# Bradley Ross

> Bradley Ross is a San Francisco product leader, two-time founder, and gaming executive whose career connects Electronic Arts, Zynga's social-game era, the Y Combinator-backed publishing startup CoinTent, and Captain.tv. At Captain.tv, Ross helped develop streamer-led games in which live audiences participate alongside creators, including Stream Raiders, and led the company through a $10 million Series A announced in 2021.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-founder at Captain.tv
- **Organizations:** Captain.tv, CoinTent, Zynga, Electronic Arts, Drop
- **From:** Greenwood Village, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Occidental College
- **Known for:** Helped lead product development on Zynga games including CityVille, ChefVille, and Mafia Wars., Co-founded CoinTent and took the company through Y Combinator's Summer 2016 batch., Co-founded Captain.tv and helped establish its streamer-led games model.

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Interned at Electronic Arts as a marketing manager and producer on Scrabble for Facebook.
- **2009** — Graduated from Occidental College with a degree in mathematics and continued at Electronic Arts in a product-oriented role.
- **2010** — Joined Zynga as a product manager; later helped lead work on games including CityVille, ChefVille, and Mafia Wars.
- **2013** — Co-founded CoinTent, a San Francisco digital publishing monetization company, and served as CEO.
- **2016** — Took CoinTent through Y Combinator's Summer 2016 batch and presented at Demo Day.
- **2019** — Began building Stream Raiders with a community of streamers and players under the company that became Captain.tv.
- **2020** — Captain.tv launched Stream Raiders, a battle game in which a streamer serves as captain and viewers form the army.
- **2021** — Captain.tv announced a $10 million Series A and said Stream Raiders had passed 1.25 million players and 25,000 streamers.
- **2023** — Captain.tv launched Nitro: Stream Racing, built with creators and streamer-management company Loaded.
- **2026** — Appeared on Brian Schneider's Alternate Worlds podcast to discuss a career spanning CityVille, CoinTent, Captain.tv, startups, and games.

## Achievements

- Helped lead product development on Zynga games including CityVille, ChefVille, and Mafia Wars.
- Co-founded CoinTent and took the company through Y Combinator's Summer 2016 batch.
- Co-founded Captain.tv and helped establish its streamer-led games model.
- Led Captain.tv through a $10 million Series A announced in October 2021.
- By October 2021, Captain.tv reported more than 1.25 million Stream Raiders players, 25,000 streamers, and more than $1 million paid to streamer partners.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Appeared on the Alternate Worlds podcast for a conversation about CityVille, CoinTent, Captain.tv, Magic: The Gathering, gaming, and startups.
- **2024-09** — Shared an invitation for San Francisco game founders to apply to the a16z SPEEDRUN program.
- **2023-03** — Shared Captain.tv's launch of Nitro: Stream Racing, a streamer-led racing game for Twitch and YouTube communities.

## Links

- Website: https://captain.tv
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradleysross
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/StreamCaptainTV
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/streamcaptain/

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