Blockchain Capital helps entrepreneurs build companies and projects based on blockchain technology. The firm provides founders with capital, domain expertise, partnerships, recruiting, and strategy. Blockchain Capital is an active venture investor in the blockchain industry and has financed 170+ companies and projects since its inception. Blockchain Capital invests in both equity and tokens and is a multi-stage investor.

Blockchain Capital

Com2uS is a developer and publisher of mobile games that covers content development and server operation, fusing with platform transition know-how. The company and its superior games have been recognized by both industry and financial institutions, constantly winning awards and gaining a reputation at home and abroad.  Com2uS Corp.’s desire to design games for new technology has been the source of rapid and steady growth within the game industry, leading to Com2uS' listing on KOSDAQ in 2007. As a developer and publisher connecting game audiences all around the world, it persists in producing high-quality games for all platforms.

Com2uS

Hustle Fund is a seed fund that seeks to invest in early-stage startups operating in software, business to business, fintech, and digital health sectors.

Hustle Fund

Yield Guild Games (YGG) is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) for investing in non fungible tokens (NFTs) used in virtual worlds and blockchain-based games. The organization’s mission is to create the biggest virtual world economy, optimizing its community-owned assets for maximum utility, and sharing its profits with its token holders.

Yield Guild Games

Solana Ventures' mission is to accelerate the growth of the Solana blockchain and adjacent ecosystems by providing capital to the most promising teams building in the crypto ecosystem.

Solana Ventures

Merit Circle is a decentralized autonomous organization focused on developing the play-to-earn economy.

Merit Circle

Mysten Labs develops tools that make web3 secure and ready for mass adoption. They create foundational infrastructure to accelerate the adoption of web3.

Mysten Labs

Gameplay Galaxy

Gameplay Galaxy is building the first Web3 competitive games decentralized ecosystem.

Gameplay Galaxy claims to be the first web3-based and decentralized competitive gaming platform. It was developed by the creators of the leading web2 gaming series “Trial Xtreme.” The platform was to initially support “Trial Xtreme,” allowing users to earn in-game assets (including NFTs) by competing in its bike racing games. Along with this, players could also earn income by hosting tournaments and events. The company’s last funding round in September 2022 saw it raise USD 12.8 million in seed funding led by Blockchain Capital. The fresh funds were allocated to build new games and features for the platform, develop its wallet offering, onboard web2 users, and expand its development team.

A foundational component to the next generation of digital entertainment.

Esports

Gameplay Galaxy raises $24M seed round for Web3 gaming platform

Stakester is a platform for gamers to compete against one another for cash prizes. The platform was launched in May 2020 and is currently available in 38 US states, the UK, and Singapore. As of November 2020, the platform has more than 15,000 users. Stakester has also established partnerships with ESL (Electronic Sports League) and GameByte (competitive gaming community).Stakester’s management includes Gary J. Foreman (co-founder of Rockstar Games) and Alan Patmore (former EVP and GM at Humble Bundle, GM of Mafia Wars and CityVille at Zynga), who joined as a strategic advisor and board member in June 2020.In November 2020, the company raised USD 2.7 million in seed funding led by RTP Global with participation from angel investors Jens Lapinski (CEO of Angel Invest and former MD of Techstars) and Chris Adelsbach (founding partner at Outrun Ventures and venture partner at Techstars). The funds will be used to grow its community by increasing the value of prizes on the platform. In addition, the company plans to expand its platform to Australia and Germany in the near future.

Stakester

Peru-based ESGPlay operates an esports platform that creates competitive esports tournaments.

ESGPlay

eMasters is a Brazilian esports platform that facilitates the creation of esports competitions with cash prizes. The platform supports games including League of Legends, Dota 2, and FIFA 19.

eMasters

Gaming Frog is a console based online esports tournament platform. The platform offers single player and multiplayer competitive matchups for cash prizes in FIFA.The platform officially launched in August 2019 and since has seen over 1,500 matches being played on the platform.Since launch, the platform claims to have attracted 3,500 users. The company has raised USD 150,000 from friends and family and is in the process of raising a USD 400,000 seed round. The company outlined plans to launch on Android, expand its development team, integrate artificial intelligence (AI), introduce a membership model and bring in NBA and Madden games into the platform.

Gaming Frog

NAG Studios is a Swedish startup focused on creating esports games and platforms. It was founded by esports and gaming industry veterans Peter Stahl (former head of development at Resolution Games, a game studio focused on augmented and virtual reality) and Johan Skott (former esports product owner at Tobii Tech, a unit of technology company Tobii AB). NAG’s vision entails building an esports game and platform which will incorporate the community (i.e., professional players, streamers, broadcasters, and viewers) from the beginning of the development process.The company raised USD 1 million in an extended pre-seed funding round led by London Venture Partners in October 2020. The company aims to use the funds to build its development team.

NAG Studios

Companies facilitating communication among esports players or between players and esports communities during gameplay.

Companies operating esports arenas and providing technical expertise for hosting and broadcasting competitive leagues and tournaments. 

Companies facilitating competitive online and in-person esports tournaments.

Companies producing and broadcasting esports related content.

Companies recruiting players to form professional teams and rosters for esports tournaments and leagues.

Companies developing esports related titles.

Commonly used in the tournament platforms segment to match players of equal skill

Gameplay Galaxy

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