# A16Z GAMES Speedrun

> A16Z GAMES Speedrun is a VC fund in Menlo Park backing Gaming and Software. See 76 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, United States
- Total investments: 76
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 39%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z/
- Website: https://x.com/a16z
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andreessenhorowitz

A16Z GAMES Speedrun is a VC fund in Menlo Park focused on Gaming and Software. A16Z GAMES Speedrun is the speedrun in early-stage accelerator for startups at the intersection of Tech x Games.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 17 | 22% |
| Software | 15 | 20% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 15 | 20% |
| Mobile Apps | 8 | 11% |
| Video Games | 8 | 11% |

66 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 35 | 46% |
| Pre-Seed | 24 | 32% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 5% |
| Series A | 3 | 4% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 1% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 32 | 42% |
| Turkey | 3 | 4% |
| Italy | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Norway | 1 | 1% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Neon Commerce, Inc. | Neon empowers game developers to own their direct-to-consumer channel and create commerce tools to help game developers build enduring brand | $13M | Series A | Jul 22, 2026 |  |
| Sekai | Sekai is an AI‑powered content platform that enables users to create and live immersive, interactive stories | $20M | Series A | Jun 01, 2026 |  |
| Nexxa.ai | Nexxa.ai builds Multi-Agent Systems for the heavy industries the world relies on powered by a combination of computer use AI and AI tools like ml/computer vision. Tech companies have automated workflows for years—but industrial operations still rely on massive human labor forces to handle processes in fragmented systems. Human operatedmission-critical workflows in non-tech industries far exceed the number in tech which leads to a massive opportunity for automation. Cookie-cutter solutions & agent builders don’t solve the problem due to lack of technical expertise and custom tools in these industries. Nexxa specialized AI agents take over the work of entire teams in industrial operations. Our computer use agents integrate with legacy systems and execute complex processes in the existing infrastructure of our customers. We build proprietary computer vision models that augment existing computer use agents so that the models understand the custom software environments of our customers. | $9M | Seed | Jan 21, 2026 |  |
| Voyage | Voyage AI is an AI infrastructure project building the first GEOFi network to make AI-generated content citable. | $3M | Pre-Seed | Oct 16, 2025 |  |
| Oasiz | Oasiz is pioneering what it calls “playable content”—a new category where AI-powered tools enable users to generate games in seconds and share with the same speed and cultural resonance as memes or short videos. Unlike traditional game platforms, Oasiz is designed for viral discovery: creators can layer in the subtle cues, humor, and authenticitythat fuel TikTok’s cultural waves, but now in the form of games. | $2.5M | Seed | Oct 08, 2025 |  |
| Runware | Runware provides lightning-fast text-to-image and image-to-image generation speeds—0.3 seconds for SD 1.5 and 0.9 seconds for SDXL, all through one powerful API. | $13M | Seed | Sep 09, 2025 |  |
| Waveful | Waveful is the gamified social platform for finding your communities and sharing your passions. Imagine a platform with an easy scrolling, built on a community structure and, with a strong remuneration of Creators. All of these features in a gamified package (badges, objectives, statistics) that makes Waveful extremely addicting. | $2.1M | Seed | Sep 02, 2025 |  |
| Axis | Axis (formerly Wager AI) is where gaming meets intelligence. Axis powers global gaming and enterprise platforms with real-time personalization and engagement at scale. Its AI engagement engine transforms raw behavioral data into actionable intelligence—autonomously designing, testing, and deploying personalized campaigns that drive playerretention, reactivation, and lifetime value. By replacing manual marketing workflows with adaptive AI agents, Axis delivers engagement outcomes at enterprise scale for a fraction of the traditional cost. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Sep 01, 2025 |  |
| Lekondo | Lekondo is a discovery engine that turns everyday #OOTD (Outfit of the Day) posts into a living taste graph of fashion. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Jul 28, 2025 |  |
| Nexxa.ai | Nexxa.ai builds Multi-Agent Systems for the heavy industries the world relies on powered by a combination of computer use AI and AI tools like ml/computer vision. Tech companies have automated workflows for years—but industrial operations still rely on massive human labor forces to handle processes in fragmented systems. Human operatedmission-critical workflows in non-tech industries far exceed the number in tech which leads to a massive opportunity for automation. Cookie-cutter solutions & agent builders don’t solve the problem due to lack of technical expertise and custom tools in these industries. Nexxa specialized AI agents take over the work of entire teams in industrial operations. Our computer use agents integrate with legacy systems and execute complex processes in the existing infrastructure of our customers. We build proprietary computer vision models that augment existing computer use agents so that the models understand the custom software environments of our customers. | $4.4M | Pre-Seed | Jul 21, 2025 |  |

10 of 76 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [The Venture Reality Fund/VRF](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venture-reality-fund) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Alliance DAO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/defi-alliance) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Hustle Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hustle-fund) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Acequia Capital (AceCap)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acequia-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does A16Z GAMES Speedrun invest in?

A16Z GAMES Speedrun invests primarily in Gaming, Software and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 76 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 A16Z GAMES Speedrun last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for A16Z GAMES Speedrun closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 76 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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