VC
Singapore
Last Deal Mar 2026

Play Ventures

Check Size
€500K – €5M
Outreach
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Investment Focus

Sectors

Investment Stages

Geographic Focus

Global
Europe
Asia

Investment Thesis

Global gaming-focused early-stage VC with $450M AUM, investing in 20-25 studios per fund. Team includes former executives from Supercell, Rovio, and other leading studios.

How to Pitch Play Ventures

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Who To Contact

Anton Backman
General Partner
game studios
platforms
tech
