TIRTA Ventures
Venture capitalNew York · Pre-Seed–Series B · 9 people tracked
Also known as TIRTA MANAGEMENT, LLC
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Investment thesis
TIRTA Ventures focuses on the intersection of gaming, technology, and next-generation consumer experiences. Its stated areas of interest include spatial computing, user-generated content, AI-native consumer applications, generative AI creative tools, and innovative, scalable experiences. The team draws on deep operating and investment backgrounds across major gaming publishers and technology companies to back founders building interactive and AI-driven products.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 9 people
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What they invest in
from 21 of 35 portfolio companiesGaming ×14AI & Machine Learning ×10Consumer ×7SaaS ×5Deep Tech ×4Developer Tools ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2EdTech ×2
HQs:United States×12United Kingdom×2Canada×1Switzerland×1Norway×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 16 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×73 founders×34+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with education data
ETH Zürich ×3
What their founders studiedfrom 21 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×12Business & Management ×2Engineering ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 22 founders with career history
DeepMind ×3University of Alberta ×3Auki Labs ×2TeamOpenSmartGlasses ×2Tencent ×2University of Zurich ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
3 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 22 with degree data)
Investments · 35 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 52024 · 42023 · 12022 · 12021 · 114 dated
Artificial Agency is an AI company applying reinforcement learning to build agent technology for video games, drawing on research and gaming-industry expertise.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechGamingEdmonton, CA
Alex Kearney(Co-Founder & Head of Agents)inBrian Tanner WebSummit Vancouver Google IO(Founder)Michael Johanson(Founder)inBrian Tanner(Co-Founder & CEO)inGreg Canessa(Chief Operating Officer)inMark Jaskiewicz(Head of Game Technology (Founding))in
Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedFlying Fish VenturesKAYARadical VenturesSamsung NextToyota Ventures
AstroBeam builds voice-based interaction technology for VR games and experiences, enabling natural communication with NPCs and other players.
AI & Machine LearningGamingAustin, US
Co-investorsThe Venture Reality Fund
Bitpart builds an AI engine and SDK for creating interactive game worlds, letting designers, writers, and animators author characters that converse and interact via its Coppola authoring tool and AI Director without needing programmers.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsGamingMethuen, US
Sarah Rudzki(Co-founder & CPO)inDr. Jeff Orkin(Co-founder & CEO)
Co-investorsBeat VenturesConvergeCrane Venture PartnersThe E14 Fund
Builds AI tools closing the feedback loop between players and developers in live games.
Cartwheel is a browser-based AI platform that turns text, video and motion libraries into editable, rigged 3D character animation.
Alex Vasilkin(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelCraft VenturesChingona VenturesHuman VenturesMoonshots CapitalRunway+2 more
Cartwheel delivers evidence-based mental health and clinical care services to students and families through partnerships with school districts.
Digital HealthEdTechHealthtechMental Health
Joe English(Co-Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsWorkshop Venture PartnersAble PartnersAccelBoxGroupChingona VenturesCraft Ventures+8 more
Leveraging machine learning and human-like reasoning to enable 3D perception and object manipulation.
Co-investorsBlindspot Ventures Management CoGlasswing VenturesToyota Ventures
Customuse is a creative AI platform that brings together text, image, video, and 3D generation models (such as GPT Image 2, Nano Banana, Veo, FLUX, Kling, Tripo, Meshy, and Hunyuan 3D) in one workspace with an infinite canvas, node-based workflows, and 3D scene tools.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomySaaSLondon
Artur Safaryan(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsOriginsAda Ventures
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Gardens Interactive is a distributed videogame studio building multiplayer social roleplay games, with a flagship shared fantasy adventure set in a shapeshifting wilderness.
ConsumerGamingLos Angeles, US
Chris Bell(Cofounder, Creative Director and Co-Design Lead)inStephen Bell(Executive Officer, Promoter)Alexander Dostal(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardShanti Bergel(Director)in
Co-investorsFunPlusTRANSCENDLightspeed Venture Partners
Good Start Labs builds game-based learning environments, benchmarks, and data-generation pipelines that produce verifiable rewards and real human feedback to train and evaluate AI models.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechGaming
Alex Duffy(Founder)inTyler(Founder)
Co-investorsInovia CapitalEssence Venture Capital
Hadean is a deep-tech company that builds distributed computing technology.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareGamingSaaSLondon, GB
Rashid Mansoor(Founding CEO)inAlec Mocatta(Founding CTO)inCraig Beddis(CEO)inMimi Keshani(Current COO)in
Co-investors2050 CapitalAurum Venture PartnersBooz Allen VenturesEntrepreneur FirstIn-Q-TelMolten Ventures+3 more
k-ID builds infrastructure for age verification and age-adaptive content across digital platforms, enabling companies to confirm user age in a privacy-preserving and compliant manner.
GamingGovTechSaaS
Julian Corbett(Founder)inJeff Wu(Founder)inTimothy M(Founder)in
Co-investorsA16Z SpeedrunAndreessen HorowitzLightspeed Venture PartnersZ Venture CapitalKonvoy Ventures
A generative content platform for rapidly producing high-quality visual assets.
