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1Up Ventures' Gaming portfolio
1Up Ventures has backed 18 Gaming startups in rounds we track, $119M between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Playable Worlds.
Funding by segment
- Pre-seed and seed$57M10
- Series A$47M5
- Stage not reported$16M3
Where they are based
- United States13$85M
- Australia2$12M
- Canada1$4.5M
- Germany1$4.0M
United States
Australia
Canada
GermanyFounded
2 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M0
- $1M to $10M15
- $10M to $50M3
- $50M to $250M0
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
16 of 18 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States13
- Australia2
- Canada1
- Germany1
Startups by country, 4 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Pre-seed and seed
10 startups · $57M raised
Midsummer StudiosMidsummer Studios is a video game development studio located in Hunt Valley, Maryland.United States$8.6M
Absurd:JoyAbsurd: joy is a gaming company that develops and publishes VR based games.United States$8.4M
Lumi InteractiveLumi Interactive is a female-founded mobile game studio based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Australia$6.8M
Stoke GamesStoke Games is an independent game development studio working on the next landmark online role-playing universe.United States$5.5M
Brain Jar GamesBrain Jar Games is a seed-stage video game studio founded in 2024 and based in San Francisco, California.United States$5.5M
Qloud GamesQloud Games is an independent game development studio based in Sydney, Australia, founded in 2022 by Michael Su, Martina Qin, and Australia$5.0M
Sprocket GamesSprocket Games was a game development studio founded in 2022 by experienced professionals from Riot Games, Obsidian, Google, and CCP Games.United States$5.0M
Good TroubleGood Trouble is a game studio that is focused on creating incredible and accessible games.United States$4.9M
Series A
5 startups · $47M raised
SuperkindSuperkind is a women-led tech company making the next generation of AI-powered super experiences-$14M
Core Loop GamesCore Loop Games engages in reimagining massively multiplayer online game.United States$12M
Noodle Cat GamesNoodle Cat Games is an independent video game development studio based in Salt Lake City, Utah, founded in 2022 by industry veteraUnited States$12M
Magic Potion GamesMagic Potion Games is a computer gaming company that offers an online space for social gaming.Canada$4.5M
Legendary PlayLegendary Play is a mobile game development studio based in Berlin, founded in 2017.Germany$4.0M
Stage not reported
3 startups · $16M raised
StarformStarform is a Seattle-based video game development studio founded in 2018 by industry veterans.United States$6.0M
Lightfox GamesLightfox Games is a mobile game developer and publisher based in Seattle, founded in 2019 by a team of industry veterans.United States$6.0M
Elodie GamesElodie Games is a game development studio based in Venice, California, founded in 2019 by experienced professionals from major gamUnited States$4.0M
How this map is made. Every startup here works in Gaming and has raised money in a round we track that names 1Up Ventures as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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