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Mark Pincus

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{"source_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/markpincus", "description": "Founder and chairman of Zynga, which turned social games into a mass-market business, and co-founder of Reinvent Capital. Earlier founded tribe.net, Support.com and FreeLoader, and was a founding investor in Napster, Twitter and Facebook. Harvard Business School."}

Invests inCrypto & Web3
Last 12 months
1 investment
Tracked investments
8
Acquisitions
1

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What they invest in

from 4 of 8 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×1Biotech ×1Climate Tech ×1Crypto & Web3 ×1Deep Tech ×1Developer Tools ×1FoodTech ×1Gaming ×1

HQs:United States×7

Investments · 8 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12025 · 12022 · 32021 · 22018 · 18 dated

Dipseabravado.coMay 2022Acquired

Dipsea is a subscription mobile app publishing erotic audio stories written and narrated for a primarily female audience.

San Francisco, US

Faye Keegan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Gina Gutierrez(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sahil Mansuri(Founder)

BoardEric Stromberg(Director)

Co-investorsKindred VenturesPrecursor VenturesRedpoint VenturesWorklife VenturesXYZ Venture CapitalAirAngels+12 more

Drivetimedrivetime.fminNov 2018

San Francisco company building hands-free, voice-controlled trivia games that drivers play with their voices while commuting.

Niko Vuori(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsCanaan PartnersThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Alexa FundAmazon Alexa FundFelicis VenturesFounders Fund+5 more

fomofomo.familyin𝕏Jun 2026

Fomo is a social-first cryptocurrency trading application that enables users to trade various crypto tokens, including memecoins and viral tokens, seamlessly across web and mobile platforms with multichain and gasless transactions.

Crypto & Web3SocialNew York, US

Dax Hamman(Executive Officer, Director)inSe Yong Park(Co-Founder)inPaul Erlanger(Co-Founder & CEO)inPrashan Dharmasena(Co-Founder)in

BoardChetan Puttagunta(Director; Benchmark General Partner)inJulia Andre(Director; Index Ventures Partner)in

Co-investorsArchetypeBalaji SrinivasanBryan PellegrinoCoinbase VenturesicebergyIndex Ventures+20 more

Mountaintop Studiosmountaintop.gginAug 2021Defunct

Independent multiplayer game studio behind tactical shooter Spectre Divide; shut down in March 2025 after the game underperformed.

San Francisco, US

Nate Mitchell(Founder)inMatthew Hansen(Chief Operating Officer)

BoardJonathan Lai(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAbstract VenturesAmplify PartnersAnthos CapitalBoxGroupDetroit Venture Partners+12 more

Pragmapragma.ggin𝕏Apr 2021

Pragma provides a backend platform that helps game studios build and scale online social and multiplayer games, including live service pipelines.

Developer ToolsGamingSaaSLos Angeles, US

Eden Chen(Founder)inChris Cobb(Founder)inJames Kuk(Chief Operating Officer)inErnie Le(VP, Business Development)in

BoardDavid Thacker(Board representative, Greylock Partners)inAmy Chang(Board Member)

Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalDan DinhGreylock PartnersInsight PartnersKevin LinSQUARE ENIX+3 more

Tera AItera-ai.comin𝕏Mar 2025

Tera AI develops foundation models for autonomous systems that enable real-time navigation and mapping on resource-constrained hardware using monocular cameras, applicable across diverse platforms.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Tony Zhang(Founder)in

Co-investorsFelicis Venturesilab AcceleratorInovia CapitalZypsy Capital8090 IndustriesAfore Capital+13 more

Wildtypewildtypefoods.comJan 2022

Wildtype grows salmon directly from fish cells using cellular agriculture, allowing production of seafood without wild-caught or farmed fish.

BiotechClimate TechFoodTechSan Francisco, US

Justin Kolbeck(Founder)inArye Elfenbein(Founder)inJustin Kolbeck Arye Elfenbein(Founder)

BoardJohn Melas-Kyriazi(Director)

Co-investorsBay Bridge Ventures ClimateCRV (Charles River Ventures)Maven VenturesMission BiocapitalRoot Ventures Manager, LlcS2G Investments+19 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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Portfolio news

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fomo Raises $75M in Series B Funding

fomo · finsmes.com · Jun 22, 2026

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Mark Pincus made?
Mark Pincus has 8 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What sectors does Mark Pincus focus on?
Mark Pincus focuses on Crypto & Web3.
Who does Mark Pincus co-invest with?
Mark Pincus most often shares deals with Greylock Partners, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, among 27 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

If I was 30 with $0, I'd build this - Mark Pincus (Farmville founder)

My First Million · Mark Pincus

The hidden pattern behind successful products | Mark Pincus (FarmVille, Words with Friends, & more)

Lenny's Podcast · Mark Pincus

Mark Pincus on Why Most Startups Fail, Founder Control, and How to Win

a16z speedrun · Mark Pincus

Why Your First Idea Is Probably Wrong! | Mark Pincus

The Next Big Idea Podcast · Mark Pincus

What 10 Years of Failure Really Looks Like Before a $7B Exit | Mark Pincus - Zynga Founder

Scott D. Clary - Success Story Podcast · Mark Pincus

Mark Pincus: How to Spot a Fake CEO

Sourcery with Molly O'Shea · Mark Pincus

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