# PlayBrain funding: rounds and investors

> PlayBrain has raised $7.5M across 2 rounds since 2019. Investors include BITKRAFT Esports Ventures and BITKRAFT Ventures. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/playbrain (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Japan · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *PlayBrain*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 2 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$7.5M** raised across 2 rounds since 2019, from 2 sources

**$1.9M** Seed **$5.6M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $5.6M Jun 2020
- **Step-up i:** 2.9×
- **Investors:** 2 (1 led)

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## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2020

**$1.9M** Seed

**$5.6M** Series A

- **First round:** Seed, $1.9M
- **Biggest round:** $5.6M
- **Between rounds:** 15 months

## The rounds

- **Jun 2020** Series A **$5.6M** *1 new* [BITKRAFT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bitkraft-ventures) Source recorded
- **Feb 2019** Seed **$1.9M** *1 new* [BITKRAFT Esports Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bitkraft-esports-ventures) Lead Reported by e27

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Seed** 2019 **Series A** 2020 [BITKRAFT Esports Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bitkraft-esports-ventures) L [BITKRAFT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bitkraft-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

[BITKRAFT Esports Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bitkraft-esports-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[BITKRAFT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bitkraft-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about PlayBrain

### Who invested in PlayBrain?

PlayBrain's investors include BITKRAFT Esports Ventures and BITKRAFT Ventures.

### How much has PlayBrain raised?

PlayBrain has raised $7.5M across 2 rounds since 2019.

### When did PlayBrain last raise?

PlayBrain's most recent round was a Series A of $5.6M in Jun 2020.

### What was PlayBrain's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $5.6M in Jun 2020, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed PlayBrain first?

PlayBrain's first round on record, in Feb 2019, was backed by BITKRAFT Esports Ventures.

### What stage is PlayBrain at?

PlayBrain's latest named round is a Series A, in Jun 2020.

### Where is PlayBrain based?

PlayBrain is based in Japan.

### Who led PlayBrain's rounds?

BITKRAFT Esports Ventures led the Seed in 2019.

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