Malte Barth
InvestorFounding General Partner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
United Kingdom
Writes $2M β $5M checks Β· typically $3.5M
About
Malte Barth, a 20+ year games and esports operator and ex-Head of Esports at Modern Times Group, was an early specialist VC framing games as virtual worlds enabling digital economies.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3GamingMedia & Entertainment
Experience
- BITKRAFT VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2017 β presentLos Angeles, London, Berlin, New York, San Francisco
- StarformInvestor and Boardcurrent2020 β presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- Billions NetworkSeed Investorcurrent2022 β present
- Voicemod - Voicing Up Gamers & Streamers with Mods!Investor and Boardcurrent2020 β presentValencian Community, Spain
- SkarvoInvestor and Boardcurrent2026 β present
- BatonInvestor and Boardcurrent2023 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Addressable.ioInvestor and Board Observercurrent2023 β presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- HyperPlayInvestor and Board Observercurrent2023 β presentPuerto Rico
- Mythical GamesInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- ScripticInvestor and Boardcurrent2023 β presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Latent TechnologyInvestorcurrent2022 β presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Ruckus GamesInvestorcurrent2022 β presentFrisco, Texas, United States
- TRIPP, Inc.Investor and Boardcurrent2022 β presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- MagicaveInvestor and Boardcurrent2022 β presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Tatsu WorksInvestorcurrent2022 β presentSingapore
- CyBallInvestorcurrent2021 β presentHong Kong SAR
- OFFInvestorcurrent2021 β presentSeoul, South Korea
- Sneaky PandaInvestor and Boardcurrent2021 β presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- Spruce Systems, Inc.Investorcurrent2021 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- FuzzyBotInvestor and Boardcurrent2021 β presentLos Angeles, California, United States
Education
- NordakademieMaster of Industrial Engeneering & Business Management (Dipl. Wirt.-Ing.), Software Engineering and Finance/Controlling1992 β 1996
Skills & more
Materials ScienceSoftware DevelopmentComputer ScienceMechanical EngineeringRoboticsElectrical EngineeringStart-ups99Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital56Strategic Partnerships36Business Strategy35Mobile Games25
+12 more
Social GamesE-commerceMobile ApplicationsNew Business DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsMonetizationOnline AdvertisingDigital MediaSaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Product ManagementMobile MarketingLanguages English
From Malte's professional profile.
Shared employers
Also worked at Runtime1
Colleagues at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Adrian Galea
VP, Finance at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Antonio de la Esperanza
VP, Legal at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Anuj Tandon
Partner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Ariel Shimoni
Head of Growth & Origination at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Becky Harold
Operations Manager at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Ben Naylor
AI Engineer at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Benedikt Hubenthal
Analyst at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Beryl Li
CFO at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Network2
David Brillembourg Jr.
Founder and General Partner at Dune Ventures
Erik Gloersen
General Partner at Sisu Game Ventures
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