London Venture Partners
Venture capitalLondon · Pre-Seed–Growth · 13 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Lvp invests exclusively in the global games ecosystem, backing interactive entertainment, studios, content, technology, platforms, and services. The team consists of industry veterans and operators with deep gaming expertise who provide connections and hands-on support to founders. They invest at all stages from angel and pre-seed through seed and growth, prioritizing people: founders with the potential to build best-in-class companies, teams with creative games development skills, and entrepreneurs with revolutionary ideas and a distinctive vision.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 13 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through London Venture Partners went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 22 of 35 portfolio companiesGaming ×16Consumer ×8Enterprise Software ×4SaaS ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Creator Economy ×3Developer Tools ×3Social ×3
HQs:United States×8United Kingdom×4Denmark×1Finland×1Ireland×1Luxembourg×1
Investments · 35 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 52023 · 22021 · 32020 · 52019 · 22015 · 22014 · 323 dated
BetaDwarf is a video game development studio founded in Copenhagen that creates and releases games, including the action title FORCED and the multiplayer game Minion Masters.
GamingCopenhagen, DK
Steffen Kabbelgaard(Founder)in
Co-investorsMakers FundSQUARE ENIX
Double Loop Games is a women-led mobile game studio building free-to-play, narrative-focused titles, with a mobile-first game currently in soft launch.
GamingSan Francisco, US
Shelby Moledina(Co-Founder, COO, Game Director)Matthew Huard(CTO)
BoardEmily Greer(Co-Founder, CEO)in
Co-investorsHiro CapitalGOAL VenturesRiot Games
Jam & Tea Studio is a game development studio building multiplayer games with emergent, AI-powered gameplay, including its released title Retail Mage and a flagship project codenamed Project Emily.
AI & Machine LearningGamingLos Angeles, US
Theodore Carl Kwoh(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jeffrey Aaron Farr(Director, Promoter)J Aaron Farr(Co-founder & Chief Technical Officer)inT Carl Kwoh(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)inSamantha Bong(Chief Operating Officer)Michael Yichao Wang(Director, Promoter)
Board seatAre Mack Growen· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsSisu Game Ventures
Buildbox is a platform that detects failed user journeys in AI agents that pass their evals but still fail to help users complete tasks, ranking these failures by business impact.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Trishala Jain(Co-Founder)inMark Nour(Founder)in
Co-investorsVela PartnersY CombinatorGaingels
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Walnut, US
Yuliya Palatovska(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Gregory Milken(Director)in
Co-investorsKonvoy VenturesvgamesMarch Capital Partners
Founders Pledge advises technology entrepreneurs and founders on high-impact charitable giving, facilitating and maximizing donations to nonprofits and social causes.
EdTechImpact & Social GoodSector AgnosticLondon, GB
David Goldberg(Founder & President)in
Co-investorsfirstminute capitalHeadlineNorrsken VCSequoia Capital
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FuturePlay is a gaming company that develops mobile games, having released six titles reaching over 120 million players.
ConsumerGaming
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(CTO / Co-Founder)
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesMakers FundMosaic VenturesNew Life VenturesNorthzoneRoosh Ventures+4 more
Lumari builds an AI-native platform with autonomous AI digital workers that automate procurement and sourcing operations for supply chain and procurement teams.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsY CombinatorSterling RoadKonvoy VenturesValhalla Ventures
Modern reconciliation platform for enterprises.
Tedo Esmu Ziraga(Founder)inGilang Gibranthama(Founder)in
Co-investorsVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Global Founders CapitalKorea Investment Partners
Minit Games is a mobile app (iOS and Android) offering a feed of short-form, instantly playable HTML5 games called "Minits" that users discover, play, and share, earning XP and achievements.
ConsumerCreator EconomyGaming
Co-investorsSony Ventures Corporation
NaturalMotion Games develops and publishes mobile games across multiple platforms.
ConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentOxford, GB
Co-investorsZyngaBalderton Capital
Novator is an investment holding company that invests in business portfolios across telecoms, pharmaceuticals, and emerging markets in Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Iceland.
Climate TechCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSector AgnosticLuxembourg, LU
Thor Björgólfsson(Chairman and Founder)in
Polystream builds a metaverse platform with interoperable virtual worlds that users can navigate seamlessly, enabling immersive games, interactive applications, and social experiences delivered instantly to communities globally.
ConsumerGamingSocial
Co-investorsIntel CapitalLauder Partners
Rapchat is a mobile-first music creation platform where artists record songs, discover beats, collaborate with other creators, and share music.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocial
Seth MillerinJJ Oslundin
Co-investors500 GlobalM25Rainfall VenturesRev1 VenturesSony Music EntertainmentTechNexus Venture Collaborative
ReadyM develops multiplayer mods and infrastructure for single-player games, enabling players and modders to create customizable community-driven multiplayer experiences.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsGamingSaaS
Co-investorsLifelike CapitalSony Ventures CorporationSpeedUp Venture Capital Group
Rule Finance Ltd provides an account information service in the UK, operating as an agent of TrueLayer under FCA regulation.
