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Ilya Karpinskiy

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General Partner at The Games Fund

Limassol, Cyprus

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About

Ilya Karpinskiy co-founded and led major Eastern European studio RJ Games, bringing unusually deep hands-on production experience, Cyprus-based influence in the emerging games hub, and early leadership in games-only VC.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningGamingImpact & Social GoodMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Experience

  1. Area of GamesCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officercurrent2022 — present
  2. Owlcat GamesCo-Founder & Chief Strategy Officercurrent2022 — present
  3. The Games FundCo-Founder & GPcurrent2021 — present
  4. ReactionFounding Partnercurrent2020 — presentGlobal Venture Capital | Sourcing innovations anywhere, scaling them everywhere
  5. Hobby WorldCo-Founder / CSOcurrent2000 — present
  6. MY.GAMESChief Strategy Officer2019 — 2021
  7. MGVCFormer CEO2017 — 2021Moscow, Russian Federation
  8. Mail.ru GroupDeputy Head of Games2016 — 2021Moscow, Russian Federation
  9. Mail.ru GroupDirector of Third Party Development2012 — 2017Moscow Region, Russian Federation
  10. Nival NetworkCEO2007 — 2012

Skills & more

Online Gaming44MMO38Social Games39Monetization28Game Development25Video Games27MMORPG10Mobile Games18Casual Games11Game Design8Computer Games9Mobile Applications5
+10 moreDigital MediaXbox 360GameplayGame MechanicsPS3Start-upsProduct ManagementStrategic PartnershipsE-commerceGaming

From Ilya's professional profile.

Colleagues at The Games Fund

Alena Patorskaya
Head of Legal at The Games Fund
Andrey Ivashentsev
Partner at The Games Fund
Grigory Bortnik
Venture Partner at The Games Fund
Ilya Eremeev
General Partner at The Games Fund
lIia Eremeev
General Partner at The Games Fund
Maria Kochmola
General Partner at The Games Fund
Mike Vorhaus
CEO, Vorhaus Advisors at The 98
Roman Ilyutkin
Principal at The Games Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ilya Karpinskiy?
Ilya Karpinskiy co-founded and led major Eastern European studio RJ Games, bringing unusually deep hands-on production experience, Cyprus-based influence in the emerging games hub, and early leadership in games-only VC.
Where does Ilya Karpinskiy work?
Ilya Karpinskiy is General Partner at The Games Fund.
What does Ilya Karpinskiy invest in?
Ilya Karpinskiy invests in AI & Machine Learning, Gaming, Impact & Social Good, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
Where did Ilya Karpinskiy go to school?
Ilya Karpinskiy studied at Harvard University; Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

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