# Nick Cuomo

> Nick Cuomo is the Brooklyn-based co-founder and CEO of Allstar, a gaming-content company built around an old personal discovery: a memorable play can change a player's social standing, but editing the evidence is tedious. A former competitive Counter-Strike player and viral video maker, Cuomo trained as a designer, led digital-agency accounts, learned SaaS sales at Movable Ink, and returned to gaming in 2019 with co-founder Gavin Silver. Allstar raised a $3.85 million seed round in 2021 and a $12 million Series A led by Drive Capital in 2023; by Cuomo's 2026 update, its network had produced 314 million clips and three billion video views.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Allstar
- **Organizations:** Allstar, Movable Ink, Blue Fountain Media, E-Sports EA, ESS Agency, PC Squared
- **Education:** B.S. in Digital Arts and Design, Full Sail University, Fashion Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founded Allstar and grew it from a bootstrapped project into a venture-backed gaming-content company., Raised a $3.85 million seed round led by New York Angels in 2021., Raised a $12 million Series A led by Drive Capital in 2023.

## Career timeline

- **High school and college** — Competed in Counter-Strike and made gaming videos that circulated widely before YouTube and Twitch became established platforms.
- **2006-2008** — Studied Digital Arts and Design at Full Sail University after stepping away from competitive gaming to focus on school.
- **2009-2010** — Worked as an art director at E-Sports EA after earlier web-design and consulting work.
- **2010-2015** — Worked at Blue Fountain Media, becoming a senior account director and learning digital marketing, product development and team operations.
- **2015-2019** — Joined Movable Ink, ultimately serving as Senior Director of Strategic Accounts and learning SaaS sales inside a scaling venture-backed company.
- **2019** — Co-founded Allstar with Gavin Silver; the pair bootstrapped for roughly 18 months without salaries.
- **2019** — Closed $425,000 in pre-seed capital with Mark Cuban among the investors.
- **2021** — Raised a $3.85 million seed round led by members of New York Angels after Allstar's user base grew more than tenfold in eight months.
- **2023** — Closed a $12 million Series A led by Drive Capital to expand infrastructure, games, team and partnerships.
- **2026** — Presented Allstar's direction as content-as-a-service and reported three billion views, 314 million clips and one million registered users.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Allstar and grew it from a bootstrapped project into a venture-backed gaming-content company.
- Raised a $3.85 million seed round led by New York Angels in 2021.
- Raised a $12 million Series A led by Drive Capital in 2023.
- Secured Mark Cuban as an early investor during Allstar's pre-seed round.
- Helped build a platform that, according to his 2026 company update, had generated 314 million clips and three billion video views.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Ahead of GDC, Cuomo said Allstar was focusing on content-as-a-service and reported three billion video views, 314 million clips created, one million registered users and a production rate of nine videos per second.
- **2025-12** — Cuomo reported that Allstar had passed two billion views, 76 days after reaching one billion, with more than half of viewership occurring on mobile devices.
- **2025-08** — Cuomo highlighted Allstar's HLTV partnership and reported a 14 million monthly audience, 225 million monthly views and 17.8 million clips per month.

## Links

- Website: https://nickcuomo.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cuomon
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/nickcuomo
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a9s4A2J2cw
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/PlayShareStar

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Last updated: 2026-09-27