San Francisco · Seed–Series B · 29 people tracked
Also known as BITKRAFT Ventures · BITKRAFT VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC
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Investment thesis
BITKRAFT Ventures invests around the theme of 'Synthetic Reality' — the convergence of physical and digital worlds driven by video games, gaming technology, Web3, and AI. Founded by gamers for gamers, the firm backs founders across gaming, interactive media, AR/VR, generative AI, and edutainment. It concentrates on Seed, Series A, and Series B rounds and draws on three decades of industry thought leadership, a global presence, and a strategic network. BITKRAFT sees the unification of physical and digital experiences as a natural extension of humanity's relationship with play, opening new opportunities for entertainment, collaboration, human performance, and broad social and economic value.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 29 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesFounder mafia
The Bitkraft Esports Ventures mafia →7 people who came through Bitkraft Esports Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 89 of 174 portfolio companiesGaming ×57AI & Machine Learning ×27Consumer ×19Media & Entertainment ×17Crypto & Web3 ×16SaaS ×14Creator Economy ×12Fintech ×9
HQs:United States×51France×2Australia×1Germany×1Spain×1Finland×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 58 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×192 founders×203 founders×94+ founders×10
Where their founders studiedfrom 63 founders with education data
Reichman University ×3University of California, Berkeley ×3Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) ×2Novosibirsk State University (NSU) ×2Rutgers University ×2Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) ×2Stanford University ×2Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 65 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×18Business & Management ×17Engineering ×11Finance & Accounting ×9Economics ×6Design & Architecture ×5Humanities ×5Physics ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 80 founders with career history
Electronic Arts ×6Zynga ×5Google ×4Meta ×4Bain & Company ×3Akamai Technologies ×2ConsenSys ×2Dots ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
9 founders hold a PhD · 10 hold an MBA (of 72 with degree data)
Investments · 174 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 92024 · 82023 · 102022 · 152021 · 32020 · 12019 · 52017 · 253 dated
Carry1st provides payment processing, game distribution, and marketing services for publishers entering African and Middle Eastern markets.
B2B MarketplacesFintechGaming
Lucy Hoffman(Founder)inCordel Robbin-Coker(Founder)Tinotenda Mundangepfupfu(Founder)
Co-investorsSony Ventures CorporationAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAvenir Growth CapitalCapria VenturesCRE Venture Capital+18 more
Global Worldwide is a diversified company with a century-long history in agriculture, materials science, genetic engineering, election management systems, and pharmaceutical testing.
AgTechNew MaterialsAtlanta, US
William P. Harbin III(Chief Executive Officer)Baruch A. Levy(Chief Financial Officer)
Board seatScott Rupp· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsIcon Ventures
Waywise provides "expectation intelligence" for video game studios, analyzing player discourse across Steam, Reddit, YouTube, and Discord to measure how player beliefs form and where perception diverges from what a game delivers.
AI & Machine LearningGamingSaaSSan Francisco, US
Matthew Cavnar(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Danton(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatScott Rupp· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsLightShed Ventures
1Up Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in independent game developers, building a community to support their success.
Gaming
Ed Fries(General Partner)inKelly Wallick(Partner and Community Builder)inEmily Greer(Venture Partner)in
Addressable provides a data-driven marketing platform for Web3 and crypto companies, offering precision audience targeting, Web2-to-Web3 attribution, and on-chain and social activity insights.
AdTechCrypto & Web3Marketing Tech
Asaf Nadler, PhD(Founder)inTomer Shlomo(CTO)inTomer S.(Founder)inLeeor(Chief Strategy Officer (prior role))
Co-investorsFabric VenturesMensch Capital PartnersNIVViola VenturesKaratage
Alethea provides Artemis, an AI-powered risk management platform that detects and contextualizes information manipulation, coordinated influence operations, and online disinformation threats.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWashington, US
Lisa Kaplan(Founder & CEO)Fiona Taylor(Executive Officer)in
BoardTed Schlein(Director)inCarl Smith, Jr.(Director)
Co-investorsBallistic VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Hakluyt CapitalNascentOkeanosOwl Capital+2 more
ALLCITY Network is a local sports media company that builds city-based teams of creators, analysts, and fans to produce daily, team-specific content across podcasts, YouTube, social, and newsletters.
