Where does Seth Sivak work?

Seth Sivak is Founder of Proletariat Inc. and at TIRTA Ventures.

What companies did Seth Sivak found?

Seth Sivak founded Proletariat Inc..

Where did Seth Sivak go to school?

Seth Sivak studied at Carnegie Mellon University (MS, Entertainment Technology); Northeastern University (BS, Mechanical Engineering).

Seth Sivak

InvestorFounder

Investor at TIRTA Ventures · Founder at Proletariat Inc.

Greater Boston

FoundedProletariat Inc.

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474 people in our graph share verified history with Seth — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Javier SolterounlockedSeth: together at Carnegie Mellon University (2007–2009)

Seth: together at Conduit Labs

×2Seth: together at Gillette

×3Seth: together at Northeastern University

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.

Founder at Proletariat Inc.

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In turn, Seth can intro founders to Proletariat Inc.'s investors below.

Proletariat Inc.'s investors · 2

Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2020 Take-Two Interactive Software

Co-founders at Proletariat Inc.

Jesse KurlancheekFounder

Joe MukaiFounder

William Daniel OglesDirector

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

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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 Founder of Proletariat Inc. and at TIRTA Ventures.
What companies did Seth Sivak found?: Seth Sivak founded Proletariat Inc..
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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Same school

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Matt GuineyChief Financial Officer at Flybridge Capital Partners Allison KuziwGlobal Human Resources Executive at Marlin Equity Partners Saunaz MoradiPartner, Communications at Lux Capital Brian DixonManaging Partner at Kapor Capital Murat BicerGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Christopher WolfChief Financial Officer at MPM BioImpact

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Shared employers

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Niall McEvoyPartner at Elkstone Capital Partners

Also worked at Northeastern University94

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