# Brian Cho

> Brian Cho is the Co-Founder and General Partner of Patron, a San Francisco seed-stage venture firm investing at the intersection of games, consumer software, and emerging technology. A former founding member of Andreessen Horowitz's investment team and the long-time head of corporate development, ventures, and M&A at Riot Games, Cho launched Patron in 2021 with Jason Yeh and closed a $100M Fund II in September 2024.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & General Partner at Patron
- **Organizations:** Patron, Riot Games (former), Andreessen Horowitz (former), Ubisoft (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS, Economics, University of California, Irvine
- **Known for:** Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree (2013 and 2014), Founding member of a16z investment team; involved with deals including Oculus, Lyft, and Slack, Led 20+ strategic investments at Riot Games over seven years

## Career timeline

- **pre-2012** — Early career across Ubisoft and Booyah in gaming and Deloitte
- **2012** — Joined Andreessen Horowitz as a founding member of the investment team
- **2013** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30
- **2014** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 (second time); joined Riot Games to build ventures, M&A and BD
- **2014-2021** — Head of Ventures, M&A and Business Development at Riot Games - led 20+ strategic investments
- **2021** — Co-founded Patron with Jason Yeh; closed $90M Fund I
- **2024-09** — Closed Patron Fund II at $100M

## Achievements

- Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree (2013 and 2014)
- Founding member of a16z investment team; involved with deals including Oculus, Lyft, and Slack
- Led 20+ strategic investments at Riot Games over seven years
- Closed $90M Patron Fund I in four months in 2021
- Closed $100M Patron Fund II in September 2024, total firm AUM ~$190M

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Patron Fund II closed at $100M
- **2025-10** — Led seed round in ego AI ($7M)

## Links

- Website: https://patron.fund
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianjcho
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/brianjcho

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