Play Ventures

Play Ventures is a Singapore-based venture capital firm, founded in 2018, that makes global investments in early-stage gaming startups. The firm backs pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds, with emphasis on free-to-play and Web3 gaming, and also engages with esports and game services sectors. It manages venture funds and seeks to build a diversified, globally distributed portfolio of gaming companies, providing strategic support and capital to help them scale.

Anton Backman

Principal at Play Ventures

Kenrick Drijkoningen

General Partner

Harri Manninen

Managing Partner

Henric Suuronen

Managing Partner

Past deals in eSports

Midnite

Series B in 2025
Midnite is a platform building the future of esports betting by offering sports betting and casino features that let users bet on football matches and players, compete with others, and win prizes. The platform supports online gaming and esports tournaments and enables participation in online fantasy football leagues, providing a convenient, secure, and hassle-free experience for gamers and multiplayer enthusiasts to engage with the expanding esports ecosystem.

99math

Venture Round in 2022
99math is an education technology company that delivers mathematics learning through esports-style competitions. Its platform hosts real-time math battles and global online tournaments for school-age students, with live viewers watching the sessions. The approach aims to engage kids, boost motivation, and improve math proficiency by combining competitive gameplay with structured math courses.

MetaSoccer

Seed Round in 2021
MetaSoccer is a blockchain-based online soccer management platform that blends a football manager game with an earn-to-play economy. It enables players to own clubs, train players, manage teams, and compete in leagues within a digital football ecosystem. The platform tokenizes assets such as players and stadiums, making them tradable within a decentralized gaming economy where participants can earn rewards through gameplay.

Mobile Premier League

Series E in 2021
Mobile Premier League is a skill-based eSports platform that enables users to play popular mobile games and compete for real cash prizes. Its app offers a diverse range of arcade, sports, adventure, pool, and cricket games, allowing enthusiasts to showcase their skills, win rewards, and enjoy gaming with friends.

Community Gaming

Seed Round in 2021
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.

Mobile Premier League

Series D in 2021
Mobile Premier League is a skill-based eSports platform that enables users to play popular mobile games and compete for real cash prizes. Its app offers a diverse range of arcade, sports, adventure, pool, and cricket games, allowing enthusiasts to showcase their skills, win rewards, and enjoy gaming with friends.
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