Jake Perlman-Garr

After 4 exhilarating years at @riotgames, I've left my role as Global Head of Corporate Development to move on to my next chapter. Up next for me: I'm beyond excited to share that I have joined @AlignmentGrowth to lead the firm's games investing vertical!

@ballmatthew 🔥🔥🔥

@rust1n 🔥🔥🔥

Career update: I’ve joined Riot Games. My job is to incubate projects that will help make them even cooler than they are today. It’s a dream role so I wanted to share how it happened to help others. To my business people, any brands, creators, agencies, etc. let’s do something dope hit me up I want to hear from you!

@BKCearns @jynxzi 🔥🔥🔥

League community showed up in a big way for @jynxzi and everyone else!! Thank yall for showing what League is all about!

@BKCearns @Nuzmann_ @drewlevin W Josiah

Shoutout to our creator team @Nuzmann_ for jumping on this with @drewlevin and folks!!!

@BKCearns @Nuzmann_ @drewlevin W Drew

@drewlevin @ItsGamerDoc New nickname was born

@drewlevin @ItsGamerDoc W Drew

buying accounts still illegal fyi

@alexisohanian 🔥🔥🔥

Gaming got written off post-COVID while everyone chased AI, but it’s still a ~$200B market and the incumbents are weaker than they’ve been in years. Last cycle gave us Fortnite and Roblox. This cycle will do the same. At gaming multiples vs AI at 50x revenue, it’s one of the best asymmetric bets in consumer right now. Watch.

@PimDeWitte Time to get Litt up

The only valid option was to hire Louis Litt.

@blakeir @gamecraftpod @mitchlasky 🔥🔥🔥

Grateful to be back for another season of @gamecraftpod with @mitchlasky. Mitch has a unique ability to see the present clearly. I walk away smarter every episode. We started this to explain the business of games. I remain stunned by both the reach and quality of our listeners

@DoctorYev @teflonblondie @siliconmania @etnshow @NoPriorsPod @thursdai_pod @sourceryy @WVFRM @FoundersPodcast @theallinpod @AcquiredFM @BG2Pod @dwarkesh_sp @lennysan @clairevo @RayFernando1337 Going with @UpstartsMediaCo from @alexrkonrad

TBPN acquired. Who’ll strike massive partnerships next? Media companies?: @siliconmania @etnshow @nopriorspod @thursdai_pod @sourceryy @WVFRM @FoundersPodcast @theallinpod @acquiredfm @bg2pod People podcasts and channels?: @dwarkesh_sp @lennysan @clairevo @rayfernando1337 @scobleizer @matthewberman @startupideaspod @amitisinvesting @ColinandSamir Creators with audiences will be big in 2026. Thats where trust and authenticity wins, plus distribution. Especially as AI integrates deeper. Vote on next acquisition or mention which ones I missed!

@alexrkonrad @UpstartsMediaCo 🔥🔥🔥

Tomorrow is our 1st birthday at Upstarts 🎉 I wrote about our first year in operation, my gratitude for the startup ecosystem, and what to expect from @UpstartsMediaCo in Year 2. upstartsmedia.com/p/upstarts-tur…

@niiicolo @AlexisKhouri @clement_combal 🔥🔥🔥

Alongside @AlexisKhouri & @clement_combal I’m building Leeroy Jenkins Kapital as Founding Partner. An early‑stage fund dedicated to European video game companies

@sambvani 🔥🔥🔥

Restaurants shouldn't have to choose between great service and operational efficiency. That's the problem we're solving at Slang. Today we're announcing our $36M Series B to keep building the AI-powered communications platform the hospitality industry has been waiting for. We call it a "Super Host." One day, every restaurant will have an AI team member that works alongside existing staff to drive better experiences and capture more revenue. Slang AI is that platform. Thank you to our clients, our investors, and especially the Slang team — you make this possible every day. If this mission excites you, we're hiring. @USVP_ @homebrew @Wing_VC @CollideCapital @activecapitalvc @UnderscoreVC @Stage2Capital

@edenchen 🔥🔥🔥

Games marketing is broken. After raising over $50M to support and work with hundreds of studios over the last 6 years, I find that the biggest problem is studios’ lack of direct connection with their players. Over the last six years, I’ve watched talented teams struggle because they never had a clear way to reach, learn from, and grow with players over time. Without that connection, everything becomes harder - validation, iteration, community growth, and retention all turn into guesswork. For most of the games industry’s history, platforms have controlled identity, communication, and distribution, which are invaluable to a game’s success. Apple limited how studios could collect and use player contact information outside the App Store, and Steam still doesn’t give studios access to the contact details of players who wishlist or sign up for playtests. Studios are left without a direct relationship with the audience they’re trying to serve. As a result, studios rely on fragmented tools and spreadsheets to manage players across different stages of development and live operations, with no continuity from first contact through long-term engagement. Today, that changes with the launch of FirstLook 1.0. FirstLook is the first Player Relationship Platform built specifically for games. It gives studios everything they need to connect with players across the full lifecycle, including playtests and feedback, community and communications, analytics, rewards, and creator programs, all in one place. We’ve been building under the radar, but FirstLook already powers hundreds of studios, from indies to publishers like Krafton, @ArenaNet, and @Skybound, connecting millions of players with the developers who make the games they love. As part of the launch, we’re introducing a brand new limited time free plan, with access to all our features for up to 500 players. You can set this up now in under 10 minutes. If you want to learn more, book a demo and we guarantee that you will save you time and money and help you grow. Links in comments!

@ckaleiki You hate to see it

Thinking about all of the times I trolled people into clicking a portal to Darnassus when they thought it was Ironforge

@petersellis The future is now.

Whether it will become a force for good or ill depends on man, and only if the United States occupies a position of pre-eminence can we help decide whether this new ocean will be a sea of peace or a new terrifying theater of war.

@ckaleiki 🔥🔥🔥

Today is the launch day of our first game, Eldegarde! It started as a PvPvE Fantasy Extraction Game, but we now call it a Mini MMO as it now also has a dedicated PvE mode, PvP Arena Mode, and a new Boss Dungeon! Think of it as a fantasy version of Ark Raiders... 👉 Buy now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2344320/El…

@bonatsos @generalcatalyst 🔥🔥🔥

After 15 wonderful years @generalcatalyst I am moving on to new adventures. The best days for GC are ahead! Super grateful to every single one of my teammates that I had the fortune to work with over the years. I learned a lot. Very thankful to our limited partners too for their long-term support. Equally importantly, it's been the privilege of a lifetime to work with so many inspiring tech startup founders from the very early days.

@JakeSucky 🔥🔥🔥

She said yes :)