# Top 50 ESports Startup Investors in Europe in October 2023 ## Sam Enrico Williams - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 17 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Web Apps, Fantasy Sports Sam Enrico Williams is a CEO & Founder at Zloadr. Having built intelligent systems for the past 10 years, that have been implemented into corporate structures and organisations, Sam Enrico Williams brings a deep level and understanding of System Architecture. Sam has strong experience in Cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and economymarkets; needed to drive DocTailor to unprecedented levels. ## BITKRAFT Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Gaming, Video Games, Blockchain We provide early- and mid-stage venture capital and expertise for extraordinary founders in gaming, esports, and interactive media. ## RTP Global - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce A global, early-stage venture capital firm, backing founders who use technology to reimagine how the world works like Datadog, DeliveryHero and Cred. ## March Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Santa Monica, California, United States - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Analytics, SaaS March Capital is a top-tier venture growth firm headquartered in Santa Monica, California and investing globally since 2014. March identifies entrepreneurs with a provocative vision to lead the future and later-stage companies poised for hyper-growth, then dares to go all in by leading rounds with deep conviction and concentration risk. With $1B+in capital over 4 funds and across 30 market-leading technology companies, March accelerates the digital transformation of Cloud-based software, automation, AI, & IT infrastructure. Our vision is to create a best-in-class technology investment platform by combining intense sector focus, patience, access to a global leadership network (including founding The Montgomery Summit), and high-impact portfolio engagement to inspire & to accelerate extraordinary companies. ## DN Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS DN Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests primarily in Europe and North America. The firm focuses on companies that plan to establish operations on both sides of the Atlantic, and strives to help its companies build international businesses. Founded in 2000, the company has operations in London and Silicon Valley. DN Capital’sprevious funds are top performers and the firm is one of the lead investors in companies such as Endeca (sold to Oracle), Shazam (one of the world’s leading mobile app), Auto1 (world's largest used car marketplace), Purplebricks (IPO London) and Quandoo (sold to Recruit). ## Flashpoint - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software Flashpoint is an international technology investment firm that manages venture capital, secondary buy-out and venture debt funds. ## Dreamcraft Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, eSports, Health Care Seed-to-A engineers. We invest in techdriven companies in the Nordics and Europe. ## Alven - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Internet, SaaS Alven is an independent early-stage venture capital firm that backs European category-defining startups with global reach starting at Series A or Seed stage ## TheVentureCity - Type: VC Fund - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Our ticket size ranges from $100-500k for Pre-seed/Seed and $1-4M for Series A companies. We're in search of promising-founders with product-driven mindsets who have a passion for building. Those who've fallen in love with data. For we believe in fit---both product and with the team here. Got a great idea? Come to TheVentureCity and give it the expertise to help it grow. ## Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Focus: eSports, Internet, PC Games Zlatan Ibrahimovic ## Daniel Tomov - Type: Angel - Location: Sofia, Grad Sofiya, Bulgaria - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, FinTech, Small and Medium Businesses Daniel is founding partner at Eleven Accelerator Venture Fund and investing in some of the most promising and exciting tech startups in CEE. Daniel has been involved in startups since 2000 as early stage investor and funded (in some cases bootstrapping) entrepreneur in diverse domains ranging from software to mobile to consumer goods torenewable energy. He has been lucky to meet and befriend with some of the greatest tech entrepreneurs in our region. ## LVP - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Gaming, Video Games, Mobile LVP is a venture capital seed fund with a difference - they're operating experts in the games sector, and they only ever invest in the games ecosystem. That means they bring real experience and deep understanding. They speak the same language, share the same references, understand the same challenges - and they believe in the same vision.They know instinctively where the opportunities lie; where there are strengths to be harnessed and exposures to be covered. In fine-grain, no-hiding, straight-talking detail. They know when to bide time, when to iterate and when to go wide. And how.They invest in