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Justin Waldron

Founder of gemz

United States

Overview

Justin Waldron is the founder of Zynga, Gemz, and Playco, with a successful career in product management, entrepreneurship, and game development. He has made significant investments in various companies and sectors, including gaming/eSports, messaging, and education, showcasing his expertise in identifying and supporting emerging technologies and startups. Waldron's notable career highlights include founding Zynga and Playco, as well as making strategic investments in companies like Uncharted and Immutable.

Work Experience

gemz

founder, ceo
2022 - Current
create, share, and play games with friends

Playco

founder, president
2020
closer through play

Shibuya Startup Support

Advisor
2020

Zynga

founder, product
2007
games with friends. 2011 nasdaq ipo: znga

Zynga is a mobile game developer that creates and operates social games as live services played on the Internet.

Raised $2,318,550,786.00 from Kleiner Perkins, T. Rowe Price, Morgan Stanley and Fidelity.

X&

Partner
2024
X&KSK invests in the next top Japanese startups focused on going global.

Substack

seed investor
2017

Substack is a subscription-based newsletter publishing platform for independent writers.

Raised $100,229,219.00 from Omeed Malik, Naval Ravikant, Mark Pincus, Nate Silver and Haroon Mokhtarzada.

Immutable

Advisor
2018

Decentraland

Advisor
2018

Dapper Labs

Advisor
2018

Polychain Capital

Limited Partner
2017

Polychain Capital invests in cryptocurrency and blockchain assets.

Raised $10,000,000.00 from Alexander Pack, DCM Ventures, Pantera Capital, DHVC, Union Square Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and Abstract.

polychain.capital

Investments

Uncharted

Total funding: $2M

Proof of Play

Total funding: $33M

AnotherBall

Total funding: $2M

Toku

Total funding: $41M

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