BITKRAFT Ventures, founded in 2015 by German entrepreneur Jens Hilgers, is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, with a global presence in key cities such as Berlin, Los Angeles, New York, London, Madrid, and Lisbon. The firm specializes in investments across various sectors of digital entertainment, focusing on video games and esports. BITKRAFT targets game developers, gaming platforms, and gaming-related technologies, as well as emerging areas like web3, virtual reality, augmented reality, and blockchain applications. With a team that spans significant hubs of digital innovation, BITKRAFT Ventures aims to support the growth and development of interactive media and gaming industries.
Tarta Labs is dedicated to building a next-generation anime IP ecosystem and aims to innovate within the anime gaming space by blending engaging narratives, high-quality visuals, and community-driven gameplay experiences.
Liminal Experiences
Seed Round in 2025
Liminal is a new UGC game for creating narrative action role-playing games with the vision of making the world a more creative place. By fusing two interconnected game modes—a joyful creation experience and socially immersive adventure gameplay—they hope to inspire creativity and storytelling.
Beamable
Series A in 2025
Beamable is a creator-centric platform designed to assist game developers in building, shipping, and operating their games efficiently. It allows developers to easily integrate social, commerce, and content management features into their games using drag-and-drop prefabs within Unity. The platform also includes a web portal that enables developers to manage events, leaderboards, and player data. By simplifying these processes, Beamable helps developers enhance revenue and reduce operating costs while fostering community engagement around their games. The company focuses on creating socially-driven gaming experiences that resonate with dedicated fan communities and iconic properties.
Ruckus Games
Series A in 2024
Ruckus Games is a gaming studio focused on creating captivating player experiences characterized by style, interactivity, and emergence. The studio develops cross-platform multiplayer games that emphasize cooperative suburban shooter gameplay. By designing characters with broad appeal, Ruckus Games aims to engage players in immersive environments that enhance their gaming experience.
Starform
Venture Round in 2024
Starform was started by industry veterans with the goal of changing the way people play games together. It puts together small, autonomous teams of talented game developers and provides them with the tools, infrastructure, and support to design and build games in partnership with players, enabling gamers to get state of the art graphics and quality entertainment. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Series Entertainment
Series A in 2024
Series Entertainment is a creative company focused on the development of games utilizing artificial intelligence. It specializes in software that employs generative artificial intelligence to enhance storytelling and gameplay, offering clients advanced tools and systems. This innovative approach allows for a development process that balances quality with expansive scope, enabling the creation of more intricate and engaging gaming experiences.
Cartridge
Series A in 2024
Cartridge is a developer of a decentralized gaming platform that aims to empower web gaming communities. The company focuses on verifiable on-chain games and autonomous worlds, positioning itself at the intersection of blockchain technology and gaming. By providing game development services, Cartridge enables both gamers and developers to engage with a variety of games while facilitating efficient development, testing, and scaling of new gaming experiences. This approach not only enhances the enjoyment of games for players but also supports developers in creating innovative gaming solutions.
Sonic
Series A in 2024
Sonic's objective is to enhance the existing Solana Gaming Ecosystem to handle millions of requests per second per game and redirect them back to Solana L1.
Carbonated
Series A in 2024
Carbonated's main focus is its upcoming mobile shooter, which uses AI to make the typically hardcore genre more accessible and easier to play with just one hand. It is also developing its own live ops system, Carbyne, which it will use to quickly deliver updates to its game.
Blocklords
Seed Round in 2024
Blocklords is a team of gamers ourselves, we love creating memorable experiences that can be shared together with others.
Bazooka Tango
Series A in 2023
Bazooka Tango, Inc. is a mobile gaming company based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2019. Originally named White Water Games, Inc., the company rebranded in April 2020. Bazooka Tango specializes in the development of blockchain-based multiplayer online tactical card games, leveraging extensive experience in game publishing and design. The team behind Bazooka Tango includes creators from the hit mobile esport Vainglory, bringing decades of expertise in building and scaling successful games across various platforms, including PC and consoles. With a focus on competitive play, the company is set to release multiple titles across key gaming genres, aiming to influence the future of the gaming landscape.
