Dan Bunting
InvestorInvestor at 1AM Gaming · Board director at Empty Vessel
Los Angeles, California, United States
About
Dan Bunting is Co-Founder and CEO of a stealth startup, an angel investor, and a venture partner at 1AM Gaming. He previously spent 19 years at Treyarch Studios, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, where he served as Head of Studio and Game Director and was a key leader on the Call of Duty: Black Ops series from its 2010 debut. In that role he co-led teams of more than 400 in-house developers alongside outsourced teams, oversaw production budgets exceeding $100 million per cycle, and guided the organization through transitions including the shift from boxed product to games-as-a-service and from premium to free-to-play models.
Board director at Empty Vessel
Intro paths
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Experience
- Stealth StartupCo-Founder & CEO 👀current2026 — presentLos Angeles, CA
- 1AM GamingVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentLos Angeles, CA
- Ready Up GamesAngel Investorcurrent2021 — presentLos Angeles, CA
- TreyarchCo-Studio Head2017 — 2021Santa Monica, California, United States
- TreyarchGame Director2013 — 2016Santa Monica, California, United States
- TreyarchDirector, Online2011 — 2012
- TreyarchSenior Producer2009 — 2010
- TreyarchProducer2005 — 2008
- TreyarchAssociate Producer2003 — 2005
- FX NetworksCoordinating Producer2000 — 2003
- FX NetworksProduction Coordinator1999 — 2000
- FX NetworksProduction Assistant1999
- Animation World NetworkDesign Intern1999Los Angeles, California, United States
Skills & more
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Venture ManagementVenture CapitalFundraisingNetworkingAngel InvestingInvestmentsInvestingBusiness PlanningAnnual PlanningPre-productionMarket PlanningDigital MediaLanguages Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dan Bunting?
- Dan Bunting is Co-Founder and CEO of a stealth startup, an angel investor, and a venture partner at 1AM Gaming. He previously spent 19 years at Treyarch Studios, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, where he served as Head of Studio and Game Director and was a key leader on the Call of Duty: Black Ops series from its 2010 debut. In that role he co-led teams of more than 400 in-house developers alongside outsourced teams, oversaw production budgets exceeding $100 million per cycle, and guided the organization through transitions including the shift from boxed product to games-as-a-service and from premium to free-to-play models.
- Where does Dan Bunting work?
- Dan Bunting is at 1AM Gaming and Board director at Empty Vessel.
- Where did Dan Bunting go to school?
- Dan Bunting studied at University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Bachelors Degree in Literature | Minor Degrees in Philosophy & Spanish); Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Study Abroad Program in Spanish Language Immersion).
Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup351
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