What check size does Amitt Mahajan write?

Amitt Mahajan typically writes checks of $25K – $100K.

What companies has Amitt Mahajan invested in?

Investments tracked here include Airtable, Baobab Studios, Mercury, Runway, Sandbox VR.

Where did Amitt Mahajan go to school?

Amitt Mahajan studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS, Computer Science).

Amitt Mahajan

Investor

Managing Partner at Presence Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $25K – $100K checks · typically $50K

About

Amitt Mahajan is Managing Partner at Presence Capital, a seed-stage fund, and has backed more than 50 startups. He previously founded MyMiniLife as CTO, which Zynga acquired, and led Toro as CEO until its acquisition by Google; at Zynga he was a co-creator of FarmVille and CTO of Zynga Japan. Earlier in his career, he worked as an engineer at Epic Games on the Unreal Engine and Gears of War.

Invests in

ConsumerDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareGamingHardwareHealthtechMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Experience

Proof of PlayCEO, Co-Foundercurrent2021 — present
Presence CapitalManaging Partner & Co-Foundercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Self-employedInvestorcurrent2011 — present
Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF)Fellowcurrent2020 — presentNew Zealand
Rare BitsCTO, Co-Founder2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
FigFounding Engineer, Board Observer, Advisor2015 — 2019San Francisco, CA
Toro (Acquired by Google)CEO, Founder2012 — 2015San Francisco, CA
ZyngaDirector of Engineering2010 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
ZyngaCo-Creator & Lead Developer - FarmVille2009 — 2010
Zynga Japan K.K.Chief Technology Officer2011Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
MyMiniLife (Acquired by Zynga)CTO, Cofounder2007 — 2009Palo Alto, CA
Epic GamesSoftware Engineer2006 — 2007
Electronic Arts/MaxisSoftware Engineer Intern2005San Francisco Bay Area
Hewlett-PackardSoftware Engineer Internship2003Greater Colorado Springs Area

Skills & more

Social Games55Start-ups43Video Games37Game Development31Scalability25Mobile Applications25Xbox 36013Mobile Games19User Interface Design14User Experience15User Interface12Gameplay Programming9

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Software EngineeringUnreal Engine 3GamificationGame DesignArchitectureFundraisingWeb ApplicationsArchitecturesEntrepreneurshipVirtual RealityAugmented RealityAngel Investing

Languages Hindi · Japanese · Spanish

From Amitt's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AirtableBaobab StudiosMercuryRunwaySandbox VR

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Presence Capital

Paul Bragiel

Co-founder at Golden Gate Ventures

Phil Chen

Managing Partner at Presence Capital

Network8

Emmett ShearScout

Angel

James TamplinScout

Venture Partner at Founder Collective

Kyle VogtScout

Investor at Cruise Automation, Inc.

Andrew Krowne

Managing Director at Dolby Family Ventures

Brett Shear

Managing Partner at Palm Tree Crew Investments

Gabby Dizon

CEO at Bitkraft Esports Ventures

Justin Kan

Investor at Goat Capital

Prashant Fonseka

Partner at Tuesday Capital

Investors connected to Amitt in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Amitt Mahajan?: Amitt Mahajan is Managing Partner at Presence Capital, a seed-stage fund, and has backed more than 50 startups. He previously founded MyMiniLife as CTO, which Zynga acquired, and led Toro as CEO until its acquisition by Google; at Zynga he was a co-creator of FarmVille and CTO of Zynga Japan. Earlier in his career, he worked as an engineer at Epic Games on the Unreal Engine and Gears of War.
Where does Amitt Mahajan work?: Amitt Mahajan is Managing Partner at Presence Capital.
What does Amitt Mahajan invest in?: Amitt Mahajan invests in Consumer, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Gaming, Hardware, Healthtech, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
What check size does Amitt Mahajan write?: Amitt Mahajan typically writes checks of $25K – $100K.
What companies has Amitt Mahajan invested in?: Investments tracked here include Airtable, Baobab Studios, Mercury, Runway, Sandbox VR.
Where did Amitt Mahajan go to school?: Amitt Mahajan studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS, Computer Science).

Founder mafias

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia146

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Max LevchinBSFounded PayPal +1 Luke NosekBSFounded PayPal Ansuman SatpathyPhilosophyFounded Santa Ana Bio +2 DeVaris BrownB.S.Founded Super Heroic +2 Harish AgarwalB.S.Founded Nori +2 Maria FardisB.S.Founded Airnexis Therapeutics Inc +1

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Electronic Arts mafia24

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Lars ButtlerVice PresidentFounded Aifoundation +1 Curtis FongerSoftware Development InternFounded Appetas +1 Gustav RydstedtSoftware EngineerFounded Verbling SC MoattiProducer, Mobile & Casual GamesFounded Products That Count Alfred LamSoftware QA Tester - FIFA 2003Founded Mangrove Lithium Ray MuzykaGroup General Manager and Senior Vice President, BioWare Label at EAFounded Bioware

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Zynga mafia24

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Reid HoffmanBoard MemberFounded LinkedIn +2 Robin ChanGeneral Manager, Asia Business OperationsFounded Operator +2 Iansuperlabs (acquired) - Founder, Director of ProductFounded Immunity Project +1 Mohan ReddyCTO/Technology LeaderFounded SkyHive +1 Sohail PrasadProduct Manager, MobileFounded D/XYZ +1 Phil YuenDirector of ProductsFounded Aurabeat +1

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Same school

Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign421

Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VC Luke NosekCo-founder of PayPal; co-founder of Gigafund Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures Deep NisharInvestment Team at General Catalyst Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista Capital NoorPartner at Clear Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF)28

Jeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures Tony LaiInvestor at StartX Uri LopatinInvestor at Khosla Ventures Ryan McIntyreFounding partner of Foundry Geoff LewisFounder & Managing Partner at Bedrock Tory PattersonCo-founder and Managing Partner at Owl Ventures

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Also worked at Zynga67

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock Masoud AdinaHead of Compliance at Greycroft Vlad LoktevInvestor at Index Ventures Emily MoskowitzEntrepreneur in Residence at Storm Ventures Linus LiangFounder and Managing Partner at Kyber Knight Capital Niha GottiparthyInvestor at EMERGENT VENTURES

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Also worked at Epic Games20

Daniel BreyerInvestor and founder in San Francisco Walter PaleariInvestment at Makers Fund Victor Bunoust-RoquerePrincipal at Manhattan Venture Partners Mike CappsVenture Partner at Griffin Gaming Partners Ben FederFounding Partner at TIRTA Ventures Nnamdi IregbulemPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

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Also worked at Electronic Arts/Maxis94

David SzeAdvisory Partner at Greylock Tiffany SpencerHead of Marketing at Menlo Ventures Rajat TanejaInvestor at Foundation Capital Robert TomkinsonSelf at Mucker Capital Gustav RydstedtAdvisor, Infrastructure Software at Verissimo Ventures Shanti BergelManaging Director at TRANSCEND

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