Plerts

Colin Anawaty

President, Co-founder
Before starting Plerts, Colin bootstrapped Saltlick Labs and created consumer mobile software for the entertainment industry. In the last decade he has worked with a variety of technology companies such as HIWD, 360Training, Minggl, and GaimTheory where they developed an advanced multiplayer platform powering id Software’s Quake Live. Colin also works on Startup District, a non-profit for entrepreneurs, and provides creative direction for AustinStartup.com.

Andrew Busey

Investor, Co-founder
Andrew Busey is currently the founder and CEO of Challenge Games, an online gaming company producing short-form games. Over the past 15 years, Andrew has pioneered some of the industry’s most important web technologies – including work on Mosaic, the first web browser; creating iChat, one of the first instant messaging apps; and building WebCenter, the first major web-based customer service (now part of Avaya). He most recently co-founded Pluck which enables social media on major sites such as TheStreet.com, USA Today, and Reuters.

Eric Chavez

Mobile Engineer
Eric leads the development of Plerts’ mobile product suite. More than 10 years experience coding in C/C#, Eric was previously the software engineer at Saltlick Labs and mod developer for GaimTheory where he co-authored Arena Master, the most popular game mode for Unreal Tournament in the franchise’s history. Eric spends his free time composing and studying music at the University of Texas.

Jonathan Ho

Web Engineer
Ohio State Magna Cum Laude with 6 years of large-scale enterprise, medical, and education industry experience, Jonathan leads the development of the Plerts’ back-end service and infrastructure. During his off-hours, Jonathan enjoys practicing kung-fu, meditating, and has a wicked appetite for Jimmy John’s.