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Mark Lampert

Co-founder, Uken Games

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Mark Lampert is a co-founder of Uken Games, the Toronto mobile games studio behind titles such as Jeopardy! World Tour and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. He met Chris Ye at a Facebook developer meet-up in 2007; the pair built a gifting app, then launched their first game, Superheroes Alliance, on Facebook in 2009.

Mark hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Mark co-founded Uken Games, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

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As game market gets crowded, Toronto's Uken may have found the sweet spotThe Globe and Mail
2014

Quick answers

Did Mark Lampert co-found Uken Games?

Yes. The Globe and Mail reported on December 10, 2014 that Chris Ye met his future co-founder Mark Lampert at a Facebook developer meet-up. BrainStation's magazine, on November 29, 2019, also named Lampert and Ye as Uken's co-founders.

How did Uken start?

The Globe and Mail reported on December 10, 2014 that Ye and Lampert met in 2007, first built a gifting app where users sent pixelated chocolate bars to friends, with help from Nestle, then launched their first game, Superheroes Alliance, on Facebook in 2009.

What did he build before Uken's games?

Ontario Creates' Uken Games success story, checked September 24, 2026, says Lampert built one of the earliest Facebook gifting apps, Twisted Trick or Treating, before he and Ye decided to make games.

Is he still with Uken?

BrainStation's magazine reported on November 29, 2019 that both co-founders remained with the company. Uken's own site, checked September 24, 2026, does not name him, so his current role is not confirmed here.

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