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Amitt Mahajan

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Managing Partner at Presence Capital · Founder at Rare Bits

San Francisco Bay Area

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

FoundedRare Bits

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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

Founder at Rare Bits

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Rare Bits's investors · 23

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2018Aditya Agarwalsince 2018Avichal Gargsince 2018BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2018Blockchain CoinvestorsSan Francisco · since 2018Caffeinated CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $50M checks · since 2018Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checks · since 2018Electric CapitalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checks · since 2018Emmett Shearsince 2018First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $20M checks · since 2018General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2018Hanabi CapitalPalo Alto · since 2018Justin Kansince 2018Macro VenturesLos Angeles · since 2018Operator StackSouth Lake Tahoe · since 2018Polychain CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2018Race CapitalPalo Alto · $250K – $2M checks · since 2018Robin Chansince 2018Ruchi Sanghvisince 2018Sancus VenturesSan Francisco · since 2018South Park CommonsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2018Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2018SV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checks · since 2018

Experience

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

Skills & more

Social Games55Start-ups43Video Games37Game Development31Scalability25Mobile Applications25Xbox 36013Mobile Games19User Interface Design14User Experience15User Interface12Gameplay Programming9
+12 moreSoftware EngineeringUnreal Engine 3GamificationGame DesignArchitectureFundraisingWeb ApplicationsArchitecturesEntrepreneurshipVirtual RealityAugmented RealityAngel Investing

Languages Hindi · Japanese · Spanish

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Investments

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6D.aiAirtableAtriumAtrium LTSBaobab StudiosBlueBrightCarnivore Inc.DianaFigFluidityGLHFHeyHipmunkKickpayLightformLuxeMercuryPayablePixelapsePollyQuettraRunwaySandbox VRSatsumaSpeak With MeThe Ticket FairyUpload VR

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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
General Partner at 1confirmation
Gabby Dizon
CEO at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Justin Kan
Investor at Goat Capital
Prashant Fonseka
Partner at Tuesday Capital

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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 Founder of Rare Bits and 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 did Amitt Mahajan found?
Amitt Mahajan founded Rare Bits.
What companies has Amitt Mahajan invested in?
Investments tracked here include 6D.ai, Airtable, Atrium, Atrium LTS, Baobab Studios, Blue, Bright, Carnivore Inc., Diana, Fig, Fluidity, GLHF, and 16 more.
Where did Amitt Mahajan go to school?
Amitt Mahajan studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS, Computer Science).

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