# 1Up Ventures' Investments in United States: 19 Startups by Sector (2026) > The 19 startups in the United States that 1Up Ventures has backed, by sector: Gaming, IT Services and Entertainment and more. $169M raised. Updated nightly. Source: https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/1up-ventures-investments-united-states (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Gaming 14 - [Playable Worlds](https://millionrounds.com/company/playable-worlds) - [Core Loop Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/core-loop-games) - [Noodle Cat Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/noodle-cat-games) - [Midsummer Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/midsummer-studios) - [Absurd:Joy](https://millionrounds.com/company/absurd-joy) - [Starform](https://millionrounds.com/company/starform) - [Lightfox Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightfox-games) - [Stoke Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/stoke-games) - [Brain Jar Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/brain-jar-games) - [Sprocket Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/sprocket-games) - [Good Trouble](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-trouble) - [Elodie Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/elodie-games) - [Day 4 Night Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/day-4-night-studios) - [Superbloom](https://millionrounds.com/company/superbloom) ## IT Services 3 - [Ruckus Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/ruckus-games) - [Lightforge Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightforge-games) - [Windwalk Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/windwalk-games) ## Entertainment 2 - [Genpop Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/company/genpop-interactive) - [Double Loop Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/double-loop-games) ## Segment by segment ### Gaming 14 startups · $113M raised - [**Playable Worlds**](https://millionrounds.com/company/playable-worlds) Playable Worlds is a game development company based in San Marcos, California, founded in 2018 by industry veterans Raph Koster an United States $28M - [**Core Loop Games**](https://millionrounds.com/company/core-loop-games) Core Loop Games engages in reimagining massively multiplayer online game. United States $12M - [**Noodle Cat Games**](https://millionrounds.com/company/noodle-cat-games) Noodle Cat Games is an independent video game development studio based in Salt Lake City, Utah, founded in 2022 by industry vetera United States $12M - [**Midsummer Studios**](https://millionrounds.com/company/midsummer-studios) Midsummer Studios is a video game development studio located in Hunt Valley, Maryland. United States $8.6M - [**Absurd:Joy**](https://millionrounds.com/company/absurd-joy) Absurd: joy is a gaming company that develops and publishes VR based games. United States $8.4M - [**Starform**](https://millionrounds.com/company/starform) Starform is a Seattle-based video game development studio founded in 2018 by industry veterans. United States $6.0M - [**Lightfox Games**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightfox-games) Lightfox 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 Games**](https://millionrounds.com/company/stoke-games) Stoke 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 Games**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ruckus-games) Ruckus Games is a veteran-led video game development studio based in Frisco, Texas, established in August 2021. United States $19M - [**Lightforge Games**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightforge-games) Lightforge Games is a remote video game studio founded in 2020 by veterans from Blizzard and Epic Games. United States $15M - [**Windwalk Games**](https://millionrounds.com/company/windwalk-games) Windwalk Games is building the next generation of social games United States $4.5M ### Entertainment 2 startups · $18M raised - [**Genpop Interactive**](https://millionrounds.com/company/genpop-interactive) Genpop Interactive is an independent game studio dedicated to creating engaging and commercially successful video games. United States $9.9M - [**Double Loop Games**](https://millionrounds.com/company/double-loop-games) Double 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. ## More portfolio maps [All portfolios](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps) [Sector portfolio **1Up Ventures' Gaming portfolio** 18 startups · $119M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/1up-ventures-gaming-portfolio)[Investments abroad **C2 Ventures' investments in the United States** 19 startups · $642M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/c2-ventures-investments-united-states)[Investments abroad **Human Ventures' investments in the United States** 15 startups · $478M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/human-ventures-investments-united-states)[Investments abroad **Index Ventures' investments in the United States** 217 startups · $50B](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/index-ventures-investments-united-states)[Investments abroad **Bossa Invest's investments in the United States** 161 startups · $6.5B](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/bossa-invest-investments-united-states)[Investments abroad **Village Global's investments in the United States** 127 startups · $6.5B](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/village-global-investments-united-states) ## Raising from investors like 1Up Ventures? 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