Philip Sanderson

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Griffin Gaming Partners Management LLC

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Philip Neil Sanderson is the founder of Griffin Gaming Partners Management LLC, founded in 2019, where the title held is Senior Partner.
Current jobs include Co-Chairman at VCNetwork, Inc. since 1997, Director at National Venture Capital Association, Director at Overwolf Ltd. since 2021, Director at WaveXR, Inc. since 2020, Director at Spyke Yazilim.
AS since 2020, Director at Funzy Ltd. (Israel) since 2020, and Co-President at Western Association of Venture Capitalists.
Former jobs include Director at Simply Hired, Inc., Director at Telltale, Inc., Director at i2we, Inc., Director at Mercer Road Corp., Director at Next Games.
Oyj from 2015 to 2019, Managing Director at Ridge Ventures from 2006 to 2018, Director at Vivox, Inc., Director at Funzio, Inc. from 2011 to 2012, Director at Midverse Studios, Inc., Director at Phoenix Labs, Inc. from 2014 to 2018, Principal at WaldenVC LLC from 1997 to 2006, Member-Venture Council at Industry Ventures LLC, and Associate at Robertson Stephens, Inc. from 1993 to 1995.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from Hamilton College (New York) conferred in 1990 and an MBA from Harvard Business School conferred in 1997.

Philip Sanderson active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Western Association of Venture Capitalists	President	-
National Venture Capital Association National Venture Capital Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides business association services	Director/Board Member	-
Griffin Gaming Partners Management LLC Griffin Gaming Partners Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Griffin Gaming Partners invests in companies located across the globe. The firm focuses on indie games, software & infrastructure, developers & publishers, content and platform sectors. It participates in pre seed, seed, early and later stage capital requirements.	Founder	01/01/2019
VCNetwork, Inc. VCNetwork, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Promotes network services	Chairman	01/06/1997
OverWolf Ltd. OverWolf Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops all-in-one platform for creating, sharing and monetizing in-game apps and mods	Director/Board Member	01/02/2021
WaveXR, Inc. WaveXR, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides virtual entertainment platform services	Director/Board Member	01/03/2020
Funzy Games Funzy Games Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and creates casual games	Director/Board Member	01/10/2020
Spyke Yazilim AS Spyke Yazilim AS Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Operates as a mobile gaming company	Director/Board Member	01/11/2020

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NEXT GAMES OYJ	Director/Board Member	21/05/2019
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WaldenVC LLC WaldenVC LLC Investment ManagersFinance WaldenVC invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of technologies, digital media, cloud services, infrastructure, services and content sectors. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 1.5 - 8 million. It acts as a lead investor, co-investor and takes a seat on the board of directors.	Finance
Simply Hired, Inc. Simply Hired, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates an online job search engine	Technology Services
Telltale, Inc. Telltale, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops computer games	Technology Services
i2we, Inc. i2we, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Develops applications for Facebook	Technology Services
Mercer Road Corp. Mercer Road Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops voice communication software for online games	Technology Services
Next Games Oyj Next Games Oyj Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and publishes Netflix games	Technology Services
Hamilton College (New York) Hamilton College (New York) Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Ridge Ventures Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of consumer, SaaS, infrastructure sectors. It provides financing for seed and early-stage transactions with an investment size of USD 2 - 7 million.	Finance
Industry Ventures LLC Industry Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Industry Ventures invests in companies and funds located in the United States with a revenue of USD 10 - 50 million. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of software and tech-enabled service sectors. It invests in venture capital and buyout funds with size of less than USD 1 billion. The firm also makes direct and secondary investments in buyouts, early and later stage transactions. It also takes controlling interests in companies.	Finance
Robertson Stephens, Inc. Robertson Stephens, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Brokerage	Finance
National Venture Capital Association National Venture Capital Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides business association services	Commercial Services
Western Association of Venture Capitalists
Vivox, Inc. Vivox, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops voice communication software for online games	Technology Services
VCNetwork, Inc. VCNetwork, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Promotes network services	Technology Services
Funzio, Inc. Funzio, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops social games for Facebook & mobiles	Technology Services
OverWolf Ltd. OverWolf Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops all-in-one platform for creating, sharing and monetizing in-game apps and mods	Technology Services
Harvard Business School Harvard Business School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Midverse Studios, Inc. Midverse Studios, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides mobile game developer apps	Technology Services
WaveXR, Inc. WaveXR, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides virtual entertainment platform services	Technology Services
Phoenix Labs, Inc. Phoenix Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops games	Technology Services
Griffin Gaming Partners Management LLC Griffin Gaming Partners Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Griffin Gaming Partners invests in companies located across the globe. The firm focuses on indie games, software & infrastructure, developers & publishers, content and platform sectors. It participates in pre seed, seed, early and later stage capital requirements.	Finance
Spyke Yazilim AS Spyke Yazilim AS Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Operates as a mobile gaming company	Technology Services
Funzy Games Funzy Games Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and creates casual games	Technology Services