# Esports investors (2026 list) > 24 esports investors, 100% active in the last 12 months. Led by Alumni Ventures, Kima Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/esports-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Esports investors Updated 7 November 2026 Firms observed backing an esports company in the last two years, taken from what they funded rather than from what their website says they like. [See all 24 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fesports-investors)The top 24 **24** investors on the list No change this week **877** cheques in 12 months *-13%* against the market **$9.8M** median round they joined *+22%* against the market median **100%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **33%** have led a round ## The Top 24 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (24) - 1 [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,598** **$12M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 2 [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **859** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 3 [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **493** **$4.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) *Deploying now* Investment bank · Japan **443** **$5.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 5 [Correlation Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/correlation-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **395** **$9M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 6 [East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **367** **$2.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) *Deploying now* Investment firm **293** **$58M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 8 [Western Technology Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wti) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **222** **$11M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 9 [Mizuho Corporate Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **217** **$9.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Japan **200** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Team Ignite Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/team-ignite-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **177** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 12 [Accomplice](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accomplice) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **143** **$7M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 13 [NAP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nap) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **138** **$6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 14 [Left Lane Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/left-lane-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **102** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [Eight Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eight-capital) *Deploying now* Fund of funds · United Arab Emirates **73** **$500K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 16 [Canaccord Genuity Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaccord-genuity-group) *Deploying now* Micro VC · Canada **54** **$17M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 17 [Raptor Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raptor-group) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **50** **$15M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 18 [SeventySix Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seventysix-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **29** **$12M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen - 19 [Simplex Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/simplex-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC **2** **$20M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen - 20 [Astralis Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/astralis-capital) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **1** **$20M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen - 21 [Bestvantage Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bestvantage-investments) *Deploying now* Accelerator · India **1** **$3.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [Harlo Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harlo-equity-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · Canada **1** **$20M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen - 23 [ARK Invest Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ark-invest-venture-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm **1** **$20M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen - 24 [Anand Mahindra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anand-mahindra) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$3.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **5** Nov **[firmly](https://millionrounds.com/company/firmly)** Series A · $15M *With* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) - **5** Nov **[RadianX](https://millionrounds.com/company/radianx)** Seed · $9M *With* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) - **4** Nov **[Shackleton AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/shackleton-ai)** Seed · $5M *With* [Correlation Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/correlation-ventures) - **3** Nov **[AQQI](https://millionrounds.com/company/aqqi)** Seed · $4.5M *With* [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) - **2** Nov **[Larridin](https://millionrounds.com/company/larridin)** Series A · $30M *With* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) - **2** Nov **[BionicM](https://millionrounds.com/company/bionicm)** Series B *With* [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) ## Stages This Year 793 rounds - Venture **22%** - Seed **19%** - Series A **17%** - Series B **9%** - Debt **8%** - Other **24%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **283** - Healthcare **41** - Fintech **38** - Energy **35** - Biotech **34** - Aerospace & Space **33** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 263 Q1 25 254 Q2 25 278 Q3 25 280 Q4 25 285 Q1 26 250 Q2 26 213 Q3 26 29 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI investors 7,040](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors) - [Fintech investors 2,997](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-investors) - [Big Data & Analytics investors 1,954](https://millionrounds.com/lists/big-data-investors) - [Biotech investors 1,901](https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors) - [Robotics investors 1,714](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-investors) - [Energy investors 1,707](https://millionrounds.com/lists/energy-investors) - [Construction investors 1,609](https://millionrounds.com/lists/construction-investors) - [Manufacturing investors 1,385](https://millionrounds.com/lists/manufacturing-investors) - [Cybersecurity investors 1,380](https://millionrounds.com/lists/cybersecurity-investors) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about esports investors ### Who are the most active esports investors? By cheques observed, the most active are Alumni Ventures, Kima Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, SMBC Venture Capital and Correlation Ventures. ### How many esports investors are there? 24 are on record. 100% made an investment in the last 12 months and 33% have led a round. ### Which stages do esports investors back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (26%) and Series A (24%). ### How big are the rounds esports investors join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $10M. ### Which sectors do esports investors back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Healthcare and Fintech. ### Which esports investors lead the most rounds? Accomplice (8 led), Left Lane Capital (8 led) and East Ventures (4 led). ### Where are esports investors based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (9), Japan (4) and Canada (2). ### What have esports investors invested in recently? Recent rounds include firmly (Series A, Nov 2026, with Alumni Ventures), RadianX (Seed, Nov 2026, with Alumni Ventures) and Shackleton AI (Seed, Nov 2026, with Correlation Ventures). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)