Overview

Gender

female

Investor Type

Investment Partner

Hope Cochran was the CFO of King Digital, the creators of Candy Crush. At King she not only led the company through an IPO and acquisition to Activision but became a rockstar Candy Crush player. Prior to that she was the CFO of Clearwire through its sale to Sprint in 2013 and was the founder of her own company, SkillsVillage which she went on to sell to PeopleSoft.

In 2013 Fortune named her to the top 10 Most Powerful Women in Gaming and in 2018 Women’s Inc named her Most Influential Corporate Directors. She is a lifelong supporter of YoungLife, and has passion for the arts. She holds a B.A. in Economics and a B.A. in Music/Opera from Stanford University.

Hope is currently a Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group. She is also on the boards of three public companies, Hasbro, MongoDB, and New Relic.