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About
Bing Gordon is an advisor and Chief Product Officer at Kleiner Perkins, which he joined in 2008. He leads the firm's sFund, a social-web investment initiative launched in 2010 with partners including Amazon, Facebook, Zynga, Comcast, Liberty Media and Allen & Co. Before venture capital, he spent decades as a top executive at Electronic Arts, which he helped found in 1982, serving as chief creative officer from 1998 to 2008 and previously leading marketing and product development, where he shaped franchises like Madden Football, The Sims and Need for Speed. He sits on the boards of Amazon, N3twork, Zazzle and Zynga, and was a founding director at Katango, ngmoco and Audible.
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- b•••@kleinerperkins.comreveal70% confident
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Helped found Electronic Arts in 1982 with initial funding from Kleiner Perkins.
- Education
- Earned an M.B.A. from Stanford University. Earned a B.A. from Yale University.
- Boards
- Serves on the President's Council at Yale University.
- Awards
- Received the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.
- Hobbies
- Lists his favorite games of all time as World of Warcraft, the Sims, Diablo, Pogo, Civilization, Columns, Freecell, Farmville and Cityville.
- More
- Held the game industry's first endowed chair in game design at USC's School of Cinematic Arts.
From Bing's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Deals · 4
Baron App, Inc.Board seat
via Kleiner Perkins · filed Jan 2025 · $2.9M raise
FlipboardBoard seat
via Kleiner Perkins · filed Jul 2022 · $25M raise
DuolingoBoard seat
via Kleiner Perkins · filed Jan 2020 · $30M raise
Zume PizzaBoard seat
via Kleiner Perkins · filed Nov 2018 · $375M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Amazon MusicAudibleKatangoN3tworkNgmocoZazzleZynga
Investor
ADORAirtimeAudiusAzarusBetterworksDIYKatangoKloutLevellrLuvocracyMagic LeapMayhem StudiosMetafyMevioMino GamesMobcrushN3tworkngmocoOne Kings LaneOUYAQuest PortalSecretSpotifyStream CaptainthatgamecompanyTruecallerZazzleZynga
Sources: the investor's own website · SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Kleiner Perkins
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bing Gordon?
- Bing Gordon is an advisor and Chief Product Officer at Kleiner Perkins, which he joined in 2008. He leads the firm's sFund, a social-web investment initiative launched in 2010 with partners including Amazon, Facebook, Zynga, Comcast, Liberty Media and Allen & Co. Before venture capital, he spent decades as a top executive at Electronic Arts, which he helped found in 1982, serving as chief creative officer from 1998 to 2008 and previously leading marketing and product development, where he shaped franchises like Madden Football, The Sims and Need for Speed. He sits on the boards of Amazon, N3twork, Zazzle and Zynga, and was a founding director at Katango, ngmoco and Audible.
- Where does Bing Gordon work?
- Bing Gordon is Advisor at Kleiner Perkins.
- What check size does Bing Gordon write?
- Bing Gordon typically writes checks of $100K – $25M.
- What boards does Bing Gordon sit on?
- Bing Gordon holds tracked board seats at Amazon Music, Audible, Baron App, Inc., Duolingo, Flipboard, Katango, N3twork, Ngmoco, Zazzle, Zume Pizza.
- What companies has Bing Gordon invested in?
- Investments tracked here include ADOR, Airtime, Audius, Azarus, Betterworks, DIY, Duolingo, Katango, Klout, Levellr, Luvocracy, Magic Leap, and 17 more.
- What awards has Bing Gordon received?
- Received the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.
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