JR

John Riccitiello

Co-Owner | Co-Founder | CEO | Investor | Entrepreneur

San Francisco, California

Investor
Angel

Invests in

Stages:

Seed
Pre-seed

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Skills

Video Games
Game Development
Xbox 360
PS3
Game Design
Mobile Games
Social Games
Computer Games
Casual Games
MMO
Level Design
Character Animation
Animation
Entrepreneurship
Mobile Devices
Monetization
Gameplay
Maya
Perforce
Online Gaming

Education

Investments

Astrocade AI

Seed

Total Funding: $12M

Mage

Seed

Total Funding: $11M

JuiceBox Games

Seed

Total Funding: $3M

Thredhq

Series A

Total Funding: $5M

Work Experience

Gratz Pilates

2024

  • Owner

    2024

Unity Technologies

2013 - 2023

  • Board Director / Investor

    2013 - 2023

  • CEO

    2014 - 2023

    Led Unity Technologies through greater than 20x growth and successful IPO

Oculus VR

2013 - 2014

  • Investor / Advisor

    2013 - 2014

Electronic Arts (EA)

2007 - 2013

  • CEO

    2007 - 2013

    CEO and board member.

Hyperion Solutions

2002 - 2007

  • Board Director

    2002 - 2007

Elevation Partners

2004 - 2007

  • Co-founder and Managing Director

    2004 - 2007

    Co-founded Elevation Partners, a $1.8 billion Private Equity capital fund, along with Silver Lake Partners co-founder Roger McNamee, John RIccitiello X-President Electronic Arts, X-Apple CFO Fred Anderson, U2 lead singer Bono, and a number of Silicon Valley investors and entrepreneurs.

Electronic Arts (EA)

1998 - 2004

  • President and Chief Operating Officer

    1998 - 2004

Sara Lee Bakery Worldwide

1996 - 1998

  • President and CEO

    1996 - 1998

Steppenwolf Theatre Company

1995 - 1997

  • Board Member

    1995 - 1997

Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

1993 - 1996

  • President and CEO

    1993 - 1996