Brian Cho
InvestorGeneral Partner at Patron
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $2M
About
Brian Cho, an ex-Riot senior operating exec who helped launch VALORANT and scale League of Legends globally, focuses on gaming-native consumer and playful social/fitness apps led by lean, high-talent teams.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechGamingMedia & Entertainment
Experience
- PatronGeneral Partner & Co-Foundercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Riot GamesHead of Ventures, M&A, and Business Development2014 — 2021Los Angeles, CA
- Andreessen HorowitzPartner2012 — 2014Menlo Park, CA
- Various CompaniesStartups2007 — 2012San Francisco, CA
Education
- UC IrvineEconomics
Skills & more
Game industryStart-ups99Product Management79Mobile Devices75New Business Development56Strategic Partnerships56Mobile Games32Venture Capital23Leadership21Video Games13Business Strategy7SaaS6
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E-commerceCloud ComputingMarketingMonetizationExecutive ManagementAnalyticsLeague of LegendsBusiness DevelopmentFrom Brian's professional profile.
Colleagues at Patron
Network7
Balaji SrinivasanScout
Engineer, founder, angel investor, author of The Network State, and founder of Network School
Adam DraperScout
Managing Director at Boost VC
Aaron Sisto
Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Amber Atherton
Partner at Patron
Mitch Lasky
General Partner at Benchmark
Rich Aldrich
Investor at Unknown Ventures
Ryan Spoon
Advisor, Sports & Media at Courtside Ventures
Investors connected to Brian in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Brian Cho work?
- Brian Cho is General Partner at Patron.
- What does Brian Cho invest in?
- Brian Cho invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, Gaming, Media & Entertainment.
- What check size does Brian Cho write?
- Brian Cho typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
Same school
Also attended UC Irvine117
Christian BuergerPortfolio Development at Intel CapitalJonathan GiegCommunity Manager at Pantera CapitalRyan LaurinManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersPascal KroteePrincipal, Ph.D. at RiverVest Venture PartnersZack IsaacsonVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpCameron BaharVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc
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Shared employers
Also worked at Patron2
Also worked at Riot Games20
Nathaniel WattenmakerInvestor at Makers FundEva FreyInvestor at Extantia CapitalThomas VuHead of Franchise/Creative @ Riot Games at Moon HoldingsJesse HoustonVenture Partner at Griffin Gaming PartnersJiake LiuAdvisor at Lair East LabsBora KoçyiğitInvestor at twozero Ventures
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Also worked at Andreessen Horowitz231
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzRon ConwayFounder of SV AngelChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzBalaji SrinivasanEngineer, founder, angel investor, author of The Network State, and founder of Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)
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Also worked at Various Companies193
Leonard PicardoAdvisor at Manta Ray VenturesYtsen van der MeerPrincipal at Cottonwood Technology FundHector MasonGeneral Partner at Episode1Danielle AbdelahadInvestor at Third Rock VenturesSiddharth RamakrishnanPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersTroy A. LeMaile-StovallCEO at Maryland TEDCO
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