Riot Games
VC Fund
Los Angeles, United States
Riot Games is a global company that develops online games. The company was founded by a couple of entrepreneurial gamers who believe player-focused game development can result in better quality games. In 2009, Riot Games released its debut title, League of Legends, a game played by over 67 million users every month. Riot Games was placed third onthe Great Place to Work’s 2013 Best Medium Workplaces list and ranked fourth place in the "25 Best Companies to Work for in Technology" list, an accolade based on Glassdoor reviews of Riot by Rioters. Riot Games was founded by Marc Merrill and Brandon Beck in March 2007 and is headquartered in Culver City, California.
- Total investments:
- 30
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 27%
Last updated:
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Industries Riot Games invests in
Stages Riot Games invests in
Countries Riot Games invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 11 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $2M–$11M
- Series A
- $6M–$55M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $1.2M–$30M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Gaming 14 (47%)
- Video Games 8 (27%)
- Software 6 (20%)
- PC Games 5 (17%)
- Mobile Apps 5 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 11 (37%)
- Series A 6 (20%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 6 (20%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (7%)
- Series B 1 (3%)
Country
- United States 16 (53%)
- Germany 2 (7%)
- China 1 (3%)
- Canada 1 (3%)
- France 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brandon Beck
Co-Chairman & Co-founder
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Co-Chairman & Co-founder | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Dylan Jadeja
President
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President | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Emily Winkle
Chief People Officer
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Chief People Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Chris Cunningham
Development Management Discipline Head
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Development Management Discipline Head | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Daniel Calvert
Hong Kong and Singapore Studios - Director, Art Direction
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Hong Kong and Singapore Studios - Director, Art Direction | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 11 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liminal is a new UGC game for creating narrative action role-playing games with the vision of making the world a more creative place. By fusing two interconnected game modes—a joyful creation experience and socially immersive adventure gameplay—they hope to inspire creativity and storytelling. | $5.8M / Seed / Mar 11, 2025 | ||
| Stoke Games operates as an independent gaming studio. | $5.5M / Seed / Feb 08, 2024 | ||
| Forge is fast, automatic, always-on game capture. Users can download Forge for free. It costs nothing and there are zero ads, just gaming entertainment. | $11M / Seed / Oct 18, 2023 | ||
| Wicked Saints Studios develops a game studio platform using behavioral technology to create interactive media. Its technology is combined with narrative augmented reality (AR) experience for a generation that cares about their mental health. | $3.5M / Seed / Sep 13, 2023 | ||
| The Believer Company is a game development studio dedicated to putting the player at the center of their games. It has game developers from all over the world who have created games ranging from Words With Friends to League of Legends, Destiny to PvZ. | $55M / Series A / Mar 07, 2023 | ||
| Longjiang Network is an AR mobile game developer, dedicated to the development and IP operation of AR games. | Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 03, 2023 | ||
| Berlin-based Stratosphere Games is a mobile development studio formed by gaming veterans from Splash Damage, Riot Games, Smilegate, Huuge and Nexon. Stratosphere works with partners like Gearbox, Boombit and 505 Games worldwide to deliver AAA-quality games. Backed by our own development architecture, we create next-gen experiences for your pocket,with a strong focus on high-end production values, leading-edge multiplayer features, and innovate engagement and retention elements. For more information, visit http://www.stratosphere-games.com. | Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 22, 2022 | ||
| GGWP provides a gaming tool to help reduce toxic and disruptive in the game. | $12M / Seed / Mar 21, 2022 | ||
| Fortiche is a creative studio specialized in 3D animations and visual F/X for commercials, music videos, video games, and various digital content. They have a team of artists and movie directors constantly exploring ways of producing images. Their studio is taking on the whole creative process from concept to direction, art design, production,and post-production. They are open to collaboration with movie directors, production companies, and agencies. | Corporate Round / Mar 14, 2022 | ||
| Frost Giant Studios is a production studio focused on real-time strategy (RTS) games for competitive gaming on PCs. | $25M / Series A / Jan 25, 2022 | ||
| See all 30 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Riot Games invest in?
Riot Games invests primarily in Gaming, Video Games and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 30 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 Riot Games's check size?
Riot Games typically joins rounds of $2M–$11M at Seed, $6M–$55M at Series A and $1.2M–$30M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Riot Games participates in.
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Who are the partners at Riot Games?
The team at Riot Games includes Brandon Beck (Co-Chairman & Co-founder), Dylan Jadeja (President) and Emily Winkle (Chief People Officer), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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