# Top 50 Video Games Startup Investors in United Kingdom in June 2026 ## Sam Enrico Williams - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 17 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Web Apps, Sports Sam Enrico Williams is a CEO & Founder at Zloadr. Having built intelligent systems for the past 10 years, that have been implemented into corporate structures and organisations, Sam Enrico Williams brings a deep level and understanding of System Architecture. Sam has strong experience in Cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and economymarkets; needed to drive DocTailor to unprecedented levels. ## Initial Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Gaming, Mobile, Software Initial Capital is an investor in seed and early-stage technology companies with a focus on games, consumer services & technology enablers. ## Northstar Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, E-Commerce Northstar Ventures invests venture capital in early and later stage, high growth companies tackling global challenges, focusing on climate tech and healthy ageing. ## Praetura Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Praetura Ventures has been supporting entrepreneurs with more than money since 2011. Click to find out more about how we can help businesses and investors. ## Animoca Brands - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cyberport, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security,and new business models. ## Hiro Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Gaming, Video Games, Software Hiro Capital is a Luxembourg / London technology Venture Capital fund which invests in European and UK innovators in Games, Esports and Digital Sports. Hiro Capital generally invests at the post-seed Series A and B stages. We invest both in front-end Content creators in Games, Esports and Digital Sports and in deep tech sector-specificapplications of Cloud, Mobile, Streaming, Big Data, AI, Wearables, AR and VR technologies. ## Rupert Loman - Type: Angel - Location: Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Digital Entertainment, Video Games, Media and Entertainment Rupert Loman ## LVP - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Gaming, Video Games, Mobile LVP is a venture capital seed fund with a difference - they're operating experts in the games sector, and they only ever invest in the games ecosystem. That means they bring real experience and deep understanding. They speak the same language, share the same references, understand the same challenges - and they believe in the same vision.They know instinctively where the opportunities lie; where there are strengths to be harnessed and exposures to be covered. In fine-grain, no-hiding, straight-talking detail. They know when to bide time, when to iterate and when to go wide. And how.They invest in people. That means founders with the potential to build the best in the world; teams with terrific, creative games development skills, or fantastic ideas for revolutionary games technology or services… and a vision that sets them apart. ## Beam - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Gibraltar - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Gaming, Blockchain, Video Games We are a decentralized autonomous organization on a mission to revolutionize gaming. Join us as we build the metaverse by empowering people to be a part of it. ## Creative UK - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bristol, Bristol, City of, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Debt Financing, Seed - Focus: Media and Entertainment, Film Production, Software We are here for those who dare to imagine: imagine a fairer, more prosperous world, achieved through the power of creativity. ## Maven Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Maven is one of the UK's leading private equity and investment firms. We provide essential capital and expertise to help businesses unlock their potential. ## GSR - Type: VC Fund - Location: Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services GSR has nine years of deep crypto market expertise as a market maker, ecosystem partner and active, multi-stage investor. GSR sources and provides spot and non-linear liquidity in digital assets for token issuers, institutional investors, miners, and leading cryptocurrency exchanges. GSR employs over 300 people around the globe, and its tradingtechnology is connected to 60 trading venues, including the world's leading DEXs. We have a culture of approaching complex problems with tenacity and imagination. We build long-term relationships by offering exceptional service, expertise and trading capabilities tailored to the specific needs of our clients. ## Prime Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, FinTech, E-Commerce Prime Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on investing in European companies in the technology and related industries and leverages its capital, experience and network to actively guide them into global category leaders. The firm has invested in companies in the Benelux countries, United Kingdom, France, Finland and Sweden. From itsoffices in The Netherlands and the UK the independent partnership manages over EUR700 million in committed capital.