Noice
Series A in 2023
Noice is an early-stage startup building an innovative social platform in one of the fastest-growing areas of the games industry.
Forge
Seed Round in 2023
Forge, Inc. is a company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2014. It specializes in developing a gaming application that allows gamers to share short clips of their in-game achievements with friends. The platform provides a fast, automatic, and always-on game capture feature, enabling users to easily record and share their gameplay moments. Forge is available for free, with no advertisements, focusing solely on enhancing the gaming experience and rewarding users for their accomplishments in gaming.
Forge
Seed Round in 2023
Forge, Inc. is a company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2014. It specializes in developing a gaming application that allows gamers to share short clips of their in-game achievements with friends. The platform provides a fast, automatic, and always-on game capture feature, enabling users to easily record and share their gameplay moments. Forge is available for free, with no advertisements, focusing solely on enhancing the gaming experience and rewarding users for their accomplishments in gaming.
Series Entertainment
Seed Round in 2023
Series Entertainment is a creative company focused on the development of games utilizing artificial intelligence. It specializes in software that employs generative artificial intelligence to enhance storytelling and gameplay, offering clients advanced tools and systems. This innovative approach allows for a development process that balances quality with expansive scope, enabling the creation of more intricate and engaging gaming experiences.
CCP Games
Venture Round in 2023
CCP Games is an independent developer known for creating massively multiplayer online (MMO) games, particularly in the science fiction genre. Founded in 1997, the company gained recognition with the launch of EVE Online in May 2003, which has received critical acclaim and numerous awards. In addition to EVE Online, CCP is also working on other projects, including Project M5 and various first-person shooters. The company focuses on providing engaging multiplayer online experiences across different platforms, fostering environments where players can challenge themselves and thrive.
Jungle
Seed Round in 2023
Jungle develops and publishes hybrid games that are mobile first and blockchain-enabled.
The Believer Company
Series A in 2023
The Believer Company is a game development studio focused on creating engaging gaming experiences by prioritizing the player. With a diverse team of developers from around the globe, the company has a rich history of crafting various popular titles, including games like Words With Friends and League of Legends. The Believer Company specializes in developing open-world games that are accessible across multiple platforms, allowing players to immerse themselves in entertainment that transcends traditional boundaries.
Redemption Games
Seed Round in 2023
Redemption Games is a mobile gaming company that develops casual games. It offers hundreds of thousands of games in the app store and to be able to rise to the top requires a unique combination of skill and effort, from how the game is designed to how its marketed and operated as a live service. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.
Methodical Games
Series A in 2022
Methodical Games is a gaming studio based in Raleigh, North Carolina, founded in 2022. The studio emphasizes a detail-oriented approach to game development, focusing on meticulously crafted gameplay. Its operational philosophy centers on cross-discipline collaboration, allowing developers to innovate and enhance their craft through direct interaction with other creatives. By promoting quick iteration and developer-driven processes, Methodical Games aims to push the boundaries of game design and create engaging experiences for players.
Ruckus Games
Seed Round in 2022
Ruckus Games is a gaming studio focused on creating captivating player experiences characterized by style, interactivity, and emergence. The studio develops cross-platform multiplayer games that emphasize cooperative suburban shooter gameplay. By designing characters with broad appeal, Ruckus Games aims to engage players in immersive environments that enhance their gaming experience.
Nerdystar
Seed Round in 2022
Nerdystar is a game development company focused on creating online PC and mobile games. It specializes in developing a gaming platform that integrates blockchain technology, allowing players to earn ownership of the games they play. This approach enhances the rights of gamers by recognizing them as providers, players, and traders within the gaming ecosystem. By leveraging blockchain, Nerdystar aims to deliver a sustainable environment for gaming, where players can actively participate in the ownership and trading of their in-game assets.
Tatsumeeko
Seed Round in 2022
Tatsumeeko is a Discord-first fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG).
