Michael Witz

Redemption Games

Carlsbad, California, United States

About

Co-Founder and CEO of Redemption Games. Cookie Jam (850m lifetime sales), Sweet Escapes (60m sales so far). YC Alum (S14) Working on the next big game.

Experience

  • Founder and CEO at Redemption Games, Inc.
    Jul 2015 - Present · 11 yrs

    Redemption Games is an independent mobile game studio with a long history of making hit games in the puzzle genre. We can't wait to show you what's coming next.

  • GM of Jam City San Diego (through acquisition of Mob Science) at Jam City
    May 2013 - Sep 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Jam City acquired my company Mob Science in the Spring of 2013 and I stayed on to lead what then became the Jam City San Diego studio. Our team conceived, designed, and developed Cookie Jam from the ground up. Cookie Jam has become a massive global phenomenon and one of the top grossing mobile games for iOS/Android. It was also named game of the year in 2014 by Facebook.

  • Founder and CEO at Mob Science
    Jan 2008 - May 2013 · 5 yrs 5 mos

    Mob Science was founded in 2008 to create games for the new Facebook Platform. Mob Science became one of the largest developer’s on Facebook, with more then 50 Million installs across its portfolio of free to play games. Mob Science also created a game published by Zynga, “Legends: Rise of a Hero” that was named by Kotaku as one of the top 10 Games in 2012. Mob Science was acquired by SGN Games, Inc. and continues on as the San Diego division of SGN Games.

  • Co-Founder and CEO at RightSide Advisors, Inc.
    Jan 2002 - Mar 2006 · 4 yrs 3 mos

    Co-founder of RightSide Advisors, Inc. a digital platform that published over 50 investment newsletters and software tools targeted to the retail investor. This became a highly profitable, multi-million dollar business that was successfully sold to a private equity firm in 2006.

  • Founder and CEO at StockJungle.com
    Feb 1998 - Jul 2001 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    Built the world's first investment product powered by an online community, the Community Intelligence Fund.