Caroline Strzalka

Co-founder at Overplay

Expertise: Founders + entrepreneurship, marketing

Education: University of Pennsylvania

Caroline Strzalka is an entrepreneur and media executive. She is currently the co-founder of Overplay, the first frictionless platform for user-generated games. Caroline and Overplay just secured funding from Mark Cuban on a recent episode of Shark Tank.

Prior to Overplay, Caroline built her career at some of the world’s most well-known edutainment companies: Sesame Workshop and Scholastic Media. She initiated and executed deals with Apple, Microsoft, Intel, Netflix, Hulu, Google and many others. She has worked with producers to release dozens of apps and games, many of which have won awards including BAFTA and Webby Awards. She was also formerly at Equity Capital Markets at Citibank and the lead analyst in deals such as the Kraft, Leapfrog, and GameStop IPOs.

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Updated on April 16, 2024

What My Time on Sesame Street Taught Me About Founding a Tech Company

My co-founder and I met when we both worked on Sesame Street. Here’s what we learned from those days that shapes our vision as leaders.

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