FJ Labs

Founded in 2015, FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm focusing on stage-agnostic investments in marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. Their investment range varies from $50,000 to $5,000,000, typically at seed or series A stages.

Matias Barbero

Investor

Zineb Belghiti

Analyst

Agapitos Diakogiannis

Investor

Fabrice Grinda

Partner

William Guillouard

Venture Partner

Arne Halleraker

Partner

Christopher Keshian

Investor

Ariel Lebowits

CFO

Mark Lurie

Venture Partner

Jose Marin

Partner

Daniel Simon

Venture Partner

Luke Skertich

Investor

Guimar Vaca Sittic

Venture Partner

Jeff Weinstein

Partner

Andrea Xu

Investor

Past deals in Gaming

Castle

Seed Round in 2025
Castle operates an application to create and develop interactive cards. It offers a digital editor for designing and game development.

Freestyle Chess

Seed Round in 2025
Freestyle Chess is a company that operates a unique chess game hosting platform. While maintaining the core rules of traditional chess, Freestyle Chess introduces a distinctive twist by randomizing the rear row, adding an element of unpredictability to the game. The company specializes in organizing tournaments and challenges for professional chess players, offering professionally designed chess setups and luxury amenities. Their focus extends beyond the game itself, aiming to foster the personality and skill development of players. Chess enthusiasts can book various packages to enjoy a tailored tournament experience.

Playgama

Seed Round in 2024
Playgama is a gaming distribution company that connects game developers with a vast audience of 220 million monthly active players. It simplifies the process of distributing and monetizing games, allowing developers to focus on creating exceptional content. Playgama's open-source SDK enables games distributed through its platform to reach players across leading high-traffic platforms worldwide, ensuring global exposure.

Accumulator

Private Equity Round in 2024
Founded in 2021, Accumulator is a private equity firm based in Miami, Florida. It invests in innovative technologies across fintech, consumer apps, SaaS, aerospace, mobility, gaming, and food tech sectors.

Squido Studio

Seed Round in 2024
Squido Studio is a pioneering video game company specializing in the development of virtual reality (VR) games. It revives classic gaming experiences by offering immersive VR titles, featuring intuitive locomotion mechanics for running, jumping, and climbing using hands. Players can explore diverse, colorful worlds, uncover secrets, and enjoy mini-games while reclaiming desecrated underworlds.

eGoGames

Series A in 2024
EGoGames is a Madrid-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing an esports platform specifically for mobile devices. The platform allows gamers to compete in skill-based games, providing opportunities to win real money prizes through organized tournaments and competitions. Users can participate in a variety of games and even create their own tournaments, catering to different expertise levels. With a notable initial valuation of 3 million euros, EGoGames stands out as the Spanish start-up with the highest pre-launch rating in history, supported by a skilled team and collaborators dedicated to enhancing the competitive gaming experience.

Edurino

Convertible Note in 2024
Edurino is an e-learning platform designed to introduce digital learning responsibly and playfully for children aged 4-8. It combines physical toys with a digital learning app, allowing kids to learn through play while parents monitor progress and set screen time limits.

Dolly

Seed Round in 2024
Dolly is a mobile game publisher that makes e-sport tournaments accessible to all. It creates new revenue streams for gaming studios by integrating prize competitions and skill-based rewards into existing mobile games, fostering fair, fun, and meaningful competition among players.

Backbone

Series B in 2024
Backbone offers a mobile gaming controller that is cloud-gaming and remote-play compatible. It is a low-power, low-latency gaming device that works with the iPhone and does not require charging, allowing for responsive gaming anywhere. Backbone allows gamers to simply snap their phone into the Backbone One controller, launch the Backbone App, and begin playing mobile, console, or PC games from any location.

Complori

Seed Round in 2024
Complori is a company dedicated to empowering children and teenagers with essential 21st-century skills to prepare them for the challenges of the digital era. The company offers an engaging and gamified web-based learning platform that provides online live group classes and a cutting-edge curriculum. Complori focuses on developing logical thinking, numeracy, communication, creativity, and resilience through programming training and other digital literacy programs. This makes it a top choice for parents seeking future-ready out-of-school activities for their children.

Generation Esports

Series C in 2023
Generation Esports facilitates competitive gaming platforms for educational institutions, businesses, clubs, and communities. It hosts leagues and tournaments, fostering skill development and academic enhancement among high school students.

Boardible

Venture Round in 2023
Boardible is a startup transforming board gaming by offering a digital platform for playing and enjoying games with friends or family remotely. It provides publishers an efficient tool to develop digital versions of their games, while gamers can access a variety of titles through a monthly subscription, streamable on any smart TV without needing a console or PC.

