Career
He began his career at MGM Resorts in investor relations, where he worked with senior executives on projects related to sports betting, online gaming, and investor relations. [9] [10] He later joined Caesars Interactive as the Head of Product and Strategy. [2] At Caesars, he contributed to the due diligence process for the William Hill acquisition, managed partnerships involving ESPN and the NFL, and co-directed the company’s investment in Superdraft. He then became the chief commercial officer at Game Play Network, where he oversaw commercial strategy, partnerships, and capital development in online gaming. [11] [12] Kiki subsequently co-founded Manifold Trading, a quantitative trading firm focused on high-frequency strategies and arbitrage. [13] [14] [2] He and his team later developed Ather Technologies as a spin-off, leveraging technology from that business to deliver market access and order routing solutions for institutional clients. [1] [14] In 2023, Ather Technologies was sold to Versifi. [15]
Monkey Tilt
Kiki is best known as the founder and CEO of Monkey Tilt, a Web3 and crypto-integrated iGaming company. [16] In 2024, Monkey Tilt raised $21 million in an early funding round led by Polychain Capital, marking one of the largest investments in the iGaming blockchain sector at the time. [5] Later in 2024, the company announced an additional $30 million Series A round funding led by U.S hedge fund, Pantera Capital, [17] [18] [19] to further develop its platform and global reach. [6] [20] [21] The platform integrates blockchain technology, NFT-based player rewards, and crypto payments, to bridge Web3 culture and mainstream entertainment. [22] [23] [24] Coverage from AOL Finance and Yahoo Finance described the round as part of a broader effort to make online gaming more social and community-driven, [25] [26] being one of the first platforms to support cryptocurrency staking, integrating transactions in bitcoin, ethereum, dogecoin, amongst other stablecoins. [27] Some of the investor includes Tyga and Ryan Garcia. [8] [2]
In addition to its gaming, the company partnered with Complex during Super Bowl LIX to host a $1 million jackpot experience, [28] [29] as part of the Complex’s Family Style festival in New Orleans. [30] [31] [7] The event was developed teaming-up with Truck Tilt and West Coast Customs. [32] [33] [34]
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