Nathaniel Ventura
FounderFounder at Vinci Games
Berkeley, California, United States
FoundedVinci Games · YC
About
Nathaniel Ventura is co-founder and CEO of Vinci Games, which he established in 2021 with Maciej Szcześnik. He previously led developer programs at Facebook, Google, and Unity, and currently focuses on developing competitive sports experiences for virtual reality.
Founder at Vinci GamesYC S22
Intro paths
YC
Nathaniel went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Vinci Games's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Nathaniel can intro founders to Vinci Games's investors below.
Vinci Games's investors · 5
Co-founders at Vinci Games
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Maciej SzcześnikFounder
Experience
- Vinci GamesCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2021 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
- FacebookAR/VR Program Manager, Facebook Reality Labs, Oculus Start2019 — 2021Menlo Park
- GoogleProgram Manager, Google Play Apps & Games, Start on Android2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Unity TechnologiesProduct Marketing Manager, Unity Connect and Unity Asset Store2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Unity TechnologiesPrograms Marketing Manager, Edu2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Unity TechnologiesMarketing Associate - Made with Unity2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Unity TechnologiesMarketing Intern - Made With Unity2015 — 2016San Francisco
- CozymealAssociate Product Manager2015San Francisco
- CBS InteractiveB2B Product Manager Intern2015San Francisco
- BeRecruitedSocial Media & Community Manager2014 — 2015San Francisco
- Undergraduate Marketing SocietyProject Manager & Design Consultant2015Berkeley
- Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS)Audio and Visual Technician2014Berkeley, CA
- KaplanCampus Representative2013Berkeley, CA
- Campus Special (acquired by Chegg, Inc.)Event Marketing Manager2013Berkeley, CA
- Campus Special (acquired by Chegg, Inc.)Account Executive2013Berkeley, CA
- JobbookUniversity Partner2013Berkeley, CA
- SplashooMarketing Intern2013Berkeley, CA
- International Association of Business Communicators, UC Berkeley ChapterMarketing Division Member2012Berkeley, CA
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyMedia Studies, Mass Communications2012 — 2016
Skills & more
Public Speaking20Teamwork7Leadership4Management3Communication1Adobe Photoshop18PowerPoint15Microsoft Word16Microsoft Powerpoint9Facebook10Microsoft Office15Microsoft Excel11
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