Ugami

Venture Round in 2023
Ugami is a developer of a financial mobile application that offers financial rewards services specifically tailored for gamers. The platform allows users to earn points through virtual card purchases made with debit and credit cards, which can be redeemed in its store for a variety of gaming-related items, such as merchandise, digital goods, hardware, and software. Additionally, users can gain preferred access to exclusive game sessions and esports events. Ugami aims to enhance the gaming experience by enabling players to earn rewards while also providing tools for personal finance education and safe fund management.

Nocturne Games

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Nocturne Games is a technology company that equips game developers with a comprehensive suite of tools. These tools cater to both online and offline game creation, ensuring a user-friendly interface and high-quality content. The company's mission is to empower gaming studios, enabling them to achieve success in the competitive gaming industry.

Edurino

Series A in 2023
Edurino is an e-learning platform designed to introduce digital learning responsibly and playfully for children aged 4-8. It combines physical toys with a digital learning app, allowing kids to learn through play while parents monitor progress and set screen time limits.

Magma

Series A in 2022
Magma operates and organizes a community of game development and outsourcing providers. It creates digital tools and offers various media-related services for the gaming industry.

Midnight

Seed Round in 2022
Midnight is a company focused on creating Web3 games that feature "eternal stories" and provide players with immersive, never-ending experiences. It operates as a gaming and social hub, as well as a marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Midnight offers a diverse range of entertainment options, including free-to-play and premium games, all built on a Web3-based system. This approach allows users to engage in continuous gameplay and participate economically within the ecosystem. Through its innovative platform, Midnight aims to redefine the gaming experience by combining engaging narratives with interactive social elements.

Complori

Seed Round in 2022
Complori is a company dedicated to empowering children and teenagers with essential 21st-century skills to prepare them for the challenges of the digital era. The company offers an engaging and gamified web-based learning platform that provides online live group classes and a cutting-edge curriculum. Complori focuses on developing logical thinking, numeracy, communication, creativity, and resilience through programming training and other digital literacy programs. This makes it a top choice for parents seeking future-ready out-of-school activities for their children.

Matchday

Seed Round in 2022
Matchday is a football-themed gaming platform that lets users collect and trade digital football cards in a marketplace. By integrating video games, sports, and Web3, it creates an ecosystem of casual football experiences where players own digital cards and items, build squads, and trade to improve their teams and play in a straightforward, accessible way.

Pikkit

Venture Round in 2022
Pikkit is a consumer software company founded in 2020 and headquartered in New York, United States, operating within the betting industry. The company has developed a social sports betting application that centralizes users' legal sportsbook accounts, allowing them to stay informed about their friends' betting choices, share their own wagers, and explore upcoming events. Pikkit's platform fosters interaction within the betting community, enabling users to connect with peers and gain insights into their betting activities. Through its innovative approach, Pikkit enhances the social experience of sports betting, making it more engaging and interactive for users.

Branch

Seed Round in 2022
Branch Technologies was founded in 2020 under the visionary leadership of our esteemed CEO, Dayton Mills. Our sole purpose is to explore and develop groundbreaking ideas that seamlessly merge the worlds of social apps and gaming, redefining the very fabric of interactive entertainment. We invest in people who have surmounted many obstacles yet remain steadfast with an unwavering determination to cultivate the remarkable and enduring. Our culture of relentlessly pursuing excellence has earned us a globally recognized reputation as innovators at the forefront of gaming.

GamerGains

Seed Round in 2022
GamerGains operates a play-and-earn platform for traditional gamers on PCs and consoles like Xbox and PlayStation. Its user-friendly interface enables members to confidently earn cryptocurrency through fair, transparent contests with instant payouts.

Ugami

Seed Round in 2022
Ugami is a developer of a financial mobile application that offers financial rewards services specifically tailored for gamers. The platform allows users to earn points through virtual card purchases made with debit and credit cards, which can be redeemed in its store for a variety of gaming-related items, such as merchandise, digital goods, hardware, and software. Additionally, users can gain preferred access to exclusive game sessions and esports events. Ugami aims to enhance the gaming experience by enabling players to earn rewards while also providing tools for personal finance education and safe fund management.

Layer AI

Seed Round in 2022
Layer AI is the number one productivity tool for gaming creators. Whether creating solo or working in a team, creators of any skill level can train the AI using their own artwork and create infinite new variations. Layer allows gaming creators ship games faster overall and run them more effectively by shipping monetization and marketing art more effectively. Layer AI currently serves 100s of gaming creators of any size globally.

