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Pre-seed gaming investors

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a pre-seed round raised by a gaming company in the last two years. Both the stage and the sector are what they did, not what their website says.

See all 30 →The top 25
30investors on the listNo change this week
514cheques in 12 months-2% against the market
$2.5Mmedian round they joined-69% against the market median
100%wrote a cheque in 12 months
43%have led a round

The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

  1. 1General CatalystDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,387$27Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  2. 2SpeedinvestDeploying nowVC firm · Austria345$6.7Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  3. 3StingDeploying nowVC firm · United States219$1.5Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  4. 4Boost VCDeploying nowVC firm · United States194$2.5Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  5. 5Blackbird VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States177$7Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  6. 6ArcaDeploying nowVC firm · United States148$3.8Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  7. 7Sony Innovation FundDeploying nowCorporate VC · Japan142$10Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  8. 8Play VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · Singapore128$5.8Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  9. 9StartmateDeploying nowAccelerator · Australia107$1.6Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  10. 10Makers FundDeploying nowVC firm · Indonesia101$10Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  11. 11Anges QuebecDeploying nowAngel network · Canada83$1.7Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  12. 12APY VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · Türkiye73$1Mmedian roundJul 2026last seen
  13. 13AQC CapitalDeploying nowGovernment · Canada58$2Mmedian roundAug 2026last seen
  14. 14Smok VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · Poland35$1.1Mmedian roundJul 2026last seen
  15. 15GD1Deploying nowVC firm8$22Mmedian roundAug 2026last seen
  16. 16Ronnie ScrewvalaDeploying nowAngel7$10Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  17. 17Info Edge venturesDeploying nowVC firm · India6$13Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  18. 18Resilience17Deploying nowFamily office · Nigeria4$1.5Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  19. 19ChimeraVCDeploying nowVC firm · India2$1Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  20. 20MIXI Global InvestmentsDeploying nowCorporate VC · Japan2$3.3Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  21. 21Tanglin Venture PartnersDeploying nowVC firm · Singapore2$13Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  22. 22Abdulhamid HassanDeploying nowAngel2$1.5Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  23. 23Oo NwoyeDeploying nowAngel2$1.5Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  24. 24Untitled VenturesDeploying nowVC firm1$10Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  25. 25Dhruv VohraDeploying nowAngel1$1.1Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
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Quick answers about pre-seed gaming investors

Who are the most active pre-seed gaming investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are General Catalyst, Speedinvest, Sting, Boost VC and Blackbird Ventures.

How many pre-seed gaming investors are there?

30 are on record. 100% made an investment in the last 12 months and 43% have led a round.

Which stages do pre-seed gaming investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (30%) and Series A (23%).

How big are the rounds pre-seed gaming investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $3.3M.

Which sectors do pre-seed gaming investors back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Healthcare.

Which pre-seed gaming investors lead the most rounds?

General Catalyst (97 led), Blackbird Ventures (13 led) and Speedinvest (8 led).

Where are pre-seed gaming investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (5), Japan (2) and Singapore (2).

What have pre-seed gaming investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Pliant (Series C, Nov 2026, with Speedinvest), Nooks (Growth, Nov 2026, with General Catalyst) and Phaze Inc. (Seed, Nov 2026, with Makers Fund).

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