Griffin Gaming Partners

Griffin Gaming Partners is a venture capital firm based in Santa Monica, California, focused exclusively on the gaming industry. It invests across the gaming ecosystem, including content, software infrastructure, platforms, social features, and gaming-related web3 companies, as well as entertainment software sectors.

Vic Bassey

Venture Partner

Douglas Bemis Ph.D

Venture Partner

Mike Capps

Venture Partner

Tiago Teixeira Correia

Venture Partner

Angela Dalton

Venture Partner

Swapan Dighe

Investor

Ibrahim Hafeez

Investor

Chris Hollenbeck

CFO

Jim Huntley

Venture Partner

Koh Kim

Venture Partner

Peter Levin

Managing Director

Jex Li

Venture Partner

Abel Mathew

Venture Partner

Tammy McDonald

Venture Partner

Seth Nutt

Associate

Anthony Palma

Principal

Pierre Planche

Partner

Isaac Ruiz

Vice President, Finance

Phil Sanderson

Managing Director

Nick Tuosto

Managing Director

Rizwan Virk

Venture Partner

Emily Wang

Investor

Frankie Zhu

Principal

Past deals in eSports

Opus Major

Seed Round in 2025
Opus Major is a company that develops video games with a focus on multiplayer experiences that blend gaming and music. Their games aim to foster social connections and strengthen bonds between players through collaborative gameplay in a joyful, expansive universe. Each game is designed to be a unique experience, much like a distinct musical composition.

Million Victories

Series A in 2023
Million Victories SAS is an independent game studio established in July 2017 and located in Villeurbanne, France. The company specializes in designing and developing interactive mobile games, with a focus on creating challenging and dynamic multiplayer online real-time strategy games. Its flagship game, Million Lords, is an MMORTS that aims to provide an immersive gaming experience for players. Through its innovative approach, Million Victories seeks to engage gamers with competitive and enjoyable gameplay that appeals to a broad audience.

Hardball Games

Seed Round in 2023
Hardball is an independent game studio focused on developing interactive gaming entertainment that emphasizes cross-play, multiplatform accessibility, and high-action multiplayer experiences. The company aims to create engaging video games that allow players to interact in innovative ways, enhancing their overall gaming experience. By fostering a community where gamers can connect and play together, Hardball strives to deliver world-class interactive entertainment that appeals to a diverse audience.

Muus Collective

Seed Round in 2022
Muus Collective is a fashion and digital studio that specializes in creating immersive experiences for creators, gamers, and meta-visionaries. The company focuses on developing mobile game applications and offers a unique blend of services that integrates elements of fashion, gaming, and web3 technologies. By fostering collaboration among diverse talents, Muus Collective aims to create innovative fashion experiences that extend into mobile games, entertainment, and digital collectibles. This approach enables individuals to express themselves creatively while also providing opportunities to earn in a digital landscape that transcends traditional boundaries.

Players' Lounge

Series A in 2022
Players' Lounge Inc., also known as Players' Lounge Online, is a social gaming startup founded in 2016 and based in New Castle, Delaware. The company offers an online platform that allows gamers to compete in e-sports competitions for cash and prizes. Players can connect with others who are interested in playing their favorite video games for monetary rewards, either by challenging individuals directly or participating in organized tournaments. By catering to casual gamers, Players' Lounge provides an accessible opportunity for a wider audience to engage in competitive gaming and potentially earn money, rather than limiting such opportunities to a select few professional players.

Chillchat

Seed Round in 2022
Chillchat is a Bangkok-based game studio developing 'Tearfallen', an online fast-paced rogue-lite action game set in a unique Pantheonpunk universe.

