Investing in the global growth of gaming

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OUR TEAM

Gamers who play to win.

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Phil Sanderson Managing Director
Phil has been working with gaming entrepreneurs as a venture capitalist for the past 23 years. His investments include some of the leading game infrastructure and content companies in the world such as Discord, Phoenix Labs, Vivox, Triller, Funzio and many others.

Favorite Game:
Dungeons & Dragons
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Peter Levin Managing Director
Peter brings decades of operational experience to Griffin. Previously: President of Interactive Ventures, Games, & Digital Strategy at Lionsgate; Co-founder and CEO of Nerdist Industries (acq. by Legendary); Chairman of Immortals Gaming Club; co-teacher of USC esports course.

Favorite Game:
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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Nick Tuosto Managing Director
Nick, co-founder of Griffin + managing director of LionTree, has advised many gaming companies, including Tencent (acq. Supercell), Kabam (sale to Netmarble), FoxNext (sale to Scopely), AppLovin (acq. MZ), and Phoenix Labs (sale to Garena), among many others.

Favorite Game:
Pokémon GO
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John Riccitiello

 CEO of Unity

"I have known the founders of Griffin for a long while and have worked with them in a variety of different capacities. They are very much part of the game industry. They understand the people and the culture of the industry and bring strong transactional and operational experience. They are well-regarded and have far reaching connections within the industry."

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OUR PORTFOLIO

Discord

Discord is the easiest way to talk over voice, video, and text on any device

Subspace

Subspace provides speed of light network optimization for online video games and real-time applications

Frost Giant

Frost Giant Studios is the developer of an upcoming real-time strategy game

Skillz

Skillz is an online mobile multiplayer competition platform that enables real-money wagering for game developers

Applovin

AppLovin is a mobile games company that fuels many popular mobile games through its studios & marketing technology.

N3twork

Mobile game developer and publisher behind hits such as Legendary: Game of Heroes and Tetris for mobile

Wave

Platform that hosts and streams live interactive virtual concerts and events

Wizard Labs

AI-driven platform that automatically clips game video highlights and allows creators to edit and manage their best moments.

Tactile Games

Tactile Games is a Danish game developer behind the smash hit title, Lily’s Garden
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Singularly focused on the gaming industry

We invest in gaming startups of all stages.

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PLATFORMS & INFRASTRUCTURE

Ecosystems and tools that improve the lives of developers and consumers.

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DEVELOPERS & PUBLISHERS

Immersive, interactive experiences created by content developers and publishing studios.

FIRM HIGHLIGHTS

22

Average years
of investing
in games

36

Exits of startups funded by GGP founders

16

Countries represented by GGP founder investments

Of, By, and For
The Culture

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Gaming Credentials

55

GGP Squad Wins

in Call of Duty: Warzone

140

Pokémon Caught

in Pokémon GO

62

Wins

in Fall Guys

1.7

Victory Royales

in Fortnite

3

5-Star

Animal Crossing Islands

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