Who founded Electronic Arts?

Electronic Arts was founded by Trip Hawkins.

Who are Electronic Arts's investors?

Electronic Arts's investors include Baseline Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Silver Lake Partners, Skycatcher Fund, AMD Ventures, Coatue Management, Greycroft, Kadmos Capital and 5 more.

Where is Electronic Arts headquartered?

Electronic Arts is headquartered in Redwood City, US.

Electronic Arts

NASDAQ: EA

Redwood City, US · 24,258 employees on LinkedIn · 15 known investors

Find your way into Electronic Arts

348 people in our graph share verified history with the Electronic Arts team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Jim Andelmanunlockedknows Trip Hawkins · together at Aloft (formerly Kittyhawk) (overlapped)

knows the team · via 3DO

×3knows the team · via Games for a Living (GFAL)

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Electronic Arts (EA) develops and publishes video games, content, and online services for consoles, mobile devices, and PCs, with franchises such as EA SPORTS FC, Battlefield, Apex Legends, and The Sims. It also offers subscription services and game technologies for players and communities worldwide.

Consumer Gaming Media & Entertainment

Founders & leadership

Trip Hawkins Founder/CEO1982–1994Trip Hawkins founded Electronic Arts in 1982 and served as its first CEO for over a decade, taking the company public in 1989. Before EA he spent four years at Apple leading planning for the office desktop market, and he later founded the games company 3DO.

Investors · 15

Baseline Ventureslisted by Baseline VenturesJackson · $100K – $1Mvia Steve Anderson · inferred

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Kleiner Perkinslisted by Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M

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Silver Lake Partnerslisted by Silver Lake PartnersMenlo Park

Skycatcher Fundlisted by Skycatcher FundAustin

AMD VenturesreportedSanta Clara

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Coatue ManagementreportedNew York · $1M – $20M

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GreycroftreportedNew York · $100K – $5M

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Kadmos CapitalreportedLondon

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Lightspeed Venture PartnersreportedMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M

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Mantis CapitalreportedSanta Monica · $100K – $1M

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Pacific Alliance Ventures LlcreportedBeverly Hills

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Sound VenturesreportedSanta Monica

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Warner Music Groupreported

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Also in the syndicate · 2

Sony Music GroupUniversal Music Group

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Undisclosed amountSeries BAug 2026
AMD Ventures, Coatue, Greycroft, Kadmos Capital, Pacific Alliance Ventures, Sony Music Group, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group
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Founder mafia

The Electronic Arts mafia →

82 people who came through Electronic Arts went on to found or lead other companies.

Shaival ShahCorporate Development & StrategyFounded Ribbon +2 Amitt MahajanSoftware Engineer InternFounded Rare Bits +1 Lars ButtlerVice PresidentFounded Aifoundation +1 Andy TaylorSoftware EngineerFounded approved +1 Curtis FongerSoftware Development InternFounded Appetas +1 Derek AndersenEntertainment DevelopmentFounded Startup Grind +1 Ruben CortezChief Network ArchitectFounded Bright Locker +1 Kristian SegerstraleExecutive Vice President, DigitalFounded GLU Mobile +1 Ken J CarpenterSoftware Engineer IIIFounded Foundation Devices +1 Gustav RydstedtSoftware EngineerFounded Verbling SC MoattiProducer, Mobile & Casual GamesFounded Products That Count Alfred LamSoftware QA Tester - FIFA 2003Founded Mangrove Lithium

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Competitors · 3

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Steam43397 shared keywordsSteam is a digital platform for purchasing, downloading, and playing video games, serving both individual gamers and game developers worldwide.

Steamcommunity39185 shared keywordsSteam Community is the online hub and social platform for Steam, the PC gaming distribution service operated by Valve, where players discuss games, share content, and connect with other users.

Epic Games24749 shared keywordsAmerican video game company behind Unreal Engine, Fortnite and the Epic Games Store, headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Electronic Arts do?: Electronic Arts (EA) develops and publishes video games, content, and online services for consoles, mobile devices, and PCs, with franchises such as EA SPORTS FC, Battlefield, Apex Legends, and The Sims. It also offers subscription services and game technologies for players and communities worldwide.
Who founded Electronic Arts?: Electronic Arts was founded by Trip Hawkins.
Who are Electronic Arts's investors?: Electronic Arts's investors include Baseline Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Silver Lake Partners, Skycatcher Fund, AMD Ventures, Coatue Management, Greycroft, Kadmos Capital and 5 more.
Where is Electronic Arts headquartered?: Electronic Arts is headquartered in Redwood City, US.