Riot Games is an American video game developer and publisher best known for League of Legends and VALORANT. Through its Underrepresented Founders Program, a $10 million fund launched in 2020, Riot makes direct strategic investments in gaming startups led by underrepresented founders.
46% of their portfolio is in Gaming. Their most common stage is seed (46% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $12.5M (across 9 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
13
Fund Size
$10M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
Brandon Beck
Co-Founder & Co-Chairman
Marc Merrill
Co-Founder, Co-Chairman, & Chief Product Officer
A. Dylan Jadeja
Chief Executive Officer
Abhi Ramprasad
Chief Strategy Officer
Andrei van Roon
Studio Head, League of Legends
Andy Ho
EP, VALORANT
Anna Donlon
Studio Head, VALORANT
Chengran Chai
EP, Riftbound
Chris Greeley
Global Head of LoL Esports
Christian Linke
Head of Animation Studio
Dan Chang
General Counsel
David Xu
EP, League of Legends: Wild Rift
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Stoke Games | Seed | — | Feb 2024 |
| WWicked Saints | Seed | $3.5M | Sep 2023 |
 Believer | Series A | $55M | Mar 2023 |
| BBeliever Entertainment | Series A | — | Mar 2023 |
 Double Loop Games | Series A | $8M | Jan 2021 |
| CCarry 1st | Unknown | $6M | Jan 2021 |
 Frost Giant Studios | Seed | $4.7M | Oct 2020 |
 The Mainframe | Series A | $8.1M | Mar 2020 |
| MMainframe Industries | Series A | $20.3M | Jan 2020 |
 Venn | Seed | — | Sep 2019 |
 Gamelynx | Unknown | $1.2M | Jan 2018 |
| Tthe*gameHERs | Seed | — | — |
 Liminal Experiences | Seed | $5.8M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 8 September 2026