Russell Binder is a Venture Partner and IP Advisor at Griffin Gaming Partners who has spent over two decades helping turn game and genre IP into global franchises including Five Nights at Freddy's, The Hunger Games, Twilight and Angry Birds through his licensing and merchandising work at Striker Entertainment. He brings hands-on experience in toys, consumer products, and theme-park style experiences to venture investing, positioning him to help portfolio companies extend their IP into films, series, merchandise, and experiential entertainment rather than treating games as mere offshoots of Hollywood.