Moritz is a senior partner and the head of gaming & interactive media at Lightspeed, a globally leading VC firm with 13 offices, more than $29 billion in assets under management, and over 200 exits across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. In 2023 and 2024, founders selected Lightspeed as the #1 lead investor in the gaming industry.
Moritz hosts the annual CEO Forum at GDC—the world’s largest gathering of gaming & AI CEOs. A lifelong gamer himself, he spent his teenage years competitively playing Blizzard’s Diablo II, culminating in a global #1 ranking among over 12 million players in 2003.
Previously, Moritz was a partner and management team member at BITKRAFT and a vice president at Goldman Sachs, where he founded and led the firm’s global gaming practice. During his tenure, he advised the world’s largest gaming and technology corporations on over $300 billion in transaction volume across M&A, IPOs, VC, and strategic financings.
Moritz holds an M.B.A. and M.A. from Stanford and was recognized among the “30 Under 30” (Forbes), “40 Under 40” (Capital), and “Young Global Leaders” (World Economic Forum).