Paul Palmieri

Paul Palmieri is a technology executive and venture investor focused on the gaming, financial technology, and digital media sectors. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of PlaySpan, a digital payments and e-commerce platform that he scaled to millions of users before leading its $240 million acquisition by Visa in 2011. Following this transaction, Palmieri continued to hold senior leadership positions across the digital entertainment industry, including roles as Senior Vice President at Glu Mobile and Executive Vice President at GameStop. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Mount St. Mary's University and completed advanced management and leadership coursework at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Palmieri currently focuses on seed to growth stage venture investing, actively advising software-as-a-service, fintech, and gaming startups on executive leadership, growth strategies, and mergers and acquisitions.