BITKRAFT Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Jens Hilgers. It maintains a global footprint with teams across North America, Europe and beyond, including Berlin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, London, Madrid, Singapore, Barcelona, Chicago and Lisbon. The firm specializes in early‑stage investments at the intersection of interactive entertainment, AI, gaming, esports and immersive technologies, backing companies in information technology and related media that develop video games, immersive experiences and web3-enabled platforms. BITKRAFT operates as a global investment platform with a focus on entrepreneurs shaping digital entertainment and next‑generation interactive experiences.

NODWIN Gaming is a Gurugram-based esports and gaming company that develops and operates esports and gaming applications, including a dedicated esports platform, mobile games, and live events. It provides talent management, sponsorship, and brand integration services across its IP portfolio spanning esports, gaming, music, comedy, and other youth entertainment, enabling publishers, brands, and fans to engage through scalable experiences and monetization opportunities. The company focuses on creating and monetizing intellectual property and delivering content production, joint IP opportunities, and strategic partnerships to expand reach in global markets, with particular emphasis on emerging markets.

Makers Fund is a global venture capital firm based in San Francisco, with an additional office in Hong Kong, that backs early-stage interactive entertainment companies. It invests from seed to Series B and seeks opportunities across North America, Europe, and Asia. The firm provides capital, strategic guidance, and access to a wide network to help founders scale, navigate industry dynamics, and accelerate growth. Its portfolio includes Cheer Games, Vento Games, Novig, and General Intuition, reflecting a focus on innovative projects within the gaming and interactive entertainment space.

GFR Fund is a venture capital investment arm of GREE based in San Francisco that pursues early-stage investments in gaming, the creator economy, generative artificial intelligence, media, and consumer technology. It seeks opportunities across global markets, including North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, and has a mandate to support portfolio companies beyond capital through strategic introductions, industry knowledge, and assistance with market expansion. The firm targets a finite number of portfolio companies per fund, with Fund III aiming to invest in roughly 30 to 40 companies over three years. GFR Fund focuses on disruptive consumer entertainment and related technologies such as VR, AR, AI, video streaming and blockchain, and emphasizes community building and leveraging a global network to accelerate growth.

FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. It is stage-agnostic, backing seed and Series A rounds, with an investment range of fifty thousand to five million dollars. Founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda, the firm leverages its network and experience in the marketplace sector to support founders aiming for rapid growth. The firm maintains a broad portfolio across e-commerce, on-demand services, fintech, and related technologies, with notable investments in Alibaba, Coupang, Delivery Hero, Beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, Adore Me, and Earnest. FJ Labs emphasizes partnerships with visionary founders and uses its sector expertise to help portfolio companies scale and achieve expansion.

Konvoy Ventures is a thesis-driven venture capital firm headquartered in Denver, Colorado, that makes early-stage investments in interactive entertainment and related technologies, including gaming, esports, information technology, SaaS, and deep tech. The firm emphasizes defined investment theses to target platforms and technologies at the frontier of gaming and adjacent sectors, and provides industry insights through newsletters and gaming industry reports. It operates with a global perspective, having invested across multiple regions, and focuses on supporting early rounds within its stated domains while building a portfolio and content platform for portfolio companies and industry stakeholders.

Courtside Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that backs early-stage companies operating at the intersection of sports, technology, media, lifestyle, gaming, and esports. The firm leverages specialized industry networks and domain knowledge to provide ongoing strategic support across operations and partners closely with management on long-term growth. It is registered as an investment adviser.

Yield Guild Games is a decentralized autonomous organization that operates as a play-to-earn gaming guild and investor in non-fungible tokens used in virtual worlds and blockchain-based games. The organization seeks to build the largest virtual world economy by aligning community-owned assets for maximum utility and sharing profits with token holders. It coordinates a global community of players to participate in NFT-based games, enabling members to earn rewards through play and to discover new titles. The group also maintains regional sub-DAOs, such as Yield Guild Games Southeast Asia, to support local activity and governance within its broader ecosystem.

