Andrew Paradise

As CEO and founder of Skillz, Andrew has grown the company into the worldwide leader in mobile eSports and the fastest-growing company in America, according to Inc. Magazine. Under his leadership, Skillz has achieved an annual run-rate of $400 million in total transaction volume and raised over $50 million in funding from leading venture capitalists, banks, telecommunications companies and team owners across the NFL, MLB and NBA. A noted thought leader in the eSports industry, Andrew has been featured in prominent publications such as Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal and CNBC, and spoken at preeminent conferences including SXSW, CES and GDC. Andrew’s accomplishments have also resulted in recognition as part of the San Francisco Business Times 40 Under 40 Class of 2018. A serial entrepreneur and inventor with a successful track record, Andrew previously founded AisleBuyer, which was best known for pioneering mobile self-checkout prior to its sale to Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) in 2012. Andrew has been the founding inventor behind companies in different technology sectors ranging from eCommerce to image recognition to HR technology.