Michael Chang

Commander
DISC Type : D

General Manager at Arbitrum Gaming Ventures

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Michael Chang is the General Manager at Arbitrum Gaming Ventures, leveraging over 25 years of experience in venture capital and gaming. His career includes senior corporate development roles at NCSOFT and Electronic Arts, where he focused on M&A, strategy, and investments. He holds both a B.S. and M.S. from Stanford University.

Outside of his professional life, Michael is a passionate, lifelong gamer who has spent thousands of hours playing titles like World of Warcraft and Apex Legends. He frequently attends industry events like Gamescom, valuing the opportunity to connect with friends and peers in the gaming community.

He humorously described his new role at Arbitrum as a gig he took "to hang out with some cool kids and fund some friends."

Personality Overview

Risk-Taker

Impact-Driven

Decisive

They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.  More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Gaming Investments
Currently leads investment strategy at Arbitrum Gaming Ventures, focusing on equity checks between $1-5M for gaming and gaming-related startups.
M&A Strategy
Led corporate development and M&A at major gaming companies NCSOFT and Electronic Arts, overseeing acquisitions and strategic partnerships.
Web3 Gaming
His current role at blockchain-based Arbitrum and advisory work for NFT-focused companies highlights his focus on new monetization and distribution channels in gaming.

Media Appearances

A Conversation with Michael Chang: Arbitrum Gaming Ventures’ New General Manager. Featured in Medium (Arbitrum Gaming Ventures)

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Games Veteran Michael Chang Joins Arbitrum Gaming Ventures as General Manager. Featured in Le Lezard

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Arbitrum Gaming Ventures hires Michael Chang as investment GM. Featured in GamesBeat

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Work History

8-2025
General Manager at Arbitrum Gaming Ventures
1-2015 - 12-2020
SVP Corporate Development at NCSOFT
6-2010 - 6-2013
Senior Director, Corporate Development at Electronic Arts
9-2008
Managing Director at Mavent Partners, LLC
8-2006 - 8-2008
Vice President at Bertram Capital

Education

1996 - 1998
M.S. from Stanford University
1992 - 1996
BS from Stanford University

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Exp : 20 Location : San Francisco, California, United States Job Level : Senior Designation : General Manager at Arbitrum Gaming Ventures
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Insights For Selling To Michael

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Michael is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Michael

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Michael move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Michael take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Michael

Personality Compatibility


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