Investing Profile

James Gwertzman

InvestorAngel
Game industry investor & entrepreneur
Redmond, Washington
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Networks James is a member of
Harvard University Network
254 CONNECTIONS
Andreessen Horowitz Network
59 CONNECTIONS
Electronic Arts Network
11 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Angel
Investment Range
$5K - $50K
Sweet Spot
$25K
Investments On Record
5

James Gwertzman is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

James Gwertzman's Investments On Record (5)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Windup Minds
Pre SeedAug 2023$2M
$2M
Co-investors: Tipatat Chennavasin (The Venture Reality Fund), Nate Mitchell, Eden Chen
Regression Games
SeedJun 2022$4M
$4M
Co-investors: Rick Yang (New Enterprise Associates (NEA)), Den Dmitrenko (Roosh Ventures), Nitesh Banta (Stellar Capital)
Lumi Interactive
SeedJun 2022$7M
$7M
LootLocker
SeedMay 2022$2M
$2.3M
Co-investors: Scott Hartley (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Jenny Fielding (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Karl Magnus Troedsson (Behold Ventures), Martin Tobias (Incisive Ventures), Brad Zions (Pitbull Ventures), Brad Gillespie (IA Ventures), Charlie Songhurst, Stefan Lindeberg
Ramen VR
Series BMar 2022$35M
$35M
Co-investors: Andrew Chen (Andreessen Horowitz), David Brillembourg (Dune Ventures)

James Gwertzman's Experience

Board Member Voldex2022 - Present
Founder.& Lead Artist The Moonlight Collective2021 - Present
General Partner Andreessen Horowitz2021 - 2023
General Manager, Gaming Vertical Microsoft Asia HQ2020 - 2021
General Manager, PlayFab Microsoft Asia HQ2019 - 2020
Chief Strategy Officer, PlayFab Microsoft Asia HQ2018 - 2019
CEO & Co-Founder PlayFab, Inc.2014 - 2018
Chief Evangelist Code.org2013 - 2014
Head of Strategic Development PopCap Games2013 - 2013
General Manager Asia/Pacific PopCap Electronic Arts2011 - 2012
Vice President, Asia/Pacific PopCap Games2007 - 2011
Director of Business Development PopCap Games2005 - 2007
Managing Director/ Co-Founder Sprout Games, LLC.2003 - 2005
CEO & Co-Founder Escape Factory, Ltd2000 - 2003
Relationship Marketing Director Microsoft Asia HQ1998 - 2000
Lead Program Manager Microsoft Asia HQ1995 - 1998
Summer Intern R/GA1992 - 1992

James Gwertzman's Education

Harvard University A.B. Computer Science
Horace Mann
St. Albans
St. Patricks