# Top 50 ESports Startup Investors in Asia in June 2026 ## Hustle Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Carlos, California, United States - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Hustle Fund is a seed fund that invests in early-stage startups operating in software, business-to-business, fintech, and digital health sectors. ## David Ng - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: eSports, Media and Entertainment, Sports David Ng is the CEO & Founder of goGame. ## SOSV - Type: VC Fund - Location: Princeton, New Jersey, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates. HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment. ## Tom Varkey - Type: Angel - Location: Westfield, New Jersey, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: EdTech, Education, E-Learning Tom is a veteran in financial markets and is Principal at Stonehill Capital. Prior to this he has held positions with Lazard Asset Management & Fidelity Investments focusing on emerging markets and corporate debt. Tom is an MBA from Harvard Business School & has a MA in Quantitative Economics from Tufts University. ## Shubhrendu Koche - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Sports, eSports Shubhrendu Koche ## Innoangel Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Series A - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing, Robotics Innoangel Fund is an investment firm that invests in early stage companies. ## BITKRAFT Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Gaming, Video Games, Blockchain We provide early- and mid-stage venture capital and expertise for extraordinary founders in gaming and emerging technology. ## Fenghou Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Angel, Series A, Seed - Focus: Information Technology, Automotive, Information Services Fenghou Capital is early-stage equity investment firm. ## ZhenFund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, E-Commerce ZhenFund is a seed fund founded by former entrepreneurs to invest in the most promising innovators. New Oriental co-founders Bob Xiaoping Xu and Victor Qiang Wang established ZhenFund in 2011 in collaboration with Sequoia Capital China. ZhenFund now has a network of over 800 portfolio companies, including over 30 unicorns based in China. Webelieve that great businesses start with exceptional founding teams. We are dedicated to helping our entrepreneurs build successful companies by providing them with mentorship and the best resources available. Some of our services include biannual demo days to top Chinese VCs, ZhenHR services, marketing and PR consulting, as well as fundraising. Our strong and large CEO network also facilitates entrepreneurs helping each other, especially via our WeChat platform. ZhenFund has been ranked as the “#1 Early-Stage Investment Firm” for six years. Bob Xiaoping Xu, Founder of ZhenFund, has been named on the Midas List since 2016 and ranked #11 in 2019. Anna Fang, Founding Partner and CEO of ZhenFund, has been named on the Midas List since 2019 and made her 4th appearance as #12, and #1 on Midas Seed List in 2022. ## Loyal VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, E-Commerce Loyal runs a global venture fund with quarterly redemptions and a proprietary gate-stage process, reducing investment bias and unlocking greater returns. Partnered with INSEAD, Founder Institute, and 500+ advisors, we are Loyal to the world with 250+ investments in 50+ countries. ## Sea of Stars Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Huangpu, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Angel - Focus: Media and Entertainment, Video, Internet Chen Hai Capital, Sea Capital Corporation (S Capital) is a venture capital firm institution that focuses information technology and traditional industries to bring opportunities for industrial change. Founded in August 2015, it was co-founded by three well-known investors from Jinglin Assets, Huaying Capital and Innovation Works, Chen Chen, WangWeijun and Chen Yuetian. ## Kevin Lin - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Gaming, Information Technology, Video Games Kevin Lin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Metatheory. He previously worked at Everyday Ventures as an Owner and Manager. Kevin Lin attended Yale University. ## JMS Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Sports, eSports, Internet Early Stage Investor ## Tamarace - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Medical Tamarace is a venture capital private equity firm focusing on investing TMT, mobile Internet, culture, entertainment, O2O, intelligent hardware, smart home, big data, and cloud computing. It was founded in 2011 and grows to over 50 members in 2017. ## 1kx - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software 1kx is an early-stage investment firm focused on ecosystem growth. ## Gabby Dizon - Type: Angel - Location: Pasig, Rizal, Philippines - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Gaming, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Gabby Dizon is the Chairman and co-founder of Alto.io, a Singapore-based game platform that connects games to the blockchain. He helped pioneer the Philippine game industry as part of the team that released the first Filipino-made game in 2003. Gabby is also CEO of game developer Altitude Games and former President of the Game DevelopersAssociation of the Philippines. Gabby helps champion the game development industry in Southeast Asia and is an active member of the Philippine startup community. ## Hashed - Type: VC Fund - Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Hashed is a global, early stage venture fund focused on backing founders who are pioneering the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Hashed is based in Seoul and San Francisco. ## Buko Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Gaming, Health Care Value-add angel funding for Philippines startup founders. ## Z Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Content