Speaker Profile

Mitch Lasky

Partner, Benchmark and Co-owner, LAFC
ABOUT

Mitch is a partner at Benchmark, one of Silicon Valley's top venture firms and a co-owner of MLS club LAFC. At Benchmark, he has made early investments in many games and mobile application companies, including Riot Games (League of Legends), Snapchat, and Discord. Before joining Benchmark 17 years ago, Mitch worked at the Walt Disney Company, ran Activision's studios, founded the first mobile game startup to go public in the US, and led mobile and online gaming at Electronic Arts. He has a podcast on the modern history of the video game business called GameCraft.

Mitch Lasky

Speaker's Events

SSAC
2020 Conference
Changing Sports: Beyond Ownership
While wins and losses are paramount, learn how owners and team leaders of some of sports’ most beloved teams – Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, and the emerging celeb-favorite Los Angeles FC – are extending their sports property investments in creative and meaningful ways.
Mitch Lasky

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