AdTechMedia & EntertainmentSports TechDenver, US
Co-investorsAurumBullpen CapitalCauseway PartnersMastryMatchstick VenturesMosaic General Partnership, LLC+1 more
AMGI Studios is an independent animation and gaming studio that builds character-driven AI, using natural language, vision processing, and emotional intelligence to create interactive AI characters.
AI & Machine LearningGamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsArca FundsTheVentureCityBlocktower Capital
AMI Labs develops advanced AI systems that understand the real world through world models and action-conditioned architectures, enabling intelligent agents with persistent memory, reasoning, and safety controls for industrial automation, robotics, and healthcare applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsParis, FR
Yann LeCun(Founder)Alex LeBrun(Founder)inLaurent Solly(Founder)inMichael Rabbat(Founder)inPascale Fung(Founder)inSaining Xie(Founder)in
Co-investors20VCAglae VenturesAlpha Intelligence CapitalAlpha Square GroupAvenir Growth CapitalBerliner Volksbank Ventures+51 more
Anzu is an in-game advertising company.
AdTechGamingMarketing TechTel Aviv, IL
Ben Fenster(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesEvolution VC PartnersGOAL VenturesMana VenturesSamsung NextSand Hill Angels+10 more
Appcharge offers a checkout product built for direct-to-consumer payments in gaming, supporting iOS payment links, side-loaded apps, and browser games.
FintechGamingSaaS
Maor Sason(Founder)inRoei Barassi(Founder)in
Co-investorsGlilot Capital PartnersIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Moneta VCPlay VenturesCreandumCrowdStrike+3 more
Arcturus Sports develops video production and capture technology for sports venues, enabling broadcasters and venues to create multi-angle highlights, replays, and analysis for broadcast, VR, and immersive displays.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech
Co-investorsHarvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New YorkKube VCLDV CapitalQBN CapitalSeven Seven SixBuild Ventures+5 more
Audiotool is a free, browser-based digital audio workstation (DAW) for making, recording, mixing, and publishing music, with support for MIDI, VST3 plugins, built-in synths and drum machines, and community-made apps.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSeattle, US
Andre Schnitzler(Director, Promoter)Andreas Jacobi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardSanjay Reddy(Director)in
Co-investorsUnlock Venture Partners
Avalon is a multiplayer game and creation platform where players build their own worlds using natural-language tools and carry a persistent character across a shared universe.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyGamingOrlando, US
Sean Pinnock(Founder)in
Co-investors6th Man VenturesAndromeda CapitalBixin CapitalBixin VenturesBlack DragonCastrum Capital+14 more
Baton provides business valuation tools and services for small business owners, combining an online calculator that uses market data and comparable sales with expert-reviewed valuations.
B2B MarketplacesFintechMarketplacesSaaSRichmond, US
Dylan Gans(Founder)inChat Joglekar(Founder)inJamie Roth(Founder)Koda M Wang(Founder)Andrew Berberick(Founder)Nate Robert(Founder)
Co-investorsBloomberg BetaCoho DeeptechDivergent CapitalFJ LabsFluent VenturesGiant Ventures Global Llp+8 more
Baton is a mobile app and web platform that provides music production tools, sample libraries, and a marketplace connecting music creators and producers to collaborate and discover new talent.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US
Gabe Warshaw(Founder)inGabriel Warshaw(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsDorm RoomNYU Innovation Venture FundTechstars
A free-to-play mobile puzzle game where players help restore ecosystems by completing puzzles, with environmental conservation themes including coral reef healing and habitat restoration.
GamingImpact & Social GoodMercer Island, US
Rajeev Nagpal(Executive Officer, Director)inSapna Nagpal(Director)
Co-investorsCourtside VenturesGOAL VenturesModern Times Group
Believer is a game development studio with a team of experienced game designers, engineers, and artists creating video games.
GamingLos Angeles, US
Michael Chow(Founder)inSteven Snow(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCleveland AvenueLightspeed Venture PartnersNext Legacy PartnersUpfront Ventures+2 more
BlackPool is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that scouts and invests in early-stage blockchain gaming projects, matching them with its community of builders, investors, and gamers.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investorsDeepTech VenturesFabric VenturesPlay VenturesBackedCherry Ventures
BLOCKLORDS, a blockchain medieval strategy game by MetaKing Studios, has evolved into BLOCKLORE, a node-based AI creative canvas.
