Bitkraft

Bitkraft is a private equity firm founded in 2015 and headquartered in Berlin, with additional offices in New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The firm specializes in early-stage investments in the esports and gaming sectors across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. With a focus on digital entertainment, Bitkraft has established itself as a significant player in the industry, leveraging its presence in major metropolitan areas to identify and support innovative companies. The firm operates multiple venture capital funds, including those targeting information technology and gaming, and typically invests between $0.1 million and $0.4 million in promising startups. Founded by Jens Hilgers, Bitkraft aims to nurture the growth of esports and gaming enterprises in a rapidly evolving market.

Malte Barth

Founding Partner

Jasper Brand

Senior Associate

Martin Garcia

Chief Financial Officer & General Partner

Jens Hilgers

General Partner

Scott Rupp

Founding General Partner

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Tatsumeeko

Seed Round in 2022
Tatsumeeko is a Discord-first fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG).

TRIPP

Series A in 2022
TRIPP Inc. is a company that specializes in developing virtual reality experiences aimed at enhancing emotional well-being. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with a development office in Chicago, TRIPP combines audio-visual elements, gameplay mechanics, and meditation to create immersive experiences that positively influence mood and mental states. Drawing on research indicating that interactive digital experiences can affect brain function, TRIPP positions itself as a pioneer in the intersection of gaming and mindfulness. By leveraging their expertise in game design, the company seeks to redefine the traditional notion of gaming, focusing on the potential of their products to serve as tools for emotional transformation rather than mere entertainment. Ultimately, TRIPP aims to help users achieve desired emotional states, fostering a unique mind-body connection through their innovative offerings.

Ready

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Ready democratizes gaming with The Ready Games- DIY game tournaments- and Ready Maker, a platform for gaming and robotics. Ready opens games creation to the world, with over 1 million makers and players. The Ready Games app delivers three, brand new mobile mini-games every week that anyone can play to win cash prizes. Ready Maker provides a creative platform that builds in the mediums of their client's time - mobile games, robotics, VR/AR.

Playmint

Seed Round in 2022
Playmint is a game development studio focused on creating innovative games for the web3 era. The company specializes in developing games that incorporate player-owned economies, utilizing blockchain technology to give players complete control over their digital assets. By enabling players to earn or gain through their involvement in the games, Playmint aims to redefine the gaming experience in a decentralized environment.

Playable Worlds

Series B in 2022
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.

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.

LIV

Series A in 2022
LIV Inc, formerly known as LIV Net Inc, is a technology company based in Prague, Czech Republic, specializing in virtual reality software for gaming. Established in 2013, LIV focuses on enabling VR live streamers to engage with their audiences in real-time, transforming viewers from passive spectators into active participants. Since its inception, the company has redefined the landscape of live-streamed gaming content, allowing creators to enhance their interactive experiences. Since launching in 2018, LIV's innovative approach has garnered over 1.5 billion views, showcasing its significant impact on the virtual reality and gaming communities.

Anzu.io

Series B in 2022
Anzu.io, founded in 2017 and based in Tel Aviv with an additional location in Berlin, offers an innovative in-game advertising platform that integrates non-intrusive advertisements into video games and esports. The company's Blended In-Game Advertising solution enables top-tier game studios to incorporate brand advertisements seamlessly into gameplay, enhancing engagement without disrupting the user experience. Utilizing advanced programmatic technology and real-time data, Anzu allows brand advertisers to deploy ads in recognized formats across an exclusive inventory of popular video games, ensuring brand safety and ad visibility. By providing game developers with new revenue streams through cross-platform advertising and monetization solutions, Anzu empowers them to maintain control over content and analytics. The company aims to transform gaming and esports into a premium revenue engine, driven by its commitment to a native advertising approach that meets the needs of the video gaming industry.

GGWP

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of an artificial intelligence platform designed to detect disruptive behavior and automatically respond to incidents and player reports. The company's platform utilizes machine learning and smart behavioral models to identify, prioritize, and help triage toxic incidents in real-time and make moderation more efficient and accurate, enabling game developers to create and nurture positivity in video games.

LILA

Series A in 2022
LILA Games designs and develops mobile free-to-play (F2P) shooter game codenamed Project B.L.A.C.K. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Bengaluru, India.

Crypto Unicorns

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Crypto Unicorns is a Web3 game development and research and development studio.

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.

