# Riot Games

> Riot Games is a VC fund in Los Angeles backing Gaming and Video Games. See 30 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 30
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 27%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/riot-games
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/riotgames
- Website: http://www.riotgames.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RiotGamesTurkiye

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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Riot Games. Shizune tracks 11 team members at Riot Games. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/riot-games?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$11M |
| Series A | $6M–$55M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 14 | 47% |
| Video Games | 8 | 27% |
| Software | 6 | 20% |
| PC Games | 5 | 17% |
| Mobile Apps | 5 | 17% |

35 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 11 | 37% |
| Series A | 6 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 17% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 7% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 16 | 53% |
| Germany | 2 | 7% |
| China | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 3% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dylan Jadeja | President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dylan-jadeja |
| Emily Winkle | Chief People Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emily-winkle |
| Brandon Beck | Co-Chairman & Co-founder | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brandon-beck |
| Chris Cunningham | Development Management Discipline Head | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-cunningham |
| Daniel Calvert | Hong Kong and Singapore Studios - Director, Art Direction | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-calvert |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Liminal Experiences | 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 | Stoke Games operates as an independent gaming studio. | $5.5M | Seed | Feb 08, 2024 |  |
| Forge | 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 | 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 | 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 | Longjiang Network is an AR mobile game developer, dedicated to the development and IP operation of AR games. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 03, 2023 |  |
| Stratosphere Games | 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 | GGWP provides a gaming tool to help reduce toxic and disruptive in the game. | $12M | Seed | Mar 21, 2022 |  |
| Fortiche Production | 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 | 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 |  |

10 of 30 investments shown.

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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 and $6M–$55M 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 Riot Games participates in.

### How do I contact Riot Games?

Public channels for Riot Games include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Riot Games?

The team at Riot Games includes Dylan Jadeja (President), Emily Winkle (Chief People Officer) and Brandon Beck (Co-Chairman & Co-founder), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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