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Pre-seed gaming and media investors

13 of 21 pre-seed gaming and media firms that report a preference say they can lead. 4 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active

Griffin Gaming PartnersActive Sep 24

LATAM

Nick Tuosto, Peter Levin+12 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGaming and media +2

$1M to $30M+Can lead

Makers FundActive Sep 22

New York · Fund US$250 (2022)

Alli Ottarsson, Jay Chi+9 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGaming and media

$500K to $30M+Can lead

Relay VenturesActive Oct 7

Toronto · Fund Approximately

Alex Baker, Irfhan Rawji+5 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsLogistics and mobility +3

$500K to $10MCan lead

Valhalla VenturesActive Sep 30

Florida

Devan Malhotra, Rohan Pujara

Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +4

$500K to $10MCan lead

Courtside Ventures

New York

Deepen Parikh, Kai Bond+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsGaming and mediaConfirmed by the firm

$500K to $3MCan lead

Grit Capital Partners

New York

Jennifer Byrne, Michael Flannery+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

Florida

Alex Bente, Jeremy Pressman+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsGaming and media +1

$100K to $10MCan lead

Phoenix Capital Ventures (PCV)

Georgia

Adam Lewites, Andrew Steinberg

Pre-seedSeedLeadsGaming and media

$100K to $1MCan lead

California

Ilya Eremeev, Ilya Karpinskiy+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsGaming and media

$500K to $3MCan lead

California

Andrew Sheppard, Brett Krause+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsVertical AI +1

Check size not reportedCan lead

Triptyq Capital

Quebec · Fund $41M

Bertrand Nepveu, Charles Sylvestre+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsGaming and media

$250K to $1MCan lead

California

Alex Morgan Carrasco, Servando Carrasco

Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +2

Check size not reportedCan lead

Versus Ventures

Pennsylvania

Eric Minnick

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +1

$250K to $500KCan lead

AperiamVentures

New York

Corey Ferengul, Eric Franchi+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedGaming and mediaConfirmed by the firm

$100K to $250KMostly follows

Illinois

Tessa Flippin, Simmone Seymour

Pre-seedSeedMarketplaces +2

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Comcast Ventures

California

Allison Goldberg, Marc Silberman+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BDev tools and infra +5

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Texas

Trevor Rees-Jones, Guilherme Hadlich+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +6

Check size not reportedLead not reported

New York

Badrul Farooqi

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADev tools and infra +1

$250K to $500KMostly follows

Texas

Pre-seedFintech +2

Check size not reportedLead not reported

California

Patrick Montague, Teppei Tsutsui+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries AGaming and media +1

Check size not reportedMostly follows

Heracles Capital

Texas

Eric Seufert

Pre-seedSeedConsumer +1

Check size not reportedMostly follows

Hyperspace Ventures

North Carolina

Alex R., Christopher B.+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGaming and media +1

Check size not reportedMostly follows

New York

Maya Bakhai

Pre-seedSeedFintech +3

$250K to $500KMostly follows

California

Tess Hau, Douglas Park+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedCrypto +5

Check size not reportedMostly follows

New York

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BConsumer +2

$250K to $3MMostly follows

California

Sergei, Roman+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries AEducation and work +3

Check size not reportedLead not reported

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Questions

How many pre-seed gaming and media investors are there?

Mode VC tracks 26 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 4 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do pre-seed gaming and media investors write?

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 9 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed gaming and media investors lead rounds?

13 of 21 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.