Fundraising Fox
/People
Sign in

Chris Akhavan

Chief Gaming Officer at Magic Eden · Executive at GLU Mobile

San Francisco Bay Area

Find your path to Chris

365 people in our graph can introduce you to Chris.

Each arrow is one introduction. Sign up to fill in the first one.

Ask Bong Koh to introduce you to Chris

You →Bong · together at VideoEgg (2007–2008) →Chris

Ask Jamie Chen to introduce you to Chris

You →Jamie · together at Magic Eden →Chris

Ask Sam Okafor to introduce you to Chris

You →Sam · together at RockYou →Chris

Sign up to find every way you can get introduced to Chris

  • Your email: the people you already email who know Chris
  • 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: people you know who worked, studied or invested with Chris
  • Your LinkedIn: the connections who can make the intro for you

We rank every route by how warm it is, so you raise on warm intros instead of cold emails.

Sign up with GoogleAlready have an account? Log in

Chief Gaming Officer at Magic Eden

Intro paths

→

In turn, Chris can intro founders to Magic Eden's investors below.

Magic Eden's investors · 18

6th Man VenturesNew York · $2M – $5M checksAlameda ResearchCentral and Western · $1.3M – $35M checksBitcoin FrontierSan JuanCoinbase VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksDAO JonesDraft Ventures LlcSan FranciscoElectric CapitalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checks · since 2022Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2022Justin “3LAU” BlauKindred VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2022MVP VenturesChicagoParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checks · since 2022Polygon VenturesDubaiSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2022Solana VenturesSan Francisco · $10K – $250K checksVariant FundNew York · $250K – $750K checksVOLT CAPITALNew York · $100K – $1M checks

Co-founders at Magic Eden

JLJack Lu
Jack LuCo-founder & CEO
SZSidney Zhang
Sidney ZhangCo-founder & CTO
ZYZhuoxun Yin
Zhuoxun YinCo-founder & COO
ZZZhuojie Zhou
Zhuojie ZhouCo-founder & Chief Engineer
RZRex Zhou
Rex ZhouFounder
JLJack L.
Jack L.Founder

Executive at GLU Mobile

Intro paths

→

In turn, Chris can intro founders to GLU Mobile's investors below.

GLU Mobile's investors · 5

ACME CapitalSan Francisco · since 2015Globespan Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $250K – $15M checks · since 2015New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2015Notable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checks · since 2015Scale Venture PartnersFoster City · $5M – $50M checks · since 2004

Experience

  1. Ares Interactive, Inc.Advisorcurrent2025 — present
  2. AppchargeAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
  3. Magic EdenChief Business Officer2022 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
  4. Electronic Arts (EA)VP, EA Mobile2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Glu MobileChief Revenue Officer2013 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  6. TapjoySVP, Global Partnerships2010 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  7. RockYou!Manager, Publisher Network2009 — 2010
  8. VideoEggBusiness Development2007 — 2008
  9. Yahoo!Content Producer (Yahoo! Video)2005 — 2007
  10. Yahoo!Production Coordinator (Yahoo! Shopping)2003 — 2005
  11. TKO SoftwareVideo Game Tester2003

Skills & more

iOS29Android29Mobile MarketingMobile AdvertisingMonetizationFree to Play5Freemium9Apps6Mobile ApplicationsVirtual Goods7Mobile Games60Game Publishing6
+8 moreSocial GamesUser AcquisitionAd NetworksMobile ContentVirtual CurrencyMobile StrategyiPhoneIn-game Advertising

From Chris's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Chris Akhavan?
Chief Gaming Officer at Magic Eden
Where does Chris Akhavan work?
Chris Akhavan is Chief Gaming Officer at Magic Eden and Executive at GLU Mobile.
Where did Chris Akhavan go to school?
Chris Akhavan studied at University of California, Santa Cruz (B.A., Economics).

Same school

Shared employers