Andrew Paradise
$971.9M
as of 11/17/21
About Andrew Paradise
Paradise is the CEO of mobile gaming company Skillz, which he cofounded with Casey Chafkin in 2012.
Skillz became the first publicly-traded mobile e-sports platform after a SPAC merger in December 2020. Paradise owns 22% of the company.
Skillz had 2.6 million monthly active users in 2020, and 13% of them were paying customers generating $230 million in revenue for the year.
Users can pay small entry fees to compete against others for cash prizes in games including bingo and variations of solitaire and blackjack.
Prior to Skillz, Paradise sold his mobile payments company AisleBuyer to Intuit in 2012 for a reported price of $80 million to $100 million.
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United States of AmericaSource of wealth
mobile gamesResidence
San Francisco, CaliforniaBirth date
04/20/82 (age 42)Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of MassachusettsSelf-made
self-madeAndrew Paradise’s fortune is worth
16K
troy ounces of gold
15K
median U.S. household
10K
median U.S. income
0.019%
U.S. credit card volume
0.004%
GDP of the United States
0.003%
United States debt
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Skillz employees are required to play at least 35 games per week on the platform and are incentivized to play more.
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