Dr. Anthony Borquez is an expert at building and scaling creative tech businesses. He is the founder of Grab, a leader in augmented and virtual reality. He also founded Blue Label Games, an early leader in mobile game development, later acquired by Konami. Prior to Blue Label, Anthony co-founded Spacient Technologies, a location-based mobile startup acquired by Trimble. He also co-founded Faceroll Games, a Shanghai-based mobile game studio, that created Call of Duty Heroes in partnership with Activision.
Anthony is also active in venture capital. He has run multiple funds and is a co-founder of Moon Holdings, an early-stage venture fund focused on Gaming, AI and Web3. A few of the investments include Coinbase, Discord, Autograph, Genies, Envy Gaming, Predecessor, Raidbase, and Hypixel Games.
Anthony has been teaching at USC for 20+ years. He currently teaches BAEP 465 Digital Playbook for Entrepreneurs: Creating a Tech Startup.
Anthony holds a Doctorate, MA, dual MS, and BS all from the University of Southern California.
NEWS + EVENTS
2024 Web3 Fall Forum Explores Shifting Blockchain Landscape
In the wake of the 2024 election, the annual forum convened experts and faculty to discuss new crypto policy, stablecoins, and the intersection of AI and blockchain.
VEDA Hosts Annual Blockchain Conference
Industry leaders discussed blockchain, AI advancements, and the next stage of the crypto revolution.
Carla Cafe Founders Visit Campus
Avi Ahdoot and Jessica Horell ‘14 bonded in their Writing 340 class over food and cuisine, now they are the co-founders of Carla Cafe.
VanEck Digital Assets Initiative Names Co-Directors
Professors Anthony Borquez and James Healy bring deep professional experience and wide networks to the role.
USC Marshall Hosts Inaugural Blockchain Event
First VanEck Southern California Blockchain Conference convenes visionary blockchain leaders with business students from across the region.
Event: Bring the Disruptors
Marshall’s 2021 SCALE event brought together the biggest names in blockchain, cryptocurrency, NFTs and other instruments of financial disruption.
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