1Up Ventures

1Up Ventures is an investment firm based in Kirkland, Washington, specializing in venture capital. The firm manages 1Up Ventures Fund II, which is a 2022 vintage fund focused on identifying and supporting promising startups and early-stage companies. Through its investment strategies, 1Up Ventures aims to foster innovation and growth in a variety of sectors, contributing to the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Ed Fries

Founder & General Partner

21 past transactions

Legendary Play

Series A in 2022
Legendary Play is a mobile game developer and publisher based in Berlin, Germany, established in 2017. The company specializes in creating games tailored for esports enthusiasts, focusing on delivering engaging and competitive experiences for mobile platforms. By combining innovative game design with an understanding of the esports community, Legendary Play aims to provide high-quality gaming experiences that resonate with fans of competitive gaming.

Superbloom

Seed Round in 2022
Superbloom is a new game development studio. Superbloom intends to make mobile games with a lifestyle focus, based on hobbies that are common among women.

Lost Lake Games

Seed Round in 2022
Lost Lake Games is an independent studio committed to making games that blaze new trails and spark the next adventure. It was founded by veteran game developers with a shared love of their craft.

Core Loop Games

Series A in 2021
Core Loop Games engages in building the next generation of MMOs. Gameplay and social cooperation are the core of its mission. They want to reimagine how players cooperate on a large scale together. The company was founded by veterans from MachineZone, GREE, and Funzio. It is VC backed and building a remote team of engineers and artists.

Toya Pioneering Women

Seed Round in 2021
Toya is developing multilayer games for girls on a Minecraft platform. The playful learning experience enables girls to become the heroes while revealing the life stories of exceptional women.

Clockwork Labs

Series A in 2021
Just announced BitCraft, worlds first crypto MMORPG: https://bitcraftonline.com

Drop Fake

Seed Round in 2021
Drop Fake is starting a new game. Remote-first games company founded in 2021. Building a cross-platform strategy game that will be open and available to all. Find your metaverse family.

The Game Band

Seed Round in 2021
The Game Band is a video game studio based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2015 by Sam Rosenthal. The studio is known for creating innovative games for platforms such as Apple Arcade, Nintendo Switch, and PC. One of its notable creations is Blaseball, an online game that uniquely combines elements of baseball with fantasy and absurdist horror, offering a multiplayer collaborative storytelling experience. The Game Band focuses on developing games that reflect contemporary themes, allowing players to engage in a fun and immersive gaming environment.

Lightforge Games

Seed Round in 2021
Lightforge Games is an all-remote gaming studio comprised of industry veterans focused on revolutionizing the role-playing game (RPG) genre. The company aims to create a unique gaming experience by fostering a culture of empathy, honesty, and growth. Through its innovative approach, Lightforge Games seeks to engage a diverse range of creative thinkers and dreamers, building a sustainable studio dedicated to developing and publishing RPGs that resonate with players.

Lightfox Games

Seed Round in 2020
Lightfox Games, Inc. designs and develops multiplayer mobile game applications. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Sparkypants

Seed Round in 2020
Sparkypants is an operator of a game development studio used to create strategic video games. It builds and publishes cross-platform strategy games based on the fantasy warfare genre that can be played on computers and other gaming consoles that provide individuals with an immersive virtual gaming experience. It was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Robin Games

Seed Round in 2020
Robin Games, Inc., a lifestyle gaming company, develops mobile games. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Venice, California.

Double Loop Games

Seed Round in 2020
Double Loop Games Inc., a mobile studio, designs and develops mobile games. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Bit Fry Game Studios

Series A in 2020
Bit Fry Game Studios, Inc. develops game titles for the next generation of console and mobile gaming platforms. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire with with additional offices in Los Angeles and New York City.

Playable Worlds

Seed Round in 2019
Playable Worlds is a computer games company that specializes in the fields of game development, online games, and gamification. The company is driven by its mission is to build a truly cloud-native game, taking advantage of technology to create a true persistent work that involves and changes over-time.

Starform

Seed Round in 2019
Starform was started by industry veterans with the goal of changing the way people play games together. It puts together small, autonomous teams of talented game developers and provides them with the tools, infrastructure, and support to design and build games in partnership with players, enabling gamers to get state of the art graphics and quality entertainment. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
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