Blidz

Seed Round in 2022
Blidz is an AI-powered shopping platform offering a wide range of multi-category products, including daily goods, fashion, and gadgets. It uses artificial intelligence and gamification to tailor offers and present innovative flash deals, creating a gamified bargain-hunting experience that enhances online shopping.

Midnight Evergreen

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Midnight Evergreen develops a studio and digital marketplace for NFT-powered games. It is based in Las Vegas, USA. Midnight Evergreen runs a gaming, social center, and non-fungible token marketplace with the goal of providing a variety of mid-core to blockbuster entertainment experiences.

PixelPlex

Pre Seed Round in 2022
PixelPlex, established in 2007, is a distinguished custom software development company with a team of over 100 skilled developers. They specialize in creating advanced, secure, and intuitive digital products across various technologies, including Blockchain, AR/VR, AI, IoT, Web, Mobile, and Game Development. With a proven track record of delivering over 300 innovative solutions, PixelPlex helps businesses solve complex problems by providing tailored, competitive digital products.

Ramp Network

Series A in 2021
Ramp Network is a fintech company established in 2017, headquartered in Warsaw, Poland. It specializes in payment infrastructure that connects crypto and traditional finance, aiming to create seamless, accessible connections between these two systems without the need for intermediaries.

Brainika

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Brainika is an innovative company that develops educational games in metaverses aimed at children aged 5 to 12 years old. Founded by Alex Zaretsky and Anika Brain, the company focuses on transforming screen time into valuable learning experiences. Brainika's platform is tailored to support both children with ADHD and neurotypical kids, allowing them to study at their own pace through engaging and creative educational games. By integrating learning into games that children already enjoy, Brainika seeks to foster a natural interest in knowledge and enhance skills in subjects such as math and reading comprehension, ultimately helping children reach their full potential in school.

Talewind

Seed Round in 2021
Talewind is a professional game development studio based in the UK, specializing in creating immersive experiences for the metaverse. The company focuses on developing high-quality games that feature quirky characters, engaging gameplay, and hidden secrets. Talewind's offerings are designed to be entertaining, social, and collaborative, aiming to enhance the gaming experience within emerging metaverse platforms. By fostering real-time interactions among players, Talewind seeks to shape the future of the metaverse and provide unique opportunities for gamers to connect and enjoy new virtual environments.

Ugami

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Ugami is a developer of a financial mobile application that offers financial rewards services specifically tailored for gamers. The platform allows users to earn points through virtual card purchases made with debit and credit cards, which can be redeemed in its store for a variety of gaming-related items, such as merchandise, digital goods, hardware, and software. Additionally, users can gain preferred access to exclusive game sessions and esports events. Ugami aims to enhance the gaming experience by enabling players to earn rewards while also providing tools for personal finance education and safe fund management.

Synthesis

Series A in 2021
Founded in 2020 by Josh Dahn, Synthesis is an online educational platform headquartered in San Mateo, California. It offers enrichment programs for students aged 8 to 14, focusing on collaborative thinking games and game-based curricula to cultivate strategic thinking, teamwork, communication skills, and decision-making abilities.

Generation Esports

Series A in 2021
Generation Esports facilitates competitive gaming platforms for educational institutions, businesses, clubs, and communities. It hosts leagues and tournaments, fostering skill development and academic enhancement among high school students.

Eneba

Series A in 2020
Eneba is a digital gaming marketplace that helps players discover and purchase a broad catalog of games and related services across genres and platforms at affordable prices. Launched in 2018, it serves gaming communities worldwide and emphasizes safety, trust, and easy access to a diverse range of titles—from action and adventure to indie and strategy—across multiple operating systems.

Gamezop

Series A in 2020
Gamezop develops HTML5 games accessible across various devices and platforms. It partners with messengers, browsers, entertainment apps, telecom operators, and gaming websites for distribution, offering a rich product suite to these partners.

Immersive Games

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Immersive Games' content doesn’t fully reflect the opinions of the developers and the people behind it. It is a typical gaming blog that reviews video games. It promotes video games and all of their aspects in a way that promotes positivity and being proactive among people.

WayBetter

Series A in 2019
WayBetter is a behavior change company that operates an online social gaming platform focused on health and wellness goals. Its flagship product is a weight loss game where players compete in four-week contests, using friendly competition and financial incentives to motivate participants. The platform allows users to track progress, engage with others, and achieve lasting health improvements.

Pixowl

Series A in 2018
Pixowl Inc. is a mobile game development company founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional development studios in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The company focuses on creating engaging games for casual gamers, children, and families, offering titles under various brands including Pixowl, Greedy Grub, Doodle Grub, Safari Party, and The Sandbox. One of its standout games, "The Sandbox," has gained significant acclaim, being recognized by Apple as one of the Best Games of 2012. This game allows players to create and share pixelated worlds, positioning it alongside popular titles like Minecraft in the world-building genre. Pixowl aims to enhance player experiences through character-driven storylines and comic book art, catering to a diverse audience with its family-friendly gaming offerings. As of 2018, Pixowl operates as a subsidiary of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited.