(Source : ## Concept Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS Concept Ventures is the UK's largest pre-seed fund. Founded in 2018, the firm has backed over 45+ companies changing how we Work, Play and Learn and focused only at the pre-seed stage. ## Scottish Investment Bank - Type: VC Fund - Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care Speak with our Entrepreneurship and Investment teams, who can help you find sources of finance, engage with funders and secure investment to grow your business. ## Equity Gap - Type: VC Fund - Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Manufacturing Equity Gap is a group of private individuals set up to invest in and support emerging and growing businesses based in Scotland ## Livingstone Ian - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Video Games, Gaming, PC Games Ian Livingstone is based out of Menlo Park, California and is the Co-Founder and Partner of Hiro Capital. Ian previously worked at Flavourworks as a Non Executive Chairman.Ian Livingstone attended Altrincham Grammar School. ## Eldridge Industries - Type: VC Fund - Location: Greenwich, Connecticut, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software Eldridge is an asset management and insurance holding company with approximately $70 billion in assets under management. ## Griffin Gaming Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Angeles, San Luis Potosi, Mexico - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Gaming, Video Games, Blockchain Griffin Gaming Partners is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on the gaming industry The firm invests across the broad gaming ecosystem, including content, software, and platforms. ## Par Equity - Type: VC Fund - Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Founded in 2008, Par Equity is a venture capital firm that backs the most innovative, high growth technology companies in the North of the UK. Based in Edinburgh, Par invests across Northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. ## Swordfish Investments - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Financial Services, Mobile Swordfish Investments has invested in several sectors worldwide including technology, media, financial services, sports management, education and marketing. We spend a large proportion of our time working with our portfolio companies and advising them on a variety of issues related to product, strategy, finance, fundraising, technology and humanresources. Some of our investments are included below. ## Shima Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming Shima Capital is an investment fund that focuses on supporting blockchain startups. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. ## Imbiba - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Hospitality, Restaurants, Family Investors in leisure, entertainment & lifestyle growth brands. ## Beringea - Type: VC Fund - Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Analytics Beringea is an international investor in high growth US & UK businesses. With expertise in multiple sectors we are at the forefront of emerging trends. ## Act Media Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Relevant deals: 3 - Focus: Video Games, Virtual Reality Media and creator investments ## Blizzard Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Financial Services, FinTech Blizzard Fund is a venture capital fund managed by AVA Labs and targets cryptocurrency industries. ## FOV Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Gaming, 3D Technology FOV Ventures invests in early-stage European companies across Spatial Computing, AI, 3D, and Robotics. ## VGC Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Machine Learning, E-Commerce, SaaS VGC is a private equity investor in the Attention Economy. ## Unbound - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series D - Focus: eSports, PC Games, Automotive Unbound is a crowdfunding publisher that gives people the tools, support and freedom to bring their ideas to life. ## Mechanism Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming Mechanism Capital is an investment firm that invests in the cryptocurrency industry with a focus on decentralized finance or DeFi. ## Premiere Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Gaming, PC Games, MMO Games Invest in Film, SEIS, EIS and Property with expert creative investment company Premiere Picture. Contact us now on 01273 766399 ## LVL1 Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Limassol, Limassol, Cyprus - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, Apps LVL1 Group is a private investment management firm, operating across different asset classes and geographies. We were founded with entrepreneurial spirit at our core, with a natural passion for venture investing, working closely with founders to forge meaningful strategic relationships and helping them to succeed. We are not bound by mandates andinvestment periods, which allows us to be flexible and opportunistic. We look for companies that aim to make a strong global impact, particularly in Online Travel, Gaming, eSports, Content and Community Platforms. ## Chris Lee - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Virtual Reality, Digital Entertainment Chris Lee is an investor at Facemoji. The Attended University of Nottingham. ## Pantera Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Pantera Capital is an investment firm focused exclusively on Bitcoin, other digital currencies, and companies in the space. The company believes that Bitcoin has the potential to transform the way people use money and that it will do for payments what the Internet has done for communications and commerce.Until 2014, Pantera focused on globalmacro hedge fund investments. The firm was founded in 2003 by Dan Morehead, who was a chief financial officer and head of Macro Trading at Tiger Management. The firm has since shifted its investment advisory services to focus exclusively