1Up Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Kirkland, Washington, specializing in investing in video games and related technology, with a focus on independent game developers. The team comprises industry veterans such as Ed Fries, Kelly Wallick, Chris Wheaton, and Emily Greer, whose backgrounds in Xbox development, Indie MEGABOOTH, Kongregate, and free-to-play games inform portfolio support. The firm seeks to identify promising indie developers and leverages its network and operational expertise to accelerate growth and help navigate the game industry’s challenges.

Stadia Ventures is a Saint Louis, Missouri-based venture capital firm and sports- and esports-focused accelerator. Founded in 2015, it concentrates on startups in sports, esports, and related areas such as lifestyle and recreation, performance and wellness, fan engagement and experience, media and entertainment, esports, and sports betting. It operates a sports business accelerator that selects 4-6 startups twice a year, investing around 100,000 per company and guiding founders through a 14-week bootcamp with mentors and opportunities to connect with potential clients. Stadia Ventures has expanded its operations to Frisco, Texas, and has a portfolio of about 40 companies with several exits and ongoing fundraising by portfolio firms.

Play Ventures is a Singapore-based venture capital firm that invests globally in early-stage gaming startups and related consumer apps, with a focus on free-to-play and web3-enabled titles. It backs pre-seed to Series A companies, including game studios and B2B infrastructure and services that serve the gaming ecosystem. The firm emphasizes supporting founders through a network for recruiting, design, fundraising, and strategic partnerships, and it collaborates with other investors to co-invest in portfolio companies.

Sharp Alpha Advisors is a New York-based venture capital firm focused on competitive entertainment, including sports, gaming, media, and electronic sports. Founded in 2019, the firm targets B2C ventures and related consumer sectors, offering equity investments typically between $1 million and $10 million and non-dilutive financing from about $4 million to $30 million plus, complemented by advisory services. It maintains an active portfolio and seeks funding-ready companies in the competitive entertainment space, guided by a disciplined investment approach.

Momentum 6 is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm investing in cryptocurrency and Web3 technologies. Founded in 2018, it emphasizes deep research to identify emerging trends and alpha in hidden data, and supports projects and talent through a platform that showcases Web3 innovations and provides global marketing opportunities for firms within the ecosystem. The firm positions itself as a catalyst for impactful ideas, connecting talent with opportunities and facilitating strategic marketing initiatives in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

SucSEED Indovation is a Hyderabad-based venture capital firm that backs early- to growth-stage tech startups, with a focus on deep tech and tech-enabled solutions addressing large-scale needs in India and with global potential. It invests across sectors including EdTech, HealthTech, FinTech, Security and RegTech, Enterprise SaaS, Gaming, Sports Tech and Media Tech, and digital economy and emerging technologies. The firm emphasizes a founder-centric approach, providing mentorship, strategic guidance and access to a valuable network to help startups scale. With a track record of more than 30 exits and a history of evaluating thousands of deals and supporting a broad set of portfolio companies, SucSEED Indovation aims to drive long-term value creation through sector expertise and hands-on support.

Acies Investments is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 and based in Manhattan Beach, California, focusing on sports wagering, sports technology, iGaming, and esports sectors. The firm differentiates itself through a team of seasoned operators and entrepreneurs who provide direct operational experience, strategic guidance, and access to industry networks. It acts as long-term partner, supporting portfolio companies with advisory services across financing and M&A, while not seeking control ownership. With extensive experience among managing partners and deep regulatory relationships, Acies assists portfolio companies in identifying key hires and pursuing new commercial opportunities.

SeventySix Capital is a U.S.-based venture capital firm focused on sports technology and sports-consumer sectors, including esports, sports betting, data analytics, and related media. Based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, it invests in early-stage and growth opportunities, often taking leadership roles and seeking board seats. The firm operates a multi-platform approach comprising sports investment funds, sports advisory services, an Athlete Venture Group, and a talent and media arm that connects athletes with portfolio companies. It provides capital, strategic guidance, and access to athlete networks, aiming to bridge athletes, investors, and tech innovators in the sports ecosystem. Founded in 1999, the firm emphasizes technology, data and analytics to unlock the large addressable market in sports.

