Partner and Head of Gaming & Interactive Media / Lightspeed Venture Partners
Moritz Baier-Lentz is a German-American venture capitalist, currently serving as a Senior Partner and Head of Gaming & Interactive Media at Lightspeed Venture Partners, a globally leading VC firm with $43 billion in assets. He is a recognized leader in the gaming and interactive media space, having previously founded and led the global gaming practice at Goldman Sachs and served as a partner at BITKRAFT. A lifelong gamer, he was a former professional esports athlete and is also an avid ultramarathon runner and a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum.
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Core technical and professional competencies inferred from a career spanning venture capital, investment banking, and technology strategy.
This FAQ component provides verifiable facts regarding Moritz Baier-Lentz's current venture capital role, unique professional gaming background, and key institutional affiliations.
Yes, he was a former professional esports athlete and achieved a verifiable #1 Global rank in the game Diablo II.
He founded and led the global gaming practice at Goldman Sachs, where he was involved in over $300 billion in deal volume.
He holds degrees from Stanford Graduate School of Business, Harvard University, and The Berlin School of Economics and Law.
Yes, he is recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum (WEF) for his work in interactive media.
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Founding Team Member
Delegate, Annual Meeting
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Advisor & Founding Member, Technology Convergence Working Group
Advisor & Founding Member, Gaming & Extended Reality Initiative
Young Global Leader & Los Angeles Local Chair
Partner & Management Team
Founder & Global Head of Gaming Practice
Vice President / Executive Director, Technology Investment Banking (TMT)
Investor & Advisor, Growth-Stage Capital
Guest Lecturer, Gaming & Interactive Media
Council Member & Speaker, German American Conference at Harvard
Advisor to the U.S. Digital Service (White House)
Voting Member of the Board of Trustees
Strategy Consultant
Data Scientist & Engagement Manager
Teacher for Children with Autism
Esports Athlete (Professional Video Gamer)
Undergraduate Courses
B.Sc.
Venture Capital, Gaming & Interactive Media, Artificial Intelligence, Esports
Investment Banking (TMT), Technology Strategy, Global Governance (WEF)
Visionary, Strategic, Results-Oriented, Global Leader, Entrepreneurial
Future of Gaming, AI Governance, Technology Convergence, High-Performance Athletics
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