people. That means founders with the potential to build the best in the world; teams with terrific, creative games development skills, or fantastic ideas for revolutionary games technology or services… and a vision that sets them apart. ## Vaekstfonden - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hellerup, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Vaekstfonden – The Danish Growth Fund – is the Danish state's investment fund. We strive to improve access to risk capital to enable Danish businesses to innovate, and to generate growth and new jobs. In close collaboration with banks and domestic and international private investors, we finance companies from all sectors nation-wide. We canaccompany you for the entire journey – from your company’s infancy through growth phases to expansion abroad and even to an initial public offering. ## Jonas Nordlander - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Apps, E-Commerce, Lifestyle Jonas Nordlander is a Co-Founder & CEO at Avito.ru. ## OXO Technologies Holding - Type: VC Fund - Location: Budapest, Budapest, Hungary - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech OXO Technologies Holding is an investment firm in the tech sector in the CEE region. It includes a network of business angels as well as various financial and strategic investors as equity partners. The firm's investment policy targets the funding, partial or full buyout of early-stage tech ventures, accelerate their growth and marketexpansion and prepare them for subsequent funding rounds and exits. ## LVL1 Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Limassol, Limassol, Cyprus - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, Apps LVL1 Group is a private investment management firm, operating across different asset classes and geographies. We were founded with entrepreneurial spirit at our core, with a natural passion for venture investing, working closely with founders to forge meaningful strategic relationships and helping them to succeed. We are not bound by mandates andinvestment periods, which allows us to be flexible and opportunistic. We look for companies that aim to make a strong global impact, particularly in Online Travel, Gaming, eSports, Content and Community Platforms. ## Beringea - Type: VC Fund - Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS Beringea is an international investor in high growth US & UK businesses. With expertise in multiple sectors we are at the forefront of emerging trends. ## Presto Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology We're a Prague-based VC firm investing in fast growing tech companies and empowering talented startup founders from Central and Eastern Europe. ## KB Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Highland Park, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Sports, Software, Information Technology We invest in passionate innovators at the intersection of sports and technology. ## Per Brilioth - Type: Angel - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Seed - Focus: Apps, Software, Transportation Per Brilioth - CEO @ VNV Global ## Jacob Key - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Insurance Jacob Key is co-founder and general partner of Luminar Ventures. Jacob has made close to 20 early stage investments in companies such as Challengermode, Gavagai, Unacast and Pacemaker - and made 3 successful exits to date in Sportamore, Vera&John and Vetzoo. ## Tar Heel Capital Pathfinder - Type: VC Fund - Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Analytics Tar Heel Capital Pathfinder is a venture capital fund and an experienced venture builder co-creating thriving global tech businesses. ## TrueSight Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech TrueSight Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in pre-seed and seed deals. ## Halvings Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming Halvings Capital is to invest in crypto projects with lots of potentials, before anyone else. ## Jaynti Kanani - Type: Angel - Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Internet Jaynti Kanani - Co-Founder @ Polygon ## GSR - Type: VC Fund - Location: Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services GSR is the global leader in crypto trading and market-making. We specialize in providing liquidity, trading and risk management solutions. ## J Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence J Ventures is a venture capital firm. They move fast on decisions, are patient with growth timelines, and hustle to help entrepreneurs reach their goals. ## Ben Holmes - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Gaming, Software, Internet Ben is a Partner at Index Ventures, having joined the London office in 2002. Ben focuses on the software and internet sectors and has been actively involved with many of the firm's consumer and media investments. He currently sits on the boards of Astley Clarke, Grey Area Labs, iZettle, Just-Eat, King.com, Mind Candy, Notonthehighstreet,Rebtel, Secret Escapes, Shapeways, Stardoll and Twoo. He was previously a Director of Panther Express and Playfish (Electronic Arts).Prior to joining Index Ventures, he worked at the NewMedia Spark investment