107 investors have funded 43 Gaming companies head-officed in Seattle, across 168 rounds (Mar 2004 – 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 | Techstars | New York City, United States | Seed | 4 | 5 | 2 | Feb 2018 | 3,580 |
| 2 | Madrona Venture Group | Seattle, United States | SeedSeries ASeries C | 3 | 6 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 271 |
| 3 | BITKRAFT Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Series ASeedSeries B | 3 | 4 | 3 | Nov 2024 | 140 |
| 4 | Founders' Co-op | Seattle, United States | Seed | 3 | 4 | 1 | May 2017 | 97 |
| 5 | Acequia Capital | Seattle, United States | SeedSeries BSeries D | 3 | 4 | 1 | Aug 2023 | 115 |
| 6 | The Venture Reality Fund | San Francisco, United States | Series ASeries DSeed | 3 | 4 | 3 | Aug 2023 | 46 |
| 7 | Andreessen Horowitz | New York City, United States | Series BSeed | 3 | 3 | — | Oct 2024 | 1,117 |
| 8 | Vulcan | Seattle | SeedSeries D | 3 | 3 | — | Mar 2021 | 51 |
| 9 | 1Up Ventures | United States | Seed | 3 | 3 | 1 | Feb 2022 | 47 |
| 10 | Foundry | Boulder, United States | Series ASeed | 2 | 3 | 2 | Jun 2018 | 203 |
| 11 | Maveron | Seattle, United States | SeedSeries BSeries D | 2 | 3 | — | Mar 2021 | 170 |
| 12 | Vulcan Capital | Seattle, United States | Series ASeries B | 2 | 3 | — | Jul 2020 | 139 |
| 13 | Anorak Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Series BSeries DSeed | 2 | 3 | 1 | Mar 2021 | 46 |
| 14 | Shasta Ventures | Portola Valley, United States | Seed | 2 | 2 | 1 | Nov 2018 | 198 |
| 15 | Makers Fund | San Francisco, United States | SeedSeries B | 2 | 2 | 2 | Sep 2022 | 93 |
| 16 | Rustic Canyon Partners | Los Angeles, United States | Series B | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 2012 | 48 |
| 17 | Pioneer Square Labs | Seattle, United States | Seed | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 2018 | 51 |
| 18 | Griffin Gaming Partners | Santa Monica, United States | Series A | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 2023 | 56 |
| 19 | Hiro Capital | London, United Kingdom | Series BSeed | 2 | 2 | 1 | Nov 2020 | 35 |
| 20 | Lifelike Capital | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 2 | 2 | 1 | Feb 2026 | 3 |
| 21 | Sequoia Capital | Menlo Park, United States | Series ASeries CSeries D | 1 | 5 | 3 | Dec 2021 | 1,568 |
| 22 | Index Ventures | London, United Kingdom | Series BSeries DSeries E+ | 1 | 3 | 2 | Dec 2021 | 639 |
| 23 | First Round Capital | San Francisco, United States | Series BSeries CSeries D | 1 | 3 | — | Mar 2021 | 476 |
| 24 | Betaworks | New York City, United States | Series BSeries ASeries D | 1 | 3 | 1 | Mar 2021 | 168 |
| 25 | Benchmark | San Francisco, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Oct 2012 | 293 |
| 26 | FirstMark | New York City, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Oct 2012 | 183 |
| 27 | Keiretsu Forum | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 2 | — | Jun 2014 | 154 |
| 28 | Amazon | Seattle, United States | Series A | 1 | 2 | — | Jul 2008 | 95 |
| 29 | Galaxy Interactive | New York City, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | 1 | Apr 2022 | 62 |
| 30 | Second Avenue Partners | Seattle, United States | Series A | 1 | 2 | — | Jul 2008 | 30 |
| 31 | NetEase Games | Guangzhou, China | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Apr 2022 | 40 |
| 32 | GoAhead Ventures | Menlo Park, United States | Series ASeed | 1 | 2 | — | Aug 2019 | 36 |
| 33 | Dune Ventures | New York City, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Nov 2024 | 16 |
| 34 | Y Combinator | Mountain View, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2017 | 5,648 |
| 35 | New Enterprise Associates | Menlo Park, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2021 | 1,110 |
| 36 | Lightspeed Venture Partners | Menlo Park, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2022 | 860 |
| 37 | General Catalyst | San Francisco, United States | PE | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2008 | 855 |
| 38 | Founders Fund | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2012 | 543 |
| 39 | Global Founders Capital | Berlin, Germany | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2021 | 563 |
| 40 | DFJ | Menlo Park, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2011 | 336 |
| 41 | DCM Ventures | Menlo Park, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2009 | 293 |
| 42 | Coatue | New York City, United States | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 312 |
| 43 | Balderton Capital | London, United Kingdom | PE | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2008 | 244 |
| 44 | SoftBank Vision Fund | London, United Kingdom | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2022 | 325 |
