# Impossible X

> Impossible X is a VC fund in Chicago backing Software and Gaming. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/impossible-ventures-llc
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/impossiblex
- Website: https://impossiblex.com

Impossible X is a VC fund in Chicago focused on Software and Gaming. Impossible X helps startups scale their businesses through the use of SEO, SEM, and content marketing strategy. It was founded by Joel Runyon in April 2010 and is based in Chicago, Illinois, the United States.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 100% |
| Gaming | 1 | 50% |
| Air Transportation | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vietnam | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joel Runyon | Founder/Owner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joel-runyon |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Summoners Arena | Summoners Arena is an idle-RPG blockchain-based game that integrates traditional and blockchain gaming to provide countless opportunities for players to take part in immersive gameplay, experience true ownership over gaming assets whilst earning crypto assets. | $3M |  | Feb 11, 2022 |  |
| Stellar Labs | Stellar is an advanced commercial operations system created for private aviation combined with an all-digital distribution network. Stellar is reimagining and revolutionizing the business aviation industry with a suite of integrated, cloud-based applications. Its solution is simple enough for single-aircraft operations, yet comprehensive and robustenough to handle the most complex operations with large fleets and multiple bases.It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Burlingame, California. | $8.6M | Seed | Nov 16, 2015 |  |

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## Co-investors
- [ACME Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acme-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Aslanoba Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aslanoba-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Camp One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/camp-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dolby Family Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dolby-family-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Zentry](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/guildfi) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Impossible Finance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/impossible-finance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Impossible X invest in?

Impossible X invests primarily in Software, Gaming and Air Transportation startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Vietnam. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Impossible X?

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### Who are the partners at Impossible X?

The team at Impossible X includes Joel Runyon (Founder/Owner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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