Patron is an early stage venture firm investing in the next generation of consumer.
We believe that the gaming-native generation of consumers will shape the next internet, and given our backgrounds helping to build Riot Games and Discord, that we are the strongest early-stage partner for founders building for this audience.
Team of builders and founders passionate about funding the future.
Jason was an early team member that helped to build FirstMark Capital and was an early executive at Riot Games.
Brian was a founding member of a16z’s investment team and held senior leadership roles at Riot Games over the past decade.
Amber is a former founder, whose Y Combinator backed start-up was acquired by Discord. She is the author of ‘The Rise of Virtual Communities’.
Builders, Creatives & Community Leaders
We invest in founders who look beyond how we function today to usher in the next digital era. One that is more interactive and multiplayer.
Stephen was a game director at Riot Games and Blizzard. He most recently served as the Executive Producer leading the VALORANT team as it developed from R&D concept into one of the leading FPS games in the world.
Tikue has worked in product leadership roles at Affirm, YouTube and Google Pay. He most recently served as the Lead PM at Affirm working on the Amazon integration.
Rose Xi leads product, engineering, and design teams. Prior to Tonic, she co-founded predictive analytics company Remedy, and was the first designer-engineer at Eventbrite. Rose is an alumna of Princeton University and Leaders in Tech Fellows.
Dr. Yang is a computational neuroscientist and former professor at MIT. He is world-renowned for his research on multi-system neural networks and previously built and ran the MetaConscious Group, a computational neuroscience lab at MIT.
We are purpose built to get founders from Seed to Series A
Our strengths around community, go to market and business model development, combined with access to a deep gaming network give founders an unparalleled advantage in getting to the next milestone. Through 1:1 mentoring, expert workshops in our private Discord and in person product jams, when we partner with founders, our aim is to be best in class.
Backed by some of the best builders and investors in the world.
I'm really glad Brian and Jason are launching this fund because they get games. Brian was my colleague at Andreessen Horowitz and sourced Oculus while at the firm, so I know firsthand how visionary this fund will be. Any team playing in this space will want these two on their side.
Jason and Brian are two of my favorite young game investors. Their experience and judgment make them a fantastic resource for founders building next-generation companies in this highly dynamic environment.
Gaming may be one of the biggest underserved markets in the startup ecosystem because there aren't investors like Jason and Brian who can see the opportunity through the consumer internet lens, and its massive potential to shape our future.
Gaming has turned into an important startup category that is now tough to ignore and requires a degree of specialization and we see Patron as the natural partner for us when it comes to supporting the founders in this space.