BITKRAFT Ventures

BITKRAFT Ventures, established in 2015, is a global venture capital firm headquartered in Berlin, with offices in major digital entertainment hubs such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, London, Madrid, and Lisbon. The firm, led by German serial entrepreneur Jens Hilgers, specializes in early-stage investments in the gaming and esports industries, spanning North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. BITKRAFT Ventures focuses on game developers, gaming platforms, gaming-related technology, and emerging sectors like web3, virtual reality, and blockchain applications.

Malte Barth

Founding Partner

Jasper Brand

Partner

Adrian Galea

Vice President, Finance

Jonathan Huang

Principal

Benedikt Hübenthal

Associate

Piers Kicks

Venture Partner

Ben Naylor

Analyst

Carlos Pereira

Partner

Scott Rupp

General Partner

Justin Swart

Principal

Anuj Tandon

Partner

Jamie Wallace

Associate

Past deals in Virtual Reality

Buddy.ai

Seed Round in 2024
Buddy.ai is an innovative company that offers a voice-based virtual tutoring platform designed to teach English to children worldwide. Utilizing proprietary speech and virtual human technologies, Buddy.ai addresses language learning challenges by providing an engaging and adaptive learning experience through a cartoon character tutor. The platform enables users to give children unlimited speaking practice, making it a cost-effective alternative to traditional tutoring. With a focus on native Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, and Polish speakers, Buddy.ai aims to make English language learning accessible to millions, with plans to expand into additional languages. The company has achieved significant market presence, ranking in the Top 10 of the App Store’s Kids and Education charts in various countries across Latin America and Europe. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Buddy.ai has generated over $4.5 million in sales and is recognized with multiple international awards for its contributions to educational technology.

Mirror World

Series A in 2024
Mirror World is a blockchain-based virtual world, also known as the Metaverse, where they aim to connect Mirror World with different games and experiences, allowing users to move through different game scenarios with interconnected & independent economic systems.

Scriptic

Seed Round in 2023
Scriptic is an entertainment agency that specializes in providing interactive entertainment services for mobile devices. The company operates a gaming studio focused on creating interactive dramas that allow users to engage in immersive crime drama experiences. Through its artificial intelligence-led mobile app platform, Scriptic enables players to assume the role of the lead character, offering them the opportunity to detect, investigate, and solve murders within high-quality narrative environments. This innovative approach to storytelling combines elements of gaming and drama, catering to the growing demand for interactive content on smartphones.

Latent Technology

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Latent Technology specializes in developing advanced animation technology for virtual worlds. The company employs artificial intelligence, specifically reinforcement learning and generative modeling, to create highly realistic and responsive characters. These characters can interact dynamically with their environments in real-time, thanks to neural networks. This innovation enables gaming studios to offer immersive experiences by enhancing the physical responsiveness of digital characters within virtual settings.

Arcturus

Series A in 2022
Arcturus is a software company that specializes in the post-production and streaming of volumetric videos. The company's platform, Holosuite, enables creatives to finesse and amplify volumetric captures to fit artistic and production goals. HoloSuite is designed to author, edit, and stream volumetrically captured performers so that producers can create immersive virtual and augmented reality experiences using live-action performances.

Tripp

Series A in 2022
Tripp Inc. is a company focused on developing a digital psychedelic wellness platform that utilizes virtual and augmented reality to enhance emotional well-being. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with a satellite office in Chicago, the company creates immersive experiences that combine audio, visual elements, and gameplay mechanics to promote mindfulness and transformation. Tripp’s offerings are informed by scientific research indicating that interactive digital experiences can positively influence brain function. Through its platform, the company delivers wellness solutions designed to help users manage their emotions, reduce stress and anxiety, and achieve a state of calm and focus.

Ola GG

Seed Round in 2022
Ola GG is a developer of decentralized gaming software created to provide Hispanic play-to-earn gamers with a community platform. Gamers may earn money from gaming and enhance their quality of life thanks to the company's platform, which offers complete cryptocurrency and blockchain games as well as a sustainable virtual economy's integral web3 products and instructive games.