| 45 | Trinity Ventures | Menlo Park, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2007 | 198 |
| 46 | Right Side Capital Management | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2012 | 358 |
| 47 | Animoca Brands | Kowloon, China | Angel | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2023 | 320 |
| 48 | Initialized Capital | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2016 | 207 |
| 49 | Meritech | Palo Alto, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2009 | 184 |
| 50 | Polychain | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2023 | 186 |
| 51 | DAG Ventures | Palo Alto, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2019 | 133 |
| 52 | Two Sigma Ventures | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2016 | 106 |
| 53 | Shima Capital | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2022 | 174 |
| 54 | Ben Franklin Technology Partners | State College, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2016 | 150 |
| 55 | Bullpen Capital | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2019 | 102 |
| 56 | HashKey | Hong Kong, China | Angel | 1 | 1 | — | May 2023 | 127 |
| 57 | AU21 Capital | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2022 | 126 |
| 58 | March Capital | Santa Monica, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2020 | 76 |
| 59 | GSR Ventures | Palo Alto | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2018 | 97 |
| 60 | Play Ventures | Singapore, Singapore | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2019 | 86 |
| 61 | Spectrum Equity | Boston, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2004 | 93 |
| 62 | Intel Education Accelerator | Santa Clara, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2008 | 83 |
| 63 | Signia Venture Partners | Menlo Park, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2016 | 68 |
| 64 | Trilogy Equity Partners | Bellevue, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2017 | 60 |
| 65 | Draper Dragon | Shanghai, China | Angel | 1 | 1 | — | May 2023 | 73 |
| 66 | Infinity Ventures Crypto | Taipei, Taiwan | Angel | 1 | 1 | — | May 2023 | 83 |
| 67 | Binance Labs | Valletta, Malta | Angel | 1 | 1 | — | May 2023 | 79 |
| 68 | Genblock Capital | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2022 | 77 |
| 69 | Alsop Louie Partners | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2009 | 50 |
| 70 | CRCM Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2018 | 64 |
| 71 | Colopl Next | Minato City, Japan | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2016 | 60 |
| 72 | Brevan Howard | Saint Helier, Channel Islands | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2023 | 56 |
| 73 | Sisu | Helsinki, Finland | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2021 | 44 |
| 74 | Youbi Capital | Cayman Islands | Angel | 1 | 1 | — | May 2023 | 54 |
| 75 | Pathbreaker Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2016 | 34 |
| 76 | Franklin Templeton India | Mumbai, India | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2023 | 42 |
| 77 | Krafton | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2021 | 38 |
| 78 | Polygon Studios | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2022 | 39 |
| 79 | Ambient Sound Investments | Tallinn, Estonia | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2008 | 32 |
| 80 | WestRiver Group | Seattle, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2016 | 26 |
| 81 | J2 Ventures | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2024 | 24 |
| 82 | Presence Capital | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2016 | 27 |
| 83 | Transcend Fund | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2024 | 23 |
| 84 | VGames | Tel Aviv, Israel | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2021 | 18 |
| 85 | Benaroya | Seattle, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2012 | 16 |
| 86 | Nea | Washington, DC, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2022 | 18 |
| 87 | i-Hatch Ventures | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2005 | 11 |
| 88 | The Alexa Fund | Seattle, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2017 | 12 |
| 89 | Breakaway Growth | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2019 | 11 |
| 90 | NetEase | Hangzhou, China | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2021 | 13 |
| 91 | Leo Capital Holdings | Northbrook, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2009 | 8 |
| 92 | Madrona Venture Labs | Seattle, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2023 | 8 |
| 93 | Mini Fund | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2024 | 9 |
| 94 | Salmon River Capital | Bronxville, United States | PE | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2008 | 5 |