David Johansson(Founder & CEO)
Co-investors2 Punks CapitalAscensive AssetsBCA InvestmentsCogitent VenturesHTX Ventures (ex Huobi Ventures)Morningstar Ventures+7 more
Ember Sword is a social sandbox open-world MMORPG set in a player-driven universe, featuring fast-paced PvP and PvE combat, a dynamic class system, and player-owned land and digital assets.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Mark Laursen(Founder)in
Co-investorsLindsay GoldbergPlay Ventures
Buddy is a voice-based AI learning platform that provides personalized 1:1 lessons and game-based learning experiences for children developing foundational and grade-level skills in language, math, and social-emotional development.
AI & Machine LearningEdTech
Ivan Crewkov(Founder)inDima Plotnikov(Founder)inDmitry Stavisky(Founder)in
Co-investorsEducapitalEvolution VC PartnersLeta CapitalOne Way VenturesPoint72 VenturesSand Hill Angels+1 more
Cartridge provides infrastructure for onchain games, including a game-native wallet and identity system (Cartridge Controller) and a deterministic onchain game engine (Dojo Engine).
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsGaming
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Chapter OneFabric VenturesSpice CapitalDune VenturesErgodic Capital+3 more
Fenris Creations (originally Loki margmiðlun) is a video game developer and publisher of interactive entertainment, known for the online game EVE Online launched in 2003.
ConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentReykjavik, IS
Co-investorsa16z cryptoEmfarsisNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Thule InvestmentsAndreessen HorowitzGeneral Catalyst+3 more
Overland Park, US
Randall Wasinger(Executive Officer, Director)Randy Wasinger(Founder)in
Co-investorsalphabet angelsDragonflyGobi PartnersKCRise FundMetastableRed Beard Ventures+8 more
Discord is a communications platform for voice, video, and text chat designed primarily for gaming communities and players.
ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingSocialSan Francisco, US
Jason Citron(Founder)inStanislav Vishnevskiy(CTO)inClint Smith(Executive Officer)inHumam Sakhnini(Chief Executive Officer)Tomasz Marcinkowski(Chief Financial Officer)inBen Shanken(VP of Product)in
Co-investors1024 Venture1435 Capital1802 VenturesAccelAccess IndustriesAccess Technology Ventures+45 more
Donut offers a Slack-based tool aimed at improving employee engagement, collaboration, and productivity within teams.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Dan Manian(CEO & Cofounder)inJeff Manian(CTO & Cofounder)in
Co-investorsAccelBloomberg BetaDesigner FundFirstMark CapitalHack VCHomebrew+3 more
Donut builds AI-powered tools that run on Slack and Microsoft Teams to automate employee onboarding, peer introductions, recognition programs, and team engagement.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Christian Whitehouse(Founder)Dan Manian(Founder)Jeff Manian(Founder)Jeffrey Manian(Founder)Sarah Arnold(Founder)
Co-investorsHeartcore CapitalAccelBloomberg BetaFirstMark Capital
American video game company behind Unreal Engine, Fortnite and the Epic Games Store, headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.
Cary, US
Tim Sweeney(Founder)Mark Rein(Founder)
Co-investors1435 CapitalAAF Management Ltd.Advaita CapitalAkkaAliya Capital Partnersalphabet angels+49 more
ForgeHQ provides customs brokerage, tariff refunds, and duty drawback services for importers, combining licensed broker expertise with AI technology to accelerate customs clearance and recover import duties.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainNew York City, US
Emir Sahmanovic(CEO)inHaris Sahmanovic(CTO)inDennis Fong(Founder)George Ng(Founder)Kun Gao(Founder)
Co-investorsGradient VenturesY CombinatorBase10 PartnersBoston Seed CapitalFoundamental
G2 Esports is a professional esports organization that fields competitive gaming teams and produces entertainment content for fans.
ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment
Carlos Rodríguez(Founder)Jens Hilgers(Founder)
Co-investors4M HoldingMaC Venture CapitalVelo Partners
Gamezop offers 250+ browser-based HTML5 games across action, puzzle, racing, arcade, and board categories that run instantly without downloads on phones, tablets, and desktops.
ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment
Yashash AgarwalinGaurav Agarwal(Founder)in
Co-investorsGSF AcceleratorPowerhouse VenturesTracxn labsVelo PartnersFJ Labs
GGWP provides an AI-based content moderation platform that detects and responds to disruptive user behavior and gives moderators automation and workflow tools.
