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CHRIS NAKAYAMA
Experience
Main Projects
MMA.INC
Design and Engineering
Design and Engineering
$MMA NYSE
$MMA NYSE
Active
Glam
Head of Strategy
Head of Strategy
$67M+ ARR
$67M+ ARR
Active
MLVentures
Operating Partner
Operating Partner
$400M+ exits
$400M+ exits
Active
Terra
Head of Engineering
Head of Engineering
YC S24
YC S24
2024
Hype
Product Led Growth
Product Led Growth
Acquired
Acquired
2023
Clic Labs Inc.
Co-Founder
Co-Founder
Accepted YC S22
Accepted YC S22
2021
MATT App
Head of Growth
Head of Growth
YC W21
YC W21
2020
Hearthstone
Pro Player
Pro Player
Held #3 all time
Held #3 all time
2017
Education
New York University
Stern School of Business
Stern School of Business
3.96 GPA
3.96 GPA
Active
Contracting
Overheard
Strategy & GTM
Strategy & GTM
Top 3 App Store
Top 3 App Store
2025
Teachly
Engineering and Ops
Engineering and Ops
$1M+ payouts
$1M+ payouts
2025
FanFix
Engineering
Engineering
$200M+ payouts
$200M+ payouts
2025
Brave
GTM and UXR
GTM and UXR
100M+ downloads
100M+ downloads
2023
Nufa
Business Development
Business Development
Top 15 App Store
Top 15 App Store
2022
Random stuff
~/ Hacked NYU software then helped patch
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~/ Countered cyber attack against unicorn startup
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~/ Lived at FaZe House
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Writing
01.
HEDGING THROUGH EXTREMES
Feb 20, 2026
Don't hedge through middle grounds. Split allocation to poles instead.