experience 

  • VC Investor, Emerging Tech

    2022 - 2024

    VC firm, $4 Bn AUM, seed to growth. I focused on emerging tech - AI, cloud, consumer, crypto

QED Investors is an investment firm that supports high-growth companies and businesses.

  • Board Observer

    2023 - 2023

  • Board Observer, Investor

    2023 - 2023

    Led $10M Series B investment into Quicknode

Comprehensive blockchain platform to learn, build, and scale Web3 apps with reliable APIs & tools across 50+ chains.

Raised $101,900,000.00 from IPOSharks.

  • Chief Growth Officer

    2021 - 2022

    Led growth, advised 1st outside raise $400M

Gemini Frontier Fund is a strategic venture fund focused on growing the crypto ecosystem through investment in early-stage crypto projects.

  • Chief Growth Officer | Acq. by FOX Corp.

    2019 - 2021

    Led growth to 45M MAU. Acq by Fox, $500M cash

Tubi is the world’s largest ad-supported video on demand (VOD) service. Available on Connected TV devices, Mobile, and the Web.

Raised $26,000,000.00 from Touchdown Ventures, DHVC and Cota Capital.

  • Chief Growth Officer, CMO | IPO (NASDAQ:WISH)

    2016 - 2018

    1st growth hire, initially on Relevance Eng. team, co-founded growth org w the CEO • Hired, led the Consumer side of the business -- growth and marketing orgs and sub-teams • Led digital ads from $144M to $1.1 B per year, total spend of $1.5 B + $435M Free Cash Flow • #1 shopping app globally 2017, 2018+ (worldwide) • #1 ad spender on Facebook. #1 mobile-ad spender on Google • 3rd most downloaded Android app 2017 (worldwide) • Lakers jersey logo 3-yr deal, LeBron James joined, won NBA Finals. Next sponsor paid $100M. IPO 2020, market cap. high of $19.3 Bn (Nasdaq: WISH)

Wish is an e-commerce shopping app, putting a digital shopping mall of affordable goods directly in the pockets of consumers worldwide.

  • VP, Growth & Ad Monetization | Acq. by Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA)

    2013 - 2015

    • Successful public turnaround, early mobile games • 606M new users, 10x'd annual ad revenue • Launched Kim Kardashian game (#1 Top Free) • Launched & led 12+ top ranked apps • Acquired by Electronic Arts for $2.40 Bn

Glu Mobile is a technology platform developing entertainment-focused freemium games for smartphones and tablet devices.

Raised $420,346,250.00 from Tencent, Tencent, Scale Venture Partners, Notable Capital, Cannell Capital, Greenway Capital, Stephens Investment Management, Kleinheinz Capital Partners, SRB Management and Cypress Capital.

  • Director, Developer Relations | Acq. Unity via IronSource (NYSE: U)

    2011 - 2013

    • 1st native mobile ad network, iPhone & Android • Acquired by Unity/Ironsource for $400M, 2020

Tapjoy is a monetization solutions provider that offers rewarded video ads, and Interplay ads to enhance user engagement for mobile apps.

Raised $105,600,000.00 from Rho Ventures.

  • Investment Banking, Tech M&A (NYSE: RJF)

    2010 - 2011

    Tech M&A, private capital, investment banking - TMT

  • Corporate Development, CVC (NYSE: SKM)

    2010 - 2010

    • US investment M&A, SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM). • $5M investment process: mobile QR-code payments

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