US gaming founders list
View people on this page142 people · Source: Mira · Collected Oct 15, 2026. A–Z sample, not a market census. Stored role and match evidence; confirm current roles on LinkedIn. Inclusion and sample details.
| Name / LinkedIn | Current title | Company | Person location | Why this row |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdukarim Sharifov | Co-Founder | Mansion Gaming Lounge | Mason, Ohio | company matchMansion Gaming Lounge |
| Adam Antonucci | Co-Founder CEO | ezLeague Gaming Inc. | Chicago, Illinois | company matchezLeague Gaming Inc. |
| Adam Braithwaite | Co-Founder | Pool Party Gaming | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | company matchPool Party Gaming |
| Adrianna Salazar | Co-Founder | Kiaro Gaming | Albuquerque, New Mexico | company matchKiaro Gaming |
| Al Sambar | Co-Founder | DECK of DICE Gaming, Inc. | Carmel, California | company matchDECK of DICE Gaming, Inc. |
| Alex Kinnamon | Co-Founder | Pittsburgh Gaming Expo | Monroeville, Pennsylvania | company matchPittsburgh Gaming Expo |
| Alexander Juselis | Technical Co-Founder & Managing Partner | Apparition Game Studios | San Francisco, California | company matchApparition Game Studios |
| Alexander Kingsley | Co-Founder | Pirate Pixel Game Studio | Columbus, Georgia | company matchPirate Pixel Game Studio |
| Allen Kim | Co-Founder | Koi Fish Gaming | Dallas, Texas | company matchKoi Fish Gaming |
| Andrew Gilbert | Co-Founder | Helpful Goat Gaming | Arvada, Colorado | company matchHelpful Goat Gaming |
| Andrew Habers | Co-Founder And Chief Executive Officer | Riftweaver Game Studio | Ann Arbor, Michigan | company matchRiftweaver Game Studio |
| Andrew Wood | Co-Founder | TWLV Gaming | New York, New York | company matchTWLV Gaming |
| Andru Fratarcangeli | Co-Founder | Event.Cruises [GACUCon Gaming & D20 Cruise Vacations] | Newport News, Virginia | company matchEvent.Cruises [GACUCon Gaming & D20 Cruise Vacations] |
| Arad Malhotra | Co-Founder | Skyless Game Studios | Miami, Florida | company matchSkyless Game Studios |
| Arina Ilyushina | Co-Founder | Ellevate Gaming | Miami, Florida | company matchEllevate Gaming |
| Ashley Wilson | Co-Founder | JAMCo Gaming | Cleveland, Ohio | company matchJAMCo Gaming |
| Ashton Ewell | Co-Founder | Arcturus Gaming | Eagle Mountain, Utah | company matchArcturus Gaming |
| Avi Kwitel | President Co-Founder | Motion Gaming | New York, New York | company matchMotion Gaming |
| Barry Childress | Co-Founder | Low Stress Gaming LLC | Little Rock, Arkansas | company matchLow Stress Gaming LLC |
| Ben Teich | Co-Founder | TNT Creative Gaming LLC | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | company matchTNT Creative Gaming LLC |
| Bilgem Cakir | Cofounder, CTO CFO | CT Game Studio, Inc | Seattle, Washington | company matchCT Game Studio, Inc |
| Bill Wettingfeld | Co-Founder | Let's Play Gaming Expo | Mckinney, Texas | company matchLet's Play Gaming Expo |
| Bob Janis | Principal And Co-Founder | Pulse Gaming Solutions | Denver, Colorado | company matchPulse Gaming Solutions |
| Bobby Saunders | Co-Founder | Mid-World Gaming | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | company matchMid-World Gaming |
| Brad Evans | Co-Founder | The Gaming Juice | Mahomet, Illinois | company matchThe Gaming Juice |
| Brandon Buck | Co-Founder | Gaming Gosu | Austin, Texas | company matchGaming Gosu |
| Brandon Gebo | Co-Founder | Ronso Gaming | Arlington, Texas | company matchRonso Gaming |
| Brandon Johnson | Co-Founder | Kaiju Bomb Gaming | Atlanta, Georgia | company matchKaiju Bomb Gaming |
| Brendan Zitting | Co Founder | Aphelion Game Studios | Los Angeles, California | company matchAphelion Game Studios |
| Brian M. Rezac | Co-Founder | PROLEVEL Professional Gaming Wear | Clovis, California | company matchPROLEVEL Professional Gaming Wear |