on Bitcoin, other digital currencies, and companies in the space.Shareholders include Benchmark, Fortress Investment Group, and Ribbit Capital. ## Zee Prime Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (Slovak Republic) - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Information Technology, Cryptocurrency Totally supercool and chilled VC investing in programmable assets, collaborative intelligence and other buzzwords. ## The Entity Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Gaming, PC Games, Animation The Entity Group is a private holding company investing in creative, technology, and industrial ventures across global markets. Our mission is to build and back sustainable, forward-thinking businesses driven by innovation and long-term value. ## Edition Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Events, Restaurants Investment, advice and expertise for the entertainment and leisure industry ## Phil Mansell - Type: Angel - Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Gaming, Video Games, iOS Phil Mansell is the Chief Executive Officer of Jagex. Phil attended Cambridge Judge Business School. ## NPIF - FW Capital Debt Finance - Type: VC Fund - Location: Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Debt Financing, Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Construction, Health Care NPIF - FW Capital Debt Finance is a fund managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund . NPIF is an initiative launched by the government-owned British Business Bank and supported by the European Regional Development Fund and European Investment Bank. As a key part of the government’s ‘Northern Powerhouse’ vision, whichaims to create economic prosperity in the North of England, NPIF provides commercial finance to support small and medium sized businesses in the region.FW Capital manages both the £92.8m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund for the North West and the £69.4m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund for Tees Valley and Cumbria. ## Lightning Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, FinTech Lightning Ventures is an exclusively Bitcoin focused network of investors, operators, and developers, dedicated to supporting Lightning Network adoption worldwide ## Innovate UK - Type: VC Fund - Location: Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Software Innovate UK is part of the UK Research and Innovation . ## Makers Fund - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Gaming, Video Games, Online Games Makers Fund is a global interactive entertainment venture capital firm focused on early stage investments. The team supports founders through an extensive network and deep experience in the industry. ## Supercell - Type: VC Fund - Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Gaming, Video Games, PC Games Visit Supercell.com and find out more about us and our games. ## ESRG Investments - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Music, Video, Gaming ESRG Investments specializes in a vast range of financial services. The group is able to offer independent and integrated cross border financial structuring. It plans and implements concepts for institutional clients and investors that require tailor-made solutions reflecting their specific requirements. ESRG specializes in mutual funds based intax neutral jurisdictions, UK taxation, UK pension administration, film bridge financing, property, land development, sports and leisure, and media. ## Hartmann Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boca Raton, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Virtual Reality, Software, Video Games Hartmann Capital offers one of the world's first crypto hedge funds to provide accredited investors exposure to Bitcoin and other digital assets in the virtual currency space. ## Sweet Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Apps, Software, Mobile Sweet Capital is the private investment fund of the founders of King.com (Candy Crush Saga), following their $5.9b sale to Activision Blizzard in 2015 (ATVI:US; acq. MSFT:US). ## Edge VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Media and Entertainment, Video, Software We are specialist investors in exceptional creative teams and emerging technologies. We invest £1m-5m in creative technology companies in the UK and Northern Europe. We have over £120m in AUM, and backed by the UK's British Business Bank. ## GFR Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Gaming, Information Technology GFR Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital fund that invests in early-stage startups that are disrupting the consumer entertainment industry. GFR Fund is managed by GREE VR Capital, an affiliate of GREE Inc., a global leader in the mobile gaming industry.With over a decade of experience driving innovators in multi-platform entertainment,we see emerging technologies such as VR, AR, AI, Video Streaming and Blockchain as powerful tools that will propel the entertainment industry into a new generation of consumable content. We are looking for talented entrepreneurs who share our passion and values to help realize their vision and expand their businesses globally. ## Firstminute Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence firstminute is a seed fund backed by over 130 unicorn founders and a world-class community. ## Matt Robinson - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Matt Robinson is the CEO and a co-founder at Nested, a property technology company. Prior to this, he founded GoCardless in 2010 and remains on the board of the recurring payment company.