# Kun Gao

> Kun Gao is a seed investor at GGWP (San Francisco) backing Gaming and Blockchain. See 25 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [GGWP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ggwp-65c2)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 25
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kungao

Kun Gao is a seed investor at GGWP in San Francisco focused on Gaming and Blockchain. Kun Gao is the Co-Founder, President, and COO of Forge and GGWP.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.6M–$9M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.1M–$5M |
| Series A | $18M–$25M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 7 | 28% |
| Blockchain | 5 | 20% |
| Web3 | 3 | 12% |
| Software | 3 | 12% |
| Cryptocurrency | 3 | 12% |

36 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 16 | 64% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 16% |
| Series A | 2 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 4% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 13 | 52% |
| Japan | 1 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SekaiE | Sekaie is a company that provides solutions and services in various sectors, including technology and digital transformation. Their offerings include web development, mobile application development, and digital marketing services. Sekaie aims to help businesses enhance their online presence and improve operational efficiency through tailoredsolutions. The company focuses on leveraging technology to meet the unique needs of its clients, helping them remain competitive in the digital landscape. |  | Seed | Nov 26, 2025 |  |
| Root | Root is a communication and productivity software platform designed to meet the needs of online communities. It offers tools for connecting, chatting, and discovering unique communities where people from all over the world can share common interests. Root provides an extensible platform that allows developers to create custom experiences withlimitless capabilities through front and back-end integrations. The platform is natively built to ensure better performance and integration, aiming to improve user experience and productivity. Root also offers developer assistance, handling aspects like networking code, hosting servers, and scaling to millions of users, enabling developers to focus on building their unique ideas. | $9M | Seed | Jun 17, 2025 |  |
| welevel | welevel aim is to craft spectacular gaming experiences, designed by players, for players and they push the limits of Unrel Engine 5 to merge thrill, exploration, and impressive construction features. | $5.7M | Seed | Mar 06, 2025 |  |
| BLIFE Protocol | BLIFE Protocol's objective is to promote growth and development of Web3 on Bitcoin. | $7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 04, 2024 |  |
| Clouted | Unlocking infinite scale for creators through digital twins. | $4.5M | Seed | Oct 04, 2024 |  |
| Moku | Moku is a web3 gaming platform that enables players connect to gaming guilds, NFT casting pages, game strategy communities, and more. | $5.4M | Seed | Sep 09, 2024 |  |
| Nest Wallet | Nest Wallet is a wallet created exclusively for traders, and all wallets are linked across mobile and extension. | $3.6M | Seed | Feb 20, 2024 |  |
| Pixelmon | Pixelmon is a decentralized web3 gaming IP company that develops online video games. It also offers a virtual metaverse where one can trade, co-operate with friends, battle, and train to play the game. | $8M | Seed | Feb 01, 2024 |  |
| AnotherBall | AnotherBall is a blockchain startup that combines entertainment and blockchain. | $12.7M | Seed | Nov 27, 2023 |  |
| Series | Series provides full-stack enterprise financial services designed for institutions & enterprises. |  | Seed | Sep 26, 2023 |  |

10 of 25 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [XRM Media](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xrm-media-f667) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [PKO Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pko-investments) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Goodwater Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodwater-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Hashed](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hashed-f96b) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Sfermion](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sfermion) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

## About GGWP

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

GGWP provides a gaming tool to help reduce toxic and disruptive in the game.

3 contacts available at GGWP.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dennis Fong | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dennis-fong |
| GEORGE NG | Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/george-ng-3 |
| Kun Gao | Co-Founder, President & COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kun-gao |

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## FAQ

### What does Kun Gao invest in?

Kun Gao invests primarily in Gaming, Blockchain and Web3 startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 25 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 Kun Gao's check size?

Kun Gao typically joins rounds of $3.6M–$9M at Seed, $1.1M–$5M at Pre-Seed and $18M–$25M 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 Kun Gao participates in.

### When did Kun Gao last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kun Gao closed in Nov 2025. Shizune tracks 25 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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