# Pre-seed gaming investors (2026 list) > 30 pre-seed gaming investors, 100% active in the last 12 months. Led by General Catalyst, Speedinvest, Sting. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-gaming-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # 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 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fpre-seed-gaming-investors)The top 25 **30** investors on the list No change this week **514** cheques in 12 months *-2%* against the market **$2.5M** median 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 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 2 [Speedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speedinvest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Austria **345** **$6.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 3 [Sting](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sting) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **219** **$1.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 4 [Boost VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boost-vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **194** **$2.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 5 [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **177** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [Arca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arca) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **148** **$3.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 7 [Sony Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sony-innovation-fund) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Japan **142** **$10M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 8 [Play Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/play-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **128** **$5.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Startmate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startmate) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Australia **107** **$1.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 10 [Makers Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/makers-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Indonesia **101** **$10M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 11 [Anges Quebec](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anges-quebec) *Deploying now* Angel network · Canada **83** **$1.7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 12 [APY Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apy-ventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · Türkiye **73** **$1M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 13 [AQC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aqc-capital) *Deploying now* Government · Canada **58** **$2M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 14 [Smok Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smok-vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · Poland **35** **$1.1M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 15 [GD1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gd1) *Deploying now* VC firm **8** **$22M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 16 [Ronnie Screwvala](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ronnie-screwvala) *Deploying now* Angel **7** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 17 [Info Edge ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/infoedge-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **6** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 18 [Resilience17](https://millionrounds.com/fund/resilience17) *Deploying now* Family office · Nigeria **4** **$1.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [ChimeraVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chimeravc) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **2** **$1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 20 [MIXI Global Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mixi-global-investments) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Japan **2** **$3.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 21 [Tanglin Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tanglin-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **2** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [Abdulhamid Hassan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abdulhamid-hassan) *Deploying now* Angel **2** **$1.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 23 [Oo Nwoye](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oo-nwoye) *Deploying now* Angel **2** **$1.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 24 [Untitled Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/untitled-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm **1** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [Dhruv Vohra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dhruv-vohra) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$1.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen **5 more on this list** All 30 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fpre-seed-gaming-investors) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **5** Nov **[Pliant](https://millionrounds.com/company/pliant)** Series C · $80M *Led by* [Speedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speedinvest) - **4** Nov **[Nooks](https://millionrounds.com/company/nooks)** Growth · $500M *Led by* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) - **4** Nov **[Phaze Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/phaze-inc)** Seed · $8.8M *With* [Makers Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/makers-fund) - **2** Nov **[Hypersonica](https://millionrounds.com/company/hypersonica)** Series B · $112M *Led by* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) - **2** Nov **[Lumaril](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumaril)** Series A · $66M *With* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) - **30** Oct **[Serval](https://millionrounds.com/company/serval)** Series C · $150M *With* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) ## Stages This Year 478 rounds - Seed **23%** - Series A **18%** - Venture **15%** - Series B **9%** - Pre-seed **8%** - Other **28%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **217** - Fintech **43** - Healthcare **34** - Gaming **29** - Biotech **23** - Financial Services **20** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 130 Q1 25 143 Q2 25 152 Q3 25 161 Q4 25 153 Q1 26 138 Q2 26 115 Q3 26 49 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [Seed AI investors 2,922](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-ai-investors) - [Series A AI investors 2,490](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-ai-investors) - [Series B AI investors 1,557](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-ai-investors) - [Pre-seed AI investors 1,286](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-ai-investors) - [Growth AI investors 1,186](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-ai-investors) - [Series A fintech investors 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-fintech-investors) - [Series C AI investors 930](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-c-ai-investors) - [Seed fintech investors 925](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-fintech-investors) - [Series A biotech investors 650](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-biotech-investors) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Reading for founders in media, entertainment and games - Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide Henry Jenkins · 2006 3.86 from 3,860 ratings on Goodreads Media, entertainment and games About the book Convergence Culture maps a new territory: where old and new media intersect, where grassroots and corporate media collide, where the power of the media producer and the power of the consumer interact in unpredictable ways. Henry Jenkins, one of America's most respected media… On AmazonListen on Audible - Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music Greg Kot · 2009 3.75 from 755 ratings on Goodreads Media, entertainment and games Company building About the book A decade ago the vast majority of mainstream music was funneled through a handful of media conglomerates. Now, more people are listening to more music from a greater variety of sources than at any time in history. And big corporations such as Viacom, Clear Channel, and Sony are… On AmazonListen on Audible - The Creator's Code The Six Essential Skills of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs Amy Wilkinson · 2014 3.76 from 813 ratings on Goodreads Media, entertainment and games Company building About the book Each of us has the capacity to spot opportunities, invent products, and build businesses, even $100 million businesses. How do some people turn ideas into enterprises that endure? Why do some people succeed when so many others fail? The Creator’s Code unlocks the six essential… On AmazonListen on Audible - Who Is Michael Ovitz? [Michael Ovitz](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-ovitz) · 2018 4.21 from 2,770 ratings on Goodreads Media, entertainment and games Company building About the book "When the history of Hollywood is written, few people will have played a larger role than Michael Ovitz.... It is impossible to read such a chronicle and not see Mr. Ovitz as the Steve Jobs of agenting, possessing a version of Jobs's fanatical drive and a similar desire to… On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=media&stage=idea). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## 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). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)