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David Gardner
General Partner at London Venture Partners
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David Gardner
General Partner at London Venture Partners
London, England
Overview
David Gardner is a General Partner at London Venture Partners, where he invests in gaming entrepreneurs to build and finance successful companies. With a background as CEO of Atari and various high-level positions at Electronic Arts, he has successfully invested in companies like Singularity 6 and Supercell, showcasing his expertise in the gaming industry and venture capital.
Gardner's career highlights include serving as CEO of Atari and investing in successful companies like Supercell and Unity, demonstrating his strong leadership in the gaming industry and his ability to identify promising ventures for investment.
Work Experience
General Partner
2010 - Current
I am focused on helping entrepreneurs get their gaming related companies launched and successful. We have made personal and professional investments in: Proxima.gg Look north.world Storycraft.gg www.unity3d.com Bitpart.ai www.naturalmotion.com www.supercell.net www.singularity6.com www.playrobin.com
Board Member
2019 - 2023
Double Loop Games is a mobile studio dedicated to making delightful, relaxing experiences for the biggest audience in games.
Raised $10,500,000.00 from LVP, Velo Partners, Garena, Hiro Capital and Riot Games.
Member Board Of Directors
2018 - 2022
Singularity 6 is a game development studio dedicated to the idea that games can create deeper, more meaningful experiences.
Raised $49,000,000.00 from Transcend Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Anthos Capital, Novator, FunPlus, LVP, Mitch Lasky and XRM Media.
CEO
2008 - 2010
I led the turnaround team to relaunch Infogrames SA as Atari, refocusing the company from packaged goods distribution to digital content and MMO creation.
Atari produces, publishes, and distributes interactive entertainment software for gaming platforms.
Raised $26,760,000.00 from Animoca Brands, Sark Fund, Boussard & Gavaudan Holding, Coghill Capital Management and Mayfield Fund.
EVP, Studio COO
2005 - 2007
Chief Operating Officer of EA's World-Wide Studio organization.
Various
1982 - 2007
Started customer service in 1983, moved to Europe to start EA's international operations. Continued to run the expansion of the business to $1B+ in European revenue then moved back to HQ for growth as COO WW Studios and EVP International.
SVP, International Publishing
2004 - 2005
Expanded my role to grow EA internationally with a focus on Asia.
Managing Director
1995 - 2003
Leading the expansion that brought EA to $1B in Gross Revenue across 14 European Countries and 1000+ employees
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.
Education
CEF96
1996 - 1996