# Brad Griffith

> Brad Griffith is the founder and CEO of Gametime, the mobile ticket marketplace he developed after a printer scramble nearly spoiled a Giants playoff outing. A Stanford engineering graduate and former baseball analyst, he combines an interest in data with a lifelong attachment to attending games with family and friends.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Gametime
- **Organizations:** Gametime, Zappedy, Groupon, Google, Colorado Rockies, Chicago White Sox
- **Education:** B.S. in Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Built Gametime’s original iOS application., Founded and continues to lead Gametime., Sports Business Journal Forty Under 40 honoree, 2018.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Earned an engineering degree at Stanford.
- **—** — Worked on player-value statistical infrastructure for the Colorado Rockies and Chicago White Sox.
- **—** — Worked as a senior financial analyst at Google.
- **2010** — Helped launch customer-analytics startup Zappedy.
- **2011** — Zappedy was acquired by Groupon.
- **2012** — Wrote the first version of the Gametime iOS application after a Giants ticket-printing inconvenience.
- **2013** — Gametime launched.
- **2014** — Became the subject of a Stanford GSB entrepreneurship case study.
- **2017** — Gametime ranked third on the Inc. 5000; Griffith later described changing his management approach that year.
- **2018** — Recognized in Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40.
- **2022** — Gametime announced $30 million in new funding and over $1 billion in cumulative ticket sales.
- **2024** — Gametime introduced Picks on August 20.
- **2025** — Gametime announced Zone Deals 2.0, an AI support assistant and ticket tracking in March.
- **2026** — Featured in SBJ’s July ticketing Power Players coverage; Gametime had delivered more than 40 million tickets.

## Achievements

- Built Gametime’s original iOS application.
- Founded and continues to lead Gametime.
- Sports Business Journal Forty Under 40 honoree, 2018.
- Led Gametime during its No. 3 placement on the 2017 Inc. 5000.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — SBJ recognized Griffith in ticketing Power Players coverage, reporting more than 40 million tickets delivered by Gametime.
- **2025-12** — Gametime announced a holiday fan giveaway promoted with Barstool Sports.
- **2025-05** — Griffith published a signed note about upfront ticket pricing.
- **2025-03** — Gametime announced Zone Deals 2.0, AI customer support, ticket tracking and checkout updates.
- **2024-08** — Gametime launched its Picks recommendation feature.

## Links

- Website: https://gametime.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/braddgriffith

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Last updated: 2026-10-26