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Venture capitalSeed · 2 people tracked
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Investment thesis
2 Punks Capital is a seed-stage venture firm focused on the future of entertainment, including gaming, social, creator tools, and digital consumer experiences. It partners with founders reimagining how people play, connect, and create, offering capital, strategic guidance, and deep industry connections from the earliest stage. The firm has backed 28 portfolio companies across gaming, consumer, Web3, and AI categories.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 2 people
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What they invest in
from 18 of 32 portfolio companiesGaming ×8Consumer ×7Media & Entertainment ×6Crypto & Web3 ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4SaaS ×4Creator Economy ×3Fintech ×3
HQs:United States×6
Who they back
founder profiles across 10 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×4
Investments · 32 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 22022 · 35 dated
Beluga publishes crypto market analysis, insights, and educational articles covering topics such as Solana staking and DeFi.
Crypto & Web3Media & Entertainment
Sonny Singh(CEO)inWill McKinnon(Chief Strategy Officer)inPratik Bhuyan(Head of Content)
Co-investorsKraken VenturesRRE Ventures186 VenturesBorderless VentureMarin Digital VenturesUDHC+3 more
BLOCKLORDS, a blockchain medieval strategy game by MetaKing Studios, has evolved into BLOCKLORE, a node-based AI creative canvas.
David Johansson(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAscensive AssetsBCA InvestmentsBitkraft Esports VenturesCogitent VenturesHTX Ventures (ex Huobi Ventures)Morningstar Ventures+7 more
DSTLRY is a publisher focused on comic books and graphic content for creators.
Creator EconomyE-commerceMedia & Entertainment
David Steinberger(Co-founder / Chief Executive Officer)Chip Mosher(Co-founder / Chief Creative Officer)
Co-investorsEspt Ventures LlcGFR FundGOAL VenturesNew York Venture Partners1AM GamingMarch Capital Partners
Endless Clouds is a mobile game studio developing an MMORPG called Treeverse, incorporating Web3 technology into gaming.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investorsArrington CapitalArrington XRP Capital
Flooz is a consumer crypto app pairing AI token analysis with wallet, perpetuals and spot trading features.
Co-investorsFin Lab AG
Haloo builds technology for trademark and intellectual property protection, applying a tech-driven approach to legal services in the trademark industry.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechMarketing TechSaaS
Julie MacDonell(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAngels of ManyBackbone AngelsRecall CapitalSheBootThe 51 VenturesWaterloo Accelerator Centre+5 more
Highlight is a Berkeley-based startup; available public sources do not substantiate details of its business.
Berkeley, US
Nathaniel (Nat) Emodi(Founder)
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesBitDAOCoinbase VenturesDAO JonesHaun VenturesHAWKTAIL+4 more
A curatorial website documenting culturally significant trading cards from the 1984–1993 "junk wax" era, presenting fifty landmark base cards, chase inserts, and sealed wax boxes with editorial context for collectors and enthusiasts.
ConsumerE-commerceMedia & Entertainment
KenoSpots is an independent informational resource providing odds calculators, payout analysis tools, and educational guides for keno players across multiple states.
ConsumerEdTechMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Rewards app allowing users to earn bitcoin when shopping online.
Alex Adelman(Founder & CEO)Matt Senter(Founder)
Co-investorsFermionFJ LabsNat TurnerNvested EquitySerena VenturesVersion One Ventures+20 more
MyPrize is a social casino platform offering free-to-play games such as social slots, table games, fish games, and scratchcards, along with interactive "rooms" where users play alongside creators and others.
ConsumerGamingSocial
Zach Bruch(Founder)inMax Bruch(Founder)in
Co-investorsBreedEvolution VC Partners
Northville, US
Eric Witschen(Executive Officer, Director)inChris Camillo(Director)Matt Ober(Director)
BoardDavid Mort(Director)in
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesFuture Perfect VenturesPropel Venture Partners
Pahdo Labs is building an online multiplayer game designed as a persistent, shared virtual world where players create, own, and share content and pursue long-term mastery.
ConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Daniel Zou(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBoxGroupGlobal Founders CapitalFourth RealmScott SunartoBedrock+1 more
PlayEmber develops and publishes casual mobile and console games across iOS, Android, Roblox, and Nintendo Switch, combining gameplay with consumer finance features that let users earn and save while playing.
ConsumerFintechGaming
Hugo Furneauxin
Co-investorsFermionFOMO VenturesHTX Ventures (ex Huobi Ventures)HyperithmBig Brain HoldingsShima Capital
Portal Gaming provides a single-login platform for generating game assets and creating games, aimed at game developers and creators.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyGaming
Co-investorsBlack DragonSublime VenturesSWGI Ventures (SWISS GEM INVESTMENTS)
Boulder-based game studio building the Unioverse, a community-owned, blockchain-linked sci-fi videogame franchise.
Boulder, US
ANTHONY HARMAN(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)ANNA FARR(Executive Officer)WYETH RIDGWAY(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesAsymmetricBrainstorm VenturesResolute VenturesID345IGNIA+1 more
Red DAO is a digital-fashion-focused decentralized autonomous organization investing in seed and early-stage fashion, e-commerce and blockchain companies.
Co-investorsNarcissus Ventures
Relics provides copyright-licensed music and music-enabled products for Roblox worlds, including music players, playlists, dance emotes, and avatar wearables.
Creator EconomyGamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsDAO JonesNarcissus Ventures
RoamBook is an AI-powered platform that helps families organize and plan trips by automating logistics like research, routing, and itinerary creation.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Ryst offers a payment platform that combines RFID-enabled wearables, access control, ticketing, and consumer analytics to handle transactions in one system.
FintechIoTSaaS
Shield provides US bank accounts, stablecoin payment infrastructure, and business credit products for international wholesale and distribution businesses.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechMiami, US
Luis Carchi(Founder)inEmmanuel Udotong(Founder)in
Co-investorsBollinger Investment GroupEterna CapitalGiant Ventures Global LlpMetamatic GroupTriton CapitalVery Serious Ventures
tokenproof provides a platform that lets brands verify token or NFT ownership to gate online and real-world experiences, offering token-holders access to exclusive content, products, events, and offers.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Marketing Tech
Co-investorsCorazon CapitalPenny Jar Capital Venture6th Man VenturesCanonical Crypto
The Unioverse is a science-fiction action-adventure video game set in an interstellar frontier where players customize heroes, engage in combat and traversal, and explore the setting.
Gaming
Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesAsymmetricID345IGNIAPolygonResolute Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
4KF Feature.io Content creator tools and monetization ConsumerHall of GoatsMetropolis DAOP Pallet NFT marketplace and exchange Web3Yuliverse
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has 2 Punks Capital made?
- 2 Punks Capital has 32 tracked investments.
- What stage does 2 Punks Capital invest at?
- 2 Punks Capital invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does 2 Punks Capital focus on?
- 2 Punks Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Creator Economy, Crypto & Web3, Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Social.
- Who does 2 Punks Capital co-invest with?
- 2 Punks Capital most often shares deals with DAO Jones, Fermion, HTX Ventures (ex Huobi Ventures), among 68 tracked co-investors.
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