# Mario Valle > Mario Valle is a funding round investor at Hotlum Powell Capital Management backing Gaming. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Hotlum Powell Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hotlum-powell-capital-management) - Location: San Francisco, United States - Total investments: 3 - Last investment: May 2021 - Lead investor: 33% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mariovalle - X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/mariovallereyes - Website: https://x.com/bilbeny Mario Valle is a funding round investor at Hotlum Powell Capital Management in San Francisco focused on Gaming and Video Games. Mario Valle Reyes is a Silicon Valley–based investor and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience at the intersection of gaming, capital management, and emerging technologies. Formerly head of Latin American operations (2006–2010) and later global business development at Electronic Arts (2010–2016), he co-founded iconic initiatives such asSputnik magazine, Atomix magazine, Electronic Game Show, InvestorCamp, and Mundo Futuro podcast. In 2016, he launched Altered Ventures, a hybrid investment platform combining venture capital and public markets strategies, focused on gaming, AI, and immersive technologies. Mario has a strong track record of backing early-stage startups and building ecosystems across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, and is now scaling the fund to give LPs differentiated access to high-growth sectors where AI, games, and disruptive tech converge. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Gaming | 2 | 67% | | Video Games | 2 | 67% | | iOS | 1 | 33% | | Apps | 1 | 33% | | Video | 1 | 33% | 9 industries tracked in total. ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Mexico | 1 | 33% | | Norway | 1 | 33% | | United States | 1 | 33% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | SuperWorld | SuperWorld is building community in AR powered by the blockchain. We have built an AR Real Estate marketplace + Ad marketplace on the blockchain (superworldapp.com) and a social AR app which allows users to personalize the real world by adding anything anywhere in augmented reality with photos, videos, texts, and 3D objects, and share the ARexperience with their followers. | | | May 10, 2021 | | | Qapla Gaming | We help gaming creators grow their audience and build an engaging community | | | Jun 24, 2019 | | | Henchman & Goon | Henchman and Goon operates game development studio aimed at developing games for multiple platforms. The company's games are inspired by art and culture, have ancient puzzles, and are available for playstation, windows, linux, and other operating systems, enabling users to indulge in enjoyable and emotionally impactful games that leave alasting impression. | $400K | | Apr 26, 2018 | | 3 of 3 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Altered Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altered-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [ARK FUND](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ark-fund-2c9f) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Cadenza Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cadenza-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Outlier Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/outlier-ventures-ltd-llp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Predictive](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/predictive-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Trebol Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trebol-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Hotlum Powell Capital Management VC Fund 1 contacts available at Hotlum Powell Capital Management. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Mario Valle | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mario-valle-reyes | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund - [SFC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-funding-club) — VC Fund - [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Mario Valle invest in? Mario Valle invests primarily in Gaming, Video Games and iOS startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mexico. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Mario Valle last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Mario Valle closed in May 2021. Shizune tracks 3 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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