Top 50 Gaming Investors in United States

A list of 50 United States investors investing in gaming. Updated every month. Powered by Shizune.
Investors in the list rank based on the number of investments in Gaming United states companies. The investor list contains both angel investors and VC funds. You can find favourite industries and stages of each investor on the list. Sep 2022

Gaming Investors in United States

Name	Number of investments	Relevant deals	Favorite stages	Favorite industries	Description
AF Ventures	104	48	Funding Round; Seed; Series A	Gaming; Food/Beverage; Health Care	AF Ventures (formerly AccelFoods) is a venture capital fund investing in high-growth consumer product companies. Founded in 2014, AF Ventures has carved out a new space in the consumer industry, identifying challengers with strong fundamentals and providing the financing and resources needed to crea
Andreessen Horowitz	909	35	Series A; Series B; Seed	Software; Internet; IT	Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, California, that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology.
BITKRAFT Ventures	113	33	Seed; Series A; Series B	Gaming; Software; Media and Entertainment	We provide early- and mid-stage venture capital and expertise for extraordinary founders in gaming, esports, and interactive media.
CircleUp	92	32	Funding Round; Series A; Seed	Food/Beverage; Gaming; Consumer Goods	Learn more about CircleUp Growth Partners, what we look for in early-stage consumer brands, and the brands we have funded.
Right Side Capital Management	510	28	Seed; Convertible Note; Pre-Seed	Software; Data and Analytics; IT	Right Side Capital Management is a venture capital firm that helps startups build their company. It invests exclusively in the pre-seed round of technology startups and makes 75-100 investment per year. The firms prefers to invest in diversified technology sectors such as the internet and cloud companies.RSCM was established in 2010 and is basedin San Francisco, California.
SV Angel	677	28	Seed; Series A; Series B	Software; Internet; Media and Entertainment	SV Angel is a San Francisco-based seed fund founded by Ron Conway. SV Angel provides seed investment and advice to early stage companies focused on Internet software.SV Angel takes a portfolio approach to seed investing. We differ from a traditional venture capital firm by not taking board seats and investing a larger number of companies. Weleverage a best in class relationship network to be the valley's human router and help startups with business development, financing, M&A and other strategic advice. Ron pioneered this approach over 20 years ago and SV Angel still employs it today. Over the last 25 years the firm and partners have invested and advised companies such as Facebook, Google, PayPal, Dropbox, Airbnb, Pinterest, Twitter, SnapChat, Square, Cloudera and many more.
Lerer Hippeau	334	28	Seed; Series A; Series B	Software; Internet; Media and Entertainment	Lerer Hippeau is an early stage venture capital fund based in New York City. As founders and operators ourselves, we see returns in relationships.
Blue Horizon Corporation	84	28	Seed; Series A; Funding Round	Food/Beverage; Gaming; Science/Engineering	Our mission is to accelerate the transition to a new Sustainable Food System that delivers outstanding returns for investors and the planet.
Greycroft	488	28	Series A; Seed; Series B	Software; Media and Entertainment; Internet	Venture capital and technology investments
Collaborative Fund	165	26	Seed; Series A; Funding Round	Software; Financial; Health Care	Collaborative Fund is a leading source of capital for entrepreneurs pushing the world forward.
Great Oaks Venture Capital	264	25	Seed; Series A; Series B	Software; Commerce/Shopping; Internet	Great Oaks is an early-stage venture investment firm that invests in seed and series a investments in tech-based startups. It was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in New York.
Courtside Ventures	89	25	Seed; Series A; Series B	Sports; Gaming; Software	Courtside Ventures invest in early-stage founders that are transforming the intersection of sports, technology, and media. Built on the backs of highly specialized sports and media entrepreneurs and investors, Courtside Ventures look to utilize their industry networks and deep domain knowledge to bring unparalleled value to their companies. Theybuild long-term partnerships with management, by providing ongoing strategic support across all aspects of operations.
Poseidon Asset Management	37	24	Funding Round; Seed; Series A	Health Care; Food/Beverage; Gaming	Home of the pioneer cannabis hedge fund, focusing solely on marijuana and hemp.
Galaxy Interactive	99	23	Seed; Series A; Series B	Gaming; Software; Other	Play the Future. Galaxy Interactive is a leading sector-focused VC investing in interactive entertainment, at the intersection of content, social, finance and technology.