fund, before becoming Vice President at EO plc, a Spark portfolio company in the consumer financial services sector. Previously he spent four years at OC&C Strategy Consultants, advising firms in the retail and IT sectors.He has a Masters degree in Engineering, Economics and Management from Oxford University. ## Investitionsbank Berlin - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Grant, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Renewable Energy Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB) is the subsidy bank of the Federal Land of Berlin. With its newly orientated economic support and subsidy policy, it actively contributes towards developing Berlin as a business and industry location. ## Poolz - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Gaming Poolz is a decentralized swapping protocol offering blockchain startups the ideal package of services, including tech, investors, and influencers, to manage their listing process successfully on the Poolz D’app. ## Avalanche - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Grant, Series A - Focus: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Gaming Avalanche is the fastest smart contracts platform in the blockchain industry, as measured by time-to-finality, and has the most validators securing its activity of any proof-of-stake protocol. ## Angelsquare - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence AngelSquare is a venture capital firm that prefers to provide seed and series A investments to companies operating in the fintech, SaaS, artificial intelligence and software sectors. ## Valeri Petrov - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: B2B, SaaS, Sports Valeri is primarily in charge with investment opportunities in Bulgaria and the Western Balkans. Prior to that, he was Partner at Bancroft Private and, before joining Bancroft, he was Investment Director with Global Finance, running the company’s activities in Bulgaria. Valeri led and co-led many transactions in various countries acrossSouth-Eastern Europe (Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Turkey among others). Prior to moving to the Private Equity industry, Valeri ran Orgachim, the largest paints & coating company in Bulgaria (backed by private equity funds, including RAEF) as CEO, where he completed a successful turnaround. Valeri also worked for the Royal Dutch/Shell, and held various positions within the organization. Valeri holds an MSc in Engineering from the Technical University of Sofia. He also attended Management Academy in London and ETP on Business Management in Delaware University, Sofia branch. ## Oracles Investment Group - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency 3 ways to boost your metabolism after 60 | sixty and me dragonpharma amazon offering $50 off 11-piece percussion massager bundles for today only (up to 42% off) Oracles investment group About Us Investing in the future Fitness steroids buy online athleticpro fitness floor mats [31x31cm] - 18 floor mats ... Oracle Investment Group (OIG) ## Eleven Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sofia, Grad Sofiya, Bulgaria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology We empower local heroes to build global success. Eleven is an early-stage VC investing in technology companies in Southeast Europe. ## Julien Lemoine - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Developer Tools, Analytics Julien Lemoine is a Co-Founder of Algolia, Inc. and serves as its Chief Technology Officer. Julien Lemoine is a Co-Founder at Algolia SAS and serves as its Chief Technology Officer. Julien Lemoine defined the technology strategy of MASA Group (an international software editor of simulation software) and led the development of strategic R&Dproducts in indexing and natural languages processing at Exalead (Dassault Systèmes subsidiary) and Thales Group. He has extensive experience in architecture design and implementation from his leading work in Exalead and Thales. ## Donato Gonzalez - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Gaming, Mobile, eSports Donato Gonzalez is the president at Société Générale Group. ## Levensohn Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Altos, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series C, Series A - Focus: Software, Web Hosting, Telecommunications Levensohn Venture Partners has invested and managed six funds since 1996 and currently oversees a portfolio of over 60 active companies. Total AUM since inception exceeds $500 million. ## Ivaylo Simov - Type: Angel - Location: Sofia, Grad Sofiya, Bulgaria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Big Data, Coffee, B2B Ivaylo Simov devised eleven’s strategy. His notorious shyness can be overcome only with ample amounts of beer, preferably while skiing. He was previously a director in a private equity fund, but now wants to change the VC industry from the bottom up. ## squares capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Gaming, eSports, Blockchain Squares Capital is a company where diversified talent matches a disruptive collective vision. Unlike many traditional venture capital firms, we build collaborations, partnerships, alliances and advise promising