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Frederic Descamps

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CEO & Co-Founder at Manticore Games Inc.
📍 San Mateo, California, United States

Frederic Descamps is the CEO and Co-Founder of Manticore Games, the company behind the user-generated gaming platform Core and the new MMO, Out of Time. A serial entrepreneur with an MBA from Stanford, he previously founded A Bit Lucky (acquired by Zynga) and held leadership roles at Zynga. Colleagues describe him as dynamic, smart, and well-regarded in the industry.

Outside of his extensive career in tech and gaming, Frederic is an avid collector of classic games and consoles like the Apple II and Atari ST. He also maintains a unique and specialized interest in perfumery and fragrance collecting. He founded The GAME Community to connect professionals and foster entrepreneurship within the gaming industry.

He is a vocal proponent of democratizing game development to empower a new generation of creators, similar to how YouTube enabled video creators.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
CEO & Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Mateo, California, United States
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Creator Economy
His work with the Core platform is centered on empowering a new wave of game makers with accessible tools and a 50% revenue share model.
Gaming Entrepreneurship
Co-founded two successful gaming companies (Manticore Games and A Bit Lucky) and created a community to connect and support entrepreneurs in the industry.
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Career

Work history

11-2016
CEO & Co-Founder
Manticore Games Inc.
2-2015 - 8-2016
Vice President, Head of Corporate Development
Zynga
9-2012 - 2-2015
General Manager
Zynga
2003 - 5-2015
Founder
The Gaming And Mobile Entrepreneurship (GAME) Community
10-2009 - 9-2012
CEO
A Bit Lucky, Inc.
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Education
2001 - 2003
MBA
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
1995 - 1996
DESS
Université Côte d'Azur
1990 - 1995
MA
EDHEC Business School
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