Nick Button-Brown

CEO

Shepperton, England, United Kingdom31 yrs 9 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Experienced in strategic development and fundraising.
  • Passionate advocate for mentorship and inclusivity in gaming.
  • Chair of multiple influential gaming organizations.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in the gaming industry with a focus on strategic development and investment.

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Skills

Core Skills

Board GovernanceBoard Administration

Other Skills

Board LevelBoard OperationVideo GamesSocial GamesMobile GamesOnline GamingGame DevelopmentMonetizationCasual GamesMMOMobile DevicesComputer GamesProduct ManagementXbox 360Gaming

About

I am an experienced Games Industry exec, now taking on non-exec roles, with a focus on Business and Strategic Development. I have raised money for a variety of companies and am currently enjoying mentoring a range of teams to help them grow and achieve success. I am passionate about computer games of all forms, always looking for new areas of opportunity and to evangelise the Games industry where I can.

Experience

Uk video games council

Chair

Jul 2025Present · 9 mos · Remote

  • Chair of the UK Video Games Council, an industry led advisory body, bringing together leaders from across the games ecosystem to inform and support the governments pro-games growth agenda.

10six games

Director & Investor

Mar 2025Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Remote

Nextbeat - music apps & games

Investor

Mar 2025Dec 2025 · 9 mos

Roundtable interactive

Chair

Nov 2024Present · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Working with industry-leading companies who share a ‘fans first’ philosophy with expertise in creating new experiences across both novel and established IP franchises.
  • As of today, RIG’s companies includes:
  • ● Outright Games, the leading publisher of family friendly entertainment, headquartered in the UK and with development presence in Spain
  • ● Auroch Digital, the award-winning Bristol based studio behind the upcoming highly anticipated titles Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 and Warhammer Survivors
  • ● GameMill Entertainment, a leading US based publisher of casual games for the mass market consumer
  • ● Coherence, a multiplayer technology toolkit dedicated to simplifying and reducing the cost and time of adding multiplayer features to new and existing titles

Meeple corp

Investor

Nov 2024Present · 1 yr 5 mos

Bandit island games

Investor

Oct 2024Present · 1 yr 6 mos

1tk games

Investor

Jul 2024Present · 1 yr 9 mos

Half moon studios

Investor

Jun 2024Present · 1 yr 10 mos

Brainsparkgames

Investor

May 2024Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Dubious design

Investor

Apr 2024Present · 2 yrs

Creative uk

Angel Ambassador

Feb 2024Feb 2025 · 1 yr

  • Angel Ambassador for Creative UK, encouraging investment in the Creative Industries

Roro ab

Investor

Jan 2024Present · 2 yrs 3 mos · Remote

Numbereight

Investor

Nov 2023Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

Ukie - the association for uk interactive entertainment

Board Member

Sep 2023Present · 2 yrs 7 mos · Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Board AdministrationBoard LevelBoard GovernanceBoard Operation

Zibra ai

Investor

Feb 2023Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

Adinmo

Member Board of Directors

Jan 2023Present · 3 yrs 3 mos · Remote

Cult games

Investor

Oct 2022Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Investor at Publishing startup

Sidequest meta ltd

Investor

Aug 2022Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

Methodical games, inc.

Investor

Aug 2022Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

Formation games

Investor

Apr 2022Present · 4 yrs

Trueplayers

Investor

Apr 2022Present · 4 yrs

Soliton interactive

Investor

Apr 2022Present · 4 yrs

Ready player me

Investor

Dec 2021Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

Petaverse network

Board Member

Dec 2021Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Immutable

Investor

Oct 2021Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

Magicave

Investor

Sep 2021Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

Playmint

Investor

Aug 2021Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

Landmark games

Investor

Aug 2021Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

Audiomob

Investor

Aug 2021Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

The games angels

Founder

Mar 2021Present · 5 yrs 1 mo · Greater London, England, United Kingdom

  • UKBAA Angel of the Year 2024

Included games

Investor

Mar 2021Present · 5 yrs 1 mo

The recording academy

Innovation Sub-Committee Member

Jan 2021Apr 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Bafta

BAFTA Video Games Committee & BAFTA Childrens Committee

Jun 2020Jun 2024 · 4 yrs · Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Okre

Founding Trustee

Mar 2020Present · 6 yrs 1 mo · Greater London, England, United Kingdom

  • Founding Trustee at OKRE, an organisation focused on bringing together the research sector and entertainment industries to share knowledge and expertise

Flick games

Angel Investor

Mar 2020Present · 6 yrs 1 mo · Greater London, England, United Kingdom

  • Angel Investor and Advisor to Flick Games, makers of Flick Solitaire.
  • Giving solitaire the love it's needed; to create the next generation of solitaire fanatics. Flick Solitaire is a game with art at the heart and they are on a mission to commission, feature and promote diverse and underrepresented artists.