Playable Worlds

Series B in 2022
Playable Worlds, Inc. is an online game company founded in 2018 and based in San Marcos, California. The company specializes in developing cloud-native games that focus on creating immersive and persistent virtual worlds. By leveraging advanced technology, Playable Worlds aims to deliver rich simulations and engaging gameplay that evolves over time. Their approach enhances community interaction and regular content updates, providing users with a unique and convenient gaming experience. The company's commitment to collective online gaming enables vast-scale environments that offer both depth and accessibility in gameplay.

LIV

Series A in 2022
LIV Inc, established in 2013 and headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, specializes in developing virtual reality (VR) software for gaming and live streaming. The company, previously known as LIV Net Inc, empowers VR content creators to engage audiences in real-time, transforming passive viewers into active participants. LIV's platform, launched in 2018, has facilitated over 1.5 billion views, redefining live-streamed gaming content.

RSTLSS

Seed Round in 2022
RSTLSS is a developer of a digital fashion label that allows individuals to freely and fluidly express their identity. The company's platform gives artists, brands, and influencers the freedom and access to create and sell multiverse fashion through an engaging, gamified experience. It also grows crypto-native brands and onboards traditional internet protocols (IPs) into the metaverse via curated non-fungible token (NFT) drops, allowing them to create and monetize wearables and merchandise in the metaverse while maintaining complete control over their visual identities.

MYTY

Seed Round in 2021
MYTY is a decentralized social platform designed to empower users to transcend the limitations of the physical world. The platform enables individuals to convert their crypto punk NFTs into avatars, allowing for creative self-expression in the social metaverse. By utilizing NFT avatars, MYTY fosters an environment where users can unleash their imagination and interact freely, thereby enhancing their social experiences in a digital realm.

Splash

Series A in 2021
Splash develops AI-powered video games that lets anyone create and perform music to live audiences inside virtual venues.

Spatial

Series B in 2021
OUR MISSION Ideas take on new life in three dimensions, offering more depth, clarity, and collaboration. At Spatial, we’re reimagining how teams design, interact, and solve problems by unlocking the power of spatial computing. Frustrated with the limitations of traditional tools, we set out to create something better—something that makes collaboration feel intuitive and immersive HOW WE STARTED What began as a simple experiment in spatial audio has grown into a robust platform for designing, sharing, and experiencing 3D environments in real time. Spatial isn’t just another tool — it's a whole new way to bring ideas to life TODAY Today, forward-thinking teams—from design studios to automotive innovators—use Spatial to transform their ideas into immersive experiences. We help them shape the future, one dimension at a time Spatial's team and demo location is located in Scottsdale, Arizona. Led by experienced leaders from Apple, Nest & PlutoTV and backed by DBL Partners, BITKRAFT Ventures, National Geographic Society, The Kraft Group, Marquee Sports Holdings, WS Development and others.

Arcturus

Seed Round in 2021
Arcturus is a software company that specializes in the post-production and streaming of volumetric videos. The company's platform, Holosuite, enables creatives to finesse and amplify volumetric captures to fit artistic and production goals. HoloSuite is designed to author, edit, and stream volumetrically captured performers so that producers can create immersive virtual and augmented reality experiences using live-action performances.

Pocket Worlds

Series A in 2021
Pocket Worlds is a rapidly expanding company founded in 2015 and backed by Y Combinator, boasting a user base of over 40 million. It specializes in developing a community-oriented metaverse platform that facilitates the creation of immersive experiences and virtual worlds within the Highrise virtual universe. The platform emphasizes blockchain technology and user-friendly design, providing developers and casual users with advanced tools to engage in social activities and creative expression. Through virtual chats and interactive features, Pocket Worlds enables users to connect and build relationships across geographic boundaries, fostering a vibrant online community.

Tilt Five

Series A in 2020
Tilt Five, Inc. is a company that specializes in augmented reality (AR) products designed for tabletop gaming. Founded in 2017 by Jeri Ellsworth and Jamie Gennis, and based in San Jose, California, the company offers an innovative gaming system that includes AR glasses, a game board, and a wand. This system utilizes advanced projection technology to deliver immersive 3D holographic imagery and sound, allowing users to interact with the gaming environment and each other in a new way. Tilt Five's products enable seamless connectivity with existing computers, such as Windows PCs and Android devices, and support popular gaming platforms like Google Play and Steam, enhancing social gaming experiences for friends and family.