Z Venture Capital is the venture capital arm of Z Holdings that invests in companies that focuses on the insurance and finance industry. ## East Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet East Ventures is an early stage venture capital (VC) focused on Southeast Asia, Indonesia & Japan. Success cases include Tokopedia, Traveloka, and Mercari. ## Animoca Brands - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cyberport, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security,and new business models. ## Yieldly - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: eSports, Lifestyle, Media and Entertainment Yieldly is a protocol building the first dynamic suite of non-custodial smart contracts on Algorand, with a lossless lottery as the initial use case.is a protocol building the first dynamic suite of non-custodial smart contracts on Algorand, with a lossless lottery as the initial use case. ## Token Bay Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Since 2021, Token Bay has invested in digital assets and blockchain companies, providing investors with diversified exposure across the Web3 ecosystem. ## P.A.C. Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: eSports, Lifestyle, Media and Entertainment P.A.C. Capital is a privately owned, independent investment manager offering a service based on independence, transparency, and care. ## HZL Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: eSports, Lifestyle, Media and Entertainment HZL Capital is a privately held investment company focused on early-stage TMT investments and capital advisory. ## Hana Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care Hana Ventures is a corporate venture capital of Hana Financial Group. ## Hana Digital Transformation Fund - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: eSports, Lifestyle, Media and Entertainment Hana Digital Transformation Fund is an investment fund. ## Foxmont Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Makati, Manila, Philippines - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, FinTech Foxmont Capital Partners invest in Filipino-focused or Filipino-founded early stage technology startups that have proven that they can scale effectively and lead the Philippine digital evolution. Foxmont Capital Partners believe that if a Filipino startup can succeed in the Philippines, it can succeed anywhere. ## BlackPine - Type: VC Fund - Location: Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series C - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, Software BlackPine is a private investment firm. Their firm provides financing solutions to companies and asset owners with presence in Greater China. They target opportunities where they can take an active role in the business and co-operate with management to help develop strategies both domestically and abroad. Their approach to investing enables them toleverage their long term relationships with strategic partners and portfolio companies to source and manage deals. These relationships, together with their strong intermediary network allow them to maintain a close pulse to business activities in the region. ## Arete Capital Asia Limited - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: eSports, Lifestyle, Media and Entertainment Arete Capital Asia is a Multi Family Office and Boutique Financial Advisory Firm. We are licensed by the Hong Kong SFC for Asset Management, Dealing in Securities and Advising on Securities. Our Directors have a combined total of 85 years’ experience working with individual and corporate clients in the financial markets. ## AK Partners - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: eSports, Lifestyle, Media and Entertainment AK Partners is an investment firm. ## Insignia Ventures Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software Insignia Ventures Partners is a venture capital firm that specializes in startup investment. Insignia Ventures Partners is an investment firm managed by a former Sequoia Asia partner, Yinglan Tan. ## Blockchain Founders Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech We Focus Exclusively On Adding Value To Blockchain & Emerging Technology Projects With Real World Applications. ## Artesian VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care Artesian Capital Management is an alternative investments management company, which was spun out of ANZ Banking Group's capital markets business in 2004, with backing from ANZ Private Equity. Artesian's founding partners, purchased ANZ's stake in 2005. The company has subsequently been fully owned by partners and staff. Since 2004,Artesian has managed specialised funds focused on credit arbitrage and relative-value strategies across global financial markets. In 2008, while continuing to manage credit relative value investment strategies from its New York, London and Singapore offices, Artesian began to make principal investments in seed/early-stage ventures from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Shanghai. In 2011, Artesian launched the first of its early stage venture capital funds and now manages AUD +255m. Artesian's VC strategy is to partner with best of breed accelerators, incubators, angel groups and university programs. In 2017, Artesian launched its China VC Fund with a USD 50m cornerstone investment industry super fund Hostplus. Artesian will soon launch a Southeast Asia VC Fund. ## Panda Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Blockchain, Information Technology, Robotics Founded in 2015, Panda Capital is a new generation venture capital firm in China focused on early-stage businesses powered by innovative and disruptive technology.Panda Capital is a disciplined early-stage investor focused on companies from Angel to Series B stages and strive to become their first or the second institutional investor.We focus onfast-growing tech startups in areas including Data Driven AI Applications, Enterprise Services, Fintech, Logistics, Mobility & Transportation, and New Generation