Mitch Lasky

General Partner, Benchmark

Benchmark's gaming GP; Riot Games and Snap backer

San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA$1M–$15M checks8 notable investments

SeedSeries ASeries B+

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GamingConsumerEnterprise SaaSMediaInfrastructure

Background

Mitch Lasky is a General Partner at Benchmark, which he joined in 2007, focusing on gaming, mobile, and digital media. He brings four decades of operating experience: he began as an IP litigator (including Atari Games v. Nintendo), moved through Disney and Activision, then founded JAMDAT Mobile, which he took public on NASDAQ in 2004 and sold to EA for $680M in 2006. At Benchmark he led early investments in Riot Games (acquired by Tencent), Snapchat (Series A), and Discord. He is also an MLS board member at LAFC and co-hosts the Gamecraft podcast. He holds a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and a B.A. from Harvard University. Named to the Forbes Midas List five times.

Investment Thesis

Invests at the intersection of gaming, mobile, and digital media; brings four decades of operating experience to back founders building enduring entertainment platforms and infrastructure.