AI & Machine LearningGamingSaaSHillsborough, US
George Ng(Co-founder)inKun Gao(Co-founder)inGeorge Xiao(Director)
BoardDennis Fong(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsMakers FundPalm Drive CapitalSk Telecom Venture Capital, LlcSony Ventures Corporation
Gigaverse is an online RPG where players explore dungeons, collect and customize character skins, join factions, and race collectible pets called Giglings.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investors1confirmationBharat KrymoLuca Netz
Higgsfield is a platform for creating and generating visual content, including images, videos, and cinematic scenes using AI models.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentLos Gatos, US
Alex Mashrabov(Founder)inYerzat Dulat(Founder)inMahi De Silva(Co-founder)inErzat Dulat(Founder)Mahi de Silva(Founder)
Co-investors1982 VenturesAccelAlpha Intelligence CapitalAlpha Square GroupAlumni VenturesAngel Collective Opportunity Fund+36 more
CoinFello (Fello) is an AI agent for DeFi that reads and explains smart contracts, then executes onchain actions like sending, swapping, staking, and building liquidity pools using natural language.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3
Co-investorsBitDAOMantle NetworkGriffin Gaming Partners
Immutable provides a full-stack product suite for building and scaling games, offering infrastructure and player-engagement tools along with digital ownership features.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsGamingMarketing Tech
James Ferguson(Founder)inRobbie Ferguson(Founder)inAlex Connolly(Founder)James(Founder)Robbie(Founder)
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesAndromeda CapitalArca FundsArrington CapitalB CapitalBacked+28 more
IMVU is an online 3D avatar-based virtual world and social network with a user-created virtual goods economy.
Will Harvey(Founder)
Co-investorsMenlo VenturesRealization Capital PartnersNetEaseStructural Capital
OneTrust provides a governance platform for privacy, risk, data, and compliance across organizations' technology stacks.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAtlanta, US
Alan J. Dabbiere(Manager)inJohn Marshall(Manager)Kristina Bergman(Founder)inKabir Barday(Founder)inFrank Martinez(Founder)Raghu Gollamudi(Founder)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAdams Street PartnersAmplify PartnersAspect VenturesBlackRockBright Pixel Capital+23 more
Intract operates a web3 growth platform for user acquisition, community engagement and gamified quest campaigns.
Lakewood, US
Ryan Isbell(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardTaylor Black(Director)
Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalBitDAOgumi IncMantle NetworkDeVCgumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)+4 more
Inworld AI provides a full-duplex audio streaming platform that enables real-time conversational AI interactions with intelligent turn-taking, function calling, and multi-model routing capabilities for developers building conversational applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsMountain View, US
Ilya Gelfenbeyn(Founder)inKylan Gibbs(Founder)inMichael Ermolenko(Founder)in
Co-investorsA-Force VenturesBrave CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)Dentsu VenturesDisney AcceleratorFirst Spark Ventures, Llc+15 more
Jabali is an AI platform that generates playable 2D and 3D games from text prompts, letting users select genres, iterate, and publish.
AI & Machine LearningGamingLos Altos, US
Toufeeq Hussain(Founder)Vatsal Bhardwaj(Founder)
Co-investors359 Capital
Karate Combat is a full-contact striking league that combines live-action Karate with CGI environments built on Epic Games' Unreal engine, featuring elite black belts competing across eight weight divisions.
Crypto & Web3GamingMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech
Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalLattice CapitalM13Cypher CapitalKeyboard MonkeyNot Boring Capital+1 more
Klang is a game studio that builds large-scale virtual worlds and online game services, including back-end infrastructure and clients used to access those services.
Gaming
Ívar Emilsson(Founder)inOddur Snær Magnússon(Founder)Mundi Vondi(Founder)Oddur Magnusson(Founder)Steve Wozniak(Founder)Ulrich Kaminski(Founder)
Co-investorsMakers FundMosaic VenturesNew Life VenturesNorthzoneRoosh VenturesAngelHub+6 more
Koji was a link-in-bio platform offering creators a home screen of mini apps; it was acquired by Linktree in December 2023.
Co-investorsblue 9 capitalGalaxy InteractiveHBSE VenturesJump CapitalMetaversalMoonshots Capital+1 more
Kolex runs a platform for hybrid physical-and-digital collectibles, best known for esports trading cards.