Gaingels is a venture investment syndicate focused on supporting LGBTQ founders and inclusive leadership by investing across stages and partnering with other venture firms to back diverse, high-potential companies. It maintains a global portfolio of 130+ companies and has deployed tens of millions in capital to date. The organization actively helps portfolio companies identify and recruit diverse talent for C-suite and board roles and cultivates a worldwide network of investors, operators, and entrepreneurs who share a commitment to positive social change through business.

Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, with offices in New York, Boston, Menlo Park, Chicago, London, and Tokyo. It enables accredited investors, especially alumni networks, to access diversified venture opportunities by co-investing alongside leading venture capital firms. Through funds, syndicates, and investing clubs, it sources opportunities across stages and geographies, conducts rigorous due diligence, and aims for transparent, founder-friendly support. The firm backs a diversified portfolio of startups, including more than 1,600 companies, and has attracted substantial committed capital and a large community of individual investors, underscoring its mission to democratize access to venture capital while partnering with established VC firms.

Griffin Gaming Partners is a Santa Monica, California based venture capital firm focused exclusively on the gaming industry. It invests across the gaming ecosystem, including content, software infrastructure, platforms, and gaming-related Web3 opportunities, with a portfolio spanning indie developers, studios, publishers, and technology providers. Founded in 2019, the firm emphasizes founder-friendly relationships and leverages its network and industry experience to connect startups with strategic investors. The team combines extensive game finance experience, and the firm manages about $1.5 billion in assets. Griffin Gaming Partners aims to be a principal source of capital for game developers and related companies.

Sfermion is a Chicago-based venture capital firm founded in 2019 that concentrates on investments in the metaverse and related digital assets. The firm focuses on technology companies within this space and supports portfolio ventures as they develop the future infrastructure and applications of the metaverse.

Trust Esport is a Paris-based venture capital firm founded in 2018 that invests in the esports and gaming sector across France and the European Union. It backs startups developing applications, platforms, marketplaces, accessories, environments, extensions, bots, mods, and related services for esports, gametech enterprises, development studios, and esports promoters. The firm emphasizes a sector-focused approach informed by industry experience and market analysis to identify opportunities in areas such as live streaming, audience monetisation, and the optimization of playing conditions. Leadership includes Matthieu Dallon, a recognized figure in esports, guiding the firm's investment strategy and portfolio development.

LvlUp Ventures is a global, multi-stage venture capital firm based in Los Angeles that invests from pre-seed through Series B across industries. It backs hundreds of startups annually and emphasizes a hands-on partnership model that goes beyond capital, offering an extended-team ecosystem and a broad network of corporate partners. The firm leverages a technology backbone to connect portfolio companies and support founders with growth and fundraising efforts, providing capital, expertise, and strategic collaboration to help startups scale.

RightBridge Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Stockholm, Sweden, founded in 2020. It concentrates investments in information technology, electronic sports and gaming within the digital entertainment sector.

AXiomatic is an esports and gaming company that enables growth by providing financial resources and industry expertise to dynamic teams and developers creating new gaming experiences for fans and players. It builds a portfolio of holdings in esports and video gaming through strategic partnerships, investments, and acquisitions, connecting esports organizations with venues, technologies, media content, distribution partners, and capital. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Los Angeles, AXiomatic collaborates with notable partners and portfolio companies to accelerate growth and expand the footprint of esports and interactive entertainment.

Powerhouse Capital is a Los Angeles–based venture capital firm founded in 2019 that focuses on technology-enabled opportunities in media, entertainment, and interactive gaming. It invests across the United States and Canada in companies aligned with four pillars: Sight Visual (visual content), Sound (audio, music, and voice), Play (sports, gaming, and esports), and Live (the experience economy). The firm emphasizes the tech-driven media economy and seeks data-powered direct-to-consumer platforms, aiming to accelerate value creation through its sector focus and founder-friendly approach. With backing rooted in industry experience, Powerhouse Capital supports ventures at the intersection of technology and entertainment, spanning software, platforms, and services that enable media, gaming, and live experiences.

