# Justin Sacks

> Justin Sacks is the co-founder and CEO of Nexus, an Austin-based platform that helps live service video games build and run 'Support-a-Creator' programs at scale. After 15 years in gaming as a competitive player, content creator, and business development lead, he now builds the infrastructure that pays creators for driving discovery, engagement, and in-game sales for titles like Sonic Rumble, Bloons TD, and Town of Salem.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Nexus
- **Organizations:** Nexus (nexus.gg), Chrono.gg, Curse, Inc.
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Indiana University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Nexus, the platform behind creator programs for major live service games, Raised a $10M Series A round (Jan 2023) led by gaming and Texas investors, Built creator programs for titles including Sonic Rumble, Bloons TD, and Town of Salem

## Career timeline

- **2010s** — Works in gaming as a competitive player and content creator before moving into industry roles
- **circa 2015** — Director of Business Development at Curse, Inc., a global gaming media company
- **2016** — Founds and leads Chrono.gg, a game deals and discovery site
- **2020** — Co-founds Nexus and becomes CEO, evolving the company toward creator programs for live service games
- **2023** — Nexus raises a $10M Series A to build Support-a-Creator programs (announced January 31, 2023)
- **2025** — Nexus launches the Sonic Rumble Creators Program with SEGA and Rovio

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Nexus, the platform behind creator programs for major live service games
- Raised a $10M Series A round (Jan 2023) led by gaming and Texas investors
- Built creator programs for titles including Sonic Rumble, Bloons TD, and Town of Salem
- Previously founded Chrono.gg, a well-known game deals site

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Nexus launched the Sonic Rumble Creators Program in partnership with SEGA and Rovio
- **2023-01** — Nexus raised $10M in Series A funding to expand Support-a-Creator programs

## Links

- Website: https://nexus.gg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sacksjustin/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/justin__sacks
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/joinnexusgg/

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Last updated: 2026-07-16