Mark Donovan(Founder)inGavin Weeks(Founder)in
Co-investorsCourtside Ventures
Latent Technology develops AI-driven tools and technology for game creators and players to design and experience virtual worlds.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsGaming
Jorge del Val(CEO)in
Co-investorsAlbionVCAlumni VenturesRoot Ventures Manager, LlcSpark Capital
Raleigh, US
Matthew Schembari(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Nathan Fairbanks(Executive Officer, Promoter)Marcus Hutcheson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Glenn Rane(Executive Officer, Promoter)Daniel Hertzka(Executive Officer, Promoter)Dan Hertzka(Founder)
Co-investorsNC IDEAGalaxy InteractiveMakers Fund
LILA Games is a video game studio based in India developing free-to-play mobile shooter games.
GamingSanta Clara, US
Joseph Kim(Executive Officer, Director)inPaul Leydon(Director)
Co-investorsRainfall VenturesGalaxy InteractiveKraftonSequoia Capital
LIV provides video capture, streaming, and sharing technology that enables players and creators to distribute content to their audiences.
Creator EconomyDeveloper ToolsFintechGamingMedia & EntertainmentWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Steffan Donal(Executive Officer)inAjinyad Shewki(Executive Officer, Director)AJ 'Dr Doom' Shewki(Founder)in
BoardCherry Freeman(Director)in
Co-investorsGOAL VenturesHartmann CapitalHiro CapitalNarcissus VenturesOlive Tree CapitalSamsung Next+5 more
Loftia is a cozy, solarpunk-themed MMO where players farm, craft, explore, socialize, and build homes in a world centered on sustainability and community.
ConsumerGamingSydney, AU
Eric(Founder & Engineering Lead)Mic(Founder & Game Director)Michael Su Gamescom(Founder)Martina Qin(Founder)in
Co-investorsGFR FundAndreessen HorowitzGaingels
Lost Lake Games is a video game studio developing new game titles.
GamingSeattle, US
Mark Pottorf(Estimated use of initial proceeds for executive salaries.)Joseph Pikop(Executive Officer, Director)James Phinney(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsMoon HoldingsLightspeed Venture Partners
Manticore Games develops and publishes Out of Time, a co-op roguelite video game, and operates the Core Platform, a user-generated content platform for games and interactive experiences.
Creator EconomyGamingSan Mateo, US
Frederic Descamps(Founder)inJordan Maynard(Founder)inChristian Wilson(Chief Technology Officer)inMatt Camp(Head of Product)in
BoardMitch Lasky(Director)in
Co-investors359 CapitalAtlassian VenturesCorrelation VenturesM VenturesMaC Venture CapitalPROOF+5 more
MatchboxDAO is a blockchain gaming DAO building and incubating on-chain games and developer tooling on StarkNet.
Co-investorsLemniscap1kxBig Brain HoldingsC Squared VenturesChapter OneFabric Ventures+7 more
Mavia is a Web3 mobile strategy game where players build and defend a base, train infantry, vehicle and air units, and battle rival players to loot resources.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investorsExto PartnersGenblock CapitalMagnus CapitalSublime VenturesTriblockAlameda Research+9 more
Metatheory develops games for players seeking depth and quality gameplay, and is expanding into AI-driven software tools for creators.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyGamingGalveston, US
Kevin M. Lin(Executive Officer, Director)inAdam Bao(Executive Officer)inJames Thomas Gleason(Executive Officer)David Barthwell(Founder)inJT Gleason(Founder)Kevin Lin(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBreyer CapitalDragonflyLifelike CapitalMetastablePantera Capital+4 more
Methodical Games is a game development studio focused on building multiplayer games.
GamingRaleigh, US
Francesco Gigliotti(Founder)in
Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersTRANSCEND
Methodical Games is a game development studio focused on building multiplayer games for players.
Gaming
Adam Bellefeuil(Founder)Dave Ratti(Founder)Frank Gigliotti(Founder)
Co-investorsLightspeed Venture Partners
Ben Taft(Founder)Matt Stern(Founder)Montana Reed(Founder)Ted Oladele(Founder)
Co-investorsB3 CapitalDentsu VenturesGreen Meadow VenturesMaC Venture CapitalBrandProject CapitalCanaan Partners+4 more
Network Next provides network acceleration for multiplayer games, reducing latency for players with high ping.
Data & InfrastructureGaming
Co-investorsMango CapitalSisu Game VenturesUncorrelated Ventures
New Tales is an independent video game publisher that partners with game studios and develops its own game IPs, offering go-to-market and community marketing services.
