Where does Mike Sherrill work?

Mike Sherrill is Founder of Machine Zone.

What companies did Mike Sherrill found?

Mike Sherrill founded Machine Zone.

Where did Mike Sherrill go to school?

Mike Sherrill studied at Y Combinator.

Mike Sherrill

Founder

Founder at Machine Zone

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedMachine Zone · YC

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About

Mike Sherrill co-founded Machine Zone in 2007 and launched Game of War in 2012, a title that has grossed 2.8 billion dollars to date. Machine Zone was acquired by AppLovin in May 2020, where Sherrill served as Head of Innovation. He is currently an investor at LILA Games.

Founder at Machine Zone YC W08

Intro paths

Mike went through Y Combinator (Winter 2008) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Mike can intro founders to Machine Zone's investors below.

Machine Zone's investors · 3

Baseline VenturesJackson · $100K – $1M checks Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2008

Co-founders at Machine Zone

Gabriel LeydonFounder/CEO

Halbert NakagawaFounder/CTO

Experience

LILA GamesInvestorcurrent2020 — present
LILA GamesChief Innovation Officer2022 — 2024Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
MSRT VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Made on Earth GamesAdvisor2025
Made on Earth GamesInvestor2025
AppLovinHead Of Innovation2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
MZCo-Founder2007 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
MTFounder2006 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
KPMGLead Coordinator2000 — 2007
Atari GamesLead QA1998 — 2000

Skills & more

Game Design57Marketing43Art Direction19Graphic Design33Social Games17Monetization14User Interface Design7Start-ups20Video Game Production1Product Design5Mobile Devices24iOS development9

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Languages English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mike Sherrill?: Mike Sherrill co-founded Machine Zone in 2007 and launched Game of War in 2012, a title that has grossed 2.8 billion dollars to date. Machine Zone was acquired by AppLovin in May 2020, where Sherrill served as Head of Innovation. He is currently an investor at LILA Games.
Where does Mike Sherrill work?: Mike Sherrill is Founder of Machine Zone.
What companies did Mike Sherrill found?: Mike Sherrill founded Machine Zone.
Where did Mike Sherrill go to school?: Mike Sherrill studied at Y Combinator.