Kryptomon

Series A in 2022
Kryptomon is an NFT Play-and-Earn blockchain game, where Pokémon meets Tamagotchi and CryptoKitties. Breed, Train and Fight with your NFT Kryptomon. It's a new world where trainers can live a new adventure on Blockchain. Set in the Kryptomon metaverse, community members play as ‘Trainers’ of their own individual monsters — Kryptomons — each of which is a completely unique digital asset connected to an NFT. Each has a unique but mutable genetic code made up of 38 randomised parameters that determine all of the aspects — physical and behavioral — of the creature. This not only ensures that each Kryptomon is unique but also brings to life each Kryptomon as a digital companion in the Kryptomon metaverse. They are capable of learning, falling sick, getting hungry, and protecting their trainers when out on an adventure in the physical world. In turn, trainers will have to care for, feed, and train their Kryptomon partners in order to grow and prepare for the battles ahead. Kryptomon creates the next step in the evolution of crypto-gaming by using advanced blockchain technologies, digital genetics, and location-based technologies. So what are you waiting for? Play and participate in the Kryptomon league to become the Kryptomon Metaverse Champion!

Community Gaming

Series A in 2022
Community Gaming operates an all-in-one esports competition platform offering blockchain-based payments and scalable tournament management tools for players, guilds, organizers, and game developers; its software enables the creation, facilitation, and participation in automated esports tournaments, featuring built-in wallets and automated, no-fee cryptocurrency rewards; the platform supports Earnings for Everyone by decentralizing rewards through web3 technology; since 2020, it has paid more than 20,000 gamers and created 800,000 wallets, while handling over 50,000 monthly matches.

Chillchat

Seed Round in 2022
Chillchat is a Bangkok-based game studio developing 'Tearfallen', an online fast-paced rogue-lite action game set in a unique Pantheonpunk universe.

DeHorizon

Venture Round in 2022
DeHorizon is a developer of a gaming platform that aims to enhance the gaming experience by leveraging blockchain technology. The company focuses on creating a metaverse game ecosystem that facilitates the development, connection, and support of various blockchain-based games. By integrating a "play to earn" model, DeHorizon allows players to earn cryptocurrency while enjoying their gaming experience. This innovative approach addresses a significant gap in the GameFi marketplace, as it strives to provide a comprehensive environment for both gamers and developers. As the gaming industry evolves, DeHorizon positions itself as a key player in the future of GameFi, promoting the integration of diverse games within a unified ecosystem.

Million Victories

Series A in 2021
Million Victories SAS is an independent game studio established in July 2017 and located in Villeurbanne, France. The company specializes in designing and developing interactive mobile games, with a focus on creating challenging and dynamic multiplayer online real-time strategy games. Its flagship game, Million Lords, is an MMORTS that aims to provide an immersive gaming experience for players. Through its innovative approach, Million Victories seeks to engage gamers with competitive and enjoyable gameplay that appeals to a broad audience.

WinZO

Series C in 2021
WinZO is a mobile e-sports social gaming platform founded in 2018 and headquartered in New Delhi, India. It offers nearly 70 games across multiple formats in 12 regional languages, with 60% of content consumed in non-English languages.

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 (RTS) games aimed at competitive gaming on personal computers. With a focus on innovation and quality, Frost Giant Studios leverages the extensive experience of its founders, who have previously contributed to renowned titles such as StarCraft II. The company is dedicated to fostering a strong connection with its player base by incorporating feedback into its game development process. By maintaining the core mechanics of the RTS genre, Frost Giant Studios seeks to broaden its audience while remaining true to the existing fan community. Their latest project, Stormgate, exemplifies their commitment to enhancing cooperative gameplay and competitive esports, ultimately lowering the barriers to entry for new gamers.

Skillz

Series E in 2020
Skillz is a mobile games platform focused on enhancing competition through engaging gameplay. It enables game developers to create successful franchises by facilitating social competition within their games. Utilizing patented technology, Skillz hosts billions of casual gaming tournaments, attracting millions of players globally. As a leader in skill-based mobile gaming, the company offers a variety of games, including Dominoes Gold, Blackout Bingo, 21 Blitz, and Solitaire Cube. Skillz operates primarily through its eSports gaming platform, which allows developers to monetize their content via multiplayer competitions. The company generates most of its revenue from the United States, with additional income from international markets such as Israel, China, and Malta. Skillz has received recognition for its workplace culture and innovation in the technology sector.
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