Investors map · Worldwide

Who invests in gaming

344 investors have backed two or more of the 914 gaming startups worldwide on our map, in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed; the most active has backed 33.

344investors on the map
6kinds of investor
Andreessen Horowitzbacked the most (33)
VC firmsmost common kind

VC firms

273

+249 more

Private equity and asset managers

23

Corporate investors

18

Accelerators

13

Angels and networks

12

Government funds

5

Segment by segment

VC firms

273 investors

  1. Andreessen HorowitzVC firmUnited States33 backed
  2. Makers FundVC firmIndonesia30 backed
  3. BITKRAFT VenturesVC firmUnited States28 backed
  4. Play VenturesVC firmSingapore28 backed
  5. 1Up VenturesVC firmAustralia19 backed
  6. Tengxun TouziVC firmChina18 backed
  7. General CatalystVC firmUnited States15 backed
  8. Griffin Gaming PartnersVC firmUnited States14 backed

Private equity and asset managers

23 investors

  1. GaingelsPrivate equityUnited States15 backed
  2. PolygonHedge fundCayman Islands14 backed
  3. IDG CapitalPrivate equityChina7 backed
  4. Pioneer FundPrivate equityUnited States5 backed
  5. ElevenPrivate equityIndia5 backed
  6. Idinvest PartnersPrivate equityFrance4 backed
  7. WndrCoPrivate equityUnited States4 backed
  8. Saif PartnersPrivate equityHong Kong SAR China3 backed

Corporate investors

18 investors

  1. Samsung NextCorporate investorUnited States8 backed
  2. OKX VenturesCorporate investorIran7 backed
  3. KuCoin LabsCorporate investorSeychelles7 backed
  4. NetEaseCorporate investorJapan6 backed
  5. Coinbase VenturesCorporate investorUnited States5 backed
  6. Intel CapitalCorporate investorUnited States5 backed
  7. Sony Innovation FundCorporate investorJapan5 backed
  8. Google VenturesCorporate investorUnited States4 backed

Accelerators

13 investors

  1. Y CombinatorAcceleratorUnited States26 backed
  2. Animoca BrandsAcceleratorHong Kong SAR China25 backed
  3. GameFoundersAcceleratorEstonia11 backed
  4. BeamAcceleratorGermany10 backed
  5. Start-Up ChileAcceleratorChile5 backed
  6. AppWorksAcceleratorTaiwan3 backed
  7. BonAngels Venture PartnersAcceleratorSouth Korea2 backed
  8. Plug and PlayAcceleratorUnited States2 backed

Angels and networks

12 investors

  1. 500 GlobalAngel investorUnited States6 backed
  2. Keiretsu ForumAngel networkUnited States4 backed
  3. RWRichard WolpertAngel investorUnited States4 backed
  4. New York AngelsAngel networkUnited States3 backed
  5. KLKevin LinAngel investorUnited States2 backed
  6. EREvan RifkinAngel investor-2 backed
  7. Edward LandoAngel investorUnited States2 backed
  8. Fabrice GrindaAngel investorUnited States2 backed

Government funds

5 investors

  1. BpifranceGovernment fundFrance6 backed
  2. EIC AcceleratorGovernment fundEuropean Union2 backed
  3. Innovation NorwayGovernment fundNorway2 backed
  4. Export Development CanadaGovernment fundCanada2 backed
  5. Shenzhen Capital Group Co.Government fundChina2 backed

How this map is made. Every investor here has backed two or more startups on our gaming map, in rounds we track. Grouped by the kind of investor, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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