Gaingels	340	23	Seed; Series A; Series B	Software; Health Care; Data and Analytics	Gaingels is a leading venture investment syndicate in support of and representing the LGBTQIA+ community and allies in the venture capital space. Gaingels also supports its companies with a diverse talent and capital pipeline and provides an internal diverse board member recruitment advisory to help bring more diversity and representation withinprivate boards. Gaingels invests in companies with diverse/LGBTQIA+ founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth, as well as in other high-growth companies resolved on building more inclusive teams. Gaingels is an ardent supporter the Diversity Term Sheet Rider Initiative to increase access to venture funding events for non-traditional check writers, and regularly co-invests with select VC leads across a variety of sectors, from technology, to B2B, healthcare and consumer, in competitive and over-subscribed rounds from Seed to Growth/pre-IPO. For more information visit www.gaingels.com.
S2G Ventures	124	21	Series A; Series B; Seed	Food/Beverage; Gaming; Science/Engineering	S2G Ventures is is a multi-stage venture fund investing in food and agriculture. We're harnessing the power of food innovation to create better outcomes for people and the planet.
1Up Ventures	35	21	Seed; Series A; Funding Round	Gaming; Software; Mobile	1Up Ventures is an investment firm that specializes in game developers. The company is based in Kirkland, Washington.
Upfront Ventures	245	21	Series A; Seed; Series B	Software; Internet; Commerce/Shopping	Upfront Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles. We invest in technology businesses across digital media, SaaS, consumer internet and retail innovation.
First Round Capital	569	21	Seed; Series A; Series B	Software; Internet; IT	First Round is a seed-stage venture firm focused on building a vibrant community of technology entrepreneurs and companies.
Alumni Ventures	540	20	Seed; Series A; Series B	Software; IT; Data and Analytics	Alumni Ventures offers diversified venture portfolios to accredited investors into highly competitive deals that individuals typically do not have access to on their own.
M13	113	20	Seed; Series A; Series B	Software; Commerce/Shopping; Gaming	M13 is an early-stage consumer tech venture capital firm. Our founding teams execute better by accessing our full-time operating partners, resources, and network.
Makers Fund	86	20	Seed; Series A; Funding Round	Gaming; Software; Media and Entertainment	Makers Fund is a global interactive entertainment venture capital firm focused on early stage investments. The team supports founders through an extensive network and deep experience in the industry.
Animoca Brands	209	19	Seed; Series A; Funding Round	Other; Software; Gaming	Animoca Brands, a Deloitte Tech Fast winner and ranked in the Financial Times list of High Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2021, is a leader in digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification that is working to advance digital property rights and contribute to the establishment of the open metaverse. The company develops and publishes a broadportfolio of products including the REVV token and SAND token; original games including The Sandbox, Crazy Kings, and Crazy Defense Heroes; and products utilizing popular intellectual properties including Disney, WWE, Snoop Dogg, The Walking Dead, Power Rangers, MotoGP™, and Formula E. It has multiple subsidiaries, including The Sandbox, Blowfish Studios, Quidd, GAMEE, nWay, Pixowl, Forj, Lympo, Grease Monkey Games, Eden Games, Darewise Entertainment, Notre Game, and TinyTap. Animoca Brands has a growing portfolio of more than 340 investments, including Colossal, Axie Infinity, OpenSea, Dapper Labs (NBA Top Shot), Yield Guild Games, Harmony, Alien Worlds, Star Atlas, and others. For more information visit www.animocabrands.com.
Clear Current Capital	23	19	Seed; Series A; Series B	Food/Beverage; Gaming; Manufacturing	Proprietary deal flow and valuable strategic partners. Focus investments in the plant based food/clean meat space at Seed/Series A level. Social impact with focus on ROI. Initial capital close 2/15/18. Fund I is now closed to new investors. Fund II held first close on 4/15/21 and is open to new investors.