Consumer Trends.Our family of portfolio companies include: Mobike (Now as Meituan Bike), Atzuche, Mi-Me Financial, 1ziton, Intengine Technology, Xunyi (Antwork), Robot++, Aiwhale, Dr. White and Fulmz AI, etc. Panda Capital have received various awards including "2017 & 2018 China Venture Capital Firms Top 10" by Zero2IPO, “2017 China’s Best Venture Capital Firms Top 10” and “2017 China’s Best Return Venture Capital Firms Top 10” by China Venture, and “2017 China Venture Capital Firms in Sharing Economy Top 10” by 36Kr, etc. ## Plum Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Changzhou, Zhejiang, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Angel, Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Manufacturing, Software Plum Ventures is a venture capital company that aims to encourage young people to become entrepreneurs. It specializes ins providing seed and early-stage investments in the technology, new media, and telecommunications industry. The firm was founded in May 2014 and is based in Changzhou, China. ## Jonathan Shipman - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Equity Crowdfunding - Focus: eSports, Beauty, Internet Jonathan Shipman is a VP, Strategy (Product & Marketing) at Lantronix. ## Manit Parikh - Type: Angel - Location: Bangkok, Krung Thep, Thailand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: B2B, Sports, eSports Manit Parikh ## Gamerforce Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Gaming, Sports, eSports Gamerforce Ventures is one of the first venture capital firms that is set up specifically to create high value companies in the eSports and Gaming scene. Our partners are successful entrepreneurs and high flying executives coming from diverse backgrounds to help our portfolio companies succeed. We typically invest between seed and Series A, but maycome in at later stages should the opportunity arises.We believe that entrepreneurs will be the ones who will revolutionize the scene completely. Because of that, we have brought together the best minds in entrepreneurship to assist entrepreneurs go to the next level, by leveraging on our network of the partners that we have built over the years.We believe in assisting entrepreneurs in every way we can. As such, if you think you need a round of funding, do hit us up at pitch@gamerforce.ventures. ## In Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Angel, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce In Capital is a value-oriented, research-driven, independent-thinking venture capital firm. ## Mayank Parekh - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Financial Services, Apps Mayank Parekh is based out of Singapore and is the Founding Partner and Investment Committee Chair of M Venture Partners. Mayank previously worked at Grange Partners as a Founder and Managing Partner. Mayank Parekh attended the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. ## Holly Liu - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Software Holly Liu is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of PKO Investments. She attended the University of California Berkeley and the University of California, Los Angeles. ## Poh Kam Wong - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Apps, Gaming, Mobile Poh Kam WONG is a Professor at the Business School of National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Director of NUS Entrepreneurship Centre. Through the centre, he oversees the university's entrepreneurship education programs, as well as the university's incubator, seed funding programs and mentoring scheme for nurturing spin-offcompanies by the university's professors and students. He has published extensively in leading academic journals on high tech entrepreneurship and innovation policy in Asia, and has consulted frequently for technology companies in Asia, as well as international organizations such as the World Bank. He is an active angel investor in technology start-ups in Singapore, Asia and Silicon Valley, and is the founding Chairman of Business Angel Network Southeast Asia (BANSEA) and chairman and partner of BAF Spectrum Pte Ltd, a business angel fund based in Singapore. He is the initiator of StartUp@Singapore, the annual national business plan competition in Singapore since 1999. ## AG Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shiba, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Finance, Software, Internet AG Capital is an investment firm that provides investment and property management solutions for middle-size businesses. The company was founded on December 12, 1985 and its headquarters are located in Minato-ku, Tokyo. ## IVC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency Who we are We are investors and entrepreneurs helping define the next generation of Blockchain startups. Our Focus Passionate founders. Disruptive models. Borderless markets. Exponential effects. Our Geography Starting from... ## Vulpes Investment Management Pte Ltd - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note - Focus: Internet, Health Care, B2B At Vulpes, we think differently. We create long-term sustainable capital appreciation by welcoming co-investment and aligning incentives. We choose to be patient and invest in ways that are profitable, yet with benefits that are not solely financial. ## Endeavor Catalyst - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce Endeavor Catalyst is the co-investment fund set up to invest exclusively in led companies ## Battery Road Digital Holdings - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Payments, Financial Services Frontier Markets venture capital ## Warner Music Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Music, Media and Entertainment, Digital Entertainment Warner Music Group is a major music company with interests in recorded music, music publishing and artist services ## Michael Chow - Type: Angel - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Gaming, eSports, Education Michael Chow is the Co-Founder of XRM Media.