Lego Ventures

LEGO Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of the LEGO Brand, focused on investing in companies and ideas that enhance creativity, learning, and play. Its mission is to support entrepreneurs and initiatives that align with the LEGO philosophy, aiming to provide high-quality creative play and educational experiences to children globally. By fostering innovation in these areas, LEGO Ventures seeks to expand its reach and impact, ensuring that more children can benefit from engaging and enriching experiences.

Parin Shah

Investor

13 past transactions

mod.io

Series A in 2021
mod.io is a cross-platform mod support and user-generated content service that enables game studios to harness community creativity across PC, console, and mobile. Since its 2019 launch, it has been adopted by more than 50 games and supports a large creator community, with about 400,000 daily users, 600,000 pieces of content, and over 100 million mods installed. The platform provides an accessible API and marketplace to create, manage, and distribute mods and other user-generated content across platforms and stores, helping developers build long-term engagement and creator ecosystems.

Jam.gg

Series A in 2021
Jam.gg is a cloud-based gaming platform that allows users to play party games directly from their web browsers without the need for installation. The platform is designed for social interaction, enabling users to enjoy premium retro games on any device. It offers innovative features such as live 3D masks and filters that enhance the gaming experience by converting traditional 2D games into immersive 3D environments. By providing an accessible and engaging way to play games online, Jam.gg aims to create a community-focused gaming experience for users seeking both nostalgia and modern interaction.

Area9 Lyceum

Venture Round in 2021
Area9 Lyceum ApS is a Copenhagen-based company that specializes in developing personalized and adaptive online learning modules for schoolchildren, students, and professionals. Founded in 2017, Area9 Lyceum focuses on providing education through digital platforms, utilizing a cloud AI-based educational approach. The company integrates blended learning techniques, offering a comprehensive platform that includes authoring, review, delivery, and reporting capabilities. This enables clients to personalize training and effectively manage content delivery, thereby reducing development time. Additionally, Area9 Lyceum is part of a broader group that includes Area9 Innovation, which supplies high-technology computer science solutions aimed at optimizing human resources in sectors such as call centers and process optimization for major corporations, including banks and pharmaceutical companies.

BEGiN

Series C in 2020
BEGiN is an education technology company dedicated to enhancing children's learning experiences through innovative products. The company develops engaging educational programs that focus on fostering essential skills necessary for future success. Its portfolio includes HOMER, KidPass, and codeSpark Academy, each designed to provide quality educational content that promotes creativity, problem-solving, and a love of learning. BEGiN's approach is informed by research and insights from experts in early childhood development, and it has garnered support from notable organizations such as LEGO Ventures and Sesame Workshop. Co-founded by Neal Shenoy, Noelle Millholt, and Stephanie Dua, BEGiN has also been recognized as one of Crain’s 100 Best Places to Work in New York City.

HOMER

Series C in 2020
HOMER is a New York-based company that develops an educational application aimed at enhancing childhood literacy. Founded in 2013, the application offers a personalized learn-to-read program for children aged 2 to 8, designed to foster confidence, mastery, and a love of learning. Utilizing the HOMER Method, the platform tailors learning experiences to align with each child's interests and current reading level, creating individualized reading plans. The application features thousands of lessons and games covering essential skills such as the alphabet, phonics, and sight words. By incorporating active learning techniques, including read-along highlighting and interactive touch screen features, HOMER engages children in reading while improving their comprehension skills, providing parents with an effective tool for supporting their children's educational development.

Caper

Seed Round in 2020
Caper they provides outdoor play, nature crafts, book recommendations, and more.

Eedi

Seed Round in 2020
Eedi Ltd. is an educational technology company based in London, UK, that aims to enhance the learning experience for students, teachers, and parents. Founded in 2015, the company offers an intelligent adaptive learning platform that provides diagnostic assessment tools for teachers, allowing them to identify student misconceptions and tailor their instruction accordingly. Eedi's platform also engages parents by providing insights and personalized resources to support learning at home. By leveraging a combination of artificial intelligence, digital content, and expert tutoring, Eedi delivers a cost-effective solution that maximizes teacher efficiency and enhances student motivation and achievement. The company seeks to make high-quality tutoring accessible to a broader audience, thereby addressing educational disparities and improving overall educational outcomes.

