# Dustin Beck

> Dustin Beck is a co-founder of Butterfly Equity, a Beverly Hills private equity firm focused on the food ecosystem. Previously a Goldman Sachs banker and Vista Equity Partners investor, he launched and led Riot Games’ esports business before co-founding Butterfly with Adam Waglay in 2016.

- **Role:** Co-Founder at Butterfly Equity
- **Organizations:** Butterfly Equity, Butterfly Equity Foundation, Riot Games, Vista Equity Partners, Goldman Sachs
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, University of Southern California
- **Known for:** Joined Vista as its twelfth employee and participated in 13 enterprise-software transactions., Helped launch Vista Consulting Group., Launched and led Riot Games’ esports business.

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Graduated from USC; began working in Goldman Sachs’ technology, media and telecommunications investment-banking team.
- **2008** — Joined Vista Equity Partners; later helped launch Vista Consulting Group.
- **2012** — Joined Riot Games and launched and led its esports business.
- **2013** — Helped develop the League Championship Series; Riot held its World Championship final at Staples Center.
- **2016** — Announced a move to part-time LCS chairman on January 19; co-founded Butterfly Equity with Adam Waglay.

## Achievements

- Joined Vista as its twelfth employee and participated in 13 enterprise-software transactions.
- Helped launch Vista Consulting Group.
- Launched and led Riot Games’ esports business.
- Co-founded Butterfly Equity in 2016.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Butterfly announced an agreement to acquire Sabert, with closing expected in Q4 2026; this is a firm development, not an individually attributed Beck transaction.
- **2026-01** — Butterfly completed its acquisition of ePac Flexible Packaging.
- **2025-08** — Butterfly closed a $527 million single-asset continuation fund for QDOBA.
- **2024-12** — Butterfly completed its approximately $1.95 billion acquisition of The Duckhorn Portfolio.

## Links

- Website: https://bfly.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinbeck
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/RiotRedBeard

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Last updated: 2026-10-10