Andromeda Capital is a Dubai-based venture capital firm founded in 2020. It focuses on investing in artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, financial technology, gaming, infrastructure, insurance technology, advanced manufacturing, and electronic sports sectors, leveraging a global network across industries to create long-term value for initiatives it incubates or advises on.

Velo Partners is a venture capital firm based in London that has invested since 2011 in mobile gaming and online gambling, including iGaming, across global markets. It focuses on early-stage opportunities, typically Series A and early growth rounds, across mobile, online, land-based, real-money, social, B2B and B2C segments within the gaming ecosystem. The firm supports portfolio companies with governance, reporting and strategic guidance, drawing on expertise from investment banking, corporate finance and the online gaming sector.

NGC Ventures is a Singapore-based venture capital firm established in 2017 that invests in blockchain, artificial intelligence, fintech, and Web3 infrastructure. It focuses on decentralized technologies and supports its portfolio through research, resources, and talent opportunities to advance the next generation of decentralized platforms.

Mechanism Capital is a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage blockchain technologies and cryptocurrency ecosystems. It seeks to back projects that aim to disrupt existing models and redefine how value is created and distributed, with emphasis on DeFi, Web3, crypto infrastructure, and related technologies. The firm supports ventures across decentralized finance, digital assets, and crypto applications, and it also conducts research and publishes analysis on topics such as Bitcoin liquidity, Ethereum in DeFi, NFT markets, and algorithmic stablecoins to illuminate market developments. Based in Liberty Hill, Texas, Mechanism Capital maintains a portfolio that includes companies such as figure.ai, Nectar AI, and Yield Guild Games.

The Raine Group is a global merchant bank that advises on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures and invests in growth opportunities across technology, media, entertainment, sports and related sectors. It provides private capital raising and growth equity and venture investments, leveraging its industry expertise and global network to support clients and portfolio companies. With offices in major financial hubs worldwide, the firm operates across the United States, Europe and Asia and manages roughly $2.8 billion in assets.

GOAL Venture Partners is a Los Angeles–based venture capital firm that backs startups at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. Founded by industry veterans Ned Sherman and Josh Gutfreund, the firm focuses on empowering ventures in digital media, ad tech, rights tech, social media, streaming, games and esports, data analytics, artificial intelligence, spatial computing, blockchain, digital retail and other emerging technologies. GOAL Venture Partners seeks to scale disruptive digital businesses by partnering with founders at the forefront of culture and technology, with a track record highlighted by portfolio company Audigent being acquired by Experian. The firm emphasizes long-term partnerships with entrepreneurs to create impactful, enduring companies in media and entertainment.

WISE Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2018. It focuses on early and growth-stage investments across sports, media, entertainment, and real estate, as well as related sectors such as B2C, information technology, advertising technology, and real estate technology. Led by the Wilf family, the firm leverages deep industry networks and strategic assets, taking a hands-on approach to support portfolio companies and help them scale. Based in Manhattan, WISE Ventures emphasizes value creation through its network, portfolio connections, and experience in sports, entertainment, and real estate.

Mirana is a global investment firm specializing in Web3 technologies. It offers investment, advisory and legal services and operates Mirana Ventures, a venture capital arm that provides long-term capital and strategic partnerships to early-stage and emerging founders and fund managers. The firm typically invests from Pre-Seed to Series C, with check sizes generally ranging from 1 million to 40 million, and supports portfolio companies with operations, growth, product development and ecosystem connections. Its investment thesis centers on a decentralized and tokenized future, prioritizing decentralization, growth, category-defining projects, and risk management. Mirana seeks opportunities in areas such as new financial infrastructure, stablecoins, agentic commerce and identity/privacy to advance fintech and Web3 ecosystems.

Boston Seed Capital is a seed- and early-stage venture capital firm based in Massachusetts, founded circa 2010 with operations in Boston and Wellesley Hills. It backs internet-enabled and technology-driven startups, including consumer products, B2B software-as-a-service, and infrastructure-focused ventures, as well as related areas such as information technology, cybersecurity, e-commerce, big data, AI and machine learning, and marketplaces. The firm concentrates on founder-led companies across the United States, providing early support to help them reach scale.

