Founder & CEO at Neon Commerce
Chris Faught
Prior to Neon, Chris spent over a decade building payment networks and commerce software at Affirm, Inc., Apple Pay, and ONE Finance. Chris is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and resides in the SF Bay Area.
Questions & Answers
What inspired you to start your business?
During my time at Affirm and Apple, I spent several years working with and alongside companies like Shopify and Stripe and saw first-hand how payments and commerce tools empower businesses of all sizes own their destinies and become more creatively and financially independent. Our mission is to do the same for game studios.
How is your team uniquely positioned to solve the problem you're tackling?
At Neon, we believe direct-to-consumer is fundamentally a fintech and e-commerce problem applied to the games business. Our team comes with a wealth of expertise from all of these industries, including Affirm, Apple, Supercell, Disney, Square, Etsy, Visa, Unity, Walmart, and Meta.
Why are you excited about your company/product?
Gaming is undergoing the largest platform shift in its 40 year history, and one that is similar to what happened to retail in the early 2000's. If game studios successfully navigate this opportunity, the industry will become larger, more open, and more competitive than ever before. At Neon, we're proud to have a hand in accelerating that change.
