About
Michael Witz is the founder and CEO of Redemption Games and an angel investor in over 300 companies and investment funds.
Founder/CEO at HauteDayYC S14
Intro paths
YC
Michael went through Y Combinator (Summer 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Michael can intro founders to HauteDay's investors below.
HauteDay's investors · 1
Co-founders at HauteDay
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Dan LinFounder
Experience
- Redemption Games, Inc.Founder and CEOcurrent2015 — presentGreater San Diego Area
- Jam CityGM of Jam City San Diego (through acquisition of Mob Science)2013 — 2014Greater San Diego Area
- Mob ScienceFounder and CEO2008 — 2013
- RightSide Advisors, Inc.Co-Founder and CEO2002 — 2006
- StockJungle.comFounder and CEO1998 — 2001
Skills & more
Start-ups44Product Development17Social Media24Mobile Games94Viral Marketing20MMO32Social Games99Game Development96Entrepreneurship47Community Sites6iPhone10Digital Media8
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Facebook APIMobile DevicesVideo GamesDigital StrategyE-commerceFacebookUser ExperienceCasual GamesAndroidMonetizationGame DesignStrategyLanguages Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Witz?
- Michael Witz is the founder and CEO of Redemption Games and an angel investor in over 300 companies and investment funds.
- Where does Michael Witz work?
- Michael Witz is Founder/CEO of HauteDay.
- What companies did Michael Witz found?
- Michael Witz founded HauteDay.
- Where did Michael Witz go to school?
- Michael Witz studied at Y Combinator; UC Santa Barbara (ba, history); Universidad Complutense de Madrid (ba, Historia).
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UC Santa Barbara mafia61
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid mafia9
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