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Jason Citron
InvestorUnicorn founderFounder at Discord
San Francisco, CA
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
FoundedDiscord$15B
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About
Jason Citron sold his first company to GREE for about $104 million at 26 and turned down Microsoft's reported $12 billion offer for his second at 36, choosing to keep Discord independent — the voice-and-chat platform that became the home of gaming, and then of nearly every online community. A Full Sail game-design graduate, he built Aurora Feint and OpenFeint, then founded Hammer & Chisel, where the voice chat his team built for their own game turned out to be the real product. He handed the CEO seat to Activision veteran Humam Sakhnini in April 2025 — 'hiring myself out of a job' ahead of a public listing — and stayed on the board.
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Founded Aurora Feint in 2008 — its game shipped at the App Store's launch — and grew it into the mobile social platform OpenFeint, which GREE acquired for about $104 million in 2011. Co-founded Discord with Stanislav Vishnevskiy; the idea came from the team's own frustration with voice chat while building the game Fates Forever. Citron founded OpenFeint in 2009, one of the earliest major social gaming networks for mobile devices. Citron co-founded the game development studio Hammer & Chisel, which released the game Fates Forever in 2014. Citron launched Aurora Feint, an iPhone puzzle game, in 2008.
- Education
- Graduated from Full Sail University in game design and development in 2004; inducted into its Hall of Fame in March 2025. Studied at Full Sail University (BS, Game Design and Development, 2004)
- Awards
- Citron was inducted into the Full Sail University Hall of Fame in March 2025. Citron was named to the 2023 TIME100 Next list.
- Hobbies
- On stepping down he said he planned to take a break and play Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Blue Prince, and Baldur's Gate 3. Citron is a longtime gamer who cites Final Fantasy VI as his favorite game and describes himself as a Squaresoft fanboy.
- Family
- Citron was born in San Francisco and grew up in South Florida, becoming interested in technology after being gifted a computer by his grandfather.
- More
- Discord rejected Microsoft's reported ~$12 billion offer in April 2021, choosing independence and a later public listing; it then raised at a $15 billion valuation. Stepped down as CEO in April 2025 — framing it as hiring himself out of a job — handing the seat to former Activision Blizzard vice chairman Humam Sakhnini while staying on the board. Citron learned to write code in QBasic at age 13, with his first program being a text-based role-playing game.
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1024 Venture1435 CapitalSkillman1802 VenturesAccelPalo Alto · $500K – $100M checks · since 2015Access IndustriesNew YorkAccess Technology VenturesMill ValleyAcrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checksAliya Capital PartnersMiamiAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksAppWorks VenturesTaipei · $200K – $15M checksArcane GroupSingaporeArrington CapitalMiamiBaillie GiffordEdinburgh · since 2021BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $15M checks · since 2020Berkeley FrontierBerkeleyBessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $50K – $100M checksBitkraft Esports VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2021Cogitent VenturesLondonCosmic Venture PartnersAustin · $100K – $5M checksDigital StrategiesDragoneer Investment GroupSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021Dutch Crypto InvestorsAmsterdamDVCRotterdamFidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2021FirstMark CapitalNew York · $500K – $8M checks · since 2018Franklin TempletonSan Mateo · since 2021Gelt VC$25K checksGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2015GFR FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksGreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checks · since 2018Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2020Griffin Gaming PartnersSanta MonicaIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2018InvestXVancouverIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2017King River CapitalSydneyMagnus CapitalMana VenturesEsteroManhattan Venture PartnersNew YorkManhattan WestLos AngelesMapleblock CapitalMarketX VenturesMuchmore VenturesNew York CityPointer.CapitalLewesRepublic VenturesNew YorkRidge VenturesSan Francisco · $2M – $7M checksSequoia Capital’s Scout programMenlo Park · $25K – $100K checksSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2017Technology Crossover Venturessince 2018TokoinV3V Ventures$100K – $1M checks
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Co-founders at Discord
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Stanislav VishnevskiyFounder
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Stan VishnevskiyFounder
Experience
- DiscordBoard Member & Advisor to the CEOcurrent2025 — present
- DiscordFounder & CEO2012 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- CampusBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- OpenFeintFounder & CEO2008 — 2011Burlingame, CA
- Youweb Inc.Entrepreneur2007 — 2008
- Doublefine ProductionsProgrammer2006 — 2007
- Stormfront StudiosProgrammer2005 — 2006
- Papaya StudioGame Programmer2005
Skills & more
Video Games56Game Design31Mobile Games30Social Games22Game Development28Entrepreneurship15Gameplay6PS34Xbox 3604Software Engineering3Product Development1Monetization7
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Start-upsCasual GamesMobile ApplicationsiOS developmentGame MechanicsProduct ManagementFilmMobile DevicesiPhoneRuby on RailsUser ExperienceFrom Jason's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Discord
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Podcasts & interviews
featuring Jason CitronNetwork2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jason Citron?
- Jason Citron sold his first company to GREE for about $104 million at 26 and turned down Microsoft's reported $12 billion offer for his second at 36, choosing to keep Discord independent — the voice-and-chat platform that became the home of gaming, and then of nearly every online community. A Full Sail game-design graduate, he built Aurora Feint and OpenFeint, then founded Hammer & Chisel, where the voice chat his team built for their own game turned out to be the real product. He handed the CEO seat to Activision veteran Humam Sakhnini in April 2025 — 'hiring myself out of a job' ahead of a public listing — and stayed on the board.
- Where does Jason Citron work?
- Jason Citron is Founder of Discord.
- What check size does Jason Citron write?
- Jason Citron typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- What companies did Jason Citron found?
- Jason Citron founded Discord.
- What boards does Jason Citron sit on?
- Jason Citron holds tracked board seats at Discord.
- Where did Jason Citron go to school?
- Jason Citron studied at Full Sail University (B.S., Game Design and Development).
- What awards has Jason Citron received?
- Citron was inducted into the Full Sail University Hall of Fame in March 2025. Citron was named to the 2023 TIME100 Next list.
- What podcasts and interviews feature Jason Citron?
- Tracked appearances include "Passing the Torch", "How Jason Citron Built Discord", "Discord CEO on reported Microsoft bid".
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Shared employers
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