Fintech
Co-investorsBethnal Green Ventures
GamingLondon, GB
Co-investorsTechstarsAlexa FundMarch Capital Partners
Finnish-American game studio behind Playfield.io, a social discovery and community platform connecting players with games and developers.
San Francisco, US
Jiri Kupiainen(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardPaul Heydon(Director)Harri Manninen(Director)in
Co-investorsDN CapitalGlobal Founders CapitalPlay Ventures
Singularity 6 is a game development studio that creates online multiplayer games designed to deliver meaningful social experiences and player community belonging.
Gaming
Anthony Leung(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFunPlusTRANSCENDAnthos Capital
Spekter Games develops and publishes Web2 games with passive Web3 reward layers on chat-based super apps such as Telegram and LINE, targeting mainstream gamers.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Gaming
TK(Founder)
Co-investorsChamaeleonA16Z SpeedrunAccelerator VenturesAlumni VenturesBRV Capital ManagementImpact46
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Supercell develops mobile games including Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Hay Day, Boom Beach, and Brawl Stars, designed for global audiences seeking engaging experiences on touch-based platforms.
ConsumerGamingHelsinki, FI
Ilkka Paananen(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelHundreds CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lifeline VenturesMoonfire VenturesNorthzone+1 more
Unity is a cross-platform real-time development engine and creation platform used by content creators and developers to build games and interactive experiences for mobile, PC, console, and extended reality (XR) devices.
AdTechCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareGamingSan Francisco, US
David Helgason(Co-founder & CEO 2004–2014)inJoachim Ante(Co-founder & CTO 2004–2023)Nicholas Francis(Co-founder & Chief Creative Officer 2004–2013)inMatthew Bromberg(Chief Executive Officer and President)in
Co-investorsEdge VCEQUIAMEvolution VC PartnersGP BullhoundiGlobe PartnersInterlace Ventures+13 more
VaultN is an automated digital distribution platform that connects publishers, distributors, and retailers to handle secure, on-demand transactions for game keys, activations, and product codes from a single dashboard.
Enterprise SoftwareGamingSaaS
Co-investorsSony Ventures Corporation
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BrightSunCoda PlatformDead AstronautsKnock KnockNAG StudiosOmnidronePlayfishPlayRavenSuperkind
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Rule · aip.org · Sep 2, 2026
Futureplay · en.wowtale.net · Aug 31, 2026
Founders Pledge · aiweekly.co · Aug 10, 2026
Buildbox · ycombinator.com · Aug 3, 2026
Supercell · respawn.outlookindia.com · Jul 18, 2026
Unity Software · marketscale.com · Jul 18, 2026
TinyBytes · gamesbeat.com · May 28, 2026
Minit Games · trysignalbase.com · Mar 23, 2026
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘLLP designated member · since 2010
LLP designated member · since 2010
David Andrew Lau-Kee — 25–50% of voting rights, right to share surplus assets 25 to 50 percent limited liability partnership
David Pryor Gardner — 25–50% of voting rights, right to share surplus assets 25 to 50 percent limited liability partnership
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has London Venture Partners made?
- London Venture Partners has 35 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does London Venture Partners invest at?
- London Venture Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does London Venture Partners focus on?
- London Venture Partners focuses on Crypto & Web3, Gaming.
- Where is London Venture Partners located?
- London Venture Partners is headquartered in London, GB.
- Does London Venture Partners lead rounds?
- London Venture Partners has led 3 of the 13 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does London Venture Partners co-invest with?
- London Venture Partners most often shares deals with Accel, Balderton Capital, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), among 25 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 19
March Capital is an early-growth venture capital firm investing in frontier technology companies focused on the AI revolution, partnering with founders to build category-defining businesses.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
Headline is a global venture capital firm investing in early- and growth-stage founders, with teams on the ground across multiple continents.
DN Capital is a global early-stage venture firm founded in 2000, investing in Seed, Series A and select Series B companies across Europe and North America.
Norrsken VC is a European early-stage venture capital firm investing in technology addressing major global challenges across energy, industry and healthcare, born out of the Norrsken ecosystem for impact-focused founders.
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.
Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC) is a seed-stage venture firm that invests early in founders, with a focus on AI-native companies building leverage and scale.
Benchmark is a venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco and Woodside that invests in early-stage startups.
ACME Capital is a venture firm that backs deep-tech founders combining technical ambition with decisive execution, supporting companies through every phase of growth.
SignalFire is a seed-stage venture capital firm that combines a full-team support model with its data-driven Beacon AI platform to back founders.
Causal is a financial planning and analysis platform that enables finance teams to move beyond traditional spreadsheet-based planning by integrating data from multiple sources and providing dynamic forecasting, budgeting, and scenario planning capabilities.
▶7 more co-investors
Presight CapitalImmeasurableVisionaries ClubAppOnboardInventureSTILLMARKBehold Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside London Venture Partners, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with London Venture Partners's recorded portfolio.
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