# 1AM Gaming

> 1AM Gaming is a VC fund in Santa Monica backing Gaming, Video Games and Books. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santa Monica, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 86%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1amgaming/
- Website: https://1am-gaming.com/

1AM Gaming is a VC fund in Santa Monica focused on Gaming and Video Games. 1AM Gaming investing in game industry-leading content, platforms, and technology.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 4 | 57% |
| Video Games | 2 | 29% |
| Books | 1 | 14% |
| Comics | 1 | 14% |
| PC Games | 1 | 14% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 71% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| emptyvessel | Emptyvessel is a gaming community that helps in crafting the new horizons of gaming. | $6.3M | Series A | May 02, 2025 |  |
| Operative Games | Operative Games is a gaming company that develops story games using AI characters and storytelling to provide entertainment to its users. |  | Seed | Mar 18, 2025 |  |
| Hydratac |  | $3M | Seed | Dec 01, 2024 |  |
| Magic Potion Games | Magic Potion Games is a computer gaming company that offers an online space for social gaming. | $4.5M | Pre-Seed | Oct 30, 2024 |  |
| Dstlry | DSTLRY is the next-generation comics publisher and it redefines creator-owned comic books for consumers everywhere. | $5M | Seed | Aug 01, 2024 |  |
| Moon Beast Productions | Moon Beast Productions is a company. | $4.5M | Seed | Jun 27, 2024 |  |
| Loric Games | Loric Games operates as a gaming studio that offers players story-driven experiences. The company aims to inspire players that seek adventure within fantastical worlds that are brought to life through shared story-driven experiences. | $4M | Seed | Jan 30, 2024 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1Up Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1up-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [New York Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-york-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Black Phoenix Games — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Compute — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GFR Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gfr-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does 1AM Gaming invest in?

1AM Gaming invests primarily in Gaming, Video Games and Books startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did 1AM Gaming last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for 1AM Gaming closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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