# 1Up Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> 1Up Ventures is a vc firm based in Australia. 43 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/1up-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# 1Up Ventures

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 43 cheques on record.

Deploying now VC firm

Seed Venture Series A Venture Capital & Private Equity

Deploying now

**9%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 43 on record

Since the last cheque **86** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$5.0M** Rounds led **0 of 43** Sole investor **8 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 84%**

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## 1Up Ventures highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 74% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $4.0M

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Australia
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **43 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Good Trouble](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-trouble)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **2025** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Galaxy Grove](https://millionrounds.com/company/galaxy-grove)** Seed · NL · Firms' own news pages **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Brain Jar Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/brain-jar-games)** Seed · US **$5.5M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Qloud Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/qloud-games)** Seed · AU **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Dead Astronauts](https://millionrounds.com/company/dead-astronauts)** Seed · SE **$4.1M** Sole investor
- **2024** 9 rounds
- **Nov** **[Ruckus Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/ruckus-games)** Series A · US **$19M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Starform](https://millionrounds.com/company/starform)** Venture · US **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Windwalk Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/windwalk-games)** Seed · US **$4.5M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Day 4 Night Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/day-4-night-studios)** Seed · US **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Magic Potion Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/magic-potion-games)** Pre-seed · US **$4.5M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Moon Beast Productions](https://millionrounds.com/company/moon-beast-productions)** Seed · US **$4.5M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Midsummer Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/midsummer-studios)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Stoke Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/stoke-games)** Seed · US **$5.5M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Talofa](https://millionrounds.com/company/talofa)** Seed · US **$6.3M** With 3 others
- **2023** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[Elodie Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/elodie-games)** Venture · US **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Genpop Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/company/genpop-interactive)** Venture · US **$9.9M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Bazooka Tango](https://millionrounds.com/company/bazooka-tango)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Noodle Cat Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/noodle-cat-games)** Series A · US **$12M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Return Entertainment](https://millionrounds.com/company/return-entertainment)** Venture · FI **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Jam & Tea Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/jam-and-tea-studios)** Seed · US **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Gardens](https://millionrounds.com/company/gardens)** Series A · US **$31M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Good Trouble](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-trouble)** Seed · US **$1.9M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Bebopbee](https://millionrounds.com/company/bebopbee)** Venture · US **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[FuzzyBot](https://millionrounds.com/company/fuzzybot)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Lightfox Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightfox-games)** Venture · US **$6.0M** Sole investor
- **2022** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[Bit Fry Game Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/bit-fry-game-studios)** Venture · US **$1.2M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Methodical Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/methodical-games)** Seed · US **$15M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Sprocket Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/sprocket-games)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Atom Switch](https://millionrounds.com/company/atom-switch)** Venture · US **$3.4M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Notorious Studio](https://millionrounds.com/company/notorious-studio)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Lumi Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumi-interactive)** Seed · AU **$6.8M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Legendary Play](https://millionrounds.com/company/legendary-play)** Series A · DE **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Playable Worlds](https://millionrounds.com/company/playable-worlds)** Series B · US **$25M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Superbloom](https://millionrounds.com/company/superbloom)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Lightforge Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightforge-games)** Series A · US **$15M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Lost Lake Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/lost-lake-games)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **2021** 6 rounds
- **Nov** **[Core Loop Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/core-loop-games)** Series A · US **$12M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Toya Pioneering Women](https://millionrounds.com/company/toya-pioneering-women)** Seed **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Drop Fake](https://millionrounds.com/company/drop-fake)** Seed **$9.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Twin Suns](https://millionrounds.com/company/twin-suns)** Seed **$3.9M** Sole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The cheque

Seed Venture Series A

Median round joined **$5.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$4.0M**

Led 0 of 43 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 8 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *21*
- Venture *10*
- Series A *9*
- Pre-seed *1*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [BITKRAFT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bitkraft-ventures) 16
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 6
- [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) 5
- [Galaxy Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galaxy-interactive-2) 4
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 4
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as 1Up Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**BITKRAFT Ventures** VC firm **16** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bitkraft-ventures)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Gaingels** Private equity **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels)[**Galaxy Interactive** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galaxy-interactive-2)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**Courtside Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/courtside-ventures)[**GFR Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gfr-fund)[**Makers Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/makers-fund)

## Recently backed

The latest companies 1Up Ventures put money into.

[**Good Trouble** $3.0M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-trouble)[**Brain Jar Games** $5.5M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/brain-jar-games)[**Qloud Games** $5.0M · Aug 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/qloud-games)[**Dead Astronauts** $4.1M · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/dead-astronauts)[**Ruckus Games** $19M · Nov 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/ruckus-games)[**Starform** $6.0M · Nov 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/starform)

## Quick answers about 1Up Ventures

### What does 1Up Ventures invest in?

1Up Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (74% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is 1Up Ventures?

43 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

### What has 1Up Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Good Trouble (Seed, Aug 2026), Galaxy Grove (Seed, Oct 2025) and Brain Jar Games (Seed, Oct 2025).

### How big are 1Up Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M.

### Does 1Up Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 43 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does 1Up Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (84%) and Australia (5%).

### Is 1Up Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does 1Up Ventures invest alongside?

Most often BITKRAFT Ventures (16 rounds together), Andreessen Horowitz (6 rounds together) and Gaingels (5 rounds together).

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