Chris Petrovic
Chief Business Officer & Board Member @ FunPlus
Chris Petrovic is a seed investor at FunPlus focused on Gaming and Computer. Chris is a video games, tech and digital media veteran, with over 20 years of global experience in the sector. He currently serves as Chief Business Officer at FunPlus, a leading independent development and publisher of free-to-play games. Prior that that, he served as SVP and Head of Corporate & Business Development for Zynga, a leadingdeveloper of the world's most popular social games that are played by millions of customers worldwide. Chris is responsible for driving the company’s growth through strategic M&A, partnerships and market expansion efforts, including Asia. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Highwinds and Playwire Media.Prior to joining Zynga, Chris served as SVP and Head of Corporate Strategy & Development at Kabam, another leading mobile gaming company. During his time at Kabam, he led Kabam's international growth strategy efforts, with a particular focus on Asia, and also was responsible for a number of key licensing deals with Disney, Marvel, Warner Bros. and Lionsgate. In addition, Chris oversaw Kabam's M&A activity as well as its 3rd party publishing business, which was sold to Chinese publisher Gaea Mobile.Prior to Kabam, Chris served as the global GM of GameStop Digital Ventures, the digital strategy, corporate development and incubation arm for GameStop, the world’s largest provider of video game products and services. As a member of the company's senior management team, Chris served as the principal leader of GameStop's global digital strategy and was responsible for building on the company's ongoing efforts to integrate digital initiatives and business lines into the company's multi-channel strategy, as well as overseeing the development and execution of new organic growth and product development, acquisitions, strategic partnerships and investments. As a result of these efforts, digital revenues grew from $100MM to over $600MM during Petrovic’s tenure.Prior to joining GameStop, Petrovic held senior level digital positions at Playboy, AG Interactive (a division of American Greetings), drkoop.com and theglobe.com. He began his career in the late 90’s as an entrepreneur, serving as the CEO of Internet start-up BannerGreetings.com. From there he went on to become COO of Buzztone.com, a leading interactive marketing agency, before joining Prime Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm based in Santa Monica, California.]In 2011, Petrovic was recognized as one of “25 Digital Entertainment Executives to Watch” by Digital Media Insider: http://bit.ly/YYfhxe Petrovic continues to serve as a board member and advisor to a handful of early and growth stage companies, including Highwinds, PlayWire, Feed.fm and SEAL Innovation.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
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Industries Chris Petrovic invests in
Stages Chris Petrovic invests in
Countries Chris Petrovic invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Gaming 2 (100%)
- Computer 1 (50%)
- Service Industry 1 (50%)
- Developer Platform 1 (50%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (50%)
- Series A 1 (50%)
Country
- Canada 1 (50%)
- Switzerland 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Xterio is a game developer and publisher with a global team footprint. | $40M / Series A / Aug 29, 2022 | ||
| Founded in 2021. Creating a cross-platform strategy game that is free and fair. Changing how games are made through transparency, data mastery, exceptional taste, and commitment to craft. | $9M / Seed / Jun 30, 2021 |
Co-Investors
About FunPlus
Founded in 2010, FunPlus is a world class, independent game developer and publisher headquartered in Switzerland with operations in Spain, Sweden, Russia, United States, Japan and China. As an organization that fosters the best creative talent in the world, employing over 2,000, the company has developed and published mobile games that have rankedin the #1 spot in nearly 70 countries, which includes State of Survival, Kings of Avalon and Guns of Glory. FunPlus studios include KingsGroup, Puzala, Seven Games and Imagendary Studios. In 2016, the company sold its DianDian Interactive studio to Century Games.The FunPlus brand powers FunPlus Phoenix (FPX), one of the world’s most successful esports organizations.
FunPlus Contacts
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Andy Zhong
Co-Founder & CEO
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Bob Slinn
Vice President Of Business Development
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Michael Tong
Chief Strategy Officer
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Yitao Guan
Co-Founder & CTO
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Chris Petrovic
Chief Business Officer & Board Member
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What does Chris Petrovic invest in?
Chris Petrovic invests primarily in Gaming, Computer and Service Industry startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Chris Petrovic closed in Aug 2022. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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