Altos Ventures

Founded in 1996, Altos Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California with an additional office in Seoul, South Korea. It specializes in early-stage investments in consumer and technology companies, focusing on enterprise SaaS, FinTech, e-commerce, and consumer brands and services. The firm invests globally, with a particular interest in North America, Asia, and Latin America.

James Dai

Partner

Brittany Hargest

Partner

Haemin Jeong

Associate

Dillon Krasnigor

Executive, Investment Team

Zac Mohring

Principal

Hodong Nam

Managing Director

Catherine Shin

Investor

Tae Yoon

Partner

Past deals in Video Games

Cinamon

Venture Round in 2025
Cinamon provides a visual story platform designed for casual games. In 2018, the company began as a joint venture with Naver Webtoon. Since our first project, an interactive stories app called "Maybe," the company has continued to broaden its scope in the field of visual storytelling. The company is currently working on two projects: a 2D and a 3D UGC story platform.

Bonfire Studios

Series B in 2025
Bonfire Studios is a video game developer based in Irvine, California, founded in 2016. The company creates immersive, multiplayer experiences designed to bring players together through adventure, exploration, and fellowship. Emphasizing teamwork, excellence, and iterative development, Bonfire focuses on learning from players and refining its titles. It also operates a gaming platform that enables the creation of immersive worlds and social gameplay, aiming to empower gamers and foster shared experiences among players.

Nirvanana

Series A in 2024
Nirvanana is a global game development company specializing in online gaming platforms. It creates innovative digital spaces that connect gamers worldwide, fostering immersive, player-driven experiences through its signature character-based, player-to-player system, Zeta.

GOMBLE

Series A in 2024
GOMBLE creates blockchain-based casual games that focus on the game's core fun rather than just playing for the money.

GOMBLE

Seed Round in 2023
GOMBLE creates blockchain-based casual games that focus on the game's core fun rather than just playing for the money.

Cinamon

Venture Round in 2022
Cinamon provides a visual story platform designed for casual games. In 2018, the company began as a joint venture with Naver Webtoon. Since our first project, an interactive stories app called "Maybe," the company has continued to broaden its scope in the field of visual storytelling. The company is currently working on two projects: a 2D and a 3D UGC story platform.

Roblox

Series H in 2021
Roblox is an online gaming and entertainment platform that fosters virtual interactions and shared experiences among users. Founded in 2004 by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel, it is headquartered in San Mateo, California. The platform allows users to create and explore immersive 3D environments, enabling them to play, learn, and socialize. It is particularly popular among audiences under the age of 18, ranking as one of the top entertainment destinations for this demographic based on engagement metrics. The vast array of interactive experiences is developed by a global community of creators utilizing Roblox Studio, a desktop design tool provided by the platform. Roblox's growth is largely driven by word-of-mouth, with millions of new users joining each month, highlighting the strong community aspect of the platform.

NPIXEL

Series A in 2020
NPIXEL is a computer game development company founded in September 2017 by a team of developers known for their work on the popular mobile game Seven Knights. The company focuses on creating a gaming ecosystem that incorporates decentralized technologies, including blockchain-based projects and NFTs. NPIXEL aims to enhance entertainment through the development of animated gaming applications for both single and multiplayer experiences across various platforms. Its inaugural title, Gran Saga, is set to launch in South Korea in the first half of 2020, reflecting the company’s commitment to delivering innovative gaming experiences.

Roblox

Series G in 2020
Roblox is an online gaming and entertainment platform that fosters virtual interactions and shared experiences among users. Founded in 2004 by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel, it is headquartered in San Mateo, California. The platform allows users to create and explore immersive 3D environments, enabling them to play, learn, and socialize. It is particularly popular among audiences under the age of 18, ranking as one of the top entertainment destinations for this demographic based on engagement metrics. The vast array of interactive experiences is developed by a global community of creators utilizing Roblox Studio, a desktop design tool provided by the platform. Roblox's growth is largely driven by word-of-mouth, with millions of new users joining each month, highlighting the strong community aspect of the platform.

NPIXEL

Series A in 2020
NPIXEL is a computer game development company founded in September 2017 by a team of developers known for their work on the popular mobile game Seven Knights. The company focuses on creating a gaming ecosystem that incorporates decentralized technologies, including blockchain-based projects and NFTs. NPIXEL aims to enhance entertainment through the development of animated gaming applications for both single and multiplayer experiences across various platforms. Its inaugural title, Gran Saga, is set to launch in South Korea in the first half of 2020, reflecting the company’s commitment to delivering innovative gaming experiences.

Roblox

Series F in 2018
Roblox is an online gaming and entertainment platform that fosters virtual interactions and shared experiences among users. Founded in 2004 by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel, it is headquartered in San Mateo, California. The platform allows users to create and explore immersive 3D environments, enabling them to play, learn, and socialize. It is particularly popular among audiences under the age of 18, ranking as one of the top entertainment destinations for this demographic based on engagement metrics. The vast array of interactive experiences is developed by a global community of creators utilizing Roblox Studio, a desktop design tool provided by the platform. Roblox's growth is largely driven by word-of-mouth, with millions of new users joining each month, highlighting the strong community aspect of the platform.

