About
Joshua Western is a senior product leader focused on metagame, economy, creator monetization, and marketplace systems for live-service games. At Manticore Games, he worked on the Core UGC creator platform, an unreleased sandbox MMO, and the co-op action RPG Out of Time, owning areas including onboarding, the session loop, creator economies, player-driven marketplaces, and AI-assisted development in the Core Editor. His earlier experience includes product roles at Riot Games and PlayQ, where he contributed to a 10% increase in daily ad revenue on a match-3 game, along with marketing analytics work at ZS Associates and a background in software development and analytics.
Founder at Space Forge
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Space Forge's investors · 9
E2MC VenturesOrlando · $250K – $2M checksGaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checksHelios CapitalMiami · $25K – $1M checksHelium-3 VenturesNew YorkStarbridge Venture Capital LlcWashingtonTrousdale VenturesWest Hollywood · $1M – $5M checksType One VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checksUnruly CapitalLondonWorld FundMunich · $1.1M – $16.5M checks
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Experience
- Manticore Games Inc.Head of Product2025 — 2026Los Angeles, CA
- Manticore Games Inc.Senior Director of Product Management2025Los Angeles, CA
- Manticore Games Inc.Director of Product Management2022 — 2025Los Angeles, CA
- Manticore Games Inc.Lead Product Manager2020 — 2022
- PlayQProduct Manager2018 — 2020Santa Monica, CA
- Riot GamesProduct Manager2014 — 2018Los Angeles, CA
- ZS AssociatesConsultant2012 — 2014Los Angeles, CA
- ZS AssociatesSummer Associate2011Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Bank of HawaiiSenior Systems Consultant2008 — 2010Honolulu, Hawaii
- Bank of HawaiiSystems Consultant2005 — 2007Honolulu, Hawaii
- Diamond Data SystemsConsultant2004 — 2005New Orleans, Louisiana
- The Shaw GroupWeb Developer Intern2003 — 2004Baton Rouge, LA
- EADS AstriumSoftware Developer for Satellite Ground Control2003Friedrichshafen, Germany
Skills & more
SQL1Product StrategyMonetizationProduct Road MappingCross-functional Team Leadership21Software Development1Business Planning4Entrepreneurship7Operations ManagementFinancial Modeling4Project Management3Budgets1
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Data AnalysisBusiness StrategyCompetitive AnalysisBusiness AnalysisManagement ConsultingProduct ManagementAnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceConsultingLive Service GamesStrategyManagementLanguages English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joshua Western?
- Joshua Western is a senior product leader focused on metagame, economy, creator monetization, and marketplace systems for live-service games. At Manticore Games, he worked on the Core UGC creator platform, an unreleased sandbox MMO, and the co-op action RPG Out of Time, owning areas including onboarding, the session loop, creator economies, player-driven marketplaces, and AI-assisted development in the Core Editor. His earlier experience includes product roles at Riot Games and PlayQ, where he contributed to a 10% increase in daily ad revenue on a match-3 game, along with marketing analytics work at ZS Associates and a background in software development and analytics.
- Where does Joshua Western work?
- Joshua Western is Founder of Space Forge.
- What companies did Joshua Western found?
- Joshua Western founded Space Forge.
- Where did Joshua Western go to school?
- Joshua Western studied at UCLA Anderson School of Management (M.B.A, Strategy, Marketing and Entrepreneurship); Louisiana State University (B.S, Computer Science).
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Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management213
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Also attended Louisiana State University36
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Shared employers
Also worked at Manticore Games Inc.3
Also worked at Riot Games21
Nathaniel WattenmakerInvestor at Makers FundEva FreyInvestor at Extantia CapitalThomas VuHead of Franchise/Creative @ Riot Games at Moon HoldingsJesse HoustonVenture Partner at Griffin Gaming PartnersJiake LiuAdvisor at Lair East LabsBora KoçyiğitInvestor at twozero Ventures
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Also worked at ZS Associates47
Andy CloydVenture Partner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionMiranda GuerreroExecutive Assistant at Sapphire VenturesAlyssa TsenterSenior Associate at Flare Capital PartnersDanny CotterManaging Partner at The Westly GroupStephanie WangInvestor at FemHealth VenturesIsabel GlassChief of Staff & Investor at Cade Ventures
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