Playable Worlds

Series A in 2020
Playable Worlds, Inc. is an online game company founded in 2018 and based in San Marcos, California. The company specializes in developing cloud-native games that focus on creating immersive and persistent virtual worlds. By leveraging advanced technology, Playable Worlds aims to deliver rich simulations and engaging gameplay that evolves over time. Their approach enhances community interaction and regular content updates, providing users with a unique and convenient gaming experience. The company's commitment to collective online gaming enables vast-scale environments that offer both depth and accessibility in gameplay.

Spatial

Series A in 2019
OUR MISSION Ideas take on new life in three dimensions, offering more depth, clarity, and collaboration. At Spatial, we’re reimagining how teams design, interact, and solve problems by unlocking the power of spatial computing. Frustrated with the limitations of traditional tools, we set out to create something better—something that makes collaboration feel intuitive and immersive HOW WE STARTED What began as a simple experiment in spatial audio has grown into a robust platform for designing, sharing, and experiencing 3D environments in real time. Spatial isn’t just another tool — it's a whole new way to bring ideas to life TODAY Today, forward-thinking teams—from design studios to automotive innovators—use Spatial to transform their ideas into immersive experiences. We help them shape the future, one dimension at a time Spatial's team and demo location is located in Scottsdale, Arizona. Led by experienced leaders from Apple, Nest & PlutoTV and backed by DBL Partners, BITKRAFT Ventures, National Geographic Society, The Kraft Group, Marquee Sports Holdings, WS Development and others.

Playable Worlds

Seed Round in 2019
Playable Worlds, Inc. is an online game company founded in 2018 and based in San Marcos, California. The company specializes in developing cloud-native games that focus on creating immersive and persistent virtual worlds. By leveraging advanced technology, Playable Worlds aims to deliver rich simulations and engaging gameplay that evolves over time. Their approach enhances community interaction and regular content updates, providing users with a unique and convenient gaming experience. The company's commitment to collective online gaming enables vast-scale environments that offer both depth and accessibility in gameplay.

Lofelt

Series A in 2019
Lofelt GmbH, founded in 2014 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in the development of advanced haptic technology aimed at enhancing user experiences across various industries, including gaming, augmented reality, virtual reality, consumer electronics, and entertainment. The company's flagship product, the Basslet, is a wearable device that allows users to feel music's bass frequencies, bridging the gap between audio and physical sensation. Lofelt is committed to spearheading the adoption of high-definition haptics and collaborates with prominent brands, such as Razer, to innovate within the audio and gaming sectors. The company prides itself on its strong engineering expertise and dynamic team, which includes hardware mechanics, electrical engineers, software developers, and product designers, all dedicated to creating exceptional haptic experiences that connect users more deeply with their digital devices.

Spatial

Seed Round in 2019
OUR MISSION Ideas take on new life in three dimensions, offering more depth, clarity, and collaboration. At Spatial, we’re reimagining how teams design, interact, and solve problems by unlocking the power of spatial computing. Frustrated with the limitations of traditional tools, we set out to create something better—something that makes collaboration feel intuitive and immersive HOW WE STARTED What began as a simple experiment in spatial audio has grown into a robust platform for designing, sharing, and experiencing 3D environments in real time. Spatial isn’t just another tool — it's a whole new way to bring ideas to life TODAY Today, forward-thinking teams—from design studios to automotive innovators—use Spatial to transform their ideas into immersive experiences. We help them shape the future, one dimension at a time Spatial's team and demo location is located in Scottsdale, Arizona. Led by experienced leaders from Apple, Nest & PlutoTV and backed by DBL Partners, BITKRAFT Ventures, National Geographic Society, The Kraft Group, Marquee Sports Holdings, WS Development and others.

WTFast

Angel Round in 2017
WTFast is a developer of proprietary technology designed to enhance internet connectivity for latency-sensitive applications, particularly in the gaming sector. As the Gamers Private Network (GPN), it provides an optimized network solution that offers hundreds of alternative paths for online gaming, reducing lag and improving performance for multiplayer experiences. Targeting a broad market that includes MMO and eSports segments, WTFast is also positioning itself to support the emerging virtual and augmented reality markets. The company aims to ensure seamless connections that mitigate motion sickness for sophisticated online gaming environments, establishing itself as a critical infrastructure provider in the evolving digital landscape.
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