WorkPlay Ventures

WorkPlay Ventures is a family office established in 2016 and located in San Francisco, California. The firm focuses on investments in the information technology sector, aiming to identify and support innovative companies within this dynamic industry. By leveraging its expertise and resources, WorkPlay Ventures seeks to foster growth and development in technology-driven enterprises.

Dan Garon

Managing Partner

Mark Pincus

Founder

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Little Umbrella

Seed Round in 2025
Little Umbrella is a gaming technology company that specializes in creating engaging and personalized gaming experiences. It develops a platform that blends popular game genres with innovative artificial intelligence mechanics, allowing for dynamic and tailored gameplay. The platform offers AI-driven features to enhance player engagement and retention, seamless integration with Discord, community insights, and cross-promotion tools. This enables social game developers to maximize revenue and player growth.

Telo Trucks

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Telo Trucks is a manufacturer of compact electric vehicle trucks designed for urban dwellers and outdoor enthusiasts. The company focuses on creating affordable, cleverly designed trucks that cater to the needs of city workers and weekend adventurers alike. By providing efficient electric vehicle options, Telo Trucks aims to enhance the urban living experience while promoting sustainable transportation solutions.

Ramped

Seed Round in 2022
Ramped is a platform that connects early-career professionals with quality job opportunities. It focuses on providing accessible education and training to job seekers, breaking the bias of traditional resumes, and connecting them with top employers.

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.

Ramped

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Ramped is a platform that connects early-career professionals with quality job opportunities. It focuses on providing accessible education and training to job seekers, breaking the bias of traditional resumes, and connecting them with top employers.

LoanSnap

Series B in 2021
LoanSnap, Inc. is a mortgage company that specializes in providing an artificial intelligence-based smart loan platform designed to analyze individual financial situations and deliver tailored loan options. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional location in Costa Mesa, the company offers various products, including home equity lines of credit (HELOC), refinancing options to lower monthly mortgage payments, and VA loans for veterans that facilitate home purchases without down payments or private mortgage insurance. LoanSnap aims to help customers gain a clearer understanding of their finances and identify potential savings. The company operates in several states, including California, Florida, Illinois, Colorado, and Tennessee. LoanSnap, Inc. was previously known as DLJ Financial, Inc. before rebranding in April 2018 and functions as a subsidiary of LoanSnap Holdings, Inc.

Pahdo Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Pahdo Labs is a game development company founded in 2021 and based in New York, NY. The company specializes in creating an Anime-style action MMORPG and a game creation platform that empowers players to design and share their own games. Pahdo Labs aims to cultivate a virtual world where individuals can engage meaningfully, own the fruits of their creativity, and foster a sense of community. By providing tools that enable gamers to transform their imaginations into reality, Pahdo Labs enhances the multiplayer online gaming experience, promoting long-lasting engagement and entertainment.

S'More Date

Seed Round in 2021
S'More Date they provide daters with a totally interactive way to learn more about a person before evaluating them on appearance.

Momentum

Seed Round in 2020
Momentum is a behavioral-driven fundraising platform founded in 2018 and headquartered in Oakland, California. It enables users to make automatic donations that turn everyday activities into opportunities for charitable giving. By allowing individuals to set predefined giving rules, the platform facilitates donations to a selection of trustworthy nonprofit organizations aligned with users' interests, such as adding a percentage to their restaurant bills to support those in need. Momentum focuses on donor stewardship and impact tracking, ensuring that users can easily contribute to meaningful causes while managing their day-to-day tasks. The company emphasizes evidence-based charity recommendations to maximize the effectiveness of donations.

GetSetUp

Venture Round in 2020
GetSetUp, Inc. is an online platform that connects seniors with their peers to facilitate private and engaging lessons on frequently used online tools. Founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, the platform offers a variety of classes aimed at enhancing the digital skills of older adults. These classes cover essential topics such as e-commerce, personal marketing, website development, government services, health and wellness, and technology usage. GetSetUp's mission is to empower older adults by providing them with the skills necessary to lead fulfilling, independent, and socially connected lives through learning. The company was formerly known as Walkabout Inc. before rebranding in January 2020.

LoanSnap

Series B in 2020
LoanSnap, Inc. is a mortgage company that specializes in providing an artificial intelligence-based smart loan platform designed to analyze individual financial situations and deliver tailored loan options. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional location in Costa Mesa, the company offers various products, including home equity lines of credit (HELOC), refinancing options to lower monthly mortgage payments, and VA loans for veterans that facilitate home purchases without down payments or private mortgage insurance. LoanSnap aims to help customers gain a clearer understanding of their finances and identify potential savings. The company operates in several states, including California, Florida, Illinois, Colorado, and Tennessee. LoanSnap, Inc. was previously known as DLJ Financial, Inc. before rebranding in April 2018 and functions as a subsidiary of LoanSnap Holdings, Inc.

Nodle

Seed Round in 2019
Nodle operates a decentralized network that connects mobile phones and IoT devices, enabling various applications such as asset tracking, event attendance verification, and media content certification. It leverages the NODL token for crypto payments and ensures user privacy.

Apprentice Health

Seed Round in 2018
Apprentice Health optimizes clinical workflows using real-time location systems, ambient sensors, and AI. Its platform enhances patient scheduling, room utilization, and equipment tracking, reducing wait times and improving operational efficiency for healthcare providers.

Polygon

Polygon is a blockchain scalability platform designed to enhance the usability and convenience of decentralized transactions. By offering a structured and user-friendly environment for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development, Polygon aims to address the slow, expensive, and complex nature of current decentralized systems. The platform combines various scaling solutions and development tools, prioritizing user experience to facilitate quicker and more secure transactions. Polygon's mission is to drive mainstream adoption of blockchain technology, enabling a more accessible and efficient decentralized ecosystem.
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