Nate Martin | |
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| Born | Nathan Burk Martin January 13, 1983 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | CEO |
| Website | http://www.puzzlebreak.com |
Nate Martin (born January 13, 1983) is an American entrepreneur, game designer, and software executive. He is the co-founder and CEO of the escape room company Puzzle Break. [1] He is often referred to as the "Founding Father of Escape Rooms." [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
He is an alumnus of the DigiPen Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation and Computer Science. [8] [9]
Martin was recruited by Microsoft early in his career [8] and also worked as a software executive for Electronic Arts before founding Puzzle Break, the first escape room company in the United States, in 2013. [10] [11] Martin funded the company with an initial $7,000 investment and grew the company yearly revenue into $1 million by 2016. [12]
Martin is a frequent lecturer and podcast guest on the topics of escape rooms, interactive entertainment, and entrepreneurship. His interviews have appeared in the New York Times, [13] Entrepreneur Magazine, [14] and Forbes. [15] In 2017, he spoke on the future of experiential storytelling at the Sundance Film Festival. [16]
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