Dots

Series A in 2018
Dots is a mobile game studio based in New York City, known for creating engaging games such as Dots and Two Dots. The company develops mobile games that provide a cross-platform gaming experience, allowing users to play on both Android and iOS devices. With a focus on minimalist artwork and thoughtful design, Dots aims to deliver beautiful gameplay that invites players to explore visually stunning landscapes. The studio's philosophy emphasizes connectivity, encouraging users to experience a unique journey through its games.

FanDuel

Series E in 2017
FanDuel operates an online platform that enables users to participate in fantasy sports and real-money wagering. The platform supports fantasy football, baseball, hockey and basketball, and also offers sports betting, racing and casino games. Founded in 2009 and based in New York, with an additional office in Edinburgh, the company serves North American and international players by enabling users to draft fantasy teams or join contests for cash prizes.

BITKRAFT Ventures

Pre Seed Round in 2017
BITKRAFT Ventures is a global venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Jens Hilgers. It maintains a multi-city team with offices in Berlin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, London, Madrid and Lisbon, and focuses on early-stage investments in videogames, esports and related immersive digital entertainment. Positioned as a global investment platform, it pursues opportunities across video gaming, immersive technology, interactive media, Web3 and AI, with activity spanning North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

GrubMarket

Series B in 2016
GrubMarket, Inc. is an online marketplace that connects sellers with customers by offering a wide range of food and related products at wholesale prices. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, GrubMarket specializes in organic, vegan, gluten-free items, fresh produce, snacks, beverages, pantry staples, home goods, health and beauty products, and items for pets and children. The company sources food from local farms, fisheries, commercial kitchens, and restaurants, emphasizing quality and sustainability. In addition to its marketplace, GrubMarket provides a Software-as-a-Service platform designed for food delivery services and also features a gaming application called GrubMarket FarmBox. As a significant player in the B2B eCommerce sector of the American food supply chain, GrubMarket leverages artificial intelligence to enhance its services and operations.

Gamer Sensei

Seed Round in 2016
Gamer Sensei is a professional esports coaching platform designed to connect gamers of all skill levels with experienced coaches in competitive esports titles. Its patent-pending technology facilitates personalized one-on-one coaching sessions, allowing players to receive tailored advice and strategic education to enhance their gaming skills. By offering a vast network of certified coaches, Gamer Sensei aims to help gamers improve their performance and achieve their competitive goals in a structured and supportive environment. The platform serves as a resource for those seeking to elevate their gameplay through customized lessons and expert guidance.

Meme

Seed Round in 2015
Meme is a New York-based company that specializes in designing, developing, and publishing social casino games. Its portfolio includes the popular Xtreme Slots, which is played globally, offering an engaging and social experience for mobile players across various countries. Meme's games are designed to be accessible on all major mobile and computing platforms, catering to a diverse audience and ensuring that users of all ages can enjoy their gaming applications. The company focuses on creating enjoyable, interactive experiences that foster social connections among players.

FanDuel

Series B in 2011
FanDuel operates an online platform that enables users to participate in fantasy sports and real-money wagering. The platform supports fantasy football, baseball, hockey and basketball, and also offers sports betting, racing and casino games. Founded in 2009 and based in New York, with an additional office in Edinburgh, the company serves North American and international players by enabling users to draft fantasy teams or join contests for cash prizes.

Pixowl

Seed Round in 2011
Pixowl Inc. is a mobile game development company founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional development studios in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The company focuses on creating engaging games for casual gamers, children, and families, offering titles under various brands including Pixowl, Greedy Grub, Doodle Grub, Safari Party, and The Sandbox. One of its standout games, "The Sandbox," has gained significant acclaim, being recognized by Apple as one of the Best Games of 2012. This game allows players to create and share pixelated worlds, positioning it alongside popular titles like Minecraft in the world-building genre. Pixowl aims to enhance player experiences through character-driven storylines and comic book art, catering to a diverse audience with its family-friendly gaming offerings. As of 2018, Pixowl operates as a subsidiary of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited.

Plaicin

Plaicin is a technology company that develops a mobile application for immersive, interactive storytelling experiences powered by artificial intelligence. The platform allows users to create and explore their own stories, shape entire worlds, and make choices that influence the narrative's outcome. It supports a wide range of genres, from fantasy to sci-fi, and enables users to sync their progress across devices.
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