GamingMedia & EntertainmentLyon, FR
Cédric Maréchal(President)in
Co-investorsMotier VenturesSisu Game Ventures
NFT Bank is a financial infrastructure provider that automates the analysis and risk assessment of DeFi vaults using autonomous agents and Monte Carlo simulations.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsCultur3 CapitalDigital Currency GroupFermionHashed
Las Vegas game studio founded by Imagine Dragons' Dan and Mac Reynolds, developer of the 5v5 capture-the-flag shooter Last Flag.
Co-investorsMantis Capital
A company that builds AI-powered applications, including AiVee, a tool that converts images into calendar events using computer vision, and Pumky, a text-to-image generator with style customization.
AI & Machine LearningSaaS
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesElectric CapitalSamsung NextHashed
Platform empowering Hispanic web3 gaming community through content creation, quests and esports
Nico del Pino(Founder)in
Co-investorsACTAI VenturesArca FundsCultur3 CapitalEmfarsisSur VenturesTheVentureCity+3 more
Brooklyn-based maker of open-source brain-computer interface hardware for EEG, EMG and EKG biosensing.
Brooklyn, US
Conor Russomanno(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsInertia Ventures
ORO is a data-contribution protocol that lets individuals share private data (such as linked social and health accounts) to help train AI models, using privacy-preserving cryptography (zkTLS) and secure compute environments to keep raw data protected.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Co-investorsLongHash VenturesNear FoundationOrange DAOSlauson & Co.
Playable Worlds builds cloud-native technology to create large-scale, persistent online game worlds and multiplayer experiences playable across devices.
Cloud ComputingGamingSan Diego, US
Raph Koster(CEO)inEric Goldbergin
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersGaingelsGalaxy InteractiveKakao Games
PLAYBRAIN is a Japanese esports and gaming company founded in 2016 that produces esports content and operates competitive gaming leagues such as the League of Legends Japan League and Rainbow Six Siege Japan League.
GamingMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSports TechTokyo, JP
Michael Sheetal(Founder)in
Brighton, UK game studio building massively multiplayer on-chain games, including The Crypt and Downstream.
David Amor(Founder)inIain Gilfeather(Founder)Luke Gibson(Founder)
Co-investorsIOSG VenturesRockawayXRoosh VenturesPlay Ventures
Pocket Worlds operates a platform for creators and users with transaction capabilities, supporting millions of registered users and creators in a digital marketplace environment.
ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingMarketplacesSocialAustin, US
Anton Bernstein(CEO)inJimmy Xu(CTO)inAleksandra(Recruiting)Kate Yatskevich(Recruiting)Stephannie Bermudez(Head of People Ops)Taylor Mac(Recruiter)
Co-investorsGFR FundY CombinatorBeagle VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersBoxGroupCanaan Partners+10 more
Pok Pok makes digital toys and apps designed to encourage open-ended, creative play for children.
ConsumerEdTechGamingToronto
Ryan Cash(Executive Officer, Director)Jordan Rosenberg(Executive Officer)Esther Lisa Lucia Huybreghts(Director)Melissa Sarah Cash(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNicolas Wittenborn(Director)Joshua Chapman(Director)in
Co-investorsAdjacent V4Banana CapitalKonvoy Ventures
Proof of Play provides a platform for building and deploying high-performance decentralized applications and games on blockchain networks.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsGamingDallas, US
Craig Woida(Founder)inAmitt Mahajan(Founder)Mark Skaggs(Founder)
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAnchorage DigitalBalaji SrinivasanFounder CollectiveGreenoaks+2 more
Raid Base develops sandbox games focused on player-driven experiences and feedback.
GamingLos Angeles, US
Stephen Lim(Product Director)inTrevor Romleski(Game Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzMoon HoldingsPatron
Ready provides software that enables utility companies and their stakeholders to coordinate operations and service delivery, with the goal of improving customer access to utility services while reducing costs.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jase Wilson(Founder)inMike Faloon(Founder)inGerald Goldstein(Founder)Itamar Lesuisse(Founder)Julien Niset(Founder)Chaitanya Desai(Vice President Product)
Co-investorsArbor VenturesKube VCSprint VcY CombinatorAJGCaffeinated Capital+6 more
Ready Games operates The Ready Games, a competitive hyper-casual mobile gaming platform, and builds web3 game-creation technology.
