Investments abroad · VC firm · Australia
1Up Ventures' investments in the United States
1Up Ventures, based in Australia, has backed 19 startups in the United States in rounds we track, $169M between them, grouped by their main sector.
Gaming
14
Funding by segment
- Gaming$113M14
- IT Services$39M3
- Entertainment$18M2
Where they are based
- United States19$169M
United StatesFounded
2 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M0
- $1M to $10M14
- $10M to $50M5
- $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.
17 of 19 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 States19
Startups by country, 1 country in all.
Segment by segment
Gaming
14 startups · $113M raised
Playable WorldsPlayable Worlds is a game development company based in San Marcos, California, founded in 2018 by industry veterans Raph Koster anUnited States$28M
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
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
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
Stoke GamesStoke Games is an independent game development studio working on the next landmark online role-playing universe.United States$5.5M
IT Services
3 startups · $39M raised
Ruckus GamesRuckus Games is a veteran-led video game development studio based in Frisco, Texas, established in August 2021.United States$19M
Lightforge GamesLightforge Games is a remote video game studio founded in 2020 by veterans from Blizzard and Epic Games.United States$15M
Windwalk GamesWindwalk Games is building the next generation of social gamesUnited States$4.5M
Entertainment
2 startups · $18M raised
Genpop InteractiveGenpop Interactive is an independent game studio dedicated to creating engaging and commercially successful video games.United States$9.9M
Double Loop GamesDouble Loop Games was a mobile game development studio based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2019.United States$8.0M
How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names 1Up Ventures as an investor and is based in United States. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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