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Disruptor Beam

Logo: Disruptor Beam Inc, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American entrepreneur

Jon Radoff (born September 17, 1972) is an American entrepreneur, author and game designer. His work has focused on online communities, Internet media and computer games. He is CEO and co-founder of Beamable, a Live Game services platform that enables the creation of online games based on Unity.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Jon Radoff (born September 17, 1972) is an American entrepreneur, author and game designer. His work has focused on online communities, Internet media and computer games. He is CEO and co-founder of Beamable, a Live Game services platform that enables the creation of online games based on Unity. Skillz acquired Beamable in January 2026.2

How it started

Early career

Radoff lived in Northborough, Massachusetts and was a 1991 graduate of Algonquin Regional High School. During his high school years, he developed Space Empire Elite, a bulletin board system strategy game for Atari ST BBS systems. Much of the money Radoff earned from Space Empire Elite and his other Atari ST game, Final Frontier, later became seed capital which he used to start the company NovaLink.

Later authors who maintained or contributed to SEE include Jurgen van den Handel, Steven P. Reed, Carlis Darby, David Pence, Doc Wynne, David Jones, and Dick Pederson. Also while in high school, Radoff purchased the rights to port the Atari ST BBS software StarLink, which supported FidoNet, to the Amiga; Radoff named the ported software Paragon BBS. After a brief time studying at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Radoff dropped out to form his first company.

From Wikipedia’s article on Disruptor Beam, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Products and brands

  • Game of Thrones Ascent

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The games developed, co-developed and/or directed by Jon Radoff:

From Wikipedia’s article on Beamable, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 2010Founded Founded in Massachusetts1

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