​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Brock Pierce (born November 14, 1980 in Minnesota), is an entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for virtual goods in online games. He has founded or co-founded seven companies, acquired more than thirty companies, and closed a dozen corporate finance transactions securing more than $200 million of funding on behalf of his companies. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur Brock had a brief stint as a producer and most of his childhood was spent as an actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Brock Pierce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.