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Marcus Segal

Chief Executive Officer at ForeVR Games | Making Next Level Social VR Games

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Skills

Vendor Management
Product Management
SaaS
Business Development
Cloud Computing
Business Strategy
Program Management
Strategic Planning
Project Management
Management
Cross-functional Team Leadership
CRM
Team Building
Team Leadership
Account Management
Business Analysis
Agile Methodologies
Team Management
Quality Assurance
Budgets

Education

Work Experience

  • Visiting Partner, Speedrun

    2024

    Investing and incubating start-ups for A16z Speedrun

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2020

    Building a new kind of gaming company bringing amazing VR experiences to the masses.

  • Board Advisor

    2019

    PetLab Co. betters the lives of pets through science-backed supplements and easily accessible educational content for pet parents. PetLab's commitment to quality ensures every product contains high-quality ingredients – sourced from the US and prime locations worldwide; creation of digital content builds an engaged community of pet parents focused on providing healthier, happier lives for their pets; and dedication to excellence has led to building a team of pet health experts to develop the pet supplements of tomorrow.

  • Partner

    2017

    Guiding and funding the companies of the future.

Google Launchpad Accelerator

2017 - 2020

  • Mentor

    2017 - 2020

    Played a part in Google's effort to support entrepreneurship all over the world.

Y Combinator

2016 - 2017

  • Part-Time Partner

    2016 - 2017

2015 - 2016

  • SVP of Operations

    2015 - 2016

2013 - 2014

  • COO, Casino Division

    2013 - 2014

  • COO, Business Operations

    2013 - 2014

    Helping to build out the web and mobile publishing, real money gaming and ad sales functions (all the fun new stuff!)

Zynga Games

2008 - 2012

  • COO Game Studio Operations

    2008 - 2012

    Developed the QA, CS, Community, Payments, IT, NetOps, Security, Internationalization, Central Art, Culinary, Facilites, Culinary functions and have served as GM of a handful of games. Currently oversee International Production, Community, Central Art/Audio, and a new IP

2003 - 2008

  • VP Operations & Acting CFO

    2003 - 2008