Moritz Baier-Lentz

Overview

Moritz Baier-Lentz is a senior partner and head of gaming & interactive media at Lightspeed Venture Partners, focusing on investments in gaming and artificial intelligence. He leads the firm's gaming practice, supporting game studios, platforms, and technologies. Prior to joining Lightspeed, Baier-Lentz was a partner at BITKRAFT Ventures, where he helped scale the firm to become one of the most active gaming venture capital firms globally. Before that, he was a vice president at Goldman Sachs, founding and leading the firm's global gaming practice, advising on over $300 billion in transactions across mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, and venture capital. Baier-Lentz holds an M.B.A. and M.A. from Stanford University and has been recognized in Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Finance. He is also a founding member of General Intuition, a research lab focused on AI in gaming. At Lightspeed, Baier-Lentz has led investments in companies such as Gardens and Believer, both in the gaming sector. Gardens is a studio of game design veterans known for creating games like Sky and Journey, while Believer is an independent game studio with a global team. His investment strategy emphasizes supporting visionary founders in the gaming and interactive media industries. Baier-Lentz's career is distinguished by his deep expertise in gaming and interactive media, combined with a strong background in finance and technology. His approach focuses on identifying and nurturing innovative companies that are shaping the future of gaming and AI. His leadership at Lightspeed continues to drive the firm's commitment to investing in transformative gaming experiences and technologies.

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