Anton Backman is a venture capitalist who serves as General Partner at Play Ventures, a gaming and consumer-apps VC firm. Anton Backman's Twitter Score is 21 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #47,218 (top 10%) among 486,860 tracked accounts.
Anton Backman co-founded Wave Ventures, a micro-VC backed by founders of Supercell, Skype, and other Nordic growth companies. He also co-founded Robin Capital, described as the first Nordic venture-capital firm focused solely on blockchain technology. After those ventures, he went on to join Play Ventures as General Partner, where he has publicly discussed blockchain gaming fundamentals, trends, and production considerations on behalf of the firm.
Anton Backman previously served as a board member at Bright Star Studios, the developer behind Ember Sword, a game that enables trading of digital gaming assets using blockchain technology. He was also formerly a board member at Quicksave Interactive. His account has 445 posts and has been active since 2017. Anton Backman has been mentioned by 8 accounts, with 14 total mentions.
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