Chris Cataldi

Chris Cataldi is a founder and COO of Genvid Technologies, a New York based startup focused on building a suite of technologies that enable game makers to create new types of massively social, always-on, highly interactive game experiences. This venture ties together his lifelong interests of gaming interaction, service design, and disruption innovation. Developers using Genvid’s SDK will be able to take full advantage of server-side resources, and drive high levels of engagement to an extended audience, all without without major changes to their development workflow.

Prior to Genvid, Chris was responsible for business development and strategic planning for Shinra Technologies, which explored the potential for cloud-native gaming content. Chris has more than a decade’s experience working in Asia, and has a high level of Japanese language proficiency. During this time, he worked in management consultancy (strategic due diligence and technology innovation for semiconductor manufacturing, IoT, and wearable computing for Japanese blue chip companies specializing in the B2B sector), and in global human resources and organizational strategy (Mitsubishi Corporation). He is an avid amateur cook, and holds his MBA from Madrid’s IE Business School with a specialization in global management and entrepreneurship.