KB Investment is the venture capital and private equity arm of KB Financial Group, founded in 1990 and based in Seoul, South Korea. It invests in early-stage startups, selected buyouts and spinouts, turnaround and growth capital across information technology, biotechnology, hardware and software, semiconductors, gaming, healthcare and life sciences, clean tech and related industries. While primarily focused on South Korea, the firm also pursues opportunities in the United States, Southeast Asia and Israel. It supports portfolio companies with active guidance in strategy, operations and governance to help accelerate growth and value creation.

YFM Equity Partners is a UK-based independent private equity firm that provides growth capital and buyout funding to ambitious small and mid-sized businesses. Headquartered in Leeds with offices in London, Manchester, Birmingham and Sheffield, it typically invests several million pounds to support scale, expansion or ownership transitions. The firm offers more than capital, delivering strategic guidance and access to a broad network, and often takes board roles to help portfolio companies mature. Over its four decades, YFM has backed hundreds of businesses across sectors including energy, capital goods, consumer services and technology, leveraging its sector experience to help companies achieve sustainable growth. The company focuses on growth capital, expansion financing, management buyouts and buyins within the UK market.

SOSV is a global venture capital firm that provides early-stage and seed investments alongside structured accelerator programs and deeply resourced facilities to accelerate product development. Focused on deep tech, human and planetary health, and cross-border software, SOSV backs startups from pre-seed onward and runs programs that accelerate technical development, regulatory strategy, and fundraising. The firm maintains labs and engineering spaces with specialist staff in multiple regions, including the United States and Asia, to support portfolio companies in biosafety, chemistry, mechatronics, analytics, and electrical engineering. Programs such as HAX and other live events offer founders access to prototyping, testing, and investor networks. Annually, SOSV makes around sixty pre-seed investments (up to roughly $550k each) and participates in numerous follow-on rounds, leveraging a global portfolio and extensive co-investor network to help deeply technical startups scale and reach markets.

Remagine Ventures is a Tel Aviv-based venture capital firm that backs seed, pre-seed, and early-stage startups, with a primary focus on Israeli founders. The firm specializes in media-related technology and markets at the intersection of artificial intelligence, gaming, immersive media (AR/VR), digital platforms, marketplaces, and consumer tech. Its investments span AI infrastructure, AI agents, video and audio platforms, esports, creator economy tools, and web3/metaverse applications, with a broad emphasis on how people spend time and money online. Remagine emphasizes partnering with corporate collaborators to facilitate commercial opportunities and shorten time to market, supporting founders through early growth and scale. The firm aims to empower ambitious entrepreneurs building the future of gaming, metaverse experiences, digital commerce, and related sectors from Israel.

Sixers Innovation Lab is a venture capital firm based in Camden, New Jersey, founded in 2016, that supports rapidly growing, early-stage consumer product companies through a program crafted by Kimball, focusing on sports, e-sports, gaming, consumer packaged goods, and media and entertainment, offering office space, access to industry experts, executives and financiers, third-party branding, marketing and legal services, meals and housing in the Philadelphia area, and opportunities to pitch industry investors and venture capital firms.

LVL1 Group is a London-based family office and private investment firm that engages in multi-strategy, venture-oriented investing across asset classes and geographies. Established in 2014, the firm pursues minority seed, early-stage, and later-stage investments in startups, emphasizing flexible, opportunistic approaches and close collaboration with founders to forge strategic relationships. The company seeks long-term value through disciplined research and analysis, aiming to support portfolio companies with global reach and potential. Sectors of focus include Online Travel, Gaming, eSports, Content and Community Platforms, among others.

BonAngels Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, that backs seed to pre-series A startups. Founded in the mid-2000s, it invests across South Korea, Japan, the United States, and Southeast Asia, with a focus on technology-driven sectors such as healthcare, gaming, blockchain and cryptocurrency, wellness, robotics, wearables, artificial intelligence and machine learning. The firm emphasizes hands-on support, resources, and its network to help founders from pre-foundation onward and accelerate growth.