Kevin Lin	96	19	Seed; Series A; Pre-Seed	Software; Gaming; Media and Entertainment	Visiting Partner @ Y Combinator
Khosla Ventures	639	18	Series A; Series B; Seed	Software; Science/Engineering; Health Care	Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm started in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, Co-Founder of Sun Microsystems. The firm provides venture assistance and strategic advice to entrepreneurs working on breakthrough technologies.With over $15b assets under management, the firm focuses on a range of areas including consumer, enterprise, education,advertising, financial services, semiconductors, health, big data, agriculture, food, sustainable energy, and robotics. Khosla Ventures is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
Casa Verde Capital	35	18	Seed; Series A; Series B	Food/Beverage; Gaming; Health Care	As both the domestic and international markets continue to evolve and mature, Casa Verde maintains a view that cannabis will be among the most compelling investment themes of our generation.
Founders Fund	513	18	Series A; Seed; Series B	Software; Science/Engineering; Health Care	Founders Fund is a San Francisco based venture capital firm investing in companies building revolutionary technologies.
BoxGroup	303	18	Seed; Series A; Series B	Software; Internet; Financial	BoxGroup is an early stage investment fund focused on technology companies. Contact Us: hello@boxgroup.com
Advancit Capital	127	18	Seed; Series A; Series B	Media and Entertainment; Software; Internet	Advancit Capital is a venture firm investing in media, technology and web3 startups. We partner with best-in-class entrepreneurs building the next generation of leading companies.
General Catalyst	646	18	Series A; Seed; Series B	Software; Internet; IT	Investing in powerful, positive change that endures
Max Ventures	80	17	Seed; Series A; Funding Round	Commerce/Shopping; Software; Gaming	Max Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in consumer tech and health-tech companies. Max Ventures primarily invests in digital commerce, digital media, fintech, and digital Health. It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, United States.
LVP	75	17	Seed; Series A; Funding Round	Gaming; Software; Mobile	LVP is a venture capital seed fund with a difference - they're operating experts in the games sector, and they only ever invest in the games ecosystem. That means they bring real experience and deep understanding. They speak the same language, share the same references, understand the same challenges - and they believe in the same vision.They know instinctively where the opportunities lie; where there are strengths to be harnessed and exposures to be covered. In fine-grain, no-hiding, straight-talking detail. They know when to bide time, when to iterate and when to go wide. And how.They invest in people. That means founders with the potential to build the best in the world; teams with terrific, creative games development skills, or fantastic ideas for revolutionary games technology or services… and a vision that sets them apart.
Griffin Gaming Partners	42	17	Series A; Seed; Funding Round	Gaming; Software; Other	Griffin Gaming Partners is a leading venture capital firm singularly focused on investing in the global gaming market.
FJ Labs	368	16	Seed; Series A; Series B	Software; Commerce/Shopping; Financial	FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups.
Maveron	182	16	Seed; Series A; Series B	Software; Commerce/Shopping; Health Care	Maveron is a consumer-only venture capital firm focused on partnering with world-class entrepreneurs building standout consumer brands.
Initialized Capital	266	16	Seed; Series A; Series B	Software; IT; Internet	Initialized Capital is a San Francisco based early stage venture capital firm
Jason Calacanis	309	16	Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A	Software; Internet; Media and Entertainment	Founder & CEO @ Inside.com Founder @ Launch Accelerator Co-Founder @ Growth University Team Member @ Signpost Angel Investor @ Uber Founder & CEO @ LAUNCH Founder @ Autoblog
10X Capital	153	16	Seed; Series A; Funding Round	Software; IT; Financial	10X invests across the capital structure, alongside the world's top technology investors. They align Wall Street and Silicon Valley by bringing institutional capital to high growth ventures in private and public markets, helping founders and investors achieve scale and liquidity while retaining upside and control.10X was founded in 2004 andis based in New York.
Bluestein Ventures	27	16	Seed; Series A; Funding Round	Food/Beverage; Gaming; Transportation	Founded in 2009, Bluestein is a family-based venture capital fund that invests in the future of food. The firm is looking for game-changing ventures across the food industry that redefine how consumers achieve their health and wellness. The firm spans the entire value chain both B2C and B2B with a focus on four areas: high-growth consumer brands,proprietary food tech, next-gen commerce, and value-add digital technology. The firm is laser-focused on preeminent and defensible brands, services, technologies, and platforms that have the potential to transform the industry.
Stray Dog Capital	32	15	Seed; Series A; Series B	Gaming; Food/Beverage; Health Care	Investing in a healthier, humane, and more sustainable future.
