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The Mini Fund
Venture studioPre-Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked
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Investment thesis
The Mini Fund targets founders with unique market insights, beginner's mindset, and vision for big markets. The fund emphasizes deep advisory support in company building—including hiring frameworks, culture development, product feedback, and fundraising navigation—over passive capital deployment. Their model restricts portfolio size to ten active companies at a time to ensure each founding team receives consistent, high-touch mentorship and strategic guidance tailored to their specific challenges and growth stages.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.
Team · 5 people
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What they invest in
from 5 of 7 portfolio companiesGaming ×4AI & Machine Learning ×2Consumer ×2Circular Economy ×1Creator Economy ×1Direct to Consumer ×1FemTech ×1Media & Entertainment ×1
HQs:United States×2Canada×1
Investments · 7 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 22023 · 13 dated
Gamebeast provides an AI-powered analytics and intelligence platform for game studios that unifies player behavior, monetization, and sentiment data to help teams understand player engagement and game performance.
AI & Machine LearningGamingSaaS
Christian Meris(Founder)in
Co-investorsFulcrum VentureJ2 VenturesA16Z SpeedrunAndreessen Horowitz
Kudos manufactures disposable diapers and wipes for babies, featuring a patent-pending DoubleDry absorption technology and 100% cotton liners made from sustainably sourced materials.
Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to ConsumerFemTech
Amrita Saigal(Founder)in
Co-investorsPatronPJCNewtype VenturesPrecursor VenturesQED InvestorsSamsung Next+2 more
Austin, US
Philip Shenk(Executive Officer, Director)Gregory Milken(Director)inPeter Hu(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors1AM GamingGaingels
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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)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzMakers FundAnthos CapitalBenchmarkGolden Ventures
Voicemod makes real-time voice changer and soundboard software that applies effects to a user's microphone input for use in games and chat apps like Steam and Discord.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyGaming
Jaime Bosch(Founder)in
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesBITKRAFT Ventures
Wicked Saints Studio is a game development studio that designs narrative-driven, interactive story games, including its World Reborn project.
GamingMedia & EntertainmentMedford, US
Jessica Murrey(CEO & Co-Founder)inThomas Gewecke(Director)inAlicia Clifton(COO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsAUTHENTIC VENTURESBronze InvestmentsOregon Venture FundOriginsPortland Seed FundRogue Womens Fund+3 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Chaotic Works
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesGamebeast · gamebeast.gg · Jun 3, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has The Mini Fund made?
- The Mini Fund has 7 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does The Mini Fund invest at?
- The Mini Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is The Mini Fund's typical check size?
- The Mini Fund typically writes checks of $250K.
- What sectors does The Mini Fund focus on?
- The Mini Fund focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Does The Mini Fund lead rounds?
- The Mini Fund typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does The Mini Fund co-invest with?
- The Mini Fund most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, AUTHENTIC VENTURES, Bitkraft Esports Ventures, among 11 tracked co-investors.
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