Justin Waldron is the Co-Founder and CEO of Play.fun (Open Game Protocol), a Web3 gaming platform that enables real token rewards instantly in any game, bridging players, developers, and crypto token communities.

Born in Watertown, Connecticut in 1988, Waldron began programming video games at age 11 and dropped out of the University of Connecticut at 19 to co-found Zynga, where he served as EVP of Product and created its first title, Zynga Poker.

A pioneer of the freemium gaming model, Waldron helped Zynga achieve a $10 billion valuation at IPO in 2011 and has since championed the convergence of AI, blockchain, and gaming as the next major industry disruption.

After Zynga, Waldron co-founded Playco in 2020, an instant gaming unicorn backed by Sequoia Capital with over $100M raised, and in 2022 founded Open Game Protocol to simplify token reward integration for game developers on Solana and EVM chains.

Recognized by Business Insider as a Top 100 Seed Investor in 2021, Waldron has angel invested in 100+ companies including Substack and Lambda School, and mentors young entrepreneurs at the Thiel Foundation Fellowship.