Garena
VC Fund
Singapore, Singapore
Garena is a VC fund in Singapore focused on Gaming and Video Games. Garena is one of the largest internet companies in Southeast Asia and has over 1000 employees.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 80%
Last updated:
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Industries Garena invests in
Stages Garena invests in
Countries Garena invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $3.6M–$27M
- Series A
- $8M–$50M
- Series B
- $13M–$18M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Gaming 7 (70%)
- Video Games 5 (50%)
- Casual Games 3 (30%)
- Online Games 3 (30%)
- Mobile 2 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (40%)
- Series A 4 (40%)
- Series B 2 (20%)
Country
- South Korea 3 (30%)
- United States 2 (20%)
- China 1 (10%)
- Spain 1 (10%)
- France 1 (10%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Allen Hsu
Regional Head of Strategic Partnership and eSports Development
|
Regional Head of Strategic Partnership and eSports Development | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Forrest Li
Founder
|
Founder | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| SeedLeap (also known as Yongyue Intelligence in Chinese, 涌跃智能) is an AI technology company founded in June 2025, headquartered in China. SeedLeap develops generative AI consumer products that turn natural language prompts into interactive experiences.The company's flagship product, Loopit, launched in February 2026, is a mobile platform thatlets anyone describe an idea and instantly generate a "playable" — a tiny interactive mini-game, meme, ASMR toy, or simulation that responds to taps, swipes, tilts, and voice input. Users can play, share, and remix playables in a TikTok-style feed. Loopit reached 1.44 million monthly active users within two months of launch.SeedLeap is led by founder and CEO Chen Weipeng, a veteran AI executive previously serving as R&D General Manager at Sogou Search, VP of AIGC at Soul, and co-founder and head of the large model team at Baichuan Intelligence (where he led development of Baichuan 1 through Baichuan 4).In April 2026, SeedLeap completed a $50 million funding round led by Garena (Sea Limited), bringing total funding to approximately $100 million across three rounds. The company's product gained early traction when an X post showcasing a Loopit playable was reposted by Elon Musk in February 2026.SeedLeap positions Loopit as the next layer of social content — a shift from passive video consumption (TikTok, Instagram Reels) to interactive, AI-generated content the user can play with. The company is distinct from Loopit Pty Ltd, an Australian car subscription SaaS company unrelated to SeedLeap. | $50M / Series A / Apr 22, 2026 | ||
| VIC game studios is a game development company specializing in anime-style RPGs, offering high-quality graphics and technology, and delivering original storytelling experiences. | $26.8M / Seed / Jul 27, 2022 | ||
| Revel Games engages in the creation of mobile gaming apps. | $4.5M / Seed / Mar 15, 2022 | ||
| PopScreen Games is a new Mobile Game Studio located in Paris, France. They create RPG mobile games targeted at a wide audience. | Series A / Mar 15, 2022 | ||
| Playwind Games is a mobile game studio based in the UK with a tight-knitted team that have years of experience working together in previous roles. The studio develops exciting new mobile games with a social twist and was founded in 2020 by Jack Tang with the belief that mobile games are better when played together. | $4M / Seed / Mar 09, 2022 | ||
| Loadcomplete (로드컴플릿) is a social and mobile game developer in Korea. It develops games such as Tap Tap Heroes, Disco Panda, Bumping Bears, Play Kale, Trino, and Blue Heart for iOS and Android devices. Loadcomplete was founded in December 2009. | $12.5M / Series B / Jan 25, 2022 | ||
| Kazoo Games is a new game development studio building best-in-class, wildly popular casual and mid-core mobile games. | $12M / Series A / Oct 21, 2021 | ||
| UnusuAll creates free-to-play mobile games for the millions of casual players that are looking for more social and exciting experiences. | $3.6M / Seed / Aug 03, 2021 | ||
| Hound13 is a development studio that provides online action games for people around the world. The games of the company offer a well-knit storyline, content, and action throughout hitting and striking with good graphic quality, allowing players to enjoy cooperative play with others. | $17.7M / Series B / Jun 30, 2021 | ||
| Double Loop Games is a mobile studio dedicated to making delightful, relaxing experiences for the biggest audience in games. | $8M / Series A / May 27, 2021 |
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FAQ
What does Garena invest in?
Garena invests primarily in Gaming, Video Games and Casual Games startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Garena's check size?
Garena typically joins rounds of $3.6M–$27M at Seed, $8M–$50M at Series A and $13M–$18M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Garena participates in.
How do I contact Garena?
Public channels for Garena include LinkedIn, 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 Garena?
The team at Garena includes Allen Hsu (Regional Head of Strategic Partnership and eSports Development) and Forrest Li (Founder). 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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