Derrick Ko is a co-founder and CEO who leads Matchday, a Web3 football gaming company combining mobile gaming, digital collectibles, and blockchain-based ownership. Derrick Ko's Twitter Score is 18 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #55,094 among 498,348 tracked accounts.
Derrick Ko co-founded Matchday and serves as its CEO. The company was incubated by Play Time, the venture firm associated with Lionel Messi, and went on to raise a $21 million seed round from backers including Courtside Ventures, Greylock, Hack VC, Capricorn Investment Group, and Horizons Ventures. Matchday has also secured a partnership with FIFA and FIFPRO, serving as FIFPRO's official blockchain partner. During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Matchday distributed two million NFT player cards to roughly 600,000 users.
Derrick Ko also co-founded Spin, a company that was subsequently acquired by Ford Motor Company. His interest in blockchain began in 2018, when he started experimenting with smart contracts on Ethereum. In addition to his work at Matchday, Derrick Ko is a scout at a16z speedrun.
Derrick Ko is active on Twitter with 2,408 posts and has been mentioned by 14 accounts a total of 23 times.
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