# Transcend.

> Transcend. is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Gaming and Video Games. See 45 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 45
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 31%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/transcend-fund/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/transcendfund
- Website: https://www.transcend.fund/

Transcend. is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Gaming and Video Games. Transcend Fund is a venture firm founded by game industry veterans who have spent decades building digital entertainment firms. The company works on some of the industry's largest franchises and with some of the world's most innovative developers and ambitious creators.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.1M–$13M |
| Pre-Seed | $1M–$2.4M |
| Series A | $12M–$31M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 13 | 29% |
| Video Games | 11 | 24% |
| Online Games | 9 | 20% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 13% |
| Software | 5 | 11% |

50 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 22 | 49% |
| Series A | 8 | 18% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 7% |
| Series B | 3 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 22 | 49% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| Israel | 1 | 2% |
| Belgium | 1 | 2% |
| Finland | 1 | 2% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Sheppard | Managing Director | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-sheppard |
| Brett Krause | Managing Director | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brett-krause |
| Shanti Bergel | Managing Director | 23 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shanti-bergel |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Velocity | Velocity provides an AI-native monetization and distribution platform that analyzes real-time user intent from conversational software to deliver relevant ads and recommendations natively within user dialogues. The system converts multi-turn text prompts into privacy-safe signals, running real-time auctions to optimize ad revenue for developerswithout relying on cookies or browsing history. | $27M | Seed | Jul 08, 2026 |  |
| Kinoa Labs | Kinoa provides an AI-powered LiveOps platform that helps mobile app and game companies manage user engagement, retention, and monetization. The platform lets teams design behavior-driven user journeys that respond to milestones, purchases, and inactivity in real time. It includes tools for in-app dynamic content, in-app messages, pushnotifications, remote configuration, feature settings, and webhooks, all managed from a single dashboard. Kinoa supports live user state management and live segments so experiences, offers, and pricing can be personalized instantly as behavior changes. It also offers calendar, resource management, and A/B testing capabilities to plan campaigns, manage in-app items and currencies, and optimize configurations. Integration is done via SDKs or APIs, after which operations teams can run experiments and updates without ongoing developer involvement. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 24, 2026 |  |
| Spatial | OUR MISSION Ideas take on new life in three dimensions, offering more depth, clarity, and collaboration. At Spatial, we’re reimagining how teams design, interact, and solve problems by unlocking the power of spatial computing. Frustrated with the limitations of traditional tools, we set out to create something better—something that makescollaboration feel intuitive and immersive HOW WE STARTED What began as a simple experiment in spatial audio has grown into a robust platform for designing, sharing, and experiencing 3D environments in real time. Spatial isn’t just another tool — it's a whole new way to bring ideas to life TODAY Today, forward-thinking teams—from design studios to automotive innovators—use Spatial to transform their ideas into immersive experiences. We help them shape the future, one dimension at a timeSpatial's team and demo location is located in Scottsdale, Arizona. Led by experienced leaders from Apple, Nest & PlutoTV and backed by DBL Partners, BITKRAFT Ventures, National Geographic Society, The Kraft Group, Marquee Sports Holdings, WS Development and others. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 05, 2025 |  |
| Adaptive Reader | Adaptive Reader is a company that expands educational opportunities by translating books into many languages and reading levels. The company use artificial intelligence and smart design to give web and hardcopy solutions that ensure no student falls behind owing to language hurdles or learning disabilities. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 10, 2025 |  |
| Ruckus Games | Ruckus Games is to create unparalleled player experiences through style interactivity and emergence. | $19M | Series A | Nov 14, 2024 |  |
| Live Aware Labs | Live Aware is on a mission to equip game developers of all sizes with new tools to transform community sentiment into actionable insights - live, and at scale. Live Aware gives developers the ability to bring their games to market faster and better aligned with audience expectations, leading to greater financial success.Live Aware is an feedbackmanagement platform designed for game developers to seamlessly capture, analyze, and surface real-time player feedback. This comprehensive solution streamlines the entire feedback process through all stages of development - from internal build reviews and creative direction, to large-scale external playtesting. | $4.8M | Seed | Oct 16, 2024 |  |
| Dotplay | Dotplay is a web-based mobile distribution platform that provides developers an alternative to traditional app stores by enabling them to transform apps into cross-device mobile online games. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Jul 30, 2024 |  |
| Midsummer Studios | Midsummer Studios is a independent, well-funded and committed to building a new kind of studio. | $6M | Seed | May 14, 2024 |  |
| Brain Jar Games | Brain Jar Games is a new worldwide studio comprised of AAA professionals dedicated to creating bold and bright games that players want to share. | $6.7M | Seed | Mar 07, 2024 |  |
| Eggscape Entertainment | Eggscape is designed as a playful and social experience where players explore vibrant interactive environments integrated with the real world. | $4.3M | Seed | Feb 01, 2024 |  |

10 of 45 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BITKRAFT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitkraft-ventures) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Transcend. invest in?

Transcend. invests primarily in Gaming, Video Games and Online Games startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 45 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 Transcend.'s check size?

Transcend. typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$13M at Seed, $1M–$2.4M at Pre-Seed and $12M–$31M 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 Transcend. participates in.

### How do I contact Transcend.?

Public channels for Transcend. 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 Transcend.?

The team at Transcend. includes Andrew Sheppard (Managing Director), Brett Krause (Managing Director) and Shanti Bergel (Managing Director). 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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