About
Seth is a game developer and product leader, most recently VP of Development on World of Warcraft at Blizzard Entertainment and previously co-founder and CEO of Proletariat Inc. (Spellbreak), acquired by Activision Blizzard in 2022.
Experience
- BoardChief Creative Officer, Head of Gamescurrent2024 — present
- Blizzard EntertainmentVP of Development, World of Warcraft + Studio Head, Blizzard Boston2022 — 2023
- Proletariat Inc.Founder and CEO2012 — 2022Cambridge, MA
- Northeastern UniversityInstructor2009 — 2012
- ZyngaExecutive Producer2012Greater Boston
- ZyngaLead Game Designer2011 — 2012Greater Boston
- ZyngaProduct Manager2010 — 2011
- Conduit LabsGameplay Engineer2009 — 2010
- Walt Disney ImagineeringCreative Technology Group Intern2008
- MIT Lincoln LaboratoryMechanical Engineer2004 — 2007
- GilletteBioinstrumentation Coop2006
Skills & more
Game Design39Game Development40Video Games163D Modeling2Modeling1Perforce4User Interface Design1Python7ActionScript7Maya4Unity3D5
From Seth's professional profile.
Colleagues at TIRTA Ventures
Ben Feder
Founding Partner at TIRTA Ventures
Doug Shapiro
Investor at TIRTA Ventures
Jonathan Knee
Investor at TIRTA Ventures
Justin Yuan
Founding Partner at TIRTA Ventures
Kei
Investor at TIRTA Ventures
Keizac Lee
Investor at TIRTA Ventures
Sydney Levin-Epstein
Investor Relations Manager at TIRTA Ventures
Tyler Matses
Principal at TIRTA Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Seth Sivak?
- Seth is a game developer and product leader, most recently VP of Development on World of Warcraft at Blizzard Entertainment and previously co-founder and CEO of Proletariat Inc. (Spellbreak), acquired by Activision Blizzard in 2022.
- Where does Seth Sivak work?
- Seth Sivak is at TIRTA Ventures.
- Where did Seth Sivak go to school?
- Seth Sivak studied at Carnegie Mellon University (MS, Entertainment Technology); Northeastern University (BS, Mechanical Engineering).
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