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesGaorong CapitalSamsung NextSide Stage VenturesSierra VenturesSmash Capital
Loci maps ideas, inventions and patents, powering InnVenn, a visual Venn-diagram-based patent search tool for inventors.
Sterling, US
John Wise(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBlue Wire CapitalEuropean Innovation Council FundLaunch Capital
Mentra builds smart glasses hardware, an open-source operating system (MentraOS), and developer tools for deploying applications on smart glasses.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSan Francisco, US
Cayden Pierce(Founder)inAlexander Israelov(Founder)in
Co-investorsToyota VenturesHartmann CapitalOlive Tree CapitalTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator468 Capital
Mentra is a talent-matching platform that connects neurodivergent individuals with employers, aiming to match candidates to careers based on their skills, work ethic, personality, and workplace preferences.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechImpact & Social Good
Jhillika Kumar(Founder)in
Co-investorsMPG FundShine CapitalVerissimo VenturesFullCircleHartmann CapitalToyota Ventures+1 more
Mentra is an AI-powered neuroinclusive employment network matching neurodivergent jobseekers with employers.
Jhillika Kumar(Founder)in
Co-investorsMPG FundAlexa FundHartmann CapitalShine CapitalToyota VenturesY Combinator
Midsummer Studios is an independent game studio developing a next-generation life simulation game that lets players create and share their own stories.
GamingBaltimore, US
Jacob Solomon(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)William Miller(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Nelsie Birch(Executive Officer, Promoter)in
BoardShanti Bergel(Director)in
Co-investorsBetaworksTRANSCENDBetaworks Ventures Management, LlcF4 FundKrafton
nunu.ai develops multi-modal AI agents designed to test, play, and simulate games for quality assurance and live player cooperation.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerGamingZH, CH
Jan Schnyder(Founder)inKyrill Hux(Founder)inNicolas Muntwyler(Founder)in
Co-investorsHartmann CapitalY CombinatorA16Z SpeedrunBoost VC
Opponent Systems is building SAGA, a family-focused assistant that keeps relatives connected and shares information across generations without relying on group chats, photo dumps, or separate apps.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSocial
Ian Cheng(Founder)inVeronica Soin
Co-investorsBetaworksMozilla Ventures
An open science laboratory focused on developing world models through decentralized research and collaboration across diverse perspectives.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsGamingSector Agnostic
Louis Castricato(CEO)in
Co-investorsCollab+CurrencyKindred Ventures
Red Rover Interactive is a game development studio that builds multiplayer survival experiences focused on player agency, social interaction, and emergent gameplay.
GamingOslo, NO
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Behold VenturesLifelike CapitalThe Games FundGEM CapitalKrafton
Robot Entertainment is a video game development studio that has been creating original games since 2009.
Gaming
Sett makes nicotine-alternative pouches built around Ceretine, a proprietary synthetic alkaloid combined with L-theanine, intended to provide nicotine-like focus and mood effects with fewer downsides.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsBreak Trail VenturesJAZZ Venture PartnersService Provider CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersF2 Venture CapitalGreenfield Partners
StoReel is a mobile short-drama streaming app offering original 1-2 minute serialized episodes on iOS and Android.
Co-investorsThe Venture Reality Fund
Tapp is a user engagement and retention platform that delivers interactive experiences—such as puzzles, wheels, scratch games, and offers—outside the app, including on the home screen and in chats, to bring users back into the app.
ConsumerMarketing TechSaaS
Lisa Benzimra(Founder)in
Voldex creates and publishes games on Roblox, focused on building engaging experiences for millions of players worldwide.
GamingGrand Cayman
Alex Singer(Founder)Alex S.(Founder)in
BoardJames Gwertzman(Director)Helene Bussieres(Director)David Brillembourg(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzLalotte VenturesMakers FundDune Ventures
Windwalk Games develops multiplayer video games, including the social deduction game Enemy on Board and the Arthurian co-op roguelike SWORN (with Team17), alongside Harbor, a suite of gamification and automation tools for the marketing and community teams of game developers and publishers.
ConsumerGamingMarketing TechSaaSAustin, US
Cris Feo(Founder)inSamuel Leonard(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorA16Z Speedrun
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Common Sense MachinesFuture TrashHadean SupercomputingMidsummer StudioOverworldStoReelTapp
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Cartwheel · whig.com · Aug 27, 2026
CSM · customerservicemanager.com · Jul 17, 2026
Red Rover Interactive · gamesindustry.biz · Jul 10, 2026
Good Start Labs · rl-list.com · Jun 7, 2026
HADEAN · hadeanventures.com · May 27, 2026
Voldex · androidexperto.com · May 21, 2026
Leonardo AI · afr.com · Apr 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has TIRTA Ventures made?
- TIRTA Ventures has 35 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 8 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does TIRTA Ventures invest at?
- TIRTA Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does TIRTA Ventures focus on?
- TIRTA Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Creator Economy, Gaming, Media & Entertainment.
- Where is TIRTA Ventures located?
- TIRTA Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
- Who does TIRTA Ventures co-invest with?
- TIRTA Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Hartmann Capital, among 47 tracked co-investors.
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