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No encyclopaedic relevance, self-promotional TmoTom (talk) 00:30, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: While TmoTom (talk · contribs) is the actual nominator, I technically created this page because {{subst:afd2}} was instead inserted both onto the talk page and to directly on the log page itself. My repair is entirely procedural and I offer no opinion of my own. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 02:08, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much, as I usually only contribute to German Wikipedia, I was unsure about the procedure. TmoTom (talk) 23:15, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Extraordinary Writ (talk) 01:47, 13 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: There is not substantial, independent coverage of Baier-Lentz. His name appears in all of the used sources, but they are non-independent (WP:FORBESCON, companies that Baier-Lentz has worked at like Lightspeed, interviews that do not contribute to notability), one-line mentions that don't go into any depth (New York Times), and routine business announcements (VentureBeat, Axios). -- Recon rabbit 15:39, 13 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Businesspeople, Video games, Finance, Germany, and California. Skynxnex (talk) 15:46, 13 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep: There are a number of news that cover Baier-Lentz as the main topic directly and aren't routine coverage, both in U.S. outlets (Business Insider, Axios, VentureBeat, PitchBook, TechCrunch, The Information, etc.) and in Germany (FAZ, Die Zeit, Die Welt, etc.). Including recent ones that are not included in the article for discussion, e.g., https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/unternehmen/moritz-baier-lentz-ein-aufsteiger-aus-deutschland-110250233.html. Google shows over 10 pages of results for his name for me. He's also been in numerous well-known German podcasts as a guest like Die Welt or OMR, which is the biggest German podcast featuring people and their background stories.

I don't know about the U.S., but in Germany, Baier-Lentz is one of the most well-known venture capital investors in Silicon Valley. And in the gaming industry, he is probably the best known investor (and most active). The "CEO Forum" that Baier-Lentz organizes every year in San Francisco is the biggest event for gathering all CEOs in gaming (including CEOs of all the publicly listed companies in U.S., Europe, and Asia), which would clearly indicate to me that Baier-Lentz is a notable and instrumental person in the global gaming & interactive media industry.

Aside from what is covered in the article, he does a lot of work advising high school and college students and co-authored a book that was in the Spiegel bestsellers in Germany last year, which is how I got to know him and why I am trying to move to the U.S. (and I know the same is true for many others). Maximilian.ludwig (talk) 20:11, 13 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Agree. Keep:

Multiple articles from sources that are independent, in English and German language, cover Baier-Lentz as the main subject or a key element (not only one-line), and clearly satisfy WP:NBASIC, including but not limited to:

- Axios: https://www.axios.com/pro/media-deals/2023/01/18/lightspeed-gaming-moritz-baier-lentz

- Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-lightspeed-newest-vc-partner-became-top-gaming-investor-2023-1

- Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.de/gruenderszene/business/dieser-vc-lief-eines-der-haertesten-rennen-der-welt-und-verraet-wie-er-neben-dem-job-dafuer-trainierte/

- FAZ: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/unternehmen/moritz-baier-lentz-ein-aufsteiger-aus-deutschland-110250233.html

- GamesBeat: https://gamesbeat.com/lightspeed-picks-up-moritz-baier-lentz-to-lead-game-investments/

- Google Talks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9EXAJOxFIE

- OMR: https://omr.com/de/daily/moritz-baier-lentz

- Pitchbook: https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/lightspeed-gaming-vc-investment-web3

- The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/screentime-the-venture-investor-who-runs-through-antarctica-in-silence

- TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/general-intuition-lands-134m-seed-to-teach-agents-spatial-reasoning-using-video-game-clips/

- TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/20/gaming-focused-investment-firm-bitkraft-closes-in-on-at-least-140-million-for-its-second-fund/

- VentureBeat: https://venturebeat.com/games/game-changers-top-game-startup-list-returns-with-lightspeed-gamesbeat-and-nasdaq/

- WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/world-models-ai-evolution-11275913

Beyond that, Baier-Lentz is widely recognized for his contributions in the gaming industry, including but not limited to: (a), In both 2023 and 2024, Baier-Lentz has been the leading venture capital investor in gaming and interactive media globally; having led rounds of aggregated $162 million and $252 million across both years, respectively. (b) Host of CEO Forum (largest CEO gathering in the gaming industry). (c) Creator of Game Theory (podcast hosting major industry CEOs) and Game Changers (largest annual gaming startup competition). He has also received multiple competitive awards relevant to his industry, including but not limited to 30 Under 30 (Forbes), 40 Under 40 (Capital), and Young Global Leaders (World Economic Forum). Ruisleipae-helsinki (talk) 14:35, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:20, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The FAZ piece linked above, while rather reading like an ad, is significant coverage. However, I would consider a merge/redirect to Lightspeed Venture Partners. IgelRM (talk) 01:12, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]