| Carla Cilene | Cofounder Business Development | Electric Monkeys Game Studio | Austin, Texas | company matchElectric Monkeys Game Studio |
| Chris Bennett | Co-Founder | Skyless Game Studios | Medford, Massachusetts | company matchSkyless Game Studios |
| Chris Mancini | President, Co-Founder | Mobile Gaming Corps | Los Angeles, California | company matchMobile Gaming Corps |
| Chris Mate | Co-founder & President | Bit Fry Game Studios, Inc. | Washington, District of Columbia | company matchBit Fry Game Studios, Inc. |
| Christian Deitering | Co Founder | Let's Play Gaming Expo | Dallas, Texas | company matchLet's Play Gaming Expo |
| Christian Goode | Co-Founder & CEO | Ivory Gaming Group | New York, New York | company matchIvory Gaming Group |
| Christina Moon | Co-Founder | Midnight Moon Gaming | Ardmore, Alabama | company matchMidnight Moon Gaming |
| Cinnamon Booth | Co-Founder | Adventura Gaming | New York, New York | company matchAdventura Gaming |
| Cody Piechocki | Co-founder | Triptic Gaming | Appleton, Wisconsin | company matchTriptic Gaming |
| Connor Gallik | Co-Founder | Fun Guys Therapeutic Gaming Services | Seattle, Washington | company matchFun Guys Therapeutic Gaming Services |
| Conor Napier | Co-Founder | Gemhammer and Sons Gaming | Woburn, Massachusetts | company matchGemhammer and Sons Gaming |
| Daniel Yang | CEO Co-Founder | Projekt Gaming LLC | Las Vegas, Nevada | company matchProjekt Gaming LLC |
| David Greer | Co-Founder | Mallet Blockchain Gaming Platform | Valhalla, New York | company matchMallet Blockchain Gaming Platform |
| David Hohusen | CEO & Co-Founder | Riftweaver Game Studio | New York, New York | company matchRiftweaver Game Studio |
| David Johnson | Co-Founder | Two Joes Gaming | Fort Rucker, Alabama | company matchTwo Joes Gaming |
| David Lin | Co-founder | Baccawin Gaming | Las Vegas, Nevada | company matchBaccawin Gaming |
| David Strickland | Co-Founder | Galactica Gaming & Media | Lexington, South Carolina | company matchGalactica Gaming & Media |
| Derrick Beck | Co-Founder | Global Gaming Assocition | Los Angeles, California | company matchGlobal Gaming Assocition |
| Diana Akimova | Co-Founder | Minsis Game Studio | Salt Lake City, Utah | company matchMinsis Game Studio |
| Diana Fox | Co-Founder | Odyssey Gaming | Miami Beach, Florida | company matchOdyssey Gaming |
| Doug Oquist | CEO & Co-Founder | TAG Gaming, LLC | Las Vegas, Nevada | company matchTAG Gaming, LLC |
| Ed Farias | Co-Founder (Technical And Operations) | Echo Tango Game Studio | Tucson, Arizona | company matchEcho Tango Game Studio |
| Ed Reyes | CEO Co-Founder | C3 Game Studio | Beverly Hills, California | company matchC3 Game Studio |
| Eric Cogliandro | Co Founder, Designer | Casino Gaming Systems | San Jose, California | company matchCasino Gaming Systems |
| Erin Murphy | Co-Founder & Tech Lead | CoolDWN Gaming | Jersey City, New Jersey | company matchCoolDWN Gaming |
| Francesco Di Natale | Co-Founder | Titan Gaming | Livermore, California | company matchTitan Gaming |
| Gage Coates | Co-Founder | Omega Gaming LLC | Springfield, Missouri | company matchOmega Gaming LLC |
| Galit Gordon | Co-Founder | Gaming Cypher | Carlsbad, California | company matchGaming Cypher |
| Gary Green | Co-founder & Chairman | GARY GREEN GAMING INC. | Boca Raton, Florida | company matchGARY GREEN GAMING INC. |
| Gavin Longthorne | Co-Founder | Akimbo Gaming Co. | Fargo, North Dakota | company matchAkimbo Gaming Co. |
| Gina Jaio | Co-Founder | AAPI in Gaming | Irvine, California | company matchAAPI in Gaming |
| Hezekiah Brown | Co-Founder & COO Project Manager | Crystal Waters Game Studios | Washington, District of Columbia | company matchCrystal Waters Game Studios |
