# 1Up Ventures

> 1Up Ventures is a VC fund in Kirkland backing Gaming and Video Games. See 64 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kirkland, United States
- Total investments: 64
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 9%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/1upfund
- Website: https://1upfund.com

1Up Ventures is an investment firm that specializes in game developers. The company is based in Kirkland, Washington.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.2M–$6.8M |
| Pre-Seed | $400k–$7M |
| Series A | $3.5M–$55M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 38 | 59% |
| Video Games | 21 | 33% |
| Online Games | 19 | 30% |
| PC Games | 12 | 19% |
| Computer | 6 | 9% |

41 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 43 | 67% |
| Series A | 9 | 14% |
| Pre-Seed | 6 | 9% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 2% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 41 | 64% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 6% |
| Germany | 3 | 5% |
| Australia | 2 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |

10 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ed Fries | Founder, General Manager | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ed-fries |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TrustBridge.GG | The premier platform for competitive PlayStation gaming with secure escrow-based competitive gaming. Put your gaming skills to the test and earn real money on the most secure PlayStation competitive gaming platform. | $2.2M | Seed | Jan 23, 2026 |  |
| Torpor Games | Torpor Games is a video game company that offers PC, switch, android, and iOS game development services. |  | Seed | Nov 21, 2025 |  |
| TrustBridge.GG | The premier platform for competitive PlayStation gaming with secure escrow-based competitive gaming. Put your gaming skills to the test and earn real money on the most secure PlayStation competitive gaming platform. | $400K | Pre-Seed | Nov 20, 2025 |  |
| GAIM.FUN | GAIM.FUN turn a single sentence into an explorale, fully interactive 3D environment, |  | Seed | Oct 06, 2025 |  |
| Qloud Games | Qloud Games is an independent game studio developing Loftia. | $5M | Seed | Aug 13, 2025 |  |
| Dead Astronauts | Dead Astronauts reinvents open-world game experiences with technical innovation at the core of the company and PLAYER CREATIVITY at the core of the games we make. | $4.1M | Seed | Feb 10, 2025 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Day 4 Night Studios | Day 4 Night Studios is a game development studio that offer interactive and original computer as well as video games. | $4M | Seed | Oct 01, 2024 |  |
| Moon Beast Productions | Moon Beast Productions is a company. | $4.5M | Seed | Jun 27, 2024 |  |
| Midsummer Studios | Midsummer Studios is a independent, well-funded and committed to building a new kind of studio. | $6M | Seed | May 14, 2024 |  |

10 of 64 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does 1Up Ventures invest in?

1Up Ventures invests primarily in Gaming, Video Games and Online Games startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 64 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is 1Up Ventures's check size?

1Up Ventures typically joins rounds of $2.2M–$6.8M at Seed, $400k–$7M at Pre-Seed and $3.5M–$55M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds 1Up Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact 1Up Ventures?

Public channels for 1Up Ventures include X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at 1Up Ventures?

The team at 1Up Ventures includes Ed Fries (Founder, General Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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