Makers Fund — 2022 Investments
23 investments dated 2022 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
Ancient8 is a gaming-focused Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed for Web3 gaming, hosting fully on-chain games, games on X and Telegram, IP-infused games, and AI-powered games.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Howard Xu(Founder)Trung Nguyen(Founder & CEO)Thuat Nguyen(Founder)William Phan(Founder)
Co-investorsAnimoca BrandsCoinbase VenturesDragonflyExtra WattsImpossible FinanceIOSG Ventures+25 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-investors2 Punks CapitalAscensive AssetsBCA InvestmentsBitkraft Esports VenturesCogitent VenturesHTX Ventures (ex Huobi Ventures)+7 more
BLOCKLORDS, the blockchain strategy game from Metaking Studios, has become BLOCKLORE, a node-based multimodal AI creation canvas.
Co-investorsWWVenturesAnimoca BrandsShima Capital
GOALS is a competitive multiplayer football (soccer) video game focused on skill-based gameplay, from kick-offs to goal celebrations.
Gaming
Co-investorsCherry VenturesEmblemMoonfire VenturesNorthzoneBanana CapitalDouble Down+3 more
Hidden Door builds an online roleplaying game that lets players explore and remix fictional worlds to create custom narratives.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyGamingMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US
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 IDEABitkraft Esports VenturesGalaxy Interactive
Loco is an India-based game live-streaming platform for esports, gaming creators and tournament broadcasts.
Anirudh Pandita(Founder)Ashwin Suresh(Founder)in
Co-investorsCrit VenturesHashedKube VCNuVentures3one4 CapitalCatamaran Ventures+4 more
Odyssey Interactive creates original games in new genres targeting the next generation of gamers.
GamingWaterloo, CA
Richard Henkel(Founder)inDavid Capurro(Founder)inDax Andrus(Founder)inEric Lawless(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzGolden VenturesThe Mini FundAnthos CapitalBenchmark
Peak is a mobile games company that builds and operates products for tens of millions of active players, managing large-scale cloud infrastructure, big data pipelines, and databases behind its games.
Cloud ComputingConsumerGamingIstanbul, TR
Demet Mutlu(Founder)Evren Ucok(Founder)Safa Sofuoglu(Founder)Sidar Sahin(Founder)
Co-investorsBlueYard CapitalEarlybird Venture CapitalHummingbird VenturesCreandumLondon Venture Partners
Polygon is a remote psychology practice offering online diagnostic testing for dyslexia, ADHD and other learning differences.
IoTWellness & FitnessBerkeley, US
Co-investorsDorm RoomTechstarsAlameda ResearchAnimoca BrandsDragonflyDune Ventures+8 more
Polygon provides blockchain-based cross-border treasury settlement using stablecoins, letting institutions convert between US dollars and stablecoins, move funds onchain, and pay out over bank rails like SWIFT, ACH, and RTP.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechHR Tech
Sandeep Nailwal(Founder)inAnurag Arjun(Founder)Jaynti Kanani(Founder)Mihailo Bjelic(Founder)
Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalCeras VenturesCoinbase VenturesDePIN XDigital Currency GroupDragonfly+41 more
Rebel Bots is a mobile gaming studio that lets players earn in-app currency convertible to its $RBAX token and trade game assets on marketplaces.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Gaming
HAL9000(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsCointelligence FundAnimoca BrandsBlockchain Founders FundLD CapitalOverwolfRemagine Ventures+1 more
Roboto is a data platform for teams working with real and synthetic robotics data, letting them organize log files, search multimodal sensor and video data, and use AI agents to surface anomalies and diagnose failures.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRoboticsSeattle, US
Benji Barash(Founder)inYves Albers-Schoenberg(Founder)
Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorFUSEUnusual VenturesAncient8Andreessen HorowitzAnimoca Brands+3 more
Roboto Games develops survival crafting video games designed for both solo and cooperative multiplayer play.
GamingSan Mateo, US
Curt Bererton(CEO)inMathilde Pignol(CCO)in
BoardMichael Dearing(Director)
Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitzgumi IncTRANSCENDAncient8Animoca Brandsgumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)+2 more
RSTLSS is a Charli Cohen-founded platform for next-generation wearables spanning web3, gaming and physical fashion.
Charli Cohen(Founder)in
Co-investorsNarcissus VenturesBitkraft Esports VenturesRed DaoStarting Line
Smitten is a dating app that emphasizes personality-based matching and interactive games to make dating more enjoyable.
ConsumerSocial
Asgeir Visir(Founder)in
Co-investorsbyFoundersFrumtak VenturesPossible Ventures
Smitten is a dating app that uses personality games, challenges, and interactive search features to help users find matches based on compatibility and shared interests rather than superficial criteria.
ConsumerMarketplaces
David Simonarson(Founder)in
Co-investorsBrunnur Ventures GPbyFoundersFrumtak VenturesPossible VenturesRoots VenturesSharrp Ventures
Theorycraft Games is a game studio building competitive multiplayer and player-focused games, led by veterans from major franchises including League of Legends, VALORANT, Overwatch, and Diablo.
GamingLos Angeles, US
Joe Tung(Founder)inMoby Francke(Founder)inAreeb Pirani(CEO, one of the original founders)inMichael D. Evans(Founder)Mike Tipul(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Sisu Game VenturesGriffin Gaming PartnersNetEase
Tiger Global Management is a New York investment firm founded in 2001 investing in public and private technology growth companies.
Chase Coleman(Founder)in
Co-investorsBVP InvestorsCollaborative FundMirana VenturesPeakUnion Grove Venture PartnersAlameda Research+11 more
Treasure Play is developing technology focused on human-AI collaboration for work, described as an intelligent work platform.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of Work
Co-investorsPlay VenturesMAKERS
Voldex creates and publishes games on Roblox, focused on building engaging experiences for millions of players worldwide.
GamingMedia & EntertainmentGrand Cayman
Alex Singer(Founder)Alex S.(Founder)in
BoardJames Gwertzman(Director)Helene Bussieres(Director)David Brillembourg(Director)in
Co-investors305 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzDune VenturesLalotte VenturesTIRTA VenturesShamrock Capital
Xterio is a Web3 gaming ecosystem and publishing platform that provides developers with tools for game development and distribution across mobile, PC, and consoles, including onboarding wallets, deployable smart contracts, identity/analytics/LiveOps tooling, and onchain AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Gaming
Michael Tong(Founder)in
Co-investorsAnimoca BrandsFunPlusSevenX VenturesSLVCY2Z VenturesBinance Labs+4 more
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.











































































