# Jens Hilgers

> Jens Hilgers is a seed investor at BITKRAFT Ventures (Berlin) backing Gaming and Video Games. See 49 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [BITKRAFT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitkraft-ventures)
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 49
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 55%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jenshilgers
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/JensHilgers
- Website: https://x.com/JensHilgers
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jens.hilgers

Jens Hilgers is a seed investor at BITKRAFT Ventures in Berlin focused on Gaming and Video Games. Jens Hilgers a serial entrepreneur with His primary interest in esports, videogames and online technologies. Having build his first videogame online tournaments, lan-events and gameserver farms as early as 1997 he had consider myself a veteran in the eSports industry. Building companies and making ideas become reality is what he really loves.Outstanding user experience, agility, transparency and sustainability are the core principles of his daily work. He is a creative thinker, problem solver and quick learner. He has team up with ambitious and smart people of upright character.For 22 years now he has been building and managing international games&tech companies in Central and Eastern Europe aswell as in Asia. Since 2012 he is also actively investing in and supporting selected startups.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.7M–$16M |
| Series A | $4M–$26M |
| Series B | $18M–$60M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 10 | 20% |
| Video Games | 7 | 14% |
| Software | 6 | 12% |
| eSports | 5 | 10% |
| Mobile | 4 | 8% |

72 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 18 | 37% |
| Series A | 10 | 20% |
| Series B | 5 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 10% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 6% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 13 | 27% |
| Germany | 7 | 14% |
| Israel | 2 | 4% |
| Australia | 2 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |

