Arbitrum Gaming Ventures (AGV), a new strategic venture initiative created by parent Arbitrum, has hired Michael Chang as its first general manager.
Chang’s venture capital and gaming experience will help shape AGV’s investment activities across games, technology, and finance sectors.
Chang has lot of experience with investment and gaming, along with an understanding of new monetization and distribution blockchain channels, said Dan Peng, partner at Arbitrum Gaming Ventures, in a statement.
“We are thrilled to have him join the leadership team to help scale our investments in high-potential startups,” Peng said.
Chang brings experience in identifying and evaluating investment opportunities over the past 25 years, having held investment professional roles at Lightspeed Venture Partners, Technology Crossover Ventures, and Apax Partners. Chang is also a longtime adviser for GamesBeat events.
Chang is also widely known in the gaming industry for his work with Electronic Arts’ corporate development, where he oversaw multiple acquisitions, including KlickNation (now EA Capital Games), the developers of the mobile hit Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, and Bight Games, the developers of the top-performing The Simpsons Tapped Out.
More recently, Chang was senior vice president of corporate development for NCSoft where he secured a publishing partnership with Harmonix (now part of Epic Games) and made several private company investments.
Chang has also served as an advisor to private gaming companies, including Pixelberry Studios (acquired by Nexon), Omniata (acquired by King), and Playnomics (acquired by Unity Technologies).
Rick Johanson, partner at Arbitrum Gaming Ventures added, “Michael will help us build on the momentum we’ve made in 2025, His expansive network and eye for identifying talented teams will help us uncover even more promising builders for the ecosystem.”
As general manager, Chang will lead strategy, investments, and partnerships to drive long-term growth of the AGV portfolio and broader ecosystem, serving as both a capital allocator and public-facing leader.
Every industry is experiencing tremendous change because of new technologies, said Chang, in a statement.
“Gaming is experiencing a period of transition, which is why I am eager to open new investment and business models for this exciting industry with Arbitrum Gaming Ventures,” said Chang. “There is no shortage of incredible creators with amazing ideas constantly innovating. I look forward to bringing the very best of these visionaries to Arbitrum.”