Proof of Play
Amitt Mahajan has extensive experience in the technology and gaming industry. Amitt is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of Proof of Play, a company focused on blockchain-based digital goods. Prior to that, they were a Fellow at Edmund Hillary Fellowship and also the Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Presence Capital, where they played a key role in the development of virtual reality and augmented reality startups.
Amitt Mahajan is also known for their involvement in the gaming industry. Amitt was the CTO and Co-Founder of Rare Bits, a company that introduced NFTs to mainstream audiences. Amitt also had a significant role at Zynga, serving as the Director of Engineering and leading the design and development of popular games such as FarmVille and CityVille.
Additionally, Amitt Mahajan has experience as a CEO and Founder, having founded Toro, which was later acquired by Google. Amitt also co-founded MyMiniLife, which was acquired by Zynga and became the core game engine for popular titles like FarmVille and CityVille. Amitt started their career as a Software Engineer at Epic Games.
Amitt Mahajan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign between 2002 and 2005.
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We are a small group of veteran game developers and entrepreneurs creating games using blockchain technology. Our vision is simple: to create generation-defining games that fundamentally grant power and ownership to the players who play them. Our team has decades of experience building games at the scale of 100M+ players. Our team hails from Epic Games, Zynga, EA, and Activision, where we led $1b+ franchises like “FarmVille”, “Mafia Wars”, and “Command and Conquer.” We’ve also been active as founders and investors in crypto since 2013 and are backed by world-class investors.