Where does Shanti Bergel work?

Shanti Bergel is Managing Director at TRANSCEND and Board director at Midsummer Studios and Board director at Gardens Interactive.

What does Shanti Bergel invest in?

Shanti Bergel invests in Gaming, Media & Entertainment.

What check size does Shanti Bergel write?

Shanti Bergel typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.

What boards does Shanti Bergel sit on?

Shanti Bergel holds tracked board seats at Big Run Studios, Gardens Interactive, Midsummer Studios.

What companies has Shanti Bergel invested in?

Investments tracked here include welevel.

Where did Shanti Bergel go to school?

Shanti Bergel studied at Waseda University; University of Oregon.

Does Shanti Bergel lead rounds?

Yes — Shanti Bergel has led 1 tracked investment.

Shanti Bergel

Investor

Managing Director at TRANSCEND · Board director at Midsummer Studios · Board director at Gardens Interactive

San Francisco, California

Writes $500K – $3M checks · typically $2M

About

Shanti Bergel is an investor at Transcend, a venture fund focused on games and digital entertainment. Content on the page describes his transition from operator to venture capitalist and his work investing across the games ecosystem.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

s•••@transcend.fundreveal

Invests in

GamingMedia & Entertainment

Board director at Midsummer Studios

Intro paths

→

In turn, Shanti can intro founders to Midsummer Studios's investors below.

Midsummer Studios's investors · 6

BetaworksNew York · $250K – $750K checks Betaworks Ventures Management, LlcNew York · $250K – $750K checks F4 FundLos Angeles KraftonSeongnam TIRTA VenturesNew York TRANSCENDSan Francisco · since 2026

Co-founders at Midsummer Studios

Jacob SolomonExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

William MillerExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Nelsie BirchExecutive Officer, Promoter

Board director at Gardens Interactive

Intro paths

→

In turn, Shanti can intro founders to Gardens Interactive's investors below.

Gardens Interactive's investors · 4

FunPlusSwitzerland · since 2023 Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2023 TIRTA VenturesNew York · since 2023 TRANSCENDSan Francisco · since 2023

Co-founders at Gardens Interactive

Chris BellCofounder, Creative Director and Co-Design Lead

Christopher BellExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

Transcend.Founding General Partner & Managing Directorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Transcend.Lead Investor, Kinoacurrent2026 — present
Transcend.Lead Investor, welevelcurrent2026 — present
Transcend.Lead Investor, Gardens Interactivecurrent2021 — present
Transcend.Lead Investor, Brain Jar Gamescurrent2024 — present
Transcend.Lead Investor, Ruckus Gamescurrent2022 — present
Transcend.Investor, thatgamecompanycurrent2020 — present
Transcend.Lead Investor, Stress Level Zerocurrent2020 — present
Transcend.Lead Investor, Cosmic Loungecurrent2023 — present
Transcend.Lead Investor, Midsummer Studioscurrent2024 — present
Transcend.Lead Investor, Big Runcurrent2020 — present
Transcend.Lead Investor, Eggscapecurrent2024 — present
Transcend.Lead Investor, LIVE AWARE LABScurrent2024 — present
FunPlusExecutive Vice President2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
IUGO Mobile EntertainmentBoard Member2016 — 2017Acquired by Embracer Group
GREE, Inc.Senior Vice President, Business & Corporate Development2011 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
Electronic Arts (EA)Business & Corporate Development | Playfish2009 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
Three Rings Design (acquired by SEGA)Vice President, Business Development2007 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
Electronic ArtsProducer | FIFA, The Sims2003 — 2007Vancouver, Canada Area
Qbiquity (acquired)Co-Founder1998 — 2001San Francisco Bay Area
Netyear Group Corporation (IPO)First 91997 — 1998Tokyo, Japan
Interplay Entertainment Corp. (IPO)Director of Product Marketing1994 — 1997Tokyo, Japan

Skills & more

Japanese11Strategy21Early Stage Investment2Game Development1Venture Capital12Video Games40Corporate Development8Mobile Games33Online Gaming6Business Development12Product Management16Product Marketing9

+12 more

EntrepreneurshipAcquisitionsGame DesignMobile DevicesStart-upsMobile ApplicationsSocial MediaMobile MarketingCloud ComputingVirtual GoodsFree to PlaySaaS

Languages Japanese

From Shanti's professional profile.

Investments

Led

welevel

Board seats

Big Run Studios Gardens Interactive Midsummer Studios

Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at TRANSCEND

Andrew Sheppard

Managing Director at TRANSCEND

Brett Krause

Managing Director at TRANSCEND

Lirui Ding

Principal at TRANSCEND

Sikander Chahal

Principal at TRANSCEND

Network2

Alvaro Alvarez del Rio

Managing Partner at Boost Capital Partners

Andrew Sheppard

Managing Director at TRANSCEND

Investors connected to Shanti in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Shanti Bergel?: Shanti Bergel is an investor at Transcend, a venture fund focused on games and digital entertainment. Content on the page describes his transition from operator to venture capitalist and his work investing across the games ecosystem.
Where does Shanti Bergel work?: Shanti Bergel is Managing Director at TRANSCEND and Board director at Midsummer Studios and Board director at Gardens Interactive.
What does Shanti Bergel invest in?: Shanti Bergel invests in Gaming, Media & Entertainment.
What check size does Shanti Bergel write?: Shanti Bergel typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
What boards does Shanti Bergel sit on?: Shanti Bergel holds tracked board seats at Big Run Studios, Gardens Interactive, Midsummer Studios.
What companies has Shanti Bergel invested in?: Investments tracked here include welevel.
Where did Shanti Bergel go to school?: Shanti Bergel studied at Waseda University; University of Oregon.
Does Shanti Bergel lead rounds?: Yes — Shanti Bergel has led 1 tracked investment.