Jon Goldman

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Biography

Mr. Jon Goldman serves as Managing Partner at Skybound Entertainment. Mr. Goldman is the Founder of Tower 26. He is an Angel Investor. He served as a Board Partner at Greycroft. He served as a General Partner at GC VR Gaming Tracker Fund. He serves as a Board Member at Livelike. He also serves as an Advisor at TheWaveVR. He serves as Chairman at the 5th Planet Games. He focuses on new businesses, including video games and experiential entertainment. Previously, he served as a board member and CEO for two portfolio companies at Jerusalem Venture Partners in videogames and online video. He also served as a Board Member at Wondery. He was a founder, Chairman, and CEO of Foundation 9 Entertainment, the largest independent videogame developer in the world at the time with 11 studios and 1000 employees, and sold the company in 2006. Foundation 9's studios created hundreds of video games based on top-tier global brands such as Star Wars, The Matrix, The Simpsons, and Lord of the Rings. He started his career at a boutique investment bank focused on US-Asia strategic deals. He holds a Degree from Kyoto University, a BA in East Asian Studies from Harvard University, and a Certificate in entrepreneurial management program at UCLA Anderson School. He is an advisor to the YouTube channel Machinima, female-focused video network Deca, language learning venture Jamtok, and real money casual gaming start-up, Oddz, who was an investor in mobile developer Quark Games. He is a board member of Common Cents, the largest children's participatory philanthropy program in the US.