| Hitesh Juneja | Co-Founder | SPECTRE/Skilled Gaming | Cypress, Texas | company matchSPECTRE/Skilled Gaming |
| Jake Watts | Co-Founder & President | TWLV Gaming | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | company matchTWLV Gaming |
| Jaymeson Trahan | Co-Founder | Canceled Gaming LLC | New York, New York | company matchCanceled Gaming LLC |
| Jeffrey Doka | Creative Director & Co-Founder | Worldseekers Gaming | San Francisco, California | company matchWorldseekers Gaming |
| Jim Jackson | CEO And Co-Founder | Wildhare Gaming | Las Vegas, Nevada | company matchWildhare Gaming |
| John Goehrke | Co-Founder | 916 Gaming | Chicago, Illinois | company match916 Gaming |
| John Teich | Co-Founder | TNT Creative Gaming | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | company matchTNT Creative Gaming |
| Jonathan Sakoucky | Co-Founder | Tribe Gaming | Austin, Texas | company matchTribe Gaming |
| Judith Theresa Barbosa-Macias | Co-Founder | Latinx in Gaming | Bronx, New York | company matchLatinx in Gaming |
| Julian Gunther | Co-Founder | Catbox Game Studios LLC | Minneapolis, Minnesota | company matchCatbox Game Studios LLC |
| Julian Sider | COO & Co-Founder | Payback (Entertainment & Gaming) | Los Angeles, California | company matchPayback (Entertainment & Gaming) |
| Justin Scerbo | Owner And Co-Founder | EON Gaming | Hillsborough, New Jersey | company matchEON Gaming |
| Kaleb Mere | Co-Founder & COO | Imprinted Gaming | Fort Collins, Colorado | company matchImprinted Gaming |
| Kaler Sappington | Co-Founder CEO | Indie Game Studio(Working Title) | St. George, Utah | company matchIndie Game Studio(Working Title) |
| Kathryn Rand | Co-Founder | Indian Gaming Now | Grand Forks, North Dakota | company matchIndian Gaming Now |
| Kelley Steen | Co-Founder | Mobile Mischief game studio | Twin Falls, Idaho | company matchMobile Mischief game studio |
| Ken Milligan | Co-Founder | Vivid VR Gaming | Buffalo, New York | company matchVivid VR Gaming |
| Kevin Saltonstall | Co-Founder | Brewed Gaming | Temple City, California | company matchBrewed Gaming |
No matching rows on this page.
137 distinct companies across 36 states. Largest state counts: California (21), Texas (16), New York (14). 142 of 5481 cached candidates passed the rule. Match basis: company-name phrase match, not a product check.
Where these 142 people are
Counts describe published rows and person locations, not company headquarters.
States · 36
| California | 21 |
| Texas | 16 |
| New York | 14 |
| Florida | 10 |
| Wisconsin | 7 |
| Georgia | 6 |
| Illinois | 6 |
| Nevada | 5 |
| Ohio | 5 |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 |
| Utah | 4 |
| Arizona | 3 |
| New Jersey | 3 |
| New Mexico | 3 |
| Alabama | 2 |
| District of Columbia | 2 |
| Idaho | 2 |
| Massachusetts | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Missouri | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| North Dakota | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Washington | 2 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Delaware | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| South Dakota | 1 |
Cities
| Los Angeles | 8 |
| New York | 8 |
| Dallas | 6 |
| Las Vegas | 5 |
| Austin | 4 |
| Chicago | 4 |
| Madison | 4 |
| Albuquerque | 3 |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| Miami | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 |
| San Francisco | 3 |
| Boca Raton | 2 |
| Columbus | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Seattle | 2 |
| Washington | 2 |
78 other cities appear once. 95 cities in total.
Companies
137 distinct companies; repeated companies below.
| 916 Gaming | 2 |
| Let's Play Gaming Expo | 2 |
| Riftweaver Game Studio | 2 |
| Skyless Game Studios | 2 |
| TWLV Gaming | 2 |
Titles
| Co-founder | 138 |
| CTO | 4 |
Exclusive buckets; first matching role wins.