Burn Ghost
Seed Round in 2022
Burn Ghost operates a casual gaming platform that combines play-to-win mechanics with Web3 technology. Users can engage in skill-based games that not only offer entertainment but also the opportunity to win various prizes, including cryptocurrency, USD, NFTs, and in-game assets. The platform is designed to enhance user engagement and foster community building through competitive and challenging gameplay. By incorporating gamification elements, Burn Ghost aims to create an interactive environment where players can earn rewards, including collectible NFTs, by demonstrating their skills in the games.
Playmint
Seed Round in 2022
Playmint is a game development studio focused on creating innovative games for the web3 era. The company specializes in developing games that incorporate player-owned economies, leveraging blockchain technology to give players full control over their digital assets. This approach allows players to earn or gain benefits through their participation in the games, aligning with the emerging trends in decentralized gaming. Through its commitment to building category-defining experiences, Playmint aims to redefine how players interact with games and their economies in the digital landscape.
Superbloom
Seed Round in 2022
Superbloom is a game development studio focused on creating mobile games that resonate with women's interests and lifestyle. The studio aims to foster meaningful connections among female players through engaging gameplay. By offering a diverse range of elevated games, Superbloom seeks to expand the gaming experience for women, providing them with content that reflects their preferences and engages their community.
GGWP
Seed Round in 2022
GGWP is a developer of an artificial intelligence platform aimed at improving the gaming experience by reducing toxic and disruptive behavior among players. The platform employs machine learning and advanced behavioral models to detect incidents of misconduct, allowing for real-time identification and prioritization of issues. By automating responses to player reports and incidents, GGWP enhances the efficiency and accuracy of moderation processes. This enables game developers to foster a more positive environment within their games, promoting healthy interactions among players.
Joyride Games
Seed Round in 2022
Joyride Games is focused on creating engaging entertainment franchises through mobile gaming, utilizing advanced artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies. The company develops character-based multiplayer games that are accessible on various devices and incorporate competitive e-sports formats. By leveraging a robust publishing and analytics platform, Joyride provides players with themed experiences and shared story worlds, which enhance gameplay through consistent formats and compelling narratives. Their offerings include innovative takes on traditional role-playing games (RPG) and casual games, allowing gamers to immerse themselves in memorable characters and stories while also giving them opportunities to monetize their gaming skills.
Studio 369
Venture Round in 2022
MetalCore is a maker of computer games. They provide services for fighting games. They provide products that include mechs, infantry, aircraft, and vehicles.
Frost Giant Studios
Series A in 2022
Frost Giant Studios, Inc. is a game development studio based in Malibu, California, founded in 2020. The company specializes in creating real-time strategy (RTS) games for competitive play on personal computers. Drawing on the expertise of its founders, who have contributed to acclaimed titles like StarCraft II, Frost Giant Studios aims to innovate within the RTS genre while maintaining its core mechanics. The studio focuses on developing games that resonate with both new and existing fans, actively incorporating player feedback to enhance the gaming experience. Their latest release, Stormgate, exemplifies their commitment to quality and accessibility in the RTS market, aiming to broaden the audience for competitive gaming and esports.
Legacy Labs
Seed Round in 2022
Legacy Labs is on a mission to create games that inspire a sense of pride and accomplishment in every player.
Sneaky Panda
Seed Round in 2021
Sneaky Panda is a mobile game development company that focuses on creating digital games with an emphasis on skill and strategy. By prioritizing these elements, Sneaky Panda aims to provide gaming enthusiasts with a fresh and engaging experience that distinguishes its offerings from existing mobile games. The company operates a game development studio dedicated to innovating within the gaming industry, catering to players seeking a new generation of games that challenge their abilities.
Splash
Series A in 2021
Splash develops AI-powered video games that lets anyone create and perform music to live audiences inside virtual venues.
Laguna Games
Seed Round in 2021
Laguna Games is a research and game development studio that specializes in making blockchain tech.
