Mark Pincus
InvestorFounderFounder at Workplay Ventures · Founder at Zynga
San Francisco, California
FoundedZynga
About
Founder of Workplay Ventures and a serial entrepreneur who founded Zynga, tribe.net, Support.com, and FreeLoader. He is an active angel investor in internet, media, and software companies and co-created a Stanford GSB product management course.
Founder at Zynga
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Zynga's investors · 15
Accelerator VenturesMiami · $2M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksBaseline VenturesJackson · $100K – $1M checksBessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checksDag VenturesPalo AltoECONA AGBerlinEntrée CapitalTel Aviv · $150K – $15M checksFoundryBoulder · $250K – $15M checksGlobespan Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $250K – $15M checksIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksLerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checksRho VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checksSilver Lake PartnersMenlo ParkUnion Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checks
Co-founders at Zynga
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Eric SchiermeyerFounder
Experience
- Reinvent CapitalManaging Member & Co-Foundercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Zynga Inc.Founder & Chairmancurrent2007 — present
- Tribe.netCEO & Co-Founder2003 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area
- supportsoftCEO, Co-Founder & Chairman1997 — 2001
- FreeLoader, Inc.CEO & Co-Founder1995 — 1997Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Skills & more
Strategy24Social Networking25Mobile Devices10Social Games22Video Games22Angel Investing15Start-ups19MMO6Corporate Development7Venture Capital11Monetization7Online Gaming12
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Managing Partner at Leadout Capital
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Co-Founder & General Partner at BA Capital
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General Partner at Benchmark
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mark Pincus?
- Founder of Workplay Ventures and a serial entrepreneur who founded Zynga, tribe.net, Support.com, and FreeLoader. He is an active angel investor in internet, media, and software companies and co-created a Stanford GSB product management course.
- Where does Mark Pincus work?
- Mark Pincus is Founder of Zynga and Angel investor at Mark Pincus.
- What companies did Mark Pincus found?
- Mark Pincus founded Zynga.
- Where did Mark Pincus go to school?
- Mark Pincus studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); The Wharton School (Bachelor's degree, Finance and sociology).
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Also attended The Wharton School1,557
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic
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Shared employers
Also worked at Zynga Inc.67
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMasoud AdinaHead of Compliance at GreycroftVlad LoktevInvestor at Index VenturesEmily MoskowitzEntrepreneur in Residence at Storm VenturesLinus LiangFounder and Managing Partner at Kyber Knight CapitalNiha GottiparthyInvestor at EMERGENT VENTURES
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