Lightheart entertainment

Investor

Nov 2019Present · 6 yrs 5 mos · Finland

Foxglove studios ab

Board Member

Nov 2019Oct 2020 · 11 mos · Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Gameye

Advisor

Sep 2019Sep 2021 · 2 yrs · The Randstad, Netherlands

  • Helping out a growing technology company and a great team as they build partnerships and do new and very special (and not yet announceable) things. Gameye helps to create the greatest possible Multiplayer entertainment experience!

Coherence

Board Member

Aug 2019Present · 6 yrs 8 mos · London, Greater London, United Kingdom

  • Tech startup from Playdead, Unity, EA DICE veterans aiming to democratise online game creation for teams of all sizes

Loveshark

Board Member & Investor

Mar 2019Jan 2023 · 3 yrs 10 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

  • Helping with Strategy and fund-raising at really awesome London-based Social AR startup

Sensible object

2 roles

Adviser

Aug 2018Jun 2019 · 10 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

  • Sensible Object makes games for our connected world. We use connected tech to create new kinds of play that bring us together.

Interim COO

Sep 2016Aug 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

  • Sensible Object creates beautiful, sociable, connected play games that are fun. Smart toys is a huge area of opportunity and Sensible Object is about to release its first game.
  • The first game, Beasts of Balance, was funded from Kickstarter and is coming out in November and is absolutely fantastic.....and available to preorder right now to get it for Christmas.

Games4eu

Advisory Board Member

Aug 2018Dec 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Please sign up to our letter campaign! https://www.games4eu.com/signmpletter

Payload studios

Strategic Adviser

Jul 2018Oct 2024 · 6 yrs 3 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

  • Advising the makers of Terratech on direction and progress as Payload grows

Near future society

Executive

Jul 2018Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • The Near Future Society is a unique collection of global leaders in the creative industries, technology and government who share a conviction that only by working together will we create the best possible future for humanity

Outright games

Chair Of The Board Of Directors

Jan 2017Present · 9 yrs 3 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

  • Chair of the Board at a global video game publishing company, focusing on creating high-quality and scalable license based video games for the family entertainment market.

Games london

Steering Committee Member

Dec 2016Present · 9 yrs 4 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

  • Helping out with Developer BootCamp and London Games Week

Improbable

2 roles

Advisor

Sep 2016Nov 2018 · 2 yrs 2 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

  • Advising Improbable in Games and Entertainment (including VR/MR/AR)

Head of Games

Nov 2013Sep 2016 · 2 yrs 10 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

  • Working as Head of Games at Improbable. Responsible for the development of the business and the games teams. Working with some incredibly talented people.
  • Improbable's mission is to enable new experiences in gaming. We solve technical problems with implications beyond games.

Bafta

2 roles

Chair of BAFTA Games Committee, Director - BAFTA Board of Trustees

Jul 2016Jul 2018 · 2 yrs

  • Representing the best of Games within BAFTA and around the world, and celebrating the craft and creativity of Games in all their glory, to help highlight the best games from the best creatives, wherever they are.
  • Promoting and supporting the Charitable works of BAFTA, helping people get started in games and other creative arts.

BAFTA Video Games Committee

Sep 2014Sep 2019 · 5 yrs

  • Helping to celebrate games in all their glory

Laughing pig

Director

Mar 2016Present · 10 yrs 1 mo · London Area, United Kingdom

  • Helping a variety of games, entertainment and technology companies as they look to grow and achieve success. Areas of focus include production and management help, fundraising and networking.

Game developers conference europe

Advisory Board Member

Mar 2013Jul 2016 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Crytek

2 roles

General Manager - Games

Sep 2011Nov 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Responsibility for Crytek's games across multiple studios and projects, focussing on the management of the teams and driving for quality and timeliness across all projects

Director of Business Development

Feb 2009Aug 2011 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Electronic arts

3 roles

Director of Business Development

May 2004Feb 2009 · 4 yrs 9 mos

Business Development Manager

May 2002May 2004 · 2 yrs

Planning Manager

May 2000May 2002 · 2 yrs

Eidos plc

Project Accountant

May 1998Apr 2000 · 1 yr 11 mos

Bdo stoy hayward

Chartered Accountant

Jan 1994Jan 1998 · 4 yrs

Education

London Business School

MBA — Business

Jan 2002Jan 2004

University of Oxford

BA Hons — Mathematics

Jan 1990Jan 1994

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