# Mariano Suarez-Battan

> Argentine entrepreneur Mariano Suarez-Battan co-founded Three Melons, the game studio acquired by Playdom in 2010, and Mural, the visual collaboration company founded in 2011. He stepped down as Mural CEO in December 2022 to become executive chairman, co-authored Collaborative Intelligence with Jim Kalbach, and now works on new ventures through Bocho while investing and mentoring founders.

- **Role:** Founder at Bocho; Co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Board at Mural
- **Organizations:** Bocho, Mural, Three Melons, Playdom, Disney, Idea.me, Endeavor
- **Nationality:** Argentine
- **Education:** Licenciatura en Economía Empresarial, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Endeavor Leadership Program (executive education), Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Three Melons, whose Bola game reached more than 20 million players globally in 2010., Built a game studio acquired by Playdom, which was subsequently acquired by Disney., Co-founded Mural and led it as CEO through its 2021 financing at a valuation above $2 billion.

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Co-founded Three Melons in Argentina.
- **2010** — Three Melons was acquired by Playdom in March; Disney acquired Playdom later that year. Became a creative director.
- **2011** — Co-founded Mural and Idea.me; left his Disney creative-director role in August.
- **2013** — Moved to San Francisco while Mural’s development team remained in Buenos Aires.
- **2014** — Mural participated in IDEO’s Startup in Residence program.
- **2016** — Mural announced $1.35 million in seed financing and an IBM agreement.
- **2020** — Mural announced a $23 million Series A in January and $118 million Series B in August.
- **2021** — Mural raised $50 million in a Series C at a valuation above $2 billion.
- **2022** — Mural acquired LUMA Institute; Suarez-Battan became executive chairman when David Baga succeeded him as CEO in December.
- **2023** — Co-authored Collaborative Intelligence with Jim Kalbach, published by Wiley in April.
- **2025** — Discussed his work on a startup to improve how people connect at events.
- **2026** — Public profiles identify him as founder of Bocho; named as an angel investor in Shorta.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Three Melons, whose Bola game reached more than 20 million players globally in 2010.
- Built a game studio acquired by Playdom, which was subsequently acquired by Disney.
- Co-founded Mural and led it as CEO through its 2021 financing at a valuation above $2 billion.
- EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 finalist.
- Co-authored Collaborative Intelligence with Jim Kalbach.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — An executive directory updated June 2 continues to list him as Mural co-founder and executive chairman.
- **2026-05** — A Startupeable episode published May 27 revisits Mural’s long path to growth and discusses entrepreneurship with AI.
- **2026-04** — Named among the angel investors in Shorta’s $6 million pre-seed financing.
- **2025-03** — Spoke at Forbes Argentina’s Future of Work Summit from Miami, discussing collaboration design and a new event-connections startup.

## Links

- Website: https://about.me/batmelon
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/batmelon/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/batmelon
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/batmelon

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Last updated: 2026-10-12