| 95 | EOS | Hong Kong, China | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2020 | 6 |
| 96 | Pioneer Venture Partners | Kirkland, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2012 | 4 |
| 97 | Dreamhaven | Irvine, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2021 | 5 |
| 98 | Indexa Capital | Madrid, Spain | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2020 | 4 |
| 99 | IGG | Singapore, Singapore | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2018 | 3 |
| 100 | UCCVR | Jinzhong, China | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2016 | 3 |
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| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec Room recroom.com |
13 | 29 | $1.7B | Series E+ Dec 2021 |
| Theorycraft Games theorycraftgames.com |
8 | 8 | $337.5M | Series B Sep 2022 |
| Starform starform.co |
7 | 9 | $36.5M | Series B Nov 2024 |
| AccelByte accelbyte.io |
6 | 8 | $280M | Series B Apr 2022 |
| Tabi tabi.lol |
6 | 6 | $60M | Angel May 2023 |
| Drifter Games drifter.games |
6 | 6 | $15.9M | Seed Dec 2016 |
| Smith & Tinker smithandtinker.com |
5 | 5 | $145M | Series A Aug 2009 |
| Polyarc Games polyarcgames.com |
5 | 6 | $37.5M | Series B Jul 2020 |
| Play Impossible playimpossible.com |
5 | 5 | $3M | Seed Jul 2017 |
| Big Fish Games bigfishgames.com |
4 | 4 | $261.8M | PE Apr 2012 |
| SHRAPNEL shrapnel.com |
4 | 4 | $80M | Series A Oct 2023 |
| Lost Lake Games lostlakegames.com |
4 | 4 | $20M | Seed Feb 2022 |
| Turnt Gaming turntgaming.com |
4 | 4 | $17.2M | Series A Mar 2022 |
| Taunt Battleworld playtaunt.io |
4 | 5 | $13.8M | Seed Jun 2018 |
| Rainway rainway.com |
4 | 6 | $12.2M | Series A Aug 2019 |
| Zipline Games ziplinegames.com |
4 | 5 | $7.8M | Seed Jul 2012 |
| Meteor Entertainment meteor-ent.com |
3 | 5 | $74M | Series B Oct 2012 |
| BigBox VR bigboxvr.com |
3 | 3 | $19.6M | Seed Nov 2018 |
| Live Aware liveaware.io |
3 | 3 | $14.4M | Seed Oct 2024 |
| Lightfox Games lightfoxgames.com |
3 | 3 | $11.5M | Seed Nov 2020 |
| Innervate innervate.us |
3 | 3 | $11.2M | Seed May 2017 |
| Gamebeast gamebeast.gg |
3 | 3 | $11.1M | Seed Sep 2024 |
| Windup Minds windupminds.com |
3 | 3 | $4.8M | Seed Aug 2023 |
| Leaftail Labs leaftaillabs.com |
3 | 3 | $3.8M | Seed Oct 2018 |
| Hidden City Games hiddencitygames.com |
2 | 2 | $30M | Series B Oct 2007 |
| Flowplay flowplay.com |
2 | 2 | $7.4M | Series A Feb 2008 |
| Z2 z2.com |
2 | 3 | $6.5M | Series B Mar 2011 |
| Fantasy Moguls fantasymoguls.com |
2 | 4 | $4.1M | Series A Jul 2008 |
| Jawfish Games jawfishgames.com |
2 | 2 | $3.5M | Seed Jul 2012 |
| Daniel Todd zango.com |
1 | 1 | $40M | Series A Mar 2004 |
| PopCap popcap.com |
1 | 1 | $22.5M | Series A Oct 2009 |
| Runic Games runicgames.com |
1 | 1 | $8.4M | Series B Jun 2010 |
| Ironwood Studios ironwoodstudios.com |
1 | 1 | $4M | Seed Feb 2026 |
| Tiny Build Games tinybuild.com |
1 | 1 | $3.8M | Seed Oct 2017 |
| uGen World ugenworld.com |
1 | 1 | $3.3M | Series A Dec 2018 |
| Hardsuit Labs hardsuitlabs.com |
1 | 1 | $2M | Series A Jan 2018 |
| Reaxion Corporation reaxion.com |
1 | 1 | $2M | Series A Sep 2005 |
| Charmed charmed.ai |
1 | 1 | $400K | Seed Jul 2023 |
| Dropleaf dropleaf.io |
1 | 1 | $120K | Seed Aug 2017 |
| World Blender worldblender.com |
1 | 1 | $12K | Seed Aug 2010 |
| Massively Fun massivelyfun.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Dec 2010 |
| HollywoodPlayer exponentialent.com |
1 | 2 | — | Seed Jun 2014 |
| Bluebox Now blueboxnow.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Nov 2011 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | Lifelike CapitalLED | Ironwood Studios | Seed | $4M |
| Nov 2024 | Dune Ventures | Starform | Series B | $6M |
| Nov 2024 | BITKRAFT VenturesLED | Starform | Series B | $6M |
| Oct 2024 | a16z | Live Aware | Seed | $4.8M |
| Oct 2024 | Transcend FundLED | Live Aware | Seed | $4.8M |
| Oct 2024 | Lifelike Capital | Live Aware | Seed | $4.8M |
| Sep 2024 | a16z | Gamebeast | Seed | $3.7M |
| Sep 2024 | Mini Fund | Gamebeast | Seed | $3.7M |
| Sep 2024 | J2 VenturesLED | Gamebeast | Seed | $3.7M |
| Oct 2023 | Brevan Howard | SHRAPNEL | Series A | $20M |
| Oct 2023 | Franklin Templeton India | SHRAPNEL | Series A | $20M |
| Oct 2023 | PolychainLED | SHRAPNEL | Series A | $20M |
| Oct 2023 | Griffin Gaming Partners | SHRAPNEL | Series A | $20M |
| Aug 2023 | New Leaf VenturesLED | Windup Minds | Seed | $1.6M |
| Aug 2023 | Acequia CapitalLED | Windup Minds | Seed | $1.6M |
| Aug 2023 | The Venture Reality FundLED | Windup Minds | Seed | $1.6M |
| Jul 2023 | Madrona Venture LabsLED | Charmed | Seed | $400K |
| May 2023 | Animoca BrandsLED | Tabi | Angel | $10M |
| May 2023 | Draper Dragon | Tabi | Angel | $10M |
| May 2023 | HashKey | Tabi | Angel | $10M |
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