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687 people in our graph share verified history with John — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Matt CherianunlockedJohn: together at Banc of America Securities (2006–2007)
×5John: together at Banc of America Securities
×4John: together at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
×2John: together at Credit Suisse
About
John Cheng co-founded Playnomics, an AI platform for predicting player behavior, which was acquired by Unity Technologies. He subsequently served on Unity's executive team leading Unity Analytics, a data and machine learning service for game developers.
Founder at PlayAblyYC S19
Intro paths
YC
John went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at PlayAbly
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Michael BirkFounder
Experience
- PlayAblyAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
- Various BusinessesAngel Investorcurrent2010 — present
- BaotrisCo-founder & CEO2019 — 2026
- Unity TechnologiesGM, Unity Data Products2014 — 2018
- Playnomics (Acquired by Unity Technologies)Co-Founder / Chief Product Officer2009 — 2014
- Credit SuisseVice President2007 — 2009
- Banc of America SecuritiesVice President2003 — 2007
- Rutberg & CompanyAssociate2002 — 2003
- BroadviewAnalyst1998 — 2000
- Tucker AlanConsultant1996 — 1998
Skills & more
Corporate Development22Strategic Partnerships29Venture Capital14Mergers9Start-ups45Financial Modeling6Business Development11Business Strategy6Investment Banking22Entrepreneurship12Due Diligence2Product Management7
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Cheng?
- John Cheng co-founded Playnomics, an AI platform for predicting player behavior, which was acquired by Unity Technologies. He subsequently served on Unity's executive team leading Unity Analytics, a data and machine learning service for game developers.
- Where does John Cheng work?
- John Cheng is Founder of PlayAbly.
- What companies did John Cheng found?
- John Cheng founded PlayAbly.
- Where did John Cheng go to school?
- John Cheng studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA, Finance); University of California, Berkeley (BS, Business).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management mafia186
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kunal BahlExecutive ProgramFounded SnapdealCristina JunqueiraMBAFounded Nubank +1Scott D. DorseyMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded High Alpha Capital +2Takeshi TakahashiFounded Aculys Pharma +2Remco van ZantenMBAFounded Zalando +2Mark CrumblishMBAFounded Profit Inc +2
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Same school
Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management1,135
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalCristina JunqueiraCo-founder of NubankAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 Ventures
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Steve WozniakCo-founder of AppleAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of SkydioTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystScott DavisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Shared employers
Also worked at Unity Technologies54
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCDavid HelgasonUnity co-founder; Partner at TransitionPetteri KoponenFounding Partner at Lifeline VenturesBrian HoytChief Operations Officer at Parkway Venture CapitalDan MoskowitzInvestor at Third Point Ventures
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Also worked at Playnomics (Acquired by Unity Technologies)2
Also worked at Credit Suisse1,105
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesNik StoronskyCo-founder & CEO of RevolutVlad YatsenkoCo-founder & CTO of RevolutRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity Partners
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Also worked at Banc of America Securities533
Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalAndrew WallaceVice President, Revolution Growth at RevolutionWill QuistGP at Slow VenturesChris FeeneySenior Fellow, Bank Policy Institute at MissionOG
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