Griffin Gaming adds Russell Binder as venture partner, IP advisor

Griffin Gaming Partners, a leading gaming-focused VC fund with over $1 billion in assets under management, has named Russell Binder as a venture partner and IP advisor.

Binder has more than two decades of experience as an entertainment executive including cofounding Striker Entertainment. Binder has worked with iconic franchises to help broaden their reach and amplify the value of various IPs through licensing and merchandising. These include like non-gaming properties like The Twilight Saga, The Walking Dead, The Hunger Games and Pacific Rim as well as gaming behemoths like Angry Birds, Candy Crush and most recently Five Nights at Freddy’s. The 2023 horror game-to-film adaptation grossed $297 million worldwide — nearly 15-times its estimated budget.