# Ken Lamb

> Ken Lamb is a Series A investor at Initial Capital (San Francisco) backing Gaming and PC Games. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Initial Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/initial-capital)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 57%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-lamb-5202b/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KenLamb.TheArtOfWine

Ken Lamb is a Series A investor at Initial Capital in San Francisco focused on Gaming and PC Games. Ken is a co-founder and partner at Initial Capital, a London and San Francisco-based firm started in 2010 that invests in seed and early stage companies focused on digital, mobile, social media and gaming. Initial Capital's investments include Supercell, Nexmo, Plyfe, Space Ape, Berg, Brainbow and Supersolid. Ken is presently or hasformerly served as a Director or Board Observer for various companies in the portfolio, including Nexmo, Plyfe, Space Ape, Mapply and Supercell.For most of his career, he was a corporate partner in the Century City, San Francisco and London offices of Gibson Dunn advising clients such as Amazon, Intel, Peoplesoft and The Gores Group. In 2001 and 2002, he was also head of West Coast M&A and US Technology M&A at CIBC World Markets,In addition to his activities for Initial Capital, Ken is also in a graduate degree program on East Asian art history at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and in the Master of Wine program, Institute of Masters of Wine.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.5M–$5.2M |
| Series A | $6.8M–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 3 | 43% |
| PC Games | 2 | 29% |
| Apps | 1 | 14% |
| Mobile | 1 | 14% |
| Android | 1 | 14% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 43% |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Series C | 1 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 29% |
| Finland | 1 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sanlo | We exist because we believe that finance should not be mysterious and every gaming company with great products should have access to advice and money that they need to grow. | $10M | Series A | Jun 02, 2022 |  |
| Supersocial | Supersocial is an indie games studio focused on creating insanely fun games for the metaverse, starting with Roblox. | $5.2M | Seed | Sep 24, 2021 |  |
| Sanlo | We exist because we believe that finance should not be mysterious and every gaming company with great products should have access to advice and money that they need to grow. | $3.5M | Seed | May 12, 2021 |  |
| Dazzle Rocks | Dazzle Rocks is a mobile games development studio based in Helsinki. Founded by industry veterans, the team’s games connect global players through immersive social experiences and empower players to create and expand communities together (sandbox) in an evolving massive multiplayer online world (Social MMO). The game has been designed and builtspecifically to appeal to both East Asian and Western markets and also incorporates UI/UX elements that are female-friendly. The company’s massively scalable proprietary engine is easily adaptable to future games and supports virtual world building, virtual economy, spatially aware three-dimensional worlds and real-time, social communication and interaction during game play. The company’s first game is in beta testing and will be launched in the second half of 2020. | $6.8M | Series A | May 05, 2020 |  |
| Space Ape | Space Ape is a mobile gaming company dedicated to creating the highest quality games for players worldwide. Its diverse and talented team of 100 is dedicated to creating the highest quality and most successful mobile games in the world. It’s the company's passion, imagination, and inventiveness that drives them in their pursuit to creategenre-defining game experiences.The company was founded in 2012 and is based out of London, England. | $6.9M | Series C | Dec 03, 2014 |  |
| Space Ape | Space Ape is a mobile gaming company dedicated to creating the highest quality games for players worldwide. Its diverse and talented team of 100 is dedicated to creating the highest quality and most successful mobile games in the world. It’s the company's passion, imagination, and inventiveness that drives them in their pursuit to creategenre-defining game experiences.The company was founded in 2012 and is based out of London, England. | $2.6M |  | Aug 16, 2012 |  |
| Space Ape | Space Ape is a mobile gaming company dedicated to creating the highest quality games for players worldwide. Its diverse and talented team of 100 is dedicated to creating the highest quality and most successful mobile games in the world. It’s the company's passion, imagination, and inventiveness that drives them in their pursuit to creategenre-defining game experiences.The company was founded in 2012 and is based out of London, England. |  | Series A |  |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [LVP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/london-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Portage Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portag3-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [XYZ Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xyz-ventures-33d5) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aream & Co](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aream-co) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [byFounders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/byfounders) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Initial Capital

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Initial Capital is an investor in seed and early-stage technology companies with a focus on games, consumer services & technology enablers.

5 contacts available at Initial Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ken Lamb | Limited Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-lamb |
| Mayra Tama | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mayra-tama |
| Sam Lababidi | Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-lababidi |
| Tarek Abuzayyad | Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tarek-abuzayyad-2 |
| Tareq Naqib | Limited Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tareq-naqib |

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## FAQ

### What does Ken Lamb invest in?

Ken Lamb invests primarily in Gaming, PC Games and Apps startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 7 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 Ken Lamb's check size?

Ken Lamb typically joins rounds of $3.5M–$5.2M at Seed and $6.8M–$10M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ken Lamb participates in.

### When did Ken Lamb last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ken Lamb closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 7 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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