12 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gam3Girl Ventures | Gam3Girl aims to bring leading Web2 talent in Asia to the Web3 world by providing resources and information for economic system design. |  | Seed | Jul 25, 2024 |  |
| Anzu.io | Anzu is the most advanced intrinsic in-game ad solution for mobile, PC, console, and the metaverse. Anzu’s in-game ads put players first and help advertisers reach audiences programmatically in a non-disruptive and highly engaging way. A patented 3D ad tracking engine, the first to bring viewability measurement in-game with Oracle Moat and IAS,partnerships with trusted AdTech vendors, and compliant with the industry measurement standards outlined by the MRC and IAB make Anzu the preferred in-game advertising partner for brands and agencies worldwide.Anzu helps game developers monetize their titles with ad placements that complement the gameplay, and by monetizing the entire game session, they benefit from consistent and reliable revenue streams. Supporting all major and custom built game engines, and a full-stack ad monetization solution that provides complete control over ad placements makes Anzu the preferred in-game ad monetization partner for developers worldwide.Backed by Sony Innovation Fund, NBCUniversal, Samsung Next, Bandai Namco Entertainment 021 Fund, WPP, PayPal Ventures and many other prominent investors, Anzu is on a mission to make advertising in games better. Better for brands, better for game developers, and better for gamers. Learn more at https://www.anzu.io/ | $28M | Series B | Jun 27, 2023 |  |
| Carry1st | Carry1st is a full-stack publisher of social games and interactive content with a focus on frontier markets like Africa. Founded in 2018 by Cordel Robbin-Coker, Lucy Hoffman, and Tino Mundangepfupfu, Carry1st employs a team of 29 people across 14 countries hailing from top companies like Carlyle, King, Jumia, Rovio, Socialpoint, and Wargaming. Ithas raised over $10m to date including a recent $7m Series A headlined by Riot Games, Konvoy Ventures, Raine, and Akatsuki. Carry1st will use the funding to launch and scale its existing portfolio, secure new partnerships with global gaming studios, and expand its team. | $27M | Series B | Jan 17, 2023 |  |
| Legendary Play | Legendary Play creates mobile games for esport fans. The company was established in 2017 in Berlin, Germany. | $4M | Series A | Apr 07, 2022 |  |
| LIV | LIV creates technology to share Virtual Reality experiences. It's on a mission to empower VR to live streamers to grow and play with their audiences in real-time, turning passive spectators into active participants. They're redefining what live-streamed gaming content looks and feels like, and that's why their creators have drivenover 1.5 billion views since launching in 2018. | $8.5M | Series A | Mar 31, 2022 |  |
| GGWP | GGWP provides a gaming tool to help reduce toxic and disruptive in the game. | $12M | Seed | Mar 21, 2022 |  |
| LILA Games | LILA Games is an information technology company that specializes in mobile game development. | $10M | Series A | Mar 16, 2022 |  |
| Bright Star Studios | Bright Star Studios is a passionate team of Award Winning Venture Founders, former Pro-Players, World Champions, Game Industry Veterans and MMO fanatics carving a new path forward for MMORPGs across PC, Browser, and Mobile through a modern rewrite of the games industry business models in favor of the user, exciting competitive gameplay, and instantplayability. Ember Sword is our love-letter to MMORPG gamers across the world.Bright Star Studios was founded in 2018 by Mark Laursen, Joris Huijbregts, Sage Durain, Sune Thorsen and Founding Investor Lars Henriksen & Co-Founder Loren Roosendaal. The studio is working on their flagship title, Ember Sword, a modern rewrite of the games industry business model in favor of the user, and a love letter to MMORPG (Massively Online Role Playing Game) gamers.Ember Sword has the fast-paced combat of aRPGs, combined with the isometric view and skill-based abilities of MOBAs, set in a persistent MMORPG fantasy universe.Nominated as "Best Company to Internship at in 2021" in DenmarkEmber Sword: Free2Play Platform-Agnostic MMORPG ✔ Player-driven economy ✔ Classless combat system ✔ Scarce, tradable cosmetics (NFTs) ✔ No Pay2win, LootBoxes or Predatory Monetization ✔ Become a landowner, mold the gameworld ✔ Artist Workshop for community NFTs, create your own dances, hats and skins ✔ AI endures an epic player experience ✔ Proprietary custom built engine ✔Would you like to know more?www.EmberSword.comwww.BrightStar.Studio |  | Private Equity | Dec 06, 2021 |  |
| Bright Star Studios | Bright Star Studios is a passionate team of Award Winning Venture Founders, former Pro-Players, World Champions, Game Industry Veterans and MMO fanatics carving a new path forward for MMORPGs across PC, Browser, and Mobile through a modern rewrite of the games industry business models in favor of the user, exciting competitive gameplay, and instantplayability. Ember Sword is our love-letter to MMORPG gamers across the world.Bright Star Studios was founded in 2018 by Mark Laursen, Joris Huijbregts, Sage Durain, Sune Thorsen and Founding Investor Lars Henriksen & Co-Founder Loren Roosendaal. The studio is working on their flagship title, Ember Sword, a modern rewrite of the games industry business model in favor of the user, and a love letter to MMORPG (Massively Online Role Playing Game) gamers.Ember Sword has the fast-paced combat of aRPGs, combined with the isometric view and skill-based abilities of MOBAs, set in a persistent MMORPG fantasy universe.Nominated as "Best Company to Internship at in 2021" in DenmarkEmber Sword: Free2Play Platform-Agnostic MMORPG ✔ Player-driven economy ✔ Classless combat system ✔ Scarce, tradable cosmetics (NFTs) ✔ No Pay2win, LootBoxes or Predatory Monetization ✔ Become a landowner, mold the gameworld ✔ Artist Workshop for community NFTs, create your own dances, hats and skins ✔ AI endures an epic player experience ✔ Proprietary custom built engine ✔Would you like to know more?www.EmberSword.comwww.BrightStar.Studio |  |  | Dec 06, 2021 |  |
| Bright Star Studios | Bright Star Studios is a passionate team of Award Winning Venture Founders, former Pro-Players, World Champions, Game Industry Veterans and MMO fanatics carving a new path forward for MMORPGs across PC, Browser, and Mobile through a modern rewrite of the games industry business models in favor of the user, exciting competitive gameplay, and instantplayability. Ember Sword is our love-letter to MMORPG gamers across the world.Bright Star Studios was founded in 2018 by Mark Laursen, Joris Huijbregts, Sage Durain, Sune Thorsen and Founding Investor Lars Henriksen & Co-Founder Loren Roosendaal. The studio is working on their flagship title, Ember Sword, a modern rewrite of the games industry business model in favor of the user, and a love letter to MMORPG (Massively Online Role Playing Game) gamers.Ember Sword has the fast-paced combat of aRPGs, combined with the isometric view and skill-based abilities of MOBAs, set in a persistent MMORPG fantasy universe.Nominated as "Best Company to Internship at in 2021" in DenmarkEmber Sword: Free2Play Platform-Agnostic MMORPG ✔ Player-driven economy ✔ Classless combat system ✔ Scarce, tradable cosmetics (NFTs) ✔ No Pay2win, LootBoxes or Predatory Monetization ✔ Become a landowner, mold the gameworld ✔ Artist Workshop for community NFTs, create your own dances, hats and skins ✔ AI endures an epic player experience ✔ Proprietary custom built engine ✔Would you like to know more?www.EmberSword.comwww.BrightStar.Studio |  | Series A | Dec 06, 2021 |  |

10 of 49 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Galaxy Interactive](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galaxy-interactive) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Sony Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sony-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Alameda Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alameda-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Benchmark](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benchmark) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Crypto.com Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crypto-com-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About BITKRAFT Ventures

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

BITKRAFT Ventures was founded in 2015 by german serial entrepreneur, Jens Hilgers. BITKRAFT’s team is located in Berlin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, London, Madrid and Lisbon covering videogames and esports investments not only digitally but in the most relevant and busy metropoles for digital entertainment in the Western world.

5 contacts available at BITKRAFT Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jens Hilgers | Founding General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jens-hilgers |
| Jonathan Huang | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-huang-4786 |
| Malte Barth | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/malte-barth |
| Scott Rupp | Founding General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-rupp |
| Benedikt Hübenthal | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benedikt-h%C3%BCbenthal-794c |

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## FAQ

### What does Jens Hilgers invest in?

Jens Hilgers invests primarily in Gaming, Video Games and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 49 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 Jens Hilgers's check size?

Jens Hilgers typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$16M at Seed, $4M–$26M at Series A and $18M–$60M 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 Jens Hilgers participates in.

### When did Jens Hilgers last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jens Hilgers closed in Jul 2024. Shizune tracks 49 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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