About
Matthew Wiggins is the founder and CEO of Mojiworks, a social games company focused on multiplayer play across chat and social platforms such as Discord, backed by Balderton, Heartcore, and Lifeline. He previously founded Wonderland Software, which developed the App Store game Godfinger and was acquired by Zynga, and worked at Lionhead on the Black & White series. His experience spans roles in product, design, engineering, and investment across consumer technology, games, AI, hardware, and AR.
CEO at Mojiworks
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Experience
- MojiworksCEOcurrent2016 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Perfected3DNon Executive Chairman2016 — 2023Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- BlipparVP Mobile Engineering2016London
- MakieLabInvestor and Advisor2012 — 2016
- MakieLabCTO2015 — 2016London, United Kingdom
- JiggeryPokeryCEO and Co-founder2013 — 2016Guildford, United Kingdom
- ZyngaStudio Head and General Manager, Zynga Mobile UK2011 — 2012
- Wonderland SoftwareCEO and co-founder2009 — 2011Guildford, UK
- CodemastersPrincipal Programmer and Group Lead2008 — 2009Guildford, UK
- Linden LabSenior Developer2007San Francisco, US & Brighton, UK
- Lionhead Studios / Microsoft Games StudiosLead AI Programmer2006 — 2007Guildford, UK
- Lionhead Studios / Microsoft Games StudiosSenior Programmer2001 — 2006Guildford, UK
- NTLProgrammer2001
- Intelligent GamesDesigner2000 — 2001
Skills & more
Social GamesProduct ManagementStartup DevelopmentStart-up ConsultingArtificial Intelligence (AI)TypeScriptFundraisingNon-Executive DirectorBoard GovernanceBoard of DirectorsGame Development40Start-ups21
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matthew Wiggins?
- Matthew Wiggins is the founder and CEO of Mojiworks, a social games company focused on multiplayer play across chat and social platforms such as Discord, backed by Balderton, Heartcore, and Lifeline. He previously founded Wonderland Software, which developed the App Store game Godfinger and was acquired by Zynga, and worked at Lionhead on the Black & White series. His experience spans roles in product, design, engineering, and investment across consumer technology, games, AI, hardware, and AR.
- Where does Matthew Wiggins work?
- Matthew Wiggins is CEO of Mojiworks.
- What companies did Matthew Wiggins found?
- Matthew Wiggins founded Mojiworks.
- Where did Matthew Wiggins go to school?
- Matthew Wiggins studied at University of Southampton (Mechanical and Computer Engineering).
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Shared employers
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