Scope of this list
Current founder or co-founder role with no end date; named company; US person location matching the listed geography. Sector phrase must match the company name; this is lexical evidence, not independent product verification. 142 of 5481 cached candidates passed. Display order is A–Z by name. Every row matched a stored company field. Rebuilt Oct 15, 2026. Collection dates describe retrieval, not when a profile last changed. Refresh policy.
How to cite
Metix Lists. “US gaming founders list.” Collected Oct 15, 2026. 142 of 142 qualifiers. All cached qualifiers, not ranked. https://lists.metix.ai/founders/gaming-founders-us#summary
Questions about this list
Who appears in US gaming founders list?
The US gaming founders list includes 142 people in the United States, collected Oct 15, 2026, including Abdukarim Sharifov, Adam Antonucci, Adam Braithwaite.
What connects these people to this sector?
Current founder or co-founder role with no end date; named company; US person location matching the listed geography. Sector phrase must match the company name; this is lexical evidence, not independent product verification. The evidence quotes a stored company, title or industry field; a phrase match does not verify a product.
Which states and cities appear in this list?
States: California (21), Texas (16), New York (14), Florida (10), Wisconsin (7), Georgia (6), Illinois (6), Nevada (5), Ohio (5), Colorado (4), Pennsylvania (4), Utah (4), Arizona (3), New Jersey (3), New Mexico (3), Alabama (2), District of Columbia (2), Idaho (2), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Missouri (2), North Carolina (2), North Dakota (2), Virginia (2), Washington (2), Arkansas (1), Connecticut (1), Delaware (1), Kansas (1), Kentucky (1), Maryland (1), Minnesota (1), Nebraska (1), Oregon (1), South Carolina (1), South Dakota (1). Cities: Los Angeles (8), New York (8), Dallas (6), Las Vegas (5), Austin (4), Chicago (4), Madison (4), Albuquerque (3), Atlanta (3), Miami (3), Pittsburgh (3), San Francisco (3), Boca Raton (2), Columbus (2), Milwaukee (2), Seattle (2), Washington (2), Ann Arbor (1), Appleton (1), Ardmore (1), Arlington (1), Arvada (1), Ashland (1), Beverly Hills (1), Boulder (1), Bronx (1), Brooklyn (1), Buffalo (1), Carlsbad (1), Carmel (1), Chandler (1), Charlottesville (1), Cleveland (1), Clovis (1), Cypress (1), Denver (1), Eagle Mountain (1), Eau Claire (1), Evanston (1), Fargo (1), Fort Collins (1), Fort Rucker (1), Fort Worth (1), Glassboro (1), Grand Forks (1), Greenwich (1), Halethorpe (1), Hillsborough (1), Hoschton (1), Inverness (1), Irvine (1), Jerome (1), Jersey City (1), Kent (1), Largo (1), Layton (1), Lexington (1), Little Rock (1), Livermore (1), Louisville (1), Mahomet (1), Marietta (1), Marina del Rey (1), Mason (1), Mckinney (1), Medford (1), Miami Beach (1), Middletown (1), Milford (1), Minneapolis (1), Monroeville (1), Newport News (1), Norfolk (1), Olathe (1), Orlando (1), Phoenix (1), Plano (1), Raleigh (1), Salt Lake City (1), San Antonio (1), San Jose (1), Santa Cruz (1), Smithville (1), Springfield (1), St. George (1), Syracuse (1), Temple City (1), Tucson (1), Twin Falls (1), Valhalla (1), West Palm Beach (1), White Plains (1), Winston-Salem (1), Wixom (1), Woburn (1). Locations describe people, not company headquarters.
Does any company appear more than once?
137 companies. Repeated companies: 916 Gaming (2), Let's Play Gaming Expo (2), Riftweaver Game Studio (2), Skyless Game Studios (2), TWLV Gaming (2)
How recent are these records?
Last collected Oct 15, 2026. Individual collection dates are included in downloads. No refresh is scheduled; confirm current roles on LinkedIn.
Is this a complete list of US gaming founders?
No. These 142 published profiles come from 142 qualifying records in a query-selected pool of 5481 candidates. All qualifying cached records are included. Display order is A–Z by name, not a ranking. Counts describe this sample, not the market.
How can recruiters and founders use this list?
Use the named companies, person locations and quoted inclusion evidence to start employer research, recruiting or partnership research. Download the full sample as CSV, JSON or Markdown. Confirm the current role and company before outreach; inclusion does not establish hiring plans, contact permission or a hiring outcome.
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