New Crop Capital	38	15	Seed; Funding Round; Series A	Food/Beverage; Gaming; Health Care	Disruptive start-ups to global companies, we fund impact investing opportunities aligned with our vision for a well-fed, sustainable world.
CRCM Ventures	115	15	Seed; Series A; Funding Round	Software; Hardware; Science/Engineering	CRCM Ventures invests in early stage companies, targeting consumer, climate tech, frontier tech, health, and fintech industries.
BAM Ventures	120	15	Seed; Series A; Pre-Seed	Commerce/Shopping; Internet; Software	BAM Ventures is an early-stage consumer-focused fund based in Los Angeles, CA.
Baseline Ventures	165	15	Seed; Series A; Series B	Software; Internet; IT	Baseline addresses the gap between individual investors and institutional venture capitalists.Since its inception, Baseline has invested in more than 100 companies and helped more than 50 companies exit profitably for founders and investors alike. We are proud to be a seed investor in the following companies (which were acquired by theseenterprises):PagerDuty (IPO) SFIX (IPO) Twitter (IPO) Instagram (Facebook) Freckle (Renaissance) Spacious (WeWork) Bloc.io (Thinkful) PacketZoom (Roblox) Apiary (Oracle) Datalot (Lightyear Capital) Pocket (Mozilla) TaskRabbit (IKEA) Gild (Citadel) Launchkit (Google) Pronoun (Macmillan) Librato (SolarWinds) Reverb (Wordnick) (News Distribution Network) TrialPay (Visa) TastemakerX (Rdio) ExactTarget (SalesForce) StackMob (Paypal) GoInstance (SalesForce) CoTweet (ExactTarget) Heroku (SalesForce) IndexTank (LinkedIn) Versly (Cisco) BookFresh (Sugar Media) DocVerse (Google) Stax (CloudBees) Town.me (fka MixerLabs (GeoAPI)) (Twitter) Parakey (Parakey) Shape Security Inc (F5 Networks) Machine Zone (AppLovin) n'Way (Animoca Brands) PopSugar (Group Nine) Weebly (Square) MangoHealth (TrialCard) Thinkful (Chegg) mLab (MongoDB) Smyte (Twitter) Appuri (Docusign) Iron.io (Xenon Ventures) Soma (Full Circle) Careport (Allscripts) Kanjoya (Ultimate Software) Piqora (Olapic) Blekko (IBM) Path (Daum Kakao) TellApart (Twitter) Citrus Lane Inc. (Care.com) Crashlytics (Twitter) Metaresolver (Millenial Media) Xobni (Yahoo) OMBPop (Zynga) Flowtown (Demandforce) Hunch (eBay) Instructables (Autodesk) Aardvark (Google) Cake Financial (E*Trade) ScanScout (Tremor Media) Yardbarker (Fox Sports) Sendori (IAC) Rupture (Electronic Arts) Parakey (Parakey)
Evolution VC Partners	124	15	Series A; Funding Round; Seed	Software; Science/Engineering; Gaming	Evolution VC Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in culture-tech companies. The firm focused on investing in and partnering with disruptive companies with a strong team, product, and market opportunity. They help entrepreneurs build great companies and consider themselves to be an investment accelerator and will seek to be activecreators of value for their portfolio companies.Evolution VC Partner was founded in 2007 and is based in New York, NY, United States.
Phyto Partners	24	14	Seed; Series A; Series B	Health Care; Food/Beverage; Community/Lifestyle	Phyto Partners is a Venture Capital Fund focused on Neurowellness and Brain Health
PowerPlant Partners	37	14	Series B; Series A; Seed	Food/Beverage; Gaming; Health Care	PowerPlant Partners is an emerging growth equity fund investing in consumer food, beverage, and foodservice companies. We provide capital, strategic guidance and operating expertise to visionary teams leading disruptive plant-centric brands. Our mission is to re-architect our global food system by investing in world-changing companies that deliverbetter nutrition in more sustainable and ethical ways.
Wisconsin Investment Partners	107	14	Funding Round; Seed; Series A	Health Care; Science/Engineering; Software	Wisconsin Investment Partners is an Angel Investment Group in Madison, Wisconsin founded in 2000 with 20 members.
True Ventures	429	14	Series A; Seed; Series B	Software; Internet; Data and Analytics	A Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm focused on early stage technology startups. We invest in brilliant people who bring ideas that matter to life.