DOUGLAS MORIN

Former CEO of Devolver Digital and board adviser to Raw Fury, Douglas is the calm in high-stakes storms. He blends finance fluency with creative empathy, guiding studios through investor gauntlets, liquidity events and governance upheaval.Capital event – raising, recap, M&A, or cap table cleanup

Founder under pressure – navigating team friction, board politics, or burnout, and acting as a confidential sounding board when they can’t talk to their team, board, or investors

Game of Thrones – navigating toxic or high-stakes environments: difficult boards, broken governance, difficult PE relationships, and hostile investors. I’ve lived this at both Devolver and Raw Fury and know how to stabilize the fire without smothering the creative drive

Strategic liquidity planning – helping founders think through exits, partial sales, or how to take money off the table while still maintaining control. I bring clarity to the full spectrum of options—not pressure toward a single path

Planning for an IPO – guiding founders and leadership teams through what it really takes to go public, from investor positioning and governance prep to internal narrative alignment—and just as importantly, telling you when you shouldn’t IPO

Pitching investors – I’ve reviewed thousands of decks from both the investor and founder side. I understand the visual, verbal, and statistical nuances of telling your story in four slides—and in 15 minutes, I can restructure a pitch to suit VC, PE, strategic, or crossover investors

Investor management – when a fund is struggling with a creative portfolio company—missed milestones, culture clashes, unclear communication—I can step in and realign the founder, reframe expectations, and repair trust. I’ve done this at Devolver and Raw Fury, and I understand both sides of the table

Subsidiaries – companies and founders often struggle to think rationally about an asset that is unprofitable and non-core. They pour valuable time and money into fixing something that distracts from the main business. I can help stakeholders chart a fair and win-win parting of ways

Interim CEO – when the majority stakeholder or board has cleaned house and needs a firefighter, I can drop into any city for 6–12 months, stabilize the operation, find the balance, and guide the company through leadership transition