# Greg Enell

> Greg Enell is a Seattle-based gaming entrepreneur and the co-founder and former CEO of DoubleDown Interactive. He helped build DoubleDown Casino on Facebook before IGT agreed to acquire the company in 2012 for up to $500 million. He left in January 2014 and subsequently founded virtual reality studio Presence Labs in 2015.

- **Role:** Gaming entrepreneur; co-founder and former chief executive
- **Organizations:** DoubleDown Interactive, Presence Labs, G12 Interactive, Pickjam, Microsoft, WildTangent
- **Known for:** Co-founded DoubleDown Casino, which exceeded one million daily players by September 2011., Led DoubleDown into the 2012 IGT acquisition agreement with maximum consideration of $500 million., Won the 2012 Pacific Northwest EY Entrepreneur Of The Year award in social gaming.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2011** — Worked at Microsoft and WildTangent; founded G12 Interactive, later sold to Big Fish.
- **2010** — Co-founded DoubleDown Interactive with Cooper DuBois; DoubleDown Casino launched on Facebook in April.
- **2012** — IGT announced its acquisition agreement for DoubleDown, worth up to $500 million; Enell continued to lead the Seattle operation.
- **2012** — Received the Pacific Northwest EY Entrepreneur Of The Year award in the social gaming category on June 15.
- **2014** — Left DoubleDown in January.
- **2015** — Founded Presence Labs, a Seattle virtual reality studio; its GrooVR music experience launched in December.

## Achievements

- Co-founded DoubleDown Casino, which exceeded one million daily players by September 2011.
- Led DoubleDown into the 2012 IGT acquisition agreement with maximum consideration of $500 million.
- Won the 2012 Pacific Northwest EY Entrepreneur Of The Year award in social gaming.
- Founded Presence Labs, developer of GrooVR and Fireworks Lady Liberty.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — A published interview with gaming executive Marcus Yoder recalled Enell’s gracious response after an early DoubleDown licensing approach had been dismissed.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregenell

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