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David Perry is an accomplished CEO, entrepreneur, and industry veteran with over 40 years of experience. Most recently, he served as the Co-founder & CEO of Carro, a pioneering commerce partnership platform that raised over $50 million from prominent investors, including Alpha Edison, PayPal Ventures, GC1 Ventures, Corazon Capital, Blue Ivy Ventures, and Cove Fund. Before his role at Carro, Perry was Co-founder & CEO of Gaikai, a groundbreaking Cloud Gaming company that delivered high-end gaming to internet-connected devices and websites. Gaikai's success led to its rapid acquisition by Sony Computer Entertainment for $380 million cash, where Perry contributed to future Sony PlayStation projects for five years. Investors included Benchmark Capital, NEA, Intel Capital, and Qualcomm. Perry's extensive background in game development includes founding Shiny Entertainment, the creators of iconic game properties such as Earthworm Jim (which became a TV show & toyline), MDK, Sacrifice, Messiah, Wild 9, and R/C Stunt Copter. Shiny was acquired by multiple companies, including Atari, Interplay, and Foundation 9. Perry's career accelerated through this work on licensed game properties like The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Terminator, Dan Dare, Paperboy, Smash TV, Aladdin, The Simpsons, and The Matrix with Warner Brothers. Some properties bridged the video game and advertising industries, like Cool Spot for 7-UP and the Game of the Year, Global Gladiators for McDonald's. An acclaimed author, Perry has written a comprehensive book on game design, "David Perry on Game Design," published by Charles River Media. He holds an Honorary Doctorate in Engineering from Queen's University, Belfast, and an Honorary Masters Degree in Game Development from Westwood College. Perry is actively involved in the technology sector, he is an investor and board member at Carro, a board member at Centercode (world-class product testing), an investor in the educational platform Arduboy, and serves as an investor and advisor to iAsk.ai, a rapidly growing AI search company. His contributions and expertise have been recognized through his involvement as a speaker at prestigious events such as the TED conference, E3, and GDC, as well as his keynote presentations at many global conferences and universities. Develop awarded him the prestigious "Development Legend" award. David Perry is a visionary leader and strategic advisor with a proven track record of building teams and companies while driving innovation and success across advanced technology and the gaming industries.