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DONOVAN DUNCAN

Investor

Advisor at Makers Fund

Huntsville, Alabama

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

About

Donovan Duncan is CEO and co-founder of indie.io. He has 25 years of experience in media, entertainment, and gaming, including 13 years at Curse—which was acquired by Twitch/Amazon—and leadership roles at Fandom following its acquisition of his projects. Duncan holds advisor or investment positions with companies including Anutra, Chrono.gg, Mod.io, Baebies, Kahua, Tomahawk Robotics, Melt, Spur, Wellbox, Ripple, StartPlaying, Pipeline.gg, and PlayMultiverse.

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Experience

  1. indie.ioCEO & Co-Founder at indie.iocurrent2020 — presentHuntsville, Alabama, United States
  2. Makers FundVenture Advisorcurrent2021 — present
  3. FandomChief Business Officer2020Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville Area
  4. FandomPresident2019 — 2020Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville Area
  5. FandomPresident of Fandom2019 — 2020Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville Area
  6. Curse, Inc.President2015 — 2020Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville Area
  7. Curse, Inc.Vice President Of Marketing And Business Development2011 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Curse, Inc.Director of Content2008 — 2011

Education

  1. The University of Montana - College of BusinessBachelor's degree, Business Administration and Information System Technologies2001 — 2003

Skills & more

Video Games45Business Development11SEO39Social Networking39Marketing Strategy10Online Gaming62MMO68New Business Development4Social Games49Monetization25Marketing Communications7Game Design10
+12 moreGame DevelopmentCompetitive AnalysisStrategic PartnershipsPublic RelationsQuality AssurancePartner ManagementMMORPGEntertainmentCommunity ManagementMobile GamesComputer GamesOnline Advertising

From DONOVAN's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The University of Montana - College of Business2

Cody YounkinSenior Associate at Elsewhere PartnersAdil NurgozhinVenture Partner at I2BF Global Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at indie.io1

Teppei TsutsuiGeneral Partner at GFR Fund

Also worked at Fandom6

Jeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersEric LiawInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Sarah HashemyanVP, People Operations at AtomicAna YoergInvestor at At One VenturesSara RywePartner at byFoundersTetsuro MiyatakeInvestor at DG Incubation

Also worked at Curse, Inc.2

Hubert ThieblotGeneral Partner at FoundersDavid CramerFounder/Engineering Advisor at Modern Technical

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