Justin Waldron

Investment Partner , Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Investment Partner,Angel
Investor Stage
Convertible Note,Seed

Justin Waldron is Co-Founder & President of Playco, and previously Co-Founder / EVP of Product of Zynga, the world's largest mobile game company. Zynga IPO'd in 2011 with a $10 billion valuation and over $1b in annual revenue. Justin is an angel investor in Lambda School, Substack, and 60+ other companies. He mentors young entrepreneurs at The Thiel Foundation's Thiel Fellowship program.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
9
Justin Waldron has made 9 investments. Their most recent investment was on Apr 13, 2022, when Tippsy raised $1.60M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Apr 13, 2022 Tippsy Seed $1.60M E-Commerce Detail
Apr 30, 2018 Substack Seed $2M Content Creators Detail
Sep 1, 2017 Fluidity Seed — Blockchain Detail
Jul 1, 2017 Rare Bits Seed — Blockchain Detail
Aug 23, 2016 Joy Seed — Apps Detail
Mar 23, 2015 Luka (dba Replika) Seed — Artificial Intelligence Detail
May 7, 2014 Delectable Seed $7M Mobile Detail
Apr 1, 2012 Ridecell Seed $5.50M Automotive Detail
Feb 1, 2012 Delectable Seed — Mobile Detail

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
3
Justin Waldron has 3 current jobs including Co-Founder, SVP Product at Zynga , Advisor at Decentraland and Advisor at Dapper Labs .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
Zynga Co-Founder, SVP Product Jan 1, 2007 — Detail
Decentraland Advisor — — Detail
Dapper Labs Advisor — — Detail