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Christine SamsunlockedChris: together at University of California, Santa Cruz (2002)
×6Chris: together at University of California, Santa Cruz
Chris: together at Appcharge
×3Chris: together at Electronic Arts
Chief Gaming Officer at Magic Eden
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Magic Eden's investors · 16
6th Man VenturesNew York · $2M – $5M checksAlameda ResearchCentral and Western · $1.3M – $35M checksBitcoin FrontierSan JuanCoinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checksDraft Ventures LlcSan FranciscoElectric CapitalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checksGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checksJustin “3LAU” BlauKindred VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checksMVP VenturesChicagoParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checksPolygon VenturesDubaiSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksVariant FundNew York · $250K – $750K checksVOLT CAPITALNew York · $100K – $1M checks
Co-founders at Magic Eden
JL
Jack LuCo-founder & CEO
SZ
Sidney ZhangCo-founder & CTO
ZY
Zhuoxun YinCo-founder & COO
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Zhuojie ZhouCo-founder & Chief Engineer
RZ
Rex ZhouFounder
JL
Jack L.Founder
Executive at GLU Mobile
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Experience
- Ares Interactive, Inc.Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- AppchargeAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
- Magic EdenChief Business Officer2022 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
- Electronic Arts (EA)VP, EA Mobile2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Glu MobileChief Revenue Officer2013 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- TapjoySVP, Global Partnerships2010 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- RockYou!Manager, Publisher Network2009 — 2010
- VideoEggBusiness Development2007 — 2008
- Yahoo!Content Producer (Yahoo! Video)2005 — 2007
- Yahoo!Production Coordinator (Yahoo! Shopping)2003 — 2005
- TKO SoftwareVideo Game Tester2003
Skills & more
iOS29Android29Mobile MarketingMobile AdvertisingMonetizationFree to Play5Freemium9Apps6Mobile ApplicationsVirtual Goods7Mobile Games60Game Publishing6
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Social GamesUser AcquisitionAd NetworksMobile ContentVirtual CurrencyMobile StrategyiPhoneIn-game AdvertisingFrom 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
Also attended University of California, Santa Cruz187
Daniela AmodeiCo-founder & President of AnthropicNeha JewalikarDirector of Communications at Scale Venture PartnersChristine SamsAssistant Controller at Crosslink CapitalAnne FoorInvestor at Khosla VenturesNoor NijjerHead of Investor Relations at Sierra VenturesJohn BurkeCo-Founder, Managing Partner at PROOF
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ares Interactive, Inc.2
Also worked at Electronic Arts (EA)156
Rajat TanejaInvestor at Foundation CapitalRobert TomkinsonSelf at Mucker CapitalBrian OsimiriInvestor at CapitalGGustav RydstedtAdvisor, Infrastructure Software at Verissimo VenturesShanti BergelManaging Director at TRANSCENDAndrew SheppardManaging Director at TRANSCEND
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Also worked at Tapjoy14
Linda TongCEO, Webflow at Operator CollectiveDaniel SongPrincipal at Z Venture CapitalRiz VirkVenture Partner at Griffin Gaming PartnersChris JiPartner at Unanimous CapitalLee LindenManaging Partner at Quiet CapitalNicholas TalaricoInvestor
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Also worked at RockYou!12
Tipatat ChennavasinGeneral Partner & Co-founder at The Venture Reality FundJeremy TanEVP Engineering at SuperlayerAli JamalFounding Partner at First Check VenturesMark MenellVenture Partner at MaveronJohn PeacockFounder at Course HeroMatthew RosenFounder at Splinterlands
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