Jason Della Rocca
Education
Concordia University
BComm, Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems 1994-01-01 - 1996-01-01
CEGEP - John Abbott College
, 1992-01-01 - 1993-01-01Work Experience
Griffin Gaming Partners
Current
Griffin Gaming Partners
Execution Labs
Current
Execution Labs
MUTEK
Current
MUTEK
Concordia University
Current
Concordia University
Nocturne
2024-01-01 - 2024-10-01
Nocturne
DemoNights
2013-11-01 - 2024-09-01
DemoNights
Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada
2013-07-01 - 2019-07-01
Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada
NYC Games Hub
2016-09-01 - 2017-12-01
NYC Games Hub
Alliance numérique
2013-12-01 - 2017-10-01
Alliance numérique
IGDA Montreal Chapter
2001-01-01 - 2016-12-01
IGDA Montreal Chapter
Skills
Summary
Jason Della Rocca is a game business consultant, investor, funding advisor, and ecosystem strategist. He currently spends the bulk of his time advising game studio founders on funding and product strategy, and advising governments around the world how to better grow/support the success of their regional game development ecosystem. As the co-founder of Execution Labs, he was a hands-on early stage investor to 25 independent game studios from North America and Europe. In parallel Jason helped launch GamePlay Space, a non-profit hub to support indies and guide them toward business success, whose alumni have generated over $300m in game sales and funding. Between 2000-09 he served as the executive director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), and was honored for his industry building efforts with the inaugural Ambassador Award at the Game Developers Conference. In 2009, Jason was named to Game Developer Magazine’s “Power50,” a list which profiles 50 of the most important contributors to the state of the game industry. As a sought after expert on the game industry, Jason has lectured at conferences and universities worldwide.
