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Phil Sanderson

Founder of Griffin Gaming Partners

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Phil Sanderson is a Venture Capitalist based in San Francisco, California, currently serving as the Senior Partner & Co-Founder at Griffin Gaming Partners, where he has invested in notable companies like WinZO and Wave. With an MBA from Harvard Business School and a background in investments and entrepreneurship, he has also held board member positions at Overwolf, Wave, Funzy Games, Spyke Games, and is known for his strategic partnerships and portfolio management expertise.

Work Experience 

  • Chairman

    1997 - Current

    The VCNetwork is the leading social network for over 1,500 Venture Capitalists to network while allowing sponsors to build and develop relationships in the venture capital industry. Each year over 50% of the Silicon Valley General Partners participate in at least 1 of 18 VCNetwork events.

  • Board Member

    2021

  • Board Member

    2020

  • Board Member

    2020

  • Board Member

    2020

  • Investor

    2020

Skillz is a marketplace platform for competition-based mobile games.

Raised $287,300,000.00 from Neuberger Berman, Fidelity, Wellington Management and X (formerly Twitter).

  • Senior Partner & Co-Founder at Griffin Gaming Partners

    2024

  • Managing Director & Co-founder

    2019 - 2024

    Griffin Gaming Partners is one of the only dedicated gaming Venture Capital firms in the World

  • Investor

    2012

Discord is an online voice, video, and text communication platform designed for creating communities.

Raised $995,408,718.00 from IPOSharks, Arcane Group and Flat Capital.

  • Investor

    2020

  • Former Investor

    2020 - 2021

AppLovin makes technologies that help businesses of every size connect to their ideal customers.

Raised $5,120,856,691.00 from GQG.

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