Rick Ling
FounderFounder at Blitz Esports
Berkeley, California, United States
FoundedBlitz Esports · YC
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Niko BonatsosunlockedRick: together at Discord (2018–2023)
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About
Rick Ling is a co-founder at Rascal Games, where he is developing a game centered on cooperative adventures. He previously worked in product at Discord and founded Blitz, a company in Y Combinator's Summer 2015 batch. Ling also competed professionally in Kartrider.
Founder at Blitz EsportsYC S15
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YC
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Co-founders at Blitz Esports
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Jonathan LinFounder
Experience
- Rascal GamesCo-Foundercurrent2024 — present
- DiscordHead of Communities Product2018 — 2023
- BlitzCEO & Co-founder (Acquired by Discord)2015 — 2018Berkeley, CA
- Cal HacksCo-Founder2014 — 2015Berkeley, California
- Kairos SocietyBerkeley President2014 — 2015
- Dorm Room FundInvestor2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Storm8Engineer Intern2014Redwood City, California
- EARN.ORGUser Interaction Design Intern2013San Francisco
- Department of Biological Sciences at University of North TexasResearch Assistant2011 — 2012
Skills & more
Web Design2Marketing6Marketing ResearchGraphic DesignBusiness PlanningProgramming4Nonprofits8Business Development4Investments2Entrepreneurship7Research2Social Media4
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rick Ling?
- Rick Ling is a co-founder at Rascal Games, where he is developing a game centered on cooperative adventures. He previously worked in product at Discord and founded Blitz, a company in Y Combinator's Summer 2015 batch. Ling also competed professionally in Kartrider.
- Where does Rick Ling work?
- Rick Ling is Founder of Blitz Esports.
- What companies did Rick Ling found?
- Rick Ling founded Blitz Esports.
- Where did Rick Ling go to school?
- Rick Ling studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science (BS), EECS); Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Dorm Room mafia28
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Kairos mafia25
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Ankur JainCo-Founder & Co-CEOFounded Rhino +2Mike MahlkowKairos FellowFounded Fastgen +1Andrej SafundzicKairos FellowFounded Lumos App, Inc. +1Ren MenonAdvisor - HealthcareFounded Invisalign +1Imran CronkFellow at Kairos SocietyFounded Ride Health +1Alex FianceCo-CEO, Co-FounderFounded K50Ventures
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Discord mafia12
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Ankit KumarStaff Software EngineerFounded Ubiquity6 +1Jason LinInvestorFounded LifelikecapAmber AthertonHead of Growth (Communities)Founded ZyperMichael LinMachine Learning EngineerFounded VarianceKelly LuSoftware EngineerFounded OvereasyRishab JainDiscord PartnerFounded Prescience, Inc.
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Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science mafia10
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Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
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Joshua PosamentierManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Congruent VenturesShaoib MakaniFounder, Motive at Houghton Street VenturesAmanda StudebakerSenior Associate at SCF PartnersBrian Huskinson, PhDVenture Partner at ATPRishi TalatiFounder at HotplateJagath VytheeswaranFounder at Vogent
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Shared employers
Also worked at Discord33
Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockJason CitronCo-founder of DiscordNiko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of VerdictNabeel HyattInvestor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agencyWill ReedInvestor at Spark Capital
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