The South Carolina Research Authority is a public nonprofit organization established in 1983 to foster innovation and economic growth in South Carolina. It supports technology-based startups and academic ventures by providing funding, mentorship, and connections to industry partners, universities, and the broader innovation ecosystem. Through its programs and partnerships, SCRA offers resources such as discounted services, access to a network of alliance partners, information on grant funding, and workspace facilities to member entities. Its core missions include cybersecurity and research security innovation, sustainability, and other initiatives aimed at solving industry needs and expanding high-wage jobs in the state.

Verve Capital is a venture capital firm based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, that provides early-stage and growth equity investments along with strategic guidance to portfolio companies across sectors including business and consumer products and services, healthcare, information technology, big data, esports, and artificial intelligence. The firm adopts a hands-on approach, leveraging its network and operational expertise to support founders and management teams and aims to form long-term partnerships that enable portfolio companies to scale and achieve sustainable growth.

First Serve Partners is a Florida-based venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Waylon Ian Chin and Joey Brander. It concentrates on investing in consumer-driven sectors, including sports, media, entertainment, and consumer products, and also supports opportunities in technology, information technology, gaming, esports, blockchain, cryptocurrency, virtual reality, and other TMT sectors. The firm emphasizes an active, hands-on approach and leverages strategic relationships and insights into Millennials and Gen Z to engage with emerging trends and help portfolio companies grow. The organization is headquartered in Florida, with roots in Boca Raton.

March Capital is a Santa Monica-based venture capital firm investing globally since 2014 in enterprise technology and AI-driven software companies. The firm seeks established product-market fit and high-potential platforms, leading rounds with deep conviction and a concentrated investment approach. With over a billion dollars deployed across multiple funds and a portfolio of dozens of market technology companies, March Capital focuses on accelerating the digital transformation of cloud software, automation, artificial intelligence, and IT infrastructure. It builds a technology investment platform through tight sector focus, patient capital, and an active network that includes The Montgomery Summit, a technology conference it hosts to connect investors, entrepreneurs, and executives. The firm emphasizes disciplined partnerships with exceptional founders to build category-defining companies and typically targets software opportunities with scalable growth.

RSE Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that provides seed, early-stage, and growth capital to companies across sports and entertainment, media and marketing, consumer, and technology. It incubates technology, food and lifestyle, and media-based and marketing ventures within the sports and entertainment ecosystem, focusing on audience engagement through in-venue content, curated events, and strategic partnerships, and it leverages a broad network to help founder-led businesses scale. Notable collaborations include Momofuku, Magnolia Bakery, VaynerMedia, Milk Bar, &pizza, the International Champions Cup, the Drone Racing League, and the Miami Dolphins.

FunCubator is the corporate venture arm of FunCorp, based in Limassol, Cyprus. Founded in 2017, it makes strategic investments in technology and digital entertainment, with a focus on communications services, software, augmented reality, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and eSports in Eastern Europe.

305 Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 and based in Miami, Florida. It invests across a broad technology-oriented portfolio, targeting B2B and B2C companies as well as sectors such as media, healthcare, information technology, blockchain, fintech, esports and gaming, real estate technology, adtech, artificial intelligence, and digital health.

Accomplice is a seed- and early-stage venture capital firm based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, that backs technology startups. It concentrates on cybersecurity, esports, data analytics, SMB-class software, emerging hardware platforms, and marketplaces, and pursues a community-minded approach through platforms such as AngelList, Boston Syndicates, Maiden Lane, Spearhead, BOSS, Rev, and TUGG to support founders. While most investments target Boston and New England, Accomplice also backs companies across the United States, Canada, and Europe, reflecting its role as an active, hands-on investor in early-stage technology ventures.

PKO Investments operates a technology and entertainment–focused community that connects builders, investors, and creators across digital media and emerging technologies. The company offers a curated collective, investor participation, and structured online and offline interactions to enable founders, creators, and operators to access capital, expertise, and long-term collaboration. As an investment syndicate focusing on startups at the intersection of tech and entertainment, PKO Investments pursues opportunities in areas such as metaverse, virtual worlds, VR/AR, web3, crypto and NFTs, the creator economy, gaming and esports, social media, platforms, marketplaces, communities, streaming video, and content and media.