About

Alexander Mistakidis is a hopeful ponderer; he likes asking why. A wielder of the triforce of design, programming and business. Founded Gamelynx.

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He's also a Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund, which is a network of Y Combinator alumni that invest in YC companies.

He has many talents such as writing equally poorly with both hands, not buying Bitcoin at opportune times, painting, and drinking lots of water while surfing.

Some of his favorite video games are Warcraft 3, Portal, Counter Strike: Source, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Alexander completed his bachelors of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo in 2017 after a colorful mix of being involved with the campus community, failing courses, and working at many awesome startups.

Curiosity killed the cat, but a curious cat lived.

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Applying Mindset Psychology to Your Startup Team

The easiest way to get started at your company is to share the intuitive and impactful research behind mindset psychology.

Inc.Young Entrepreneur Council

This Founder Says The Future Of Competitive Gaming Is On Our Smartphones

Competitive gaming is becoming more mainstream on consoles and PC. One startup founder sees mobile as another medium for e-Sports, and is building a game that will launch competitive gaming on our smartphones.

ForbesFrederick Daso

Gamelynx raises $1.2 million to make esports games on mobile (updated)

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Gamelynx is creating team-based competitive games on mobile, so esports can become more accessible and global. And it has raised $1.2 million to accomplish this task. The whole idea is to make mobile games for hardcore gamers, j…

VentureBeatDean Takahashi

Founder Stories: Alexander Mistakidis of Gamelynx

Alexander Mistakidis is cofounder and CEO of Gamelynx (YC S17). Discussed: Esports; Student Entrepreneurship; Mental Health; Working at Riot Games; Alexander’s Favorite Games.

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