Brings 25 years of experience in venture capital and gaming

Arbitrum Gaming Ventures (AGV), a strategic venture initiative created to accelerate the adoption of gaming and entertainment on Arbitrum, today announced that Michael Chang has joined as its first General Manager. Chang’s venture capital and gaming experience will help shape AGV’s investment activities across games, technology, and finance sectors.

Michael has immense investment and games expertise, along with a strong understanding of new monetization and distribution blockchain channels, said Dan Peng, Partner at Arbitrum Gaming Ventures. We are thrilled to have him join the leadership team to help scale our investments in high-potential startups.

Chang brings a wealth of experience in identifying and evaluating investment opportunities over the past 25 years, having held investment professional roles at Lightspeed Venture Partners, Technology Crossover Ventures, and Apax Partners. He’s also widely known in the gaming industry for his work with Electronic Arts’ Corporate Development, where he oversaw multiple acquisitions, including KlickNation (now EA Capital Games), the developers of the mobile hit Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, and Bight Games, the developers of the top-performing The Simpsons Tapped Out.

More recently, Chang was SVP Corporate Development for NCSOFT, where he secured a publishing partnership with Harmonix (now part of Epic Games) and made several private company investments. Michael has also served as an advisor to private gaming companies, including Pixelberry Studios (acquired by Nexon), Omniata (acquired by King), and Playnomics (acquired by Unity Technologies).

Rick Johanson, Partner at Arbitrum Gaming Ventures added: Michael will help us build on the momentum we’ve made in 2025, His expansive network and eye for identifying talented teams will help us uncover even more promising builders for the Arbitrum ecosystem.

As General Manager, Chang will lead strategy, investments, and partnerships to drive long-term growth of the AGV portfolio and broader ecosystem, serving as both a capital allocator and public-facing leader.

Every industry is experiencing tremendous change because of new technologies, said Chang. Gaming is experiencing a period of transition, which is why I am eager to open new investment and business models for this exciting industry with Arbitrum Gaming Ventures. There is no shortage of incredible creators with amazing ideas constantly innovating. I look forward to bringing the very best of these visionaries to Arbitrum.

For more information about Arbitrum Gaming Ventures or to inquire about partnerships, please visit www.arbitrumgamingventures.com.

About Arbitrum Gaming Ventures:

Arbitrum Gaming Ventures is a strategic initiative created to accelerate the adoption of gaming and entertainment on the Arbitrum platform. Built to bridge the gap between visionary teams and the blockchain infrastructure they need, it connects founders with capital, tools, and ecosystem support to launch breakout projects that drive the platform forward.

Arbitrum Gaming Ventures deploys investments and grants funding to support proven publishers and rising indies, ensuring capital flows to projects with the greatest potential, while also helping scale studios and publishers building on Arbitrum by providing expert guidance and hands-on support.

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