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Ankith Harathi
Co-founder & CEO at Closing Theory Studios
Ankith Harathi is the Co-founder and CEO of Closing Theory Studios, a mobile game development company based in Austin, Texas. He has a background in mechanical engineering and computer science, and he previously held significant roles in the gaming industry, including as the head of growth at Gamer Sensei and as a product lead at Mmhmm, where he worked alongside Nitin Rajinikanth, his co-founder at Closing Theory Studios.145
Under Harathi's leadership, Closing Theory Studios recently raised $2.3 million in funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), to develop games that connect more closely with real-world experiences. Their first two titles, "House Rush" and "Neighborhood Rush," target a demographic of casual gamers who enjoy browsing real estate listings for entertainment.13 Harathi's educational background includes studies at Harvard Business School, further emphasizing his expertise in the field.25
Highlights
In just over an hour without a single line of code written have got an app build with location permissions requested, MapKit view rendering map markers for properties (pulled from a temp google sheet), and a detailed view once you click on a property + caching for quick reload
Wild times
Does anyone else see a nice house and not only wonder how much it costs but who owns it and what they do for a living to be able to afford it?