Co-investorsBlack DragonCogitent VenturesMapleblock CapitalMulana CapitalPurechain CapitalComcast Ventures+4 more
Redemption Games is a mobile game studio that creates free-to-play (FTP) games, combining artistry and design with research and data.
ConsumerGamingCarlsbad, US
Michael WitzinDan Linin
Co-investorsPlay VenturesOrange DAOSupercell
Resolution Games is a game studio that develops virtual and mixed reality games across platforms from PC to XR, with titles including Demeo, Racket Club, Blaston, and Spatial Ops.
ConsumerGamingStockholm, SE
Carl-Arvid Ewerbring(Founder)inTommy Palm(Founder)inMartin Vilcans(Founder)Paul Brady(Founder)
Co-investorsBonnier CapitalColopl NextGV (Google Ventures)MizMaa Venturesnode.vcPartech Ventures+7 more
Finnish cloud-native game studio building instant-access, cross-device games playable in browsers and on smart TVs.
Co-investorsSamsung NextSisu Game VenturesvgamesSMOK Ventures
RSTLSS is a Charli Cohen-founded platform for next-generation wearables spanning web3, gaming and physical fashion.
Charli Cohen(Founder)in
Co-investorsNarcissus VenturesMakers FundRed DaoStarting Line
Ruckus Games is a video game development studio building original games with a focus on distinctive art style, interactivity, and player agency.
GamingPlano, US
Paul Sage(Executive Officer, Director)inChristofer Strasz(Executive Officer, Director)inJesse McIntyre(Executive Officer, Director)inScott Kester(Founder)in
BoardMaria Park(Director)Andrew Sheppard(Director)in
SafetyWing builds insurance and safety-net products for digital nomads and remote workers, including health, income, and travel coverage that works across borders.
FintechFuture of WorkInsurTechTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Sondre Rasch(CEO)inSarah Sandnes(CTO)inHans Nyvold Kjellby(COO)inHans Kjellby(Founder)Sarah Beyahte Sandnes(Founder)Sam Claassen(Head of Growth)
Co-investorsbyFoundersKinnevikMundi VenturesRocketship.vcTomorrow Today ASY Combinator+13 more
Sanctuary is a mystical products and services company that offers astrology, tarot, numerology, and crystal experiences through a digital app, including live readings with psychics, daily horoscopes, birth charts, and compatibility analysis.
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AI & Machine LearningGamingRocklin, US
Panayoti Haritatos(Executive Officer, Director)Pany Haritatos(Founder)
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Nguyen Trung Tin(Founder)
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Seva Martynov(Founder)in
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GamingOulu, FI
Romain Schneider(CEO / Founder)inMark Peterson(CPO / Founder)inAvraham Shalel(Founder / Investor)inGabriel Shalel(Founder / Investor)in
Co-investorsBlockwallFramework Ventures
Santa Monica, US
Nicolas Tittley(Founder)Fred Thiel(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Hetland(Executive Officer, Director)
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Lou Fasulo(Founder)inTaylor Daynes(Director)Joshua Rosen(Director)
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AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechFintechInsurTechSocial
Ajay Lakhotia(Founder)in
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Superbloom Games is a mobile game studio that builds casual and lifestyle games, with a team drawn from established gaming companies.
ConsumerGamingSocial
Emily Yim(CEO & Co-founder)inKsusha Zito(CTO & Co-founder)in
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SuperVerse is a web3 gaming network that integrates its SUPER token across multiple crypto gaming titles to share users and liquidity between projects.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
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Shaun White(Founder)in
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GamingHardwareFremont, US
Jeri Janet Ellsworth(Executive Officer, Director)Jamie Gennis(Founder)inJeri Ellsworth(Founder)in
BoardRandall Pitchford(Director)Jeffrey Smith(Director)
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Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper Tools
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Creator EconomyDeveloper ToolsMedia & EntertainmentAtlanta, US
L.C. Crowley(Co-Founder & CEO)Brandon Barr(Co-Founder & President)inLoran C. Crowley(Executive Officer, Director)Greg Jonkajtys(Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer)
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Nanea Reeves(Founder)inZachary Norman(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Keeland(Executive Officer)
BoardTim Chang(Director)
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Edwin Henry LeGard(Executive Officer, Director)Niel K(Founder)Henry LeGard(Founder)inRaine Scott(Director)in
BoardScott Dorsey(Director)inNiel Ketkar(Director)in
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Enric Duran(Founder)inFernando Dellepiane(Founder)in
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Jaime Bosch(Founder)in
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AI & Machine LearningConsumerGamingSan Francisco, US
Max Child(CEO)inJames Wilsterman(CTO)inPratyush Buddiga(Chief of Staff)Brian Ng(Data Scientist)Michael Poteat(Principal Software Engineer)Devin Ozel(Engineering Manager)
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Greg Selkoe(Founder)in
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Bitkraft Esports Ventures made?