Starform
Seed Round in 2021
Starform was started by industry veterans with the goal of changing the way people play games together. It puts together small, autonomous teams of talented game developers and provides them with the tools, infrastructure, and support to design and build games in partnership with players, enabling gamers to get state of the art graphics and quality entertainment. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Manticore Games
Series C in 2021
Manticore Games, Inc. is a video game developer based in San Mateo, California, and was founded in 2016 by industry veterans with diverse experience across PC, console, mobile, and virtual reality games. The company is known for its platform, Core, which serves as both a game construction kit and a social gaming platform. Core allows users to build, share, and play online games with minimal coding experience, enabling aspiring game developers to create and publish games quickly, often in less than an hour. Manticore Games aims to foster a community where users can explore a vast universe of games, promoting creativity and collaboration among new generation game makers.
Theorycraft Games
Series A in 2021
Theorycraft Games operates as an independent game development studio that operates remotely. The company is in process of developing its first game codenamed Loki. Theorycraft was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Bebopbee
Seed Round in 2021
BebopBee is a game development studio focused on creating engaging casual app-based games, particularly in the match-3 puzzle genre. The studio aims to enhance the gaming experience by combining imagination, passion, and technology in its offerings. BebopBee's platform features games designed for mobile devices, showcasing delightful levels and visually appealing cities, allowing gamers to enjoy entertaining and immersive gameplay.
Bebopbee
Seed Round in 2021
BebopBee is a game development studio focused on creating engaging casual app-based games, particularly in the match-3 puzzle genre. The studio aims to enhance the gaming experience by combining imagination, passion, and technology in its offerings. BebopBee's platform features games designed for mobile devices, showcasing delightful levels and visually appealing cities, allowing gamers to enjoy entertaining and immersive gameplay.
Frost Giant Studios
Seed Round in 2020
Frost Giant Studios, Inc. is a game development studio based in Malibu, California, founded in 2020. The company specializes in creating real-time strategy (RTS) games for competitive play on personal computers. Drawing on the expertise of its founders, who have contributed to acclaimed titles like StarCraft II, Frost Giant Studios aims to innovate within the RTS genre while maintaining its core mechanics. The studio focuses on developing games that resonate with both new and existing fans, actively incorporating player feedback to enhance the gaming experience. Their latest release, Stormgate, exemplifies their commitment to quality and accessibility in the RTS market, aiming to broaden the audience for competitive gaming and esports.
Immutable Systems
Series B in 2020
Immutable develops blockchain-based eSport games designed to familiarize users with blockchain technology in a fun and user-friendly environment. Its eSports games use ethereum blockchain to transform digital asset ownership in the video-gaming industry. Immutable provides scalable blockchain infrastructure for video games, enabling organizations to bring transparency in the opaque world of in-game economies.
Starform
Seed Round in 2020
Starform was started by industry veterans with the goal of changing the way people play games together. It puts together small, autonomous teams of talented game developers and provides them with the tools, infrastructure, and support to design and build games in partnership with players, enabling gamers to get state of the art graphics and quality entertainment. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Carbonated
Seed Round in 2020
Carbonated's main focus is its upcoming mobile shooter, which uses AI to make the typically hardcore genre more accessible and easier to play with just one hand. It is also developing its own live ops system, Carbyne, which it will use to quickly deliver updates to its game.
Bazooka Tango
Seed Round in 2020
Bazooka Tango, Inc. is a mobile gaming company based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2019. Originally named White Water Games, Inc., the company rebranded in April 2020. Bazooka Tango specializes in the development of blockchain-based multiplayer online tactical card games, leveraging extensive experience in game publishing and design. The team behind Bazooka Tango includes creators from the hit mobile esport Vainglory, bringing decades of expertise in building and scaling successful games across various platforms, including PC and consoles. With a focus on competitive play, the company is set to release multiple titles across key gaming genres, aiming to influence the future of the gaming landscape.
Bit Fry Game Studios
Series A in 2020
Bit Fry Game Studios, Inc. is a video game developer that specializes in creating titles for next-generation console and mobile gaming platforms. Established in 2013 and headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with additional offices in Los Angeles and New York City, the company focuses on delivering online multiplayer experiences. Bit Fry aims to revive the arcade sports game genre, allowing players to engage in competitive gaming while leveraging their sports knowledge and skills. The company's offerings cater to a wide range of gaming platforms, including mobile, console, and PC.
