Alli Óttarsson
InvestorVenture Partner at Makers Fund
Los Angeles, California
Writes $5M – $40M checks · typically $7.5M
About
Alli Óttarsson is a Principal at Makers Fund, which focuses on investing in founders in interactive entertainment. He brings 18 years of game development experience in roles including Director, Producer, and Programmer, having led organizational initiatives at CCP Games and Riot Games on titles including EVE Online and League of Legends. At Riot, he recruited and managed game development managers across League of Legends and research and development efforts.
Experience
- Makers FundPrincipalcurrent2021 — presentReykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
- Makers FundVenture Partner2020Los Angeles, California, United States
- Riot GamesSr. Development Director - Games2015 — 2019Los Angeles
- Riot GamesSr. Development Director of League of Legends2012 — 2015Santa Monica, California
- CCPProduction Director2011 — 2012Reykjavik, Iceland
- CCPSr. Technical Producer2009 — 2011
- CCPTechnical Producer2007 — 2009
- CCPWeb Cell Lead2003 — 2007
- CCPWeb Developer2001 — 2003
- SmartVRSenior Web Engineer2000 — 2001
- OZ.COMSoftware Integrator1999 — 2000
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessLEAD Certificate: Corporate Innovation, Organizational Leadership2015 — 2016
- Verslunarskóli Íslands1995 — 1996
Skills & more
Atlassian JIRA2JIRA6Agile9Game Development99Gaming23MMO85Scrum99Video Games99Agile Project Management62Video Game Development3Online Gaming61Software Project Management23
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Certified Scrum Master CSMMMORPGProduct ManagementOrganizational DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesKaizenLean Software DevelopmentKanbanHansoftTeam ManagementProductionLanguages Danish · English · Icelandic
- Certified Scrum Master — Scrum Alliance
- Certified Scrum Product Owner — Scrum Alliance
- Certified Scrum Professional — Scrum Alliance
- Certified Innovation Games® Facilitator — Innovation Games®
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Alli Óttarsson work?
- Alli Óttarsson is Venture Partner at Makers Fund.
- What check size does Alli Óttarsson write?
- Alli Óttarsson typically writes checks of $5M – $40M.
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