Frost Giant Studios

Series A in 2022
Frost Giant Studios, Inc. is a video game development company founded in 2020 and located in Malibu, California. The studio specializes in creating real-time strategy games aimed at a competitive gaming audience on personal computers. By focusing on lowering the barrier to entry, Frost Giant Studios seeks to enhance cooperative gameplay experiences and promote competitive esports. The company's mission is to broaden the appeal of strategy games, making them accessible to a wider range of players.

Wagr

Series A in 2022
Wagr operates as an online sports betting mobile application. The company provides a platform to the users to make and share sports bet with friends. The user can challenge friends, start groups, and track leaderboards through the platform. Wagr is based in the United States.

StockGro

Series A in 2022
StockGro is a social investment platform with a gamified virtual interface that enables users to discover trading strategies, compete and interact with others.

Legacy Labs

Seed Round in 2022
Legacy Labs is a game studio on a mission to empower players. We build great games that offer ownership without sacrificing the fun.

CyBall

Seed Round in 2021
CyBall — CyBloc Football, is a soccer-themed, NFT-based game with a play-to-earn model that allows users to collect, trade, mentor, and ultimately battle with CyBlocs.

Sneaky Panda

Seed Round in 2021
Games Company

Splash

Series A in 2021
Popgun is using Deep Learning to develop an Artificial Intelligence that can create awesome original pop songs.

Laguna Games

Seed Round in 2021
Laguna Games is a research and game development studio focused on creating computer and console games that incorporate blockchain technology. The company's offerings are designed to deliver story-based entertainment, emphasizing real-time, large-scale, and highly social competition. By leveraging blockchain technology, Laguna Games aims to enhance the gaming experience and provide quality entertainment for the gaming community.

FuzzyBot

Seed Round in 2021
FuzzyBot is building genre-crossing games within imaginative worlds that spark excitement and creativity. Founded in 2020, FuzzyBot is a team of experienced and versatile industry veterans with AAA backgrounds from studios like Ubisoft, Bungie, and EA. Our development philosophy is around dreaming big, but building smart – maintaining a pragmatic, flexible, and down-to-earth approach focused on shipping games. We are focused on creating games that connect players across generations by creating universes of curiosity and excitement, combining the joy of creation with the thrill of AAA action.

Alethea AI

Funding Round in 2021
Alethea AI empowers creators to create photorealistic AI-generated media with a synthetic media platform. The company was founded in 2020 by Arif Khan.

Infinite Canvas

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Infinite Canvas is a publisher specializing in user-generated, creator-led games. The company operates an online metaverse platform that aims to enhance the internet's engagement and interactivity through gaming. By providing a collaborative environment, Infinite Canvas connects popular game creators, facilitating the development of innovative in-game experiences. This platform enables game developers to publish immersive content while also offering opportunities for monetization of their creations.

Starform

Seed Round in 2021
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.

Horizon Blockchain Games

Seed Round in 2021
Horizon Blockchain Games Inc. is a video game studio that specializes in leveraging blockchain technology to create decentralized gaming experiences. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the company also has locations in Montreal, Vancouver, Seattle, Mexico City, and Madrid. Horizon develops various games, including Arcadeum, a video game network and wallet built on the Ethereum blockchain, and SkyWeaver, an online card game. The company's platform is designed to empower players by providing a community-driven ecosystem where they can enjoy true digital ownership, open economies, and the ability to earn real-world value through gameplay. By focusing on innovations in web3 gaming, Horizon Blockchain Games aims to reshape the gaming landscape for a new generation of players.

Yield Guild Games

Series A in 2021
Founded in 2018, Yield Guild Games is a venture capital firm based in Quezon City, Philippines. The firm invest in early-stage token and equity deals in web3, gaming studios and the infrastructure that supports the growth of the industry.

Sanctuary

Seed Round in 2021
Sanctuary Ventures, Inc. is a company that develops and operates a platform aimed at younger audiences interested in mysticism, particularly in areas such as horoscopes, tarot, and the supernatural. Founded in 2016 and based in Venice, California, Sanctuary provides a range of mystical products and services, including daily horoscopes, planetary transits, and real-time chart readings, all crafted by professional astrologers. Through its curated community, Sanctuary offers illuminating experiences that cater to the interests of millennial audiences, delivering a comprehensive suite of cosmic insights.

