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Mountaintop Studios
Independent game studio
- 21-100 employees
- B2C
- Gaming
- Entertainment
- Media
- Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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Company mission
To bring players together through unforgettable challenges.
48% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
The continued growth of the gaming industry has made room for more companies to develop their own titles, and to contribute to the array of games on the market. Mountaintop Studios aims to make games which reward players for their time, foster community, and provide a challenge for those who crave it.
Mountaintop was founded in 2020 by a team with an impressive resume across the gaming industry. The company have stated an ambition to set themselves apart by avoiding the toxicity which historically plagues gaming companies and communities. For now, with the company in relative infancy, this is certainly an admirable goal, but it remains to be seen how well Mountaintop executes on this.
Within a year after founding, Mountaintop raised an impressive $30 million in funding. Much of this will be used to accelerate development of its first title, cited to be a PvP shooter, which should start to show what we can expect from Mountaintop going forward.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Remote-work friendly
Company values
- MAKE PLAYERS PROUD
- GAMEPLAY IS KING
- NOTHING IS SOMEONE ELSE’S PROBLEM
- EMBRACE FAILURE & STAY FEARLESS
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jan 2024
$30m
EARLY VC
Aug 2021
$30m
SERIES A
Total funding: $65.5m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Nate Mitchell
(CEO)Originally from Washington, DC, Nate co-founded Oculus, where he helped reboot virtual reality with Rift and Quest as head of product. His love of games first led him to product engineering at Gaikai
Matt Hansen
(COO)Matt was most recently Executive Producer at Oculus, building software for Rift and Quest. Previously, he was COO and Executive Producer at Double Fine.
Richard Lyons
(Art Director)An Australian artist with 18 years of experience in animation and game development, Richard most recently contributed to Naughty Dog’s award-winning Uncharted and Last of Us franchises.
Mark Terrano
(Design Director)Best known for games like Age of Empires Series, CS:GO, Defense Grid, and Brass Tactics, Mark specializes in designing gameplay that is accessible for everyone yet deep enough to enable exploration.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Mountaintop Studios
- We write job description requirements as minimally as possible to encourage candidates who may exclude themselves to apply.
- Our team works with hiring managers to minimize bias in the hiring process
- We have workshops and seminars to celebrate and educate on the various DEI holidays, events and observances