- Bitkraft Esports Ventures has 174 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 10 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Bitkraft Esports Ventures invest at?
- Bitkraft Esports Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Bitkraft Esports Ventures's typical check size?
- Bitkraft Esports Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What sectors does Bitkraft Esports Ventures focus on?
- Bitkraft Esports Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Creator Economy, Crypto & Web3, Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Sports Tech.
- Where is Bitkraft Esports Ventures located?
- Bitkraft Esports Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Bitkraft Esports Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Bitkraft Esports Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Bitkraft Esports Ventures co-invest with?
- Bitkraft Esports Ventures most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, Samsung Next, Fabric Ventures, among 400 tracked co-investors.
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Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.
Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.
Galaxy Interactive originated as the interactive content and technology arm of crypto firm Galaxy Digital, giving it an unusual combination of deep crypto-native infrastructure knowledge and a pure-play focus on interactive media, gaming, and virtual worlds, rather than being a generalist crypto or generalist gaming fund. The fund leverages Galaxy's broader balance sheet and ecosystem—including trading, investment banking, tokenization, and infrastructure—to offer portfolio companies access to liquidity, tokenization expertise, and institutional crypto relationships, creating an integrated platform that is rare among sector-specific gaming and interactive VCs.
Gaingels is a large venture investor that co-invests alongside lead VCs in companies committed to building diverse and inclusive teams, while advocating for LGBTQ+ representation and equity of access in venture capital.
Makers Fund is a global venture capital firm focused on games and interactive entertainment, backing early-stage founders.
Fabric is a thesis-driven venture firm that backs companies from inception, having invested in 196 companies to date.
Transcend is a venture firm founded by game industry veterans with decades of experience building digital entertainment companies, focused on backing teams in games and interactive entertainment.
Sisu Game Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund investing exclusively in games, backing founders from pre-revenue and often pre-product stages.
Techstars is a global startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds and mentors ambitious founders, providing $220K in capital, a three-month program, and access to a worldwide network of mentors, investors, and corporate partners.
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FJ LabsElectric CapitalQualcomm VenturesDragonflyGriffin Gaming PartnersKonvoy VenturesKing River CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Bessemer Venture PartnersBenchmarkCoatue ManagementSpark CapitalFirstMark CapitalPartech VenturesPolygonCorrelation VenturesCourtside VenturesDune VenturesSequoia CapitalGreylock PartnersIndex VenturesInsight PartnersSound VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Tiger Global ManagementGradient VenturesMayfield FundMadrona Venture GroupMaveronBAM Ventures500 GlobalHustle FundGlobal Founders CapitalHomebrewLeft Lane CapitalComcast VenturesViola VenturesCherry VenturesHoxton VenturesOne Way VenturesRoot Ventures Manager, LlcEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.ArriveBrighter CapitalMizMaa VenturesBoston Seed CapitalLakeside CapitalUnknown VenturesFoundation CapitalKrakenSapphire VenturesPlug and Play VenturesStreamlined VenturesIA VenturesSoma CapitalQED InvestorsTrajectory VenturesAbstract VenturesBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcDN CapitalGoodwater CapitalKindred VenturesPareto HoldingsAntlerThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)March Capital PartnersLakestarFreigeist CapitalGalaxy Digital Assets FundXtripe AngelsProximity VenturesLa FamigliaCrosscut VenturesLocalGlobeK2 GlobalWhat If VenturesAmasiaPresight CapitalThe Venture CollectiveProject A VenturesLCXVisionaries ClubVerified Capitalmuru-DE1 VenturesSID Venture PartnersTA VenturesGlasswing VenturesLudlow VenturesMoonfire VenturesMagma PartnersTeam GlobalAvalanche VCAppOnboardCavalry VenturesA*KfundFoundersPegasus Tech VenturesThe Fintech FundRosecliff Ventures10x GroupBetter Ventures Central LlcHarmonix Music SystemsWatertower Ventures Management, LlcUpWestCounterview CapitalLever VCMuse CapitalGen.G
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