Manticore Games

Series C in 2021
Manticore Games develops Core, a platform and community to build, share, and play online games. Manticore Games was started by industry veterans with experience in PC, console, mobile, and VR games. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Arcturus

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of volumetric video editing software designed to expand the boundaries of imagination and to fit artistic and production goals. The company's software offers a toolset for the production and adaptive streaming of volumetric video, enabling businesses to get interactive narrative experiences and technology for various virtual reality platforms.

Theorycraft Games

Series A in 2021
Theorycraft Games operates as an independent game studio. Theorycrafting is an honor players reserve for the deepest games in the world. It’s what we do when a game is worthy of endless speculation and debate about how best to play.

Anzu.io

Series B in 2021
Anzu.io, founded in 2017 and based in Tel Aviv with an additional location in Berlin, offers an innovative in-game advertising platform that integrates non-intrusive advertisements into video games and esports. The company's Blended In-Game Advertising solution enables top-tier game studios to incorporate brand advertisements seamlessly into gameplay, enhancing engagement without disrupting the user experience. Utilizing advanced programmatic technology and real-time data, Anzu allows brand advertisers to deploy ads in recognized formats across an exclusive inventory of popular video games, ensuring brand safety and ad visibility. By providing game developers with new revenue streams through cross-platform advertising and monetization solutions, Anzu empowers them to maintain control over content and analytics. The company aims to transform gaming and esports into a premium revenue engine, driven by its commitment to a native advertising approach that meets the needs of the video gaming industry.

Pocket Worlds

Series A in 2021
Pocket Worlds is a social sandbox where players can create their own avatars, environments, and fashion. Pocket Worlds create games that are social by design and played for decades.

Queens Gaming Collective

Seed Round in 2020
The Queens Gaming Collective, Inc., a gaming lifestyle company for women, provides women creators, streamers, and competitors with an access to infrastructure, resources, and agent representation. Its services include sourcing funding for a female-written comic book, finding distribution for a female-hosted gaming podcast, etc. The company also provides services in the areas of E-Commerce and merchandise, content and multimedia, and brand partnerships. The Queens Gaming Collective, Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in West Hollywood, California.

LILA

Seed Round in 2020
LILA Games designs and develops mobile free-to-play (F2P) shooter game codenamed Project B.L.A.C.K. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Bengaluru, India.

Tilt Five

Series A in 2020
Tilt Five, Inc. develops and manufactures augmented reality (AR) products for tabletop games. It offers social kits, including AR glasses to project holograms, game board to turn window into the holographic world, and wand to interact with the holographic realm. Tilt Five, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in San Jose, California.

VENN

Series A in 2020
VENN is a new 24/7 post-cable network aimed at gaming, esports and entertainment audiences. Launching in 2020 and broadcasting live from studios in New York and Los Angeles, VENN will be distributed across a broad range of media platforms and offer original programming produced in-house and in partnership with some of the biggest names and creators across industries.

Frost Giant Studios

Seed Round in 2020
Frost Giant Studios, Inc. is a video game development company founded in 2020 and located in Malibu, California. The studio specializes in creating real-time strategy games aimed at a competitive gaming audience on personal computers. By focusing on lowering the barrier to entry, Frost Giant Studios seeks to enhance cooperative gameplay experiences and promote competitive esports. The company's mission is to broaden the appeal of strategy games, making them accessible to a wider range of players.

Gamezop

Series A in 2020
Gamezop develops HTML5 games. HTML5 games do not have to be installed as apps and are not tied to any particular operating system (i.e. these games work across Android, iOS, Windows, etc.). These games are device-agnostic as well and can run on feature phones, smartphones, desktops, smart TVs, in-flight entertainment systems, etc. The company leverages the distribution network of various messengers, browsers, entertainment apps, telecom operators, and gaming websites to publish its games. These distribution partners get access to a rich product suite (APIs, SDKs, white-labeled PWA, bots, revenue, and analytics dashboard) during and after integration with Gamezop.

Starform

Seed Round in 2020
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.

Carbonated

Seed Round in 2020
Carbonated's main focus is its upcoming mobile shooter, which uses AI to make the typically hardcore genre more accessible and easier to play with just one hand. It is also developing its own live ops system, Carbyne, which it will use to quickly deliver updates to its game.

