Luxembourg · Investor

Middlegame Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 25 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $3.3M, Jan 2020VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BCryptoNon-fungibleWeb 3

Deploying now
90%of best year9cheques in 12 months, 25 on record
Since the last cheque53days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.5MRounds led2 of 25Sole investor3 roundsMostly inIreland, 36%
Pitch Middlegame Ventures

Middlegame Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    9 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 64% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $8.0M

What they do

We invest in and partner with exceptional European entrepreneursFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
CryptoNon-fungibleWeb 3
Based in
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first25 appearances

  1. 2026

    9 rounds

  2. Sept
    fundcraftGrowth · LU · Middlegame Ventures$14MWith 4 others
  3. Sept
    ZeroRiskSeries A · IE · Ventureburn$10MLed
  4. Sept
    WayflyerDebt · IE$50MWith 4 others
  5. Jun
    TrustapVenture · IE$10MWith 2 others
  6. May
    PayslipVenture · IEUndisclosedWith 3 others
  7. Mar
    KeyrockSeries C · BE · SC VenturesUndisclosedWith 4 others
  8. Mar
    Theia InsightsSeries A · US · Unusual Ventures$8.0MLed
  9. Mar
    KaynaSeed · IE$1.7MWith 3 others
  10. Feb
    CircitGrowth · IE$22MWith 1 other
  11. 2025

    7 rounds

  12. Oct
    PaygenticPre-seed · US$2.0MSole investor
  13. Jun
    OutminIE · Silicon Canals$4.5MWith 5 others
  14. Jun
    VisionRSeed · IE$1.7MWith 1 other
  15. Apr
    Ctrl AltVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 2 others
  16. Apr
    Cloud CapitalSeed · US$5.4MWith 5 others
  17. Mar
    BlockpitVenture · ATUndisclosedWith 2 others
  18. Mar
    UrbanFoxVenture · IE$8.0MWith 4 others
  19. 2024

    3 rounds

  20. Sept
    One TradingVenture · ITUndisclosedWith 3 others
  21. Jun
    Linq.ggSeed · US$2.3MWith 1 other
  22. Jan
    FinoaVenture · DE$8.2MWith 2 others
  23. 2023

    1 round

  24. Apr
    Next Gate TechVenture · LU$8.8MWith 1 other
  25. 2022

    3 rounds

  26. Aug
    NivauraVenture · GB$11MWith 2 others
  27. Jun
    OpenSeries A · US$26MWith 5 others
  28. Apr
    ConjuraSeries A · GB$16MSole investor
  29. 2021

    2 rounds

  30. Sept
    CoinfirmSeries A · GB$8.0MSole investor
  31. Jan
    Minna TechnologiesSeries B · SE · 13books Capital$19MWith 3 others

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 team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

LML. Michael MeyerDirectoriFiling they signed
PBPascal BouvierDirectoriFiling they signed
PMPatrick Michael PinschmidtDirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 11 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who backs their funds

1 LP on record in Middlegame Ventures's funds

Funds
1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: an LP list.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

5 of 7 we have independently watched raise

DriveWealthEllipticPersoneticsRippleSocureAlchemyTandem

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Middlegame Ventures put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Middlegame Ventures in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Middlegame Ventures

What does Middlegame Ventures invest in?

Middlegame Ventures invests most often at Venture and Series A (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Crypto, Non-fungible and Web 3.

How active is Middlegame Ventures?

25 investments on record, 9 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Middlegame Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: fundcraft (Growth, Sept 2026), ZeroRisk (Series A, Sept 2026) and Wayflyer (Debt, Sept 2026).

How big are Middlegame Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.5M.

Does Middlegame Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 25 investments on record (8%).

Where does Middlegame Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Ireland (36%), the United States (20%) and the United Kingdom (16%).

Is Middlegame Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 9 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Middlegame Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Enterprise Ireland (7 rounds together), Delta Partners (2 rounds together) and Speedinvest (2 rounds together).

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