Tony Pearce
Tony Pearce is CEO of GRABR.
Coming from a 20 year background in senior management in the entertainment and gaming industry, Tony has an excellent track record as a successful entrepreneur and CEO. Over the past 10 years Tony has raised over £15m in VC funding, started 4 companies and had 2 successful exits. Most recently Tony founded GamesGRABR an innovative platform (web, mobile and tablet) that marries the power and usability of a contemporary ‘pinboard-style’ UI with instant play and buy capabilities. Previously Tony founded a games company called TeePee Games, a consumer portal that allows players to discover and play games across social networks and the web. Tony was the CEO and Co-Founder of Player X and spearheaded the company from a four person start-up in 2004 and developed it into Europe's largest mobile games distributor. The company was named by Library House as the fourth fastest growing VC backed company in the UK before it was acquired by Spanish mobile content company ZED in April 2009. Tony is also the co-founder of an executive networking event called the Centurions which is aimed at the digital entertainment industry and takes place every two months in London along with events in New York, Istanbul and Munich.