1Up Ventures is a venture capital firm that exclusively invests in the gaming sector, focusing on independent game studios and creators. Their strategy involves providing capital, operational expertise, and community resources to support indie developers, typically investing in pre-seed and seed-stage companies.
86% of their portfolio is in Gaming. They made 1 investments in the last 12 months. Their most common stage is seed (71% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $12.6M (across 7 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
7
Fund Size
$30M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
1
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
7 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| QQloud Games | Seed | $5M | Aug 2025 |
| SStoke Games | Seed | $5.5M | Feb 2024 |
 Believer | Series A | $55M | Mar 2023 |
 Sprocket Games | Seed | $5M | Aug 2022 |
 Lumi Interactive | Seed | $6.8M | Mar 2022 |
 Return Entertainment | Unknown | $6M | Feb 2022 |
| FFrost Giant Studios | Seed | $4.7M | Oct 2020 |
Top Co-Investors
Bitkraft4 shared
Andreessen Horowitz3 shared
Riot Games3 shared
Gaingels2 shared
GFR Fund1 shared
Griffin Gaming Partners1 shared
Lightspeed Venture Partners1 shared
Craft Ventures1 shared
Cleveland Avenue1 shared
Tornante Company1 shared
VGames1 shared
Last updated: 16 April 2026