FreshGrade

Series B in 2020
FreshGrade Inc. is an online education platform based in Kelowna, Canada, founded in 2011. It is designed for teachers, parents, and students, facilitating enhanced communication and assessment of learning moments through various media, including videos, pictures, audio, and notes. The platform serves as an all-inclusive tool for classroom assessment and documentation, allowing teachers to engage with students effectively while providing parents with insight into their child's academic progress. FreshGrade aims to foster personalized learning and greater parental involvement, aligning with contemporary communication methods and technology usage. By offering resources for administrators, teachers, and parents, FreshGrade strives to improve learning outcomes and support student development.

Ok Play

Seed Round in 2019
Ok Play is a company based in Los Angeles, California, co-founded in 2019 by JJ, Chris, Colleen, Ken, and Travis. It focuses on enhancing family bonding and communication through a mobile application designed for children. The app serves as a learning tool that encourages kids to create their own personalized story adventures, fostering essential qualities such as empathy, kindness, and creativity. By offering themed programs developed by artists, educators, and scientists, Ok Play empowers children to take the lead in their storytelling, while also engaging them in weekly creative challenges. The platform aims to facilitate conversations and connections between parents and children, making everyday interactions more meaningful.

61Draw.com

Series B in 2019
Art Class is a children's classroom teaching service provider. The teaching and research team draws on the cutting-edge education concept of the front and the back at home and abroad, and conducts field research in 32 first-tier cities, combined with the test results of hundreds of real-life experiences of the family, to develop a child-friendly nature. Course outline and teaching methods. For the families of children aged 5~12 years old, we provide one-on-one after-school tutoring services for the four major artists in the country. Currently, Lala is mainly using a third-party platform for online instruction, choosing a fixed class and a fixed teacher, because continuity and stability are very important for students to learn skills and aesthetics. However, based on the actual needs of art teaching, painting will also develop its own live teaching system.

Evolve Additive Solutions

Series C in 2019
Evolve Additive Solutions, Inc. is a manufacturer and designer of advanced additive manufacturing technology, specializing in producing machinery for plastics and additives. The company’s proprietary Evolve SVP platform and STEP (Selective Thermoplastic Electrophotographic Process) enable faster and more cost-effective production processes, akin to traditional injection molding, while enhancing repeatability. Founded in 2009 and based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, with an additional technology center in Rochester, New York, Evolve Additive Solutions caters to a range of industries, including automotive, medical, aerospace and defense, footwear, sports equipment, and consumer goods. The company, previously known as Shadow EP, Inc., aims to provide an innovative alternative to conventional manufacturing, allowing businesses to leverage additive manufacturing for improved efficiency and cost savings.

Klang Games

Series B in 2019
Klang Games GmbH is an independent game development studio based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2013. The company specializes in creating multiplayer games that emphasize community and engagement. Its flagship project, ReRunners: Race for the World, is an online asynchronous multiplayer game designed for mobile and tablet devices, featuring an open world and fast-paced racing gameplay. Klang Games aims to deliver unique gaming experiences by leveraging innovative technology and distinctive art styles. The studio consists of a diverse team of twelve individuals who share a passion for gaming and community building, striving to foster collaboration and interaction among players through their engaging media experiences.

Monti Kids

Seed Round in 2019
Monti Kids, Inc. is a manufacturer of educational toys tailored for infants and toddlers, focusing on fostering cognitive, physical, linguistic, social, and emotional development. Founded in 2014 and based in Orinda, California, the company utilizes the Montessori method to provide parents with wooden toys and online resources that facilitate educational play from birth to age three. Monti Kids offers a subscription service that delivers new toys and guidance every three months, helping parents support their child's development during these crucial early years. The company emphasizes the importance of structured play by providing materials and instructional videos that enhance learning experiences.
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