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Who invested in Players' Lounge

3 rounds we have observed, with the 13 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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Y Combinator: W18

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$3.8Mraised across 3 rounds since 2015, from 3 sources

$3.0MRound$750KVenture
Latest round
Venture, $750KOct 2023
Biggest round
$3.0MRound · Mar 2019
Investors
13
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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.

20152017201920212023
?Seed$3.0MRound$750KVenture
First round
Seed
Mar 2015
Biggest round
$3.0M
Round · Mar 2019
Usual gap between rounds
4.5 years
the median of 2

The rounds

  1. Oct 2023
    Venture$750K4 new

    Source recordedSEC filing: $750K sold, first sale Oct 2023

  2. Mar 2019
    Round$3.0M8 new

    Reported by VentureBeat

  3. Mar 2015
    SeedAmount undisclosed1 new
    • Found Academy

    From a historical funding record

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.

Seed2015Round2019Venture2023Y CombinatorCanaanRRE VenturesSamsung NextComcast VenturesWndrCoCourtside VenturesGriffin Gaming PartnersMarissa MayerMacroVentures

Everyone who backed them

Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
CanaanVC firm1round
RRE VenturesVC firm1round
Samsung NextCorporate VC1round
Comcast VenturesCorporate VC1round
WndrCoPrivate equity1round
Courtside VenturesVC firm1round
Griffin Gaming PartnersVC firm1round
Marissa MayerAngel1round
MacroVenturesVC firm1round
Drakeno record of our own yet1round
Found Academyno record of our own yet1round
Strauss Zelnickno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 7 firms list Players' Lounge as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

MaC Venture CapitalVC firmPer its own site
AlleyCorpVenture studioPer its own site
Sinai VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Sharp Alpha AdvisorsVC firmPer its own site
ProspeqVenture debtPer its own site
Goal VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Sinai Capital PartnersVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Players' Lounge

Who invested in Players' Lounge?

Players' Lounge's investors include Y Combinator, Canaan, RRE Ventures, Samsung Next and Comcast Ventures, and 8 more on record.

How much has Players' Lounge raised?

Players' Lounge has raised $3.8M across 3 rounds since 2015. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Players' Lounge last raise?

Players' Lounge's most recent round was a Venture of $750K in Oct 2023.

What was Players' Lounge's biggest round?

Players' Lounge's largest round on record is $3.0M (Undisclosed round), in Mar 2019.

Who backed Players' Lounge first?

Players' Lounge's first round on record, in Mar 2015, was backed by Found Academy.

What stage is Players' Lounge at?

Players' Lounge's latest named round is a Venture, in Oct 2023.

Where is Players' Lounge based?

Players' Lounge is based in the United States.

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