Simon Zhu
Bellevue, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSimon Zhu is a founder and CEO with nine years of leadership in the games and interactive entertainment ecosystem, currently building GreaterThan Group from Bellevue to "unleash the potential" of creators. He combines operator experience as President of Global Investments and Partnerships at NetEase Games with a track record of board and investor roles across studios and funds—helping shape outcomes at Bungie, Dream Games, Quantic Dream, Devolver Digital, thatgamecompany and more. Simon is known for a player-first philosophy and pragmatic streak—"competition is for losers"—that drives product and financing decisions aimed at the best entertainment experience. He has navigated large exits, complex M&A and fund activity, and early-stage investing across genres from horror to narrative-driven and indie titles. A micro-electronics engineering graduate from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, he blends technical grounding with strategic capital deployment and creative storytelling advocacy. Less obvious: he often shows up as the first cheque-writer or early backer on projects, signaling a hands-on belief in founders as much as in IP.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Middle School, -, Middle School, - at Wuhan Foreign Languages SchoolBachelor, Micro-electronics Engineering, Bachelor, Micro-electronics Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Chinese, EnglishGithub contributions (5)
cnmen/arouter
Nov 2019 - Dec 2020
Contributions:16 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
cnmen/butterknife
Nov 2019 - Jun 2020
Contributions:11 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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