Five Vectors
Seed Round in 2019
Five Vectors Inc. is a next-generation media company that uses a data-driven approach to build, distribute and monetize assets through third party and o&o outlets, answering the needs of a broad audience cross-platform in the entertainment world. -- With the upcoming games streaming revolution - shifting market dynamics to a much more device/platform-agnostic paradigm - Five Vectors Inc. is looking to become a full fledged next-generation media company that curates to the needs of budding entertainment ecosystems. Built to rely on widespread organic data collection, Five Vector Inc.’s affiliates build entertainment products carefully curated to specific audiences, and use content as the primary vessel to drive new users towards those products for later monetisation, thus bridging the gap between the different branches of the entertainment industry. Based on a strong belief in the ever-increasing visualisation of music through video platforms and streaming, the Five Vectors Inc. ecosystem uses contents as a full-blown marketing instrument to create relevance for products that will enhance the user experience.
Manticore Games
Series B in 2019
Manticore Games, Inc. is a video game developer based in San Mateo, California, and was founded in 2016 by industry veterans with diverse experience across PC, console, mobile, and virtual reality games. The company is known for its platform, Core, which serves as both a game construction kit and a social gaming platform. Core allows users to build, share, and play online games with minimal coding experience, enabling aspiring game developers to create and publish games quickly, often in less than an hour. Manticore Games aims to foster a community where users can explore a vast universe of games, promoting creativity and collaboration among new generation game makers.
Tonk Tonk Games
Seed Round in 2019
Tonk Tonk Games, LLC is a video game development company based in Austin, Texas, established in 2016. The company specializes in creating 3D animated video games, focusing on the multiplayer experience with its flagship title, uFighter. Tonk Tonk Games is committed to providing engaging and enjoyable gameplay without incorporating pay-to-win mechanics or manipulative practices, ensuring a fair and enjoyable experience for all players.
Network Next
Seed Round in 2019
Network Next, Inc. is a company based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 2017, that specializes in providing a cloud network program aimed at optimizing internet traffic for online game developers and interactive content. Its proprietary software creates a prioritized pathway for game traffic, enabling users to experience high-quality multiplayer gaming with minimal latency. By identifying consistent routes in real time, Network Next facilitates a fast lane for each user, enhancing the overall performance and experience of online gaming.
Manticore Games
Series A in 2017
Manticore Games, Inc. is a video game developer based in San Mateo, California, and was founded in 2016 by industry veterans with diverse experience across PC, console, mobile, and virtual reality games. The company is known for its platform, Core, which serves as both a game construction kit and a social gaming platform. Core allows users to build, share, and play online games with minimal coding experience, enabling aspiring game developers to create and publish games quickly, often in less than an hour. Manticore Games aims to foster a community where users can explore a vast universe of games, promoting creativity and collaboration among new generation game makers.
eSportsPools
Seed Round in 2017
eSportsPools is an online esports fantasy pools and betting destination. It offers eSports fans the extra fun of picking players from their favourite games to make fantasy teams and win prizes. Players are able to securely and safely bet on fantasy esports including CSGO, LOL, OW, PUBG, and Dota2.
Bit Fry Game Studios
Seed Round in 2017
Bit Fry Game Studios, Inc. is a video game developer that specializes in creating titles for next-generation console and mobile gaming platforms. Established in 2013 and headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with additional offices in Los Angeles and New York City, the company focuses on delivering online multiplayer experiences. Bit Fry aims to revive the arcade sports game genre, allowing players to engage in competitive gaming while leveraging their sports knowledge and skills. The company's offerings cater to a wide range of gaming platforms, including mobile, console, and PC.
Boom.tv
Seed Round in 2016
BoomTV is an Esports entertainment platform that provides tools to automate score tracking, streaming, and generating event hubs. Their mission is to enable communities to easily produce and partake in virtual Esports. At the core of it all is our self-driving Esports technology layer that provides a one-button solution for anyone to create, participate, and/or spectate Esports content.
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