Where does Justin Waldron work?

Justin Waldron is Co-founder of Playco enterprise-saas.

What check size does Justin Waldron write?

Justin Waldron typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.

What companies did Justin Waldron found?

Justin Waldron founded Playco enterprise-saas.

What companies has Justin Waldron invested in?

Investments tracked here include Abundance Labs, Bloom Institute of Technology, Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs), Confident LIMS, Fat Llama, Flirtey (SkyDrop), Fobo, Gigster, Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker), Joy, Pippin / Rent the Backyard, Poliglota, and 10 more.

Justin Waldron

InvestorFounder

Co-founder at Playco enterprise-saas

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $2.8M

FoundedPlayco enterprise-saas

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Takeshi NakanishiunlockedJustin: together at X& (2024–2026)

Justin: together at X&

×5Justin: together at Playco

×2Justin: together at Colossal Biosciences

About

Justin Waldron is the founder and CEO of Playable Intelligence and previously co-founded Playco and Zynga. He is a partner at X&KSK, a Japan-focused venture capital fund, and has invested as an angel in more than 200 startups worldwide.

Co-founder at Playco enterprise-saas

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Playco enterprise-saas's investors · 11

Dreamers VCEl Segundo · $500K – $5M checks Firestreak Ventures Good AI CapitalMenlo Park Maven VenturesPalo Alto · $1M checks Roosh VenturesKiev SGH CapitalParis Sisu Game VenturesOslo SLVC Sozo VenturesRedwood City Summit Peak VenturesFort Worth Z Venture CapitalTokyo · $150K – $101M checks

Co-founders at Playco enterprise-saas

Michael CarterCo-founder

Takeshi OtsukaCo-founder

CrossCo-founder

Experience

Playable Intelligencefounder, ceocurrent2026 — present
play.funfounder, ceocurrent2026 — present
Zyngafounder, productcurrent2007 — presentsan francisco, ca
Playcofounder, presidentcurrent2020 — presentTokyo, Japan
X&Partnercurrent2024 — presentTokyo, Japan
Colossal BiosciencesInvestorcurrent2021 — present
Substackseed investorcurrent2017 — present
The Thiel Foundationmentorcurrent2011 — present
Shibuya Startup SupportAdvisorcurrent2020 — presentTokyo, Japan
Zynga.orgfoundercurrent2007 — present
startupsangel investorcurrent2010 — present
Opus Game Labsfounder, ceo2022 — 2026

Skills & more

Product Management31Start-ups32Entrepreneurship24Viral Marketing9Monetization13User Interface6Game Design22User Experience17Social Games22Game Development16PHP10Video Games13

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Languages Chinese · English · Japanese

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Who is Justin Waldron?: Justin Waldron is the founder and CEO of Playable Intelligence and previously co-founded Playco and Zynga. He is a partner at X&KSK, a Japan-focused venture capital fund, and has invested as an angel in more than 200 startups worldwide.
Where does Justin Waldron work?: Justin Waldron is Co-founder of Playco enterprise-saas.
What check size does Justin Waldron write?: Justin Waldron typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
What companies did Justin Waldron found?: Justin Waldron founded Playco enterprise-saas.
What companies has Justin Waldron invested in?: Investments tracked here include Abundance Labs, Bloom Institute of Technology, Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs), Confident LIMS, Fat Llama, Flirtey (SkyDrop), Fobo, Gigster, Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker), Joy, Pippin / Rent the Backyard, Poliglota, and 10 more.