Moritz Baier-Lentz has been famous in my circles for starting Game Changers, an annual showcase of great gaming and tech startups at our GamesBeat Next events(a new one is coming on November 2-3, 2026 in SF). He was always a big believer in the power of gaming, but now he says he has decided to double down on gaming, AI and frontier technologies. After 3.5 years at Lightspeed, Baier-Lentz has left that post and joined McKinsey & Company, OpenAI, and TPG as a senior adviser. He has also started his own family office as an investor. Baier-Lentz has had a sharp eye for game companies and he has boldly backed some of the biggest bets in the game industry. But he is also now investing his personal capital and time in both gaming and technology at the same time. I interviewed him about this move and we talked about the opportunities that lie before him as an investor. Meanwhile, his advisory work will focus on AI transformation projects across the media and technology sectors, supporting many of the same CEOs and presidents who have become close collaborators, friends, and mentors over the past decade. “But what I’m most grateful for is getting to spend 100% of my energy within an industry I deeply care about. From shaping my formative years as a competitive player to hosting the annual CEO Forum, which now convenes the leaders of over 80% of the $200 billion global gaming market,” he said in a recent…
