42 investors have funded 13 Casual Game Developers companies head-officed in Seattle, across 64 rounds (Sep 2008 – Feb 2026). They are ranked by how many Seattle companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Seattle" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Founders' Co-op | Seattle, United States | Seed | 2 | 3 | — | Jul 2012 | 97 |
| 2 | The Venture Reality Fund | San Francisco, United States | Series ASeries DSeed | 2 | 3 | 2 | Mar 2021 | 46 |
| 3 | Anorak Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Series BSeries DSeed | 2 | 3 | 1 | Mar 2021 | 46 |
| 4 | 1Up Ventures | United States | Seed | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 2022 | 47 |
| 5 | Sequoia Capital | Menlo Park, United States | Series ASeries CSeries D | 1 | 5 | 3 | Dec 2021 | 1,568 |
| 6 | Index Ventures | London, United Kingdom | Series BSeries DSeries E+ | 1 | 3 | 2 | Dec 2021 | 639 |
| 7 | First Round Capital | San Francisco, United States | Series BSeries CSeries D | 1 | 3 | — | Mar 2021 | 476 |
| 8 | Madrona Venture Group | Seattle, United States | Series CSeries DSeries E+ | 1 | 3 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 271 |
| 9 | Betaworks | New York City, United States | Series BSeries ASeries D | 1 | 3 | 1 | Mar 2021 | 168 |
| 10 | Maveron | Seattle, United States | Series BSeries D | 1 | 2 | — | Mar 2021 | 170 |
| 11 | Keiretsu Forum | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 2 | — | Jun 2014 | 154 |
| 12 | Acequia Capital | Seattle, United States | Series BSeries D | 1 | 2 | — | Mar 2021 | 115 |
| 13 | Lightspeed Venture Partners | Menlo Park, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2022 | 860 |
| 14 | General Catalyst | San Francisco, United States | PE | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2008 | 855 |
| 15 | Founders Fund | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2012 | 543 |
| 16 | DCM Ventures | Menlo Park, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2009 | 293 |
| 17 | Coatue | New York City, United States | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 312 |
| 18 | Balderton Capital | London, United Kingdom | PE | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2008 | 244 |
| 19 | Right Side Capital Management | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2012 | 358 |
| 20 | Foundry | Boulder, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2009 | 203 |
| 21 | Initialized Capital | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2016 | 207 |
| 22 | Meritech | Palo Alto, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2009 | 184 |
| 23 | DAG Ventures | Palo Alto, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2019 | 133 |
| 24 | Vulcan Capital | Seattle, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2009 | 139 |
| 25 | BITKRAFT Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2022 | 140 |
| 26 | March Capital | Santa Monica, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2020 | 76 |
| 27 | Signia Venture Partners | Menlo Park, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2016 | 68 |
| 28 | Alsop Louie Partners | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2009 | 50 |
| 29 | Vulcan | Seattle | Series D | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2021 | 51 |
| 30 | Pathbreaker Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2016 | 34 |
| 31 | Hiro Capital | London, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2020 | 35 |
| 32 | Presence Capital | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2016 | 27 |
| 33 | Benaroya | Seattle, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2012 | 16 |
| 34 | Leo Capital Holdings | Northbrook, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2009 | 8 |
| 35 | Salmon River Capital | Bronxville, United States | PE | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2008 | 5 |
| 36 | Pioneer Venture Partners | Kirkland, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2012 | 4 |
| 37 | Indexa Capital | Madrid, Spain | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2020 | 4 |
| 38 | Lifelike Capital | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2026 | 3 |
| 39 | ESO Fund | San Mateo, United States | PE | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2012 | 2 |
| 40 | Geocaching | Seattle, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2012 | 2 |
| 41 | Moon Holdings | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2022 | 2 | |
| 42 | Paradox Interactive | Stockholm, Sweden | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2018 | 1 |
Head office of the investors on this page.
Rounds by stage — where in a company's life this money arrives.
Total disclosed size of each round, not one investor's share.
How active this market has been.
Casual Game Developers companies head-officed in Seattle that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec Room recroom.com |
13 | 29 | $1.7B | Series E+ Dec 2021 |
| Drifter Games drifter.games |
6 | 6 | $15.9M | Seed Dec 2016 |
| Smith & Tinker smithandtinker.com |
5 | 5 | $145M | Series A Aug 2009 |
| Big Fish Games bigfishgames.com |
4 | 4 | $261.8M | PE Apr 2012 |
| Lost Lake Games lostlakegames.com |
4 | 4 | $20M | Seed Feb 2022 |
| Zipline Games ziplinegames.com |
4 | 5 | $7.8M | Seed Jul 2012 |
| Lightfox Games lightfoxgames.com |
3 | 3 | $11.5M | Seed Nov 2020 |
| Jawfish Games jawfishgames.com |
2 | 2 | $3.5M | Seed Jul 2012 |
| PopCap popcap.com |
1 | 1 | $22.5M | Series A Oct 2009 |
| Ironwood Studios ironwoodstudios.com |
1 | 1 | $4M | Seed Feb 2026 |
| Hardsuit Labs hardsuitlabs.com |
1 | 1 | $2M | Series A Jan 2018 |
| Massively Fun massivelyfun.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Dec 2010 |
| HollywoodPlayer exponentialent.com |
1 | 2 | — | Seed Jun 2014 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | Lifelike CapitalLED | Ironwood Studios | Seed | $4M |
| Feb 2022 | Lightspeed Venture Partners | Lost Lake Games | Seed | $5M |
| Feb 2022 | Moon Holdings | Lost Lake Games | Seed | $5M |
| Feb 2022 | 1Up Ventures | Lost Lake Games | Seed | $5M |
| Feb 2022 | BITKRAFT VenturesLED | Lost Lake Games | Seed | $5M |
| Dec 2021 | Sequoia Capital | Rec Room | Series E+ | $145M |
| Dec 2021 | Index Ventures | Rec Room | Series E+ | $145M |
| Dec 2021 | Madrona Venture Group | Rec Room | Series E+ | $145M |
| Dec 2021 | CoatueLED | Rec Room | Series E+ | $145M |
| Mar 2021 | Anorak Ventures | Rec Room | Series D | $100M |
| Mar 2021 | First Round Capital | Rec Room | Series D | $100M |
| Mar 2021 | Sequoia CapitalLED | Rec Room | Series D | $100M |
| Mar 2021 | Index VenturesLED | Rec Room | Series D | $100M |
| Mar 2021 | Vulcan | Rec Room | Series D | $100M |
| Mar 2021 | Maveron | Rec Room | Series D | $100M |
| Mar 2021 | Betaworks | Rec Room | Series D | $100M |
| Mar 2021 | Madrona Venture Group | Rec Room | Series D | $100M |
| Mar 2021 | Acequia Capital | Rec Room | Series D | $100M |
| Mar 2021 | The Venture Reality Fund | Rec Room | Series D | $100M |
| Dec 2020 | First Round Capital | Rec Room | Series C | $20M |
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