Origin Games

Seed Round in 2015
Origin Game is a startup specializing in mobile games. Their key personnel includes Webgen R2 and C9 team leaders, and key development team members from Nexen Dungeon and Fighter. They are currently developing a mobile game called Project Crocus.

Funizen

Venture Round in 2015
Funizen is a company focused on online game development, creating engaging gaming experiences through technology, art, and design. They develop and release original games for digital platforms, primarily targeting PC browsers, allowing users to enjoy a variety of game options. In addition to game development, Funizen offers solutions for cafe management and provides customer support for both online games and cyber cafe software. The company also facilitates partnerships and access to a MultiShop platform, enhancing the overall gaming and management experience for its clients.

brideasmart

Venture Round in 2015
Bridea Smart is a mobile game developer, making creative games with high end technology, in Korea.

Origin Games

Funding Round in 2015
Origin Game is a startup specializing in mobile games. Their key personnel includes Webgen R2 and C9 team leaders, and key development team members from Nexen Dungeon and Fighter. They are currently developing a mobile game called Project Crocus.

Funizen

Series A in 2014
Funizen is a company focused on online game development, creating engaging gaming experiences through technology, art, and design. They develop and release original games for digital platforms, primarily targeting PC browsers, allowing users to enjoy a variety of game options. In addition to game development, Funizen offers solutions for cafe management and provides customer support for both online games and cyber cafe software. The company also facilitates partnerships and access to a MultiShop platform, enhancing the overall gaming and management experience for its clients.

Roblox

Series D in 2011
Roblox is an online gaming and entertainment platform that fosters virtual interactions and shared experiences among users. Founded in 2004 by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel, it is headquartered in San Mateo, California. The platform allows users to create and explore immersive 3D environments, enabling them to play, learn, and socialize. It is particularly popular among audiences under the age of 18, ranking as one of the top entertainment destinations for this demographic based on engagement metrics. The vast array of interactive experiences is developed by a global community of creators utilizing Roblox Studio, a desktop design tool provided by the platform. Roblox's growth is largely driven by word-of-mouth, with millions of new users joining each month, highlighting the strong community aspect of the platform.

Roblox

Series D in 2009
Roblox is an online gaming and entertainment platform that fosters virtual interactions and shared experiences among users. Founded in 2004 by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel, it is headquartered in San Mateo, California. The platform allows users to create and explore immersive 3D environments, enabling them to play, learn, and socialize. It is particularly popular among audiences under the age of 18, ranking as one of the top entertainment destinations for this demographic based on engagement metrics. The vast array of interactive experiences is developed by a global community of creators utilizing Roblox Studio, a desktop design tool provided by the platform. Roblox's growth is largely driven by word-of-mouth, with millions of new users joining each month, highlighting the strong community aspect of the platform.

Krafton

Venture Round in 2009
Krafton Inc is a South Korean video game developer and holding company headquartered in Seongnam. It specializes in creating fantasy games for both PC and mobile platforms, and it is renowned for its popular title, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. In addition to this flagship game, Krafton has developed several other titles, including PUBG: Battlegrounds, PUBG: New State, Tera, Elyon, and Mistover. The company aims to maintain its status as a leading name in the video game industry by adhering to its core value of craftsmanship in game development.

Roblox

Series C in 2008
Roblox is an online gaming and entertainment platform that fosters virtual interactions and shared experiences among users. Founded in 2004 by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel, it is headquartered in San Mateo, California. The platform allows users to create and explore immersive 3D environments, enabling them to play, learn, and socialize. It is particularly popular among audiences under the age of 18, ranking as one of the top entertainment destinations for this demographic based on engagement metrics. The vast array of interactive experiences is developed by a global community of creators utilizing Roblox Studio, a desktop design tool provided by the platform. Roblox's growth is largely driven by word-of-mouth, with millions of new users joining each month, highlighting the strong community aspect of the platform.

Outspark

Series B in 2008
Outspark is the Western leader in publishing premium micro-trans MMOs. Based in San Fransisco the company has published numerous successful MMOs, and is currently introducing Divine Souls and Fists of Fu for 2010. Outspark CEO & Founder, Susan Choe said the company's real strength will be its open Platform APIs, on which game developers or publisher can plug into, to self publish their online games, while leveraging the infrastructure, business intelligence data, existing users, portal and social network community features.

Outspark

Series A in 2007
Outspark is the Western leader in publishing premium micro-trans MMOs. Based in San Fransisco the company has published numerous successful MMOs, and is currently introducing Divine Souls and Fists of Fu for 2010. Outspark CEO & Founder, Susan Choe said the company's real strength will be its open Platform APIs, on which game developers or publisher can plug into, to self publish their online games, while leveraging the infrastructure, business intelligence data, existing users, portal and social network community features.
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