Leadership Team

PlayFirst Executive Team

PlayFirst Board of Directors

Marco DeMiroz
President and CEO

MARCO DEMIROZ is president and CEO of PlayFirst, Inc. PlayFirst is a leading developer of mobile fun for family and friends, and its mission is to be the world's first choice for fun. DeMiroz has over 20 years of experience in executive roles with leading technology companies and in global investments. Prior, DeMiroz was president and CEO of Racktivity, a leading cloud platform provider. Before Racktivity, DeMiroz was with Trinity Ventures, focusing on early-stage media, entertainment and energy investments. He was also a Managing Director at Selby Ventures, and led its investments in digital media and Internet sectors. Selby was the one of the founding investors of Pandora. DeMiroz has worked at leading technology companies including Oracle, Sun, Silicon Graphics and General Magic, and his executive roles have encompassed CEO, President, CFO, SVP Business Development and VP Operations. DeMiroz obtained his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University; where he received a Rockwell Scholarship; a post-graduate Engineer Degree in Aeronautics/Astronautics with a minor in EE from Stanford University; an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from San Jose State University; and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School.

Brad Edelman
CTO, Fingerprint Digital and co-founder, PlayFirst

BRAD EDELMAN is a lifelong software developer and entrepreneur. He squandered much of his childhood programming his Apple ][+ and endured many years of "geek ridicule" before the Internet managed to make computers cool. Brad was the CTO/co-founder of PlayFirst, the pioneering casual games publisher (go Diner Dash!), and the creator of the Indy hit game, Triclops. Prior to PlayFirst, Brad drank Diet Coke while his fingertips typed the code that added video to Macromedia Flash. He also worked on several versions of Adobe PageMill. Brad holds twelve patents and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Nate Redmond
Partner, Rustic Canyon Partners

NATE REDMOND is a Partner at Rustic Canyon Partners, where he focuses on Internet/media and Cleantech. Before joining Rustic Canyon, Mr. Redmond managed investments and advisory work for Professor Clayton Christensen at the Harvard Business School. Previously, Mr. Redmond co-founded an Internet infrastructure company and helped launch two other early web companies. Mr. Redmond began his career with the Boston Consulting Group as a consultant to technology firms on new product development and business strategy. Mr. Redmond received his M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and holds two degrees (M.S.E. and B.S.E.) from The University of Michigan College of Engineering, where he was an Entrepreneurial Fellow in the Engineering Global Leadership Honors Program.

Janice Roberts
Managing Director, Mayfield

JANICE ROBERTS is a Managing Director of Mayfield and PlayFirst board member. As a seasoned venture capitalist, she invests in networking components and systems, mobile communications and consumer-oriented companies. Prior to joining Mayfield, Janice built a successful early-stage investment portfolio as president of 3Com Ventures. She also led 3Com's global marketing and business development operation and ran a number of the company's new business initiatives, including the highly successful Palm Computing subsidiary. Previously, Janice was managing director and president of BICC Data Networks LTD., which was acquired by 3Com in 1992. Janice holds an honors degree in commerce (economics and finance) from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. She serves on the advisory board of the INSEAD Business School U.S. Council and supports the Entrepreneurs Foundation and the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs.

Gus Tai
General Partner, Trinity Ventures

GUS TAI is a General Partner at Trinity Ventures and PlayFirst board member. Gus has specialized in funding early stage companies pioneering new market categories. He particularly enjoys getting involved at the time of company formation, working with founders to help build the team and refine the business model. Gus is a graduate from Harvard University where he majored in Applied Mathematics. In 1989, he was awarded a "Leaders for Manufacturing" Fellowship to attend MIT, where he received an M.B.A from the Sloan School of Management and an M.S. from the Department of Materials Science. Gus is a Director of the MIT Club of Northern California and the Chinese Software Professionals Association.