Voicemod

Series A in 2020
Voicemod is a voice modulation software designed for Windows, with plans to expand to Linux and Mac OS X. The platform allows users to alter their voices in real-time, offering various effects such as transforming a voice into a robot or a female character, making it particularly popular for gaming and online chatting. In addition to its software application, Voicemod provides a software development kit (SDK) that enables developers to integrate its voice modulation technology into their applications for iOS and Android, enhancing user engagement through real-time audio modifications.

PlayBrain

Series A in 2020
PlayBrain is a content and gaming marketing company focused on developing and importing products for gamers. It provides a range of services, including targeted communication and content marketing, designed to help gaming brands effectively reach and engage with Japan's gaming community. The company also offers a platform that allows users to follow games, create posts, and participate in tournaments, fostering community interaction and enhancing the overall gaming experience. Through its efforts, PlayBrain aims to support brands in marketing their games and building strong connections within the esports and influencer media landscape.

Koji

Series A in 2020
Koji is a technology company that has developed a template-based platform enabling users without technical expertise to create interactive content, including memes and games, for social media. The platform allows for the creation of engaging user-generated experiences that can be easily shared across various social platforms, embedded in websites, and sent through messaging services. Founded in 2016 and based in San Diego, California, Koji aims to enhance online interaction by providing tools that facilitate the creation and sharing of interactive posts.

Playable Worlds

Series A in 2020
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.

Boom.tv

Series A in 2020
BoomTV is an Esports entertainment platform that provides tools to automate score tracking, streaming, and generating event hubs. Their mission is to enable communities to easily produce and partake in virtual Esports. At the core of it all is our self-driving Esports technology layer that provides a one-button solution for anyone to create, participate, and/or spectate Esports content.

F4NTEC

Seed Round in 2020
F4NTEC is a SaaS B2B IP Commercialization platform. The platform Enables IP holders to effectively commercialize their IP by onboarding their commercial artworks to the platform and immediately connect with manufacturers and generate revenues, data analytics as well as deepen their online eCommerce presence in a trusted business environment.

Bazooka Tango

Seed Round in 2020
Bazooka Tango, Inc. is a mobile gaming company that specializes in the development of computer and mobile games. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company was previously known as White Water Games, Inc. before rebranding in April 2020. Bazooka Tango focuses on creating engaging gaming experiences for users across various platforms.

Veritas Entertainment

Venture Round in 2020
VERITAS Entertainment GmbH, a corporate entertainment company, offers entertainment services for blue chip corporate events, weddings, Christmas parties, birthday parties, and private events. The company is based in Berlin, Germany.

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.

Runtime

Series A in 2020
Runtime GmbH produces and sells sports nutritional products. It offers buff food, performance drinks, runtime shakers, and starter packs online. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

PatronGG

Seed Round in 2019
PatronGG is a technology startup founded by esports veterans aiming to transform the way fans engage with esports. The company offers a central platform for fans to track their favorite teams and players, participate in discussions, and compete for recognition as top supporters. Their inaugural app, "Fnatic Nation," served as the official fan app for the esports organization Fnatic, facilitating the growth and monetization of their fanbase. Currently, PatronGG is expanding its vision by developing a unified application designed to connect fans and teams across the esports landscape, fostering vibrant fan communities through its mobile apps.

Legendary Play

Seed Round in 2019
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.

Five Vectors

Seed Round in 2019
Five Vectors Inc. is engaged in the creation of music for gaming and sports industry. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Berlin, Germany with an additional office in Los Angeles, California.

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.

Manticore Games

Series B in 2019
Manticore Games develops Core, a platform and community to build, share, and play online games. Manticore Games was started by industry veterans with experience in PC, console, mobile, and VR games. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

VENN

Seed Round in 2019
VENN is a new 24/7 post-cable network aimed at gaming, esports and entertainment audiences. Launching in 2020 and broadcasting live from studios in New York and Los Angeles, VENN will be distributed across a broad range of media platforms and offer original programming produced in-house and in partnership with some of the biggest names and creators across industries.

Ready

Series A in 2019
Ready democratizes gaming with The Ready Games- DIY game tournaments- and Ready Maker, a platform for gaming and robotics. Ready opens games creation to the world, with over 1 million makers and players. The Ready Games app delivers three, brand new mobile mini-games every week that anyone can play to win cash prizes. Ready Maker provides a creative platform that builds in the mediums of their client's time - mobile games, robotics, VR/AR.

