Kristian Segerstrale

Angel Investor · Kristian Segerstrale

Kristian Segerstrale is a seed-stage investor who primarily backs early companies in the gaming, consumer internet, and mobile technology sectors through his firm Initial Capital, which he co-founded in 2010[2][5]. His distinctive thesis treats capital as a commodity while emphasizing that early-stage companies need operational skills in product, marketing, and M&A, positioning himself as a "co-f…

Focus: Mr. Kristian Segerstrale serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Super Evil Megacorp. He served as the Co-Founder and Chief executive Officer at Playfish. Mr. Segerstrale was the Founder of Macrospace. Prior to this, Mr. Segerstrale was Product Manager at Digital Mobility. He earned IB from Armand Hammer United World College, MA Cantab, Economics from University of Cambridge and MSc, Economics from London School of Economics and Political Science. Prior to founding Playfish in late 2007, Kristian was a co-founder and later managing director of Europe, Middle East and Asia for Glu Mobile, a leading global publisher of mobile games. During his six-year tenure he successfully directed product development, sales, marketing and technology operations across Europe, and expanded Glu's reach by opening regional offices in France, Germany, Spain and Italy. Kristian also forged key licensor relationship across Europe with leading companies such as Konami, Celador and Codemaster
Location: San Mateo, CA, United States

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