Riccardo Zacconi

Co-founder And Shareholder at Sweet Capital

Riccardo Zacconi is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with extensive experience in the technology and gaming industries. As the Founder and Trustee of the PTEN Research Foundation since 2015, Zacconi has been dedicated to supporting medical research. In the same year, Zacconi co-founded Sweet Capital, a personal angel investment fund. Previously, Zacconi co-founded and served as Chairman and CEO of King, where notable successes included the development of the hit mobile game Candy Crush. Zacconi's earlier career includes roles at uDate as VP Europe, Benchmark Capital as Entrepreneur in Residence, and leadership positions at Spray Network and The Boston Consulting Group. Zacconi's academic foundation was established at Luiss Guido Carli University, where studies were completed from 1986 to 1991.

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Sweet Capital

Sweet Capital is an early stage tech fund established by the founders of King.com (Candy Crush) following their $5.9b sale to Activision Blizzard in 2015 (ATVI:US; acq. MSFT:US). We seek to back exceptional founders across the US and Europe, from Pre-Seed to Series A.


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