About Matchday
Matchday is a San Francisco-based gaming startup that develops casual mobile games for the global football (soccer) market, targeting an estimated five billion fans. Its flagship product, Matchday Champions, is a card-based game featuring officially licensed player cards in partnership with FIFA and FIFPRO, enabling users to collect, trade, and compete with digital player cards. The platform blends Web3 and mobile gaming to offer a free-to-play ecosystem with blockchain-based digital asset ownership.
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$21M
Last stage
Seed
Investors
Founders
Derrick Ko
Previously co-founded Spin (exited to Ford for ~$100M). Background in founding and scaling technology companies.
LinkedIn
Sebastien de Halleux
Previously co-founded Playfish (casual gaming), which was acquired by Electronic Arts for up to $400M.
LinkedInRazmig Hovaghimian
Founder of multiple companies including Graph Ventures, PixelLabs, and Play Time Ventures.
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.