London Venture Partners
Venture capitalLondon · Pre-Seed–Growth · 13 people tracked
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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 directoriesWhat they invest in
from 27 of 41 portfolio companiesGaming ×18Consumer ×8Enterprise Software ×7SaaS ×7AI & Machine Learning ×4Creator Economy ×3Developer Tools ×3Fintech ×3
HQs:United States×10United Kingdom×4Denmark×1Finland×1Ireland×1Luxembourg×1
Investments · 41 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 52023 · 22022 · 22021 · 42020 · 52019 · 32018 · 12017 · 12015 · 32014 · 32010 · 131 dated
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(CEO and President)in
Co-investorsEdge VCEQUIAMEvolution VC PartnersGP BullhoundiGlobe PartnersInterlace Ventures+14 more
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 ENIXEverblue Management
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
Astranis manufactures small, high-powered geosynchronous satellites equipped with advanced digital processing technology for global telecommunications and connectivity services.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
John Gedmark(Founder/CEO)inRyan McLinko(Founder/CTO)inMike Mancini(Executive Officer)
BoardMartin Casado(Director)inEthan Batraski(Director)inDan Berkenstock(Director)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzATEL VenturesBlack FlagBoxGroupCantos VenturesCherubic Ventures+83 more
Bossa Studios is a video game developer that creates physics-based games with creative, sandbox-style gameplay, including titles such as Lost Skies, Surgeon Simulator, and I Am Bread.
Gaming
Co-investorsAtomicoMakers FundNetEase
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-investorsRaineVela PartnersY CombinatorGaingels
Women-first game platform for creators, streamers, and players
Walnut, US
Yuliya Palatovska(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Gregory Milken(Director)in
Co-investorsKonvoy VenturesRainevgamesMarch 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
FuturePlay is a gaming company that develops mobile games, having released six titles reaching over 120 million players.
ConsumerGaming
Co-investorsFuturePlayHeartcore Capital
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+5 more
Lumari builds an AI-native software platform that automates procurement and sourcing operations for supply chain management.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Eshani Mehta(Founder)inSam Lamba(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorSterling RoadAgrolimen VenturesEight CapitalKonvoy VenturesMatador Fund+2 more
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
Matchmade provides payroll reconciliation and processing software for outsourcing companies, automating salary calculations, reconciliation across multiple data sources, and transaction matching to ensure accurate employee payments.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsAntlerVertex 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 CapitalBenchmark
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 GlobalRainfall VenturesM25Rev1 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 Corporation
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
Sanlo provides monetization and payment infrastructure for game developers and publishers, including a D2C web shop builder, web checkout, and native Unity checkout to accept payments across web shops, web games, and alternative app stores.
E-commerceFintechGamingSaaS
Co-investorsGFR FundIndex VenturesChemistryFin CapitalGokul RajaramPortag3 Ventures+2 more
GamingLondon, GB
Co-investorsTechstarsAlexa FundAmazon Alexa FundMarch Capital Partners
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 CapitalBenchmark
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-investorsAlumni VenturesChamaeleonA16Z SpeedrunAccelerator VenturesBRV Capital ManagementImpact46
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-investorsAccelAtomicoHundreds CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lifeline VenturesMoonfire Ventures+2 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
OpenEye provides AI-powered video analytics software for security and operational intelligence across retail, real estate, logistics, and other industries.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesIn-Q-TelVertex VenturesLavrock VenturesMorpheus Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BrightSunCoda PlatformDead AstronautsKnock KnockNAG StudiosOmnidronePlayfishPlayRavenShark PunchSuperkindThird Time Entertainment
Exits · 3
1 IPOs · 2 acquisitions · showing 2Unity TechnologiesNYSE: UVintraacq. by OpenEye
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAstranis · finsmes.com · May 7, 2026
Minit Games · gamesbeat.com · Mar 2, 2026
Rule · finsmes.com · Aug 21, 2025
Spekter Games · gamesbeat.com · Jun 26, 2025
Lumari · ycombinator.com · May 20, 2025
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 41 tracked investments, 3 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 17 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does London Venture Partners co-invest with?
- London Venture Partners most often shares deals with Accel, Atomico, Balderton Capital, among 27 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.
Benchmark is a venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco and Woodside that invests in early-stage startups.
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.
Uncork Capital is a seed-stage venture firm that backs early founders, with a focus on AI-native companies driving scale and industry change.
ACME Capital is a venture firm that backs deep-tech founders combining technical ambition with decisive execution, supporting companies through every phase of growth.
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.
Presight Capital is a venture capital firm that invests across stages in science- and technology-driven companies, including biotech, mental health therapeutics, fusion energy, robotics, and healthcare.
Immeasurable is an early-stage venture investor backing globally distributed startups across a wide range of sectors.
Visionaries Club is a European venture capital firm backing B2B technology and AI founders, connecting top entrepreneurs with a network of luminary tech founders and industrial family entrepreneurs.
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TRANSCENDBehold VenturesSignalFireCausalAppOnboardInventureSTILLMARK
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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