Mitch Lasky

Mitchell Harold "Mitch" Lasky (born January 18, 1962) is a general partner at the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Benchmark and a former entrepreneur and video game executive.

Education and early career Lasky received a B.A. degree in History and Literature from Harvard College and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Early in his career, Lasky practiced law at the Los Angeles firm Irell & Manella, where he worked on various technology-related intellectual property cases. In 1993, he joined The Walt Disney Company. He left Disney in 1994 to launch a multiplayer online game company, Serum Entertainment Software. helping to launch Quake 3, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, and Spider-Man.

In 2000, he joined mobile games company JAMDAT as CEO, and took the company public in 2004. Electronic Arts acquired JAMDAT for $680 million in 2006.

Benchmark Lasky joined Benchmark in 2007 as a general partner. He focuses on identifying investment opportunities in mobile, games, digital privacy and identity, and online education. CyanogenMod, Engine Yard, Gaia, Riot Games, PlayFab, Vivox, Grockit, Gaikai, RedRobot, Meteor Entertainment, thatgamecompany, and NaturalMotion.

Personal life Mitch Lasky is the father of musician and YouTuber Benjamin "Quadeca" Lasky.