Anzu.io

Series A in 2019
Anzu.io, founded in 2017 and based in Tel Aviv with an additional location in Berlin, offers an innovative in-game advertising platform that integrates non-intrusive advertisements into video games and esports. The company's Blended In-Game Advertising solution enables top-tier game studios to incorporate brand advertisements seamlessly into gameplay, enhancing engagement without disrupting the user experience. Utilizing advanced programmatic technology and real-time data, Anzu allows brand advertisers to deploy ads in recognized formats across an exclusive inventory of popular video games, ensuring brand safety and ad visibility. By providing game developers with new revenue streams through cross-platform advertising and monetization solutions, Anzu empowers them to maintain control over content and analytics. The company aims to transform gaming and esports into a premium revenue engine, driven by its commitment to a native advertising approach that meets the needs of the video gaming industry.

Strafe

Seed Round in 2019
Strafe is a lifestyle application designed for the global e-sports audience and fans. It enables users to track news, matches, and results in the rapidly evolving world of e-sports. With a significant and growing monthly user base, Strafe aims to tap into the vast potential of the approximately 300 million individuals who follow e-sports worldwide. The application focuses on delivering timely information and updates to enhance the experience of e-sports enthusiasts.

Roundhill Investments

Seed Round in 2019
Roundhill Investments is a registered investment adviser and ETF sponsor that specializes in thematic and sector-specific investing. The firm develops investment products aimed at providing investors with targeted exposure to innovative investment themes. By focusing on investor education, transparency, and open communication, Roundhill assists clients in diversifying their portfolios and realizing their financial visions. Through its thoughtful approach, the company seeks to empower investors to navigate the evolving landscape of investment opportunities.

Koji

Seed Round in 2019
Koji is a technology company that has developed a template-based platform enabling users without technical expertise to create interactive content, including memes and games, for social media. The platform allows for the creation of engaging user-generated experiences that can be easily shared across various social platforms, embedded in websites, and sent through messaging services. Founded in 2016 and based in San Diego, California, Koji aims to enhance online interaction by providing tools that facilitate the creation and sharing of interactive posts.

Lofelt

Series A in 2019
Lofelt GmbH designs develops, and manufactures a music bracelet that works alongside headphones. The company offers haptic technology device for use in gaming, AR, VR, automobile, consumer electronics, toys, medical, and entertainment industry. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

PlayBrain

Seed Round in 2019
PlayBrain is a content and gaming marketing company focused on developing and importing products for gamers. It provides a range of services, including targeted communication and content marketing, designed to help gaming brands effectively reach and engage with Japan's gaming community. The company also offers a platform that allows users to follow games, create posts, and participate in tournaments, fostering community interaction and enhancing the overall gaming experience. Through its efforts, PlayBrain aims to support brands in marketing their games and building strong connections within the esports and influencer media landscape.

The Action Network

Series B in 2019
The Action Network is a premium sports content and analytics platform that focuses on serving the sports betting audience. By developing a range of products and creating engaging content, the company aims to inform and entertain sports bettors. Through its offerings, The Action Network provides insights and analysis that help users make informed betting decisions, positioning itself as a valuable resource in the evolving landscape of sports media and wagering.

Tonk Tonk Games

Seed Round in 2019
Tonk Tonk Games, LLC develops and offers 3D animated video games. The company provides multi-player games under the name uFighter. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Network Next

Seed Round in 2019
Network Next, Inc. provides Internet lane for online game developers and other interactive content. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

Quarterback

Seed Round in 2018
Quarterback Inc. owns and operates a fan engagement platform. It allows gamers, streamers, sports teams, and content creators to continuously engage with their audiences by creating their own fan-club gaming leagues. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Runtime

Seed Round in 2018
Runtime GmbH produces and sells sports nutritional products. It offers buff food, performance drinks, runtime shakers, and starter packs online. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

The Story Mob

Seed Round in 2018
Founded by the industry’s most experienced communications professionals, The Story Mob is an international consultancy offering strategic communications counsel to brands, teams, on-air talent, startups and investors in the esports space. Based on years of experience with the world’s largest competitive gaming communities, they help you cut the fluff and create impactful, authentic outreach to esports fans. Whether you’re a legacy brand or new to the esports space, as your strategic communication partners they can help refine your message. They will engage your target audience, plan effective communications campaigns, manage media relations, help weather the storms and develop and deploy your own, unique esports voice. If you have a story, they have the megaphone.

