Justin Siegel
Founding Venture Partner at NextGen Angels
Austin, Texas
Overview
Work Experience
CEO & Co-founder
2005 - Current
JNJ Mobile is the parent company of MocoSpace, the leading mobile social game community in North America with 500,000+ members a day making friends, playing games, chatting and more. MocoSpace is one of the top ranked and top 10 grossing social apps on Android. Since founding the company, I've raised over $10 million from leading venture capital firms Softbank and General Catalyst, achieved profitability, and grown the team to 50+ employees.
MocoSpace is a mobile gaming community for playing games, making friends, and staying connected.
Raised $10,500,000.00 from SoftBank Capital.
Co-owner
2016
Professional eSports Organization - http://nrg.gg/
NRG eSports is looking to set precedence in the industry of eSports.
Founding Venture Partner
2015
NextGen Venture Partners invests in seed-stage companies with the participation of their venture partners.
Investor, Board Member, & Advisor
2011
Investor and advisor to several startups including: Slack (ipo), Pinterest (ipo), Reddit, Cloud66, Aceable, Data.World, Ojo, Thumb (sold), Kinvey(sold), Tala (formerly Inventure), Adelphic(sold), Hangar (sold), Penpals, Media Armor (sold), Ubersense (sold), WeHostels(sold), Yonder, Tastebud(sold), MyTennisLessons.com, Notabli(sold), Game Theory, Attaq Online, Buzznog, Krono.ai, and Aquifer Motion.
Partner
2014
Capital Factory is a venture capital firm and an accelerator that seeks to invest in seed-stage, early-stage, and later-stage companies.
Mentor
2011
Work with amazing early stage entrepreneurs from companies including CheckIO, The Tap Lab, UberSense, and Rallyware.
Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.
Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.
Board Member
2016 - 2021
CASA speaks up for children who've been abused or neglected by empowering our community to volunteer as advocates for their best interests. https://www.casatravis.org/
CASA of Travis County envisions quality advocacy, a safe home, and a promising future for every child in Travis County.
VP of Publishing
2004 - 2005
At SkyZone, I was responsible for the global publishing operation, which included the licensing of global brands, creation and execution of product roadmap, oversight and management of all studio and brand relations, public relations, and product marketing. Implemented a strategy of expanding and diversifying SkyZones product mix, brand portfolio, and development resources. Achievements include: Duke Nukem 3D - Gamespot Most Anticipated Game of 2005; Brine Lacrosse 4/5 WGWorld; The Crocodile Hunter - Gamespot 7.4, Nomination for Blackberry Game of the Year. Key products include The Crocodile Hunter: Operation Rescue, Encyclopedia Britannica, Merriam Webster Word Search & Crossword, Duke Nukem Mobile, Brine Lacrosse, Betty Boop Crush, Rocky Boxing, Smart Money Mobile, Pink Panther Jewel Heist, and Donovan McNabb Street Action.
CEO & Co-founder
2001 - 2004
At JSmart, I led the growth of the company from an early pioneer in the mobile game industry into one of the leading developers and publishers in North America. Specific roles included business development, product, sales, and marketing. Built and managed relationships with leading wireless operators, handset manufacturers, brands, and publishers around the world. In 2004, I oversaw the sale of the company to SK USA, a subsidiary of the SK Group.