Orri Bogdan

Repeat founder. Ex-pro gamer (League of Legends, CoD, etc.)
Orri Bogdan

I obsess over hard challenges. I am particularly interested in competitive skill ladders, ranked games, and building merit-based economies.

Currently full-time building General Creative, an AI marketplace for video ads.

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Selected work

Hokage
Training millions of personalized agents to predict human taste.
Developed PBE & ranked #5 on global ladder
Worked with Co-Founder & CTO Michael Evans to create a bridge between top players and the devs, building competitive infrastructure and feedback loops.
Founders Game2024-25
CEO & Co-Founder
A 1,000+ member founder community I co-founded with Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph. No longer active.
CEO & Co-Founder
Developed a patented technology to increase the liquid-solubility of caffeine. Raised $5M from Draper Associates, JUUL founders, and others.
Semi-pro & collegiate player
Peaked top 20 Challenger. Subbed for pro teams, nearly dropped out of college to play LoL full-time. Also streamed for a few months.
Creative writing2010-now
Author
A published play and two unpublished fantasy novels.

Press

The pitch that had investors fighting to put their money in.
A cup of coffee’s worth of energy in three sprays.
How I raised a $2M seed round for VAE Labs (Ep. 47).

Speaking

The United Nations' global AI summit, organized by its ITU agency. 2026 Global Summit jury, and closing speaker for their AI film festival.

Education

Stanford's startup accelerator. 0.2% acceptance rate. One of few teams with zero Stanford affiliation.

Connect

Questions, ideas, or collaborations. Everything reaches me.