Aleksander Leonard Larsen

Aleksander Leonard Larsen is Co-Founder and COO at Axie Infinity and held the same role at its parent studio, Sky Mavis, from April 2018 through 2025, also serving as Chairman. At Sky Mavis, he was responsible for all business-related functions at Axie Infinity, a blockchain game in which players compete using NFT creatures, earn tokens through gameplay, and own in-game assets. He also sits on the board of directors of the Blockchain Game Alliance, where he holds the secretary position. In 2022, he managed the response to a major security breach in which 173,000 ether, valued at approximately $600 million at the time, was stolen; Sky Mavis subsequently refunded affected users. As of early 2023, Axie Infinity had approximately 200,000 monthly active players, down from a peak of 3 million during the 2021–2022 market cycle.

Prior to founding Sky Mavis, Larsen worked as a manager in the Norwegian state and was active as a competitive gamer, representing Norway in Warcraft 3, Dota, and Dota 2, and ranking among the top 200 players in Europe in Dota 2. He also worked in the Asia Pacific region from early 2018, building connections in the blockchain and gaming industries across Vietnam, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Japan. He has made angel investments and serves as a venture partner at South Korean venture capital firm Hashed. Following his tenure at Sky Mavis, he became CEO and co-founder of Stendr. He studied Economy and Administration at BI Norwegian Business School from 2009 to 2011.