Epics.gg

Seed Round in 2018
Epics.gg's mission is to provide the next generation of fans the rush, satisfaction, and long term value of collecting trading cards for their favorite esports teams, players, and influencers while also providing an integrated marketplace and trading system enabling users to buy, sell and build the ultimate collections.

Manticore Games

Series A in 2017
Manticore Games develops Core, a platform and community to build, share, and play online games. Manticore Games was started by industry veterans with experience in PC, console, mobile, and VR games. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

WTFast

Angel Round in 2017
WTFast is the Gamers Private Network (GPN). Our goal is to have the fastest and most secure network on the Internet. While we currently have a large addressable market with MMO and eSports segments, we aim to have the must have infrastructure for the emerging VR/AR market to ensure a smooth connection without motion sickness for sophisticated online games.

Legendary Play

Seed Round in 2017
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.

SplitmediaLabs

Venture Round in 2017
SplitmediaLabs Limited is an innovative, Hong Kong based software company specializing in the development of applications and technology that enables rich media to be used for visual presentation and communication. SplitmediaLabs merged with Hmelyoff Labs in Q4 2009 and has transitioned from a pure component and technology development house to a company developing its own end-user products. SplitmediaLabs currently focuses its efforts on the development and marketing of a series of unique media communication products which will be made commercially available during the first half of 2011.

eSportsPools

Seed Round in 2017
eSportsPools is an online esports fantasy pools and betting destination. It offers eSports fans the extra fun of picking players from their favourite games to make fantasy teams and win prizes. Players are able to securely and safely bet on fantasy esports including CSGO, LOL, OW, PUBG, and Dota2.

H4X

Seed Round in 2017
H4X live & celebrate the esports lifestyle. They are here to make use of the digital world to reshape the physical reality. H4X try to bring that same spirit to their clothing design. Their approach is through the unique lens of the gaming community. H4X think about things like roomy fits (for all your gear), comfy fabrics that wick (never let them see you sweat), and reflective details (always let them see you shine). From thumbholes to ventilation holes, they’ve thought through every detail. So you have no worries—just wins.

PatronGG

Seed Round in 2017
PatronGG is a technology startup founded by esports veterans aiming to transform the way fans engage with esports. The company offers a central platform for fans to track their favorite teams and players, participate in discussions, and compete for recognition as top supporters. Their inaugural app, "Fnatic Nation," served as the official fan app for the esports organization Fnatic, facilitating the growth and monetization of their fanbase. Currently, PatronGG is expanding its vision by developing a unified application designed to connect fans and teams across the esports landscape, fostering vibrant fan communities through its mobile apps.

Bayes Holding

Series A in 2017
Bayes Holding, based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in developing tools and platforms aimed at enhancing the gaming experience for players. The company offers several products, including LOLSumo, a real-time virtual coaching application for League of Legends, which assists gamers in building orders and accessing critical match information. OVERSUMO serves as an overmatches virtual coach, providing performance analysis, gameplay tips, and hero guides. For DOTA 2 players, DOTASUMO offers post-game insights and tools for gameplay improvement. Additionally, Shadow.GG is a software-as-a-service platform that delivers analytics and data visualizations specifically for Counter-Strike. Bayes Holding also features BRUCE.GG, a platform that allows gamers to create and share videos of their gameplay, rate clips, and collaborate in coaching each other, while providing automatically generated highlights, match analysis, and tactical insights. The company was founded in 2014 by Christian Gruber, Jens Hilger, Markus Fuhrmann, and Mathias Kutzner.

Boom.tv

Seed Round in 2016
BoomTV is an Esports entertainment platform that provides tools to automate score tracking, streaming, and generating event hubs. Their mission is to enable communities to easily produce and partake in virtual Esports. At the core of it all is our self-driving Esports technology layer that provides a one-button solution for anyone to create, participate, and/or spectate Esports content.

Kek.tv

Seed Round in 2016
Kek.tv is a South Korean company founded in 2015 that specializes in developing an eSports video aggregation mobile application. This platform combines live streams, game video replays, news, statistics, and tournament feeds from multiple sources, creating a comprehensive and socially-curated experience for eSports enthusiasts. Currently in public beta, the app caters specifically to the increasing audience of Asian eSports fans, offering them a centralized hub for their gaming content.

Esports Business Solution

Seed Round in 2015
Esports Business Solutions is an eSports media and technology company. The company is listed in the commercial register of the local court Charlottenburg (Berlin). Founded in 2014, EBS is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.