# Ari Stiegler

> Ari Stiegler is a seed investor at Flux Capital backing Gaming and Bitcoin. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Flux Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flux-capital)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ari-stiegler-68157931/
- Website: https://www.aristiegler.com/

Ari Stiegler is a seed investor at Flux Capital in Los Angeles focused on Gaming and Bitcoin. Ari Stiegler is the Managing Partner of Flux Capital, an early stage venture capital fund based in Los Angeles. Ari is also a three-time startup co-founder, including TutorMe, LVL, and PhoneTag. To date, he has directed over $160m in transactions primarily while managing US investments for a private family office. Ari was the founding CEO ofTutorMe, a leading online tutoring platform with hundreds of thousands of students nationwide. TutorMe was acquired by Zovio (Nasdaq: ZVO) in 2019. He also co-founded LVL, a neo-bank hybrid providing FDIC insured bank accounts and cryptocurrency trading platform.Ari holds a bachelor’s degree in administration from the

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 1 | 25% |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 25% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Ethereum | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Secondary Market | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Triumph | Triumph is a gaming monetization platform provider. They provide iPhone games on one line of code drop-in SDK and handle the entire tournament stack by player matching, payment, arbitration, and compliance. They also transform the game into money tournaments. | $10.2M | Series A | May 10, 2023 | https://triumpharcade.com |
| Triumph | Triumph is a gaming monetization platform provider. They provide iPhone games on one line of code drop-in SDK and handle the entire tournament stack by player matching, payment, arbitration, and compliance. They also transform the game into money tournaments. | $3.9M | Seed | Jan 07, 2022 | https://triumpharcade.com |
| Triumph | Triumph is a gaming monetization platform provider. They provide iPhone games on one line of code drop-in SDK and handle the entire tournament stack by player matching, payment, arbitration, and compliance. They also transform the game into money tournaments. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2021 | https://triumpharcade.com |
| Kraken | Kraken is a cryptocurrency exchange that provides spot and futures trading between Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 40+ other digital assets. Its mission is to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. Founded in 2011 and with over 7 million clients, Kraken is one of theworld's largest, most successful bitcoin exchanges and we're growing faster than ever. Kraken's range of successful products is playing an important role in the mainstream adoption of crypto assets. Kraken is a marketplace for digital assets where buyers, sellers, traders, and speculators come together to exchange cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ripple against national currencies like USD, EUR, CAD, and JPY. Clients trading larger sizes benefit from its principal Over-the-Counter (OTC) desk and white glove service. Advanced traders and technical analysis wizards can take advantage of the company's professional charting tools. Software engineers, botters, and hobbyist automators have available both REST and Websocket APIs with which trades can be made and market information obtained. Kraken provides 24/7 live chat support for any questions you have about getting started. |  | Secondary Market | Mar 01, 2020 | https://www.kraken.com/ |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/great-oaks-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Heroic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heroic-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MAGIC Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/magic-carpet) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Raven One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raven-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BoxGroup](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boxgroup) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Flux Capital

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

Venture Capital for Family Offices

1 contacts available at Flux Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ari Stiegler | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ari-stiegler |

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## FAQ

### What does Ari Stiegler invest in?

Ari Stiegler invests primarily in Gaming, Bitcoin and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Ari Stiegler last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ari Stiegler closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 4 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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