Ali Farha

Business Development Executive

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden9 yrs 1 mo experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in evaluating game studios for investment.
Proven track record in game development and production.
Experienced speaker at major gaming conferences.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Game Development and Investment expert with a focus on technical production.

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Skills

Core Skills

InvestmentGame DevelopmentEducationEvent ManagementPublic SpeakingProject ManagementQuality Assurance

Other Skills

Portfolio value creationFundraisingTechnical & production due diligenceFounder supportConnecting studios with partnersGame development project managementCross-disciplinary team managementAgile methodsCollaboration with stakeholdersEngaging talks recommendationWorkshop structuringSpeaker identificationProduct ManagementVideo Game ProductionTeam Leadership

About

Hej! I’m Ali a former Senior Technical Producer now working in VC focused on the video games industry. I help identify, evaluate, and support high potential game studios by combining hands on technical, production experience with an investor mindset. My background in engineering, production, and team performance lets me assess studios not just by their pitch, but by their tech, pipelines, scalability, and long term execution. Before VC, I led engine development, tools optimization, server infrastructure, and multi platform releases including porting a 14+ year old game and its entire tech stack to Metal, iOS, and Android. Today I focus on: • Portfolio value creation • Help with driving fundraising • Technical & production due diligence • Founder support across tech, teams & delivery • Connecting studios with global partners & opportunities I also speak at Digital Dragons, DevGAMM, Google, and Nordic Game, and more, covering leadership, scaling teams, and building future proof pipelines. If you're a founder looking to scale, seeking investment, or preparing your studio for investors let’s connect.

Experience

Hivemind world

Strategic Advisor

Jan 2026 – Present · 2 mos

Behold ventures

Investment Associate

Dec 2025 – Present · 3 mos · Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden · Hybrid

The Nordic leader in early stage gaming vc
■ Helping drive future fundraising
■ Supporting portfolio production and growth
■ Ensuring our mission travels far, fast, and with intention

Portfolio value creationFundraisingTechnical & production due diligenceFounder supportConnecting studios with partnersInvestment+1

Games majlis

Founding Member

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

Contributing to the future of mobile gaming in the Middle East region.

Xr hack

Advisor

Jul 2024 – Sep 2024 · 2 mos · Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden · Hybrid

■ XR Hack represents the first-ever global XR Champions League.
■ The event invites over 500 XR and AI developers.
■ Hack locations include London, Cologne during Gamescom Week, Stockholm at Vinnova, and Istanbul at Bug Lab.
■ The Hack is a collaborative effort between XR Bootcamp and Meta.
■ There is a minimum prize pool of 100,000 USD.
■ Real-world industry challenges are provided by corporate partners, along with additional prizes.
■ Hackers are encouraged to utilize the latest XR and AI tech stacks, released within the past 11 months.
■ There is an opportunity to connect with corporate XR tech decision-makers.

Test automationQA coordinationTesting model implementationQuality Assurance

Devgamm

Advisor

Apr 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos · Remote

As a DevGAMM Conference Advisor, I contribute by:
■ Recommending engaging talks and relevant topics
■ Serving as a jury member for the DevGAMM Awards
■ Structuring impactful workshops
■ Identifying and recommending talented speakers

Engaging talks recommendationWorkshop structuringSpeaker identificationEvent ManagementPublic Speaking

Futuregames warsaw

Head of Education

Feb 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · Hybrid

The Futuregames Game Producer program equips you with the skills to lead and manage game development projects from concept to release. You’ll learn to oversee development pipelines, manage cross-disciplinary teams, and collaborate with stakeholders like publishers and creative leads. With hands-on projects and real-world simulations, you’ll master tools, agile methods, and team leadership to create successful games and support business goals.
At Futuregames, we pride ourselves on making our programs as close to the professional industry as possible. Each program is designed in collaboration with our Educational Board to ensure it meets current industry standards and demands.

Game development project managementCross-disciplinary team managementAgile methodsCollaboration with stakeholdersGame DevelopmentEducation

Futuregames

2 roles

Advisory Board Member

Promoted

Sep 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 6 mos · Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden · Hybrid

Teacher and Mentor

Jun 2021 – Feb 2025 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden · Hybrid

The game assembly

Board Member, industry representative

Apr 2023 – Mar 2026 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden · Hybrid

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2 roles

Senior Technical Producer

Jun 2022 – Dec 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mos

■ Own the delivery of valuable outcomes for the products
■ Focus on the user and ensure issues affecting users are followed up and resolved
■ Technical planning representative within game management for both Engine and Tools teams
■ Ensure the day-to-day well function of the teams(Engine and Tools) and the health of the group
■ Risk management within the tech teams

Test Automation Engineer

Jan 2021 – Jun 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

■ Build test automation pipelines from scratch
■ Embedded QA engineer for three development teams where I verify and validate their deliveries
■ Implemented more levels of testing
■ Coordinates between the game's QA and the development teams

Product ManagementVideo Game ProductionGame DevelopmentTeam LeadershipRisk ManagementProject Management

Scania group

Test leader

Aug 2018 – Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Södertälje, Stockholm County, Sweden

■ Oversee testing and verification efforts for the Bodywork Communication Interface (BCI), an innovative control unit that collects and evaluates information from the vehicle’s systems in real-time.
■ Build, manage and mentor with a team of 11 engineers throughout the entire BCI testing process, including planning and deploying extensive testing efforts.
■ Coordinate testing activities with 6 departments.
■ Utilize Python and Jenkins to create and execute testing models, and employ CANanalyzer to log testing data.
■ Gather and analyze testing results, and compile findings in reports for senior management and key stakeholders.

Advisory servicesEvent coordinationEvent Management

Knightec

Test Engineer

Feb 2017 – Aug 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos · Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area

■ Designed test plans and cases for QuickCool, an innovative medical device that controls the patient’s body temperature during surgery to minimise the risk of brain damage.
■ Defined all testing activities and analysed results to identify software issues, isolated the root problems, and fixed all defects.
■ Collaborated with the development team to ensure software code was fully functional and met performance expectations.
■ Implemented, monitored and enforced testing-related procedures, processes, and practices.
■ Test and verification at Scania, BCI(Bodywork Communication interface ).

Testing and verification managementTeam managementTesting coordinationQuality Assurance