start-ups, growing them into highly attractive projects for the crypto space. We take an active approach to our investments by utilizingour experience, giving the most optimal strategic advice and guidance that leads to shortcuts for the optimal path to success. ## Christian Edler - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Information Technology, FinTech Christian O. Edler is an investor and entrepreneur with a proven track record in sectors ahead of mainstream adoption. He invests opportunity-driven, sector- and business-model agnostic. Christian built a 10-year track record investing in early-stage ventures and securing exclusive deal flow in primary and secondary growth opportunites. He isco-investing with the best investors and VCs in the world – like Andreessen Horowitz, Peter Thiel, Christian Angermayer, Gsquared, Bitkraft, Bessemer Ventures, Coatue, Sony, FirstMark Capital, DN Capital, FJ Labs, Moore Capital, Alexis Ohanian (Seven Seven Six), Left Lane, Insight, Tencent, Hive and many others. Due to his track record, he has access to exclusive opportunities in the EU/US. Christian’s >75 angel startup investments returned over 20x including several unicorns. As an entrepreneur, Christian recruited, educated and led over 1,500 sales people with $500M in annual sales. His primary focus is on world-class entrepreneurs with new categories of ideas and a potential for massive scale. If you like to co-invest with him, follow his syndicate on AngelList: https://angel.co/s/edleredler/fCORTChristian is a Scout Partner of Sequoia Capital, Venture Partner of BITKRAFT VC, an alumnus of Harvard Business School, a former semi-pro alpine skier, and based in Berlin & Los Angeles. ## Shilling - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Internet, Information Technology, Software Shilling is an early-stage venture capital firm backing exceptional founders from the start.Shilling invests in a wide range of verticals and seeks out the biggest opportunities across all B2B and consumer categories. Leveraging the concept of Founder LPs, Shilling brings much more than capital and offers through its Shilling Platform, directaccess to successful founders and executives of leading companies. This platform supports entrepreneurs in validating and developing their ventures, which then accelerate their growth into global markets. ## Shima Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming Shima Capital is an investment fund that focuses on supporting cutting-edge blockchain startups. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. ## Fil Rouge Capital (FRC) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zagreb, Grad Zagreb, Croatia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce Fil Rouge Capital (FRC) invests in early stage businesses from angel investment, seed, VC and Series A rounds through a combination of equity and debt structures.FRC’s approach is to target investments that complement the skills and experience of its Founders so that they can bring more than just capital to help a business grow. Both FRC’sFounders have a core knowledge of technology, services, and an entrepreneurial history that they can bring to the benefit of an investment. FRC is Europe-centric, and with a base in Ljubljana, Slovenia, there is an additional focus on Central and Eastern Europe, Austria and Southern Germany. On an opportunistic basis FRC will look at deals throughout Europe and also the United States. The Founders are well-connected to accelerators in Central Europe and in Silicon Valley. ## V13 Invest - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: SaaS, Sports, eSports V13 Invest is a VC fund from FDJ – the second-largest Lottery in Europe – that is currently managed by Serena. ## Susman Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Events, eSports, Genetics Susman Ventures ## Flori Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, FinTech, Cryptocurrency More than a seed-stage fund and a portfolio of startups: Our community of founders taps into the power of financial innovation to collaborate around global problems and unlock prosperity for all. ## Everblue Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Gaming, Video Games, eSports Everblue Management is a family office for the hedge fund managers. ## Carcharodon Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet Carcharodon Capital provides seed financing for start-ups. The funds can also be provided during the foundation and serve the development and development of the company. The investment volume is between € 50,000 and € 200,000 per investment and can be provided in the form of equity, debt capital or as a hybrid (eg silent partner). ## Dolby Family Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics Dolby Family Ventures is an early stage venture firm focused on building great technology companies. They partner with best-in-class innovators and strong investment syndicate partners at the seed stage of a company’s development. Unlike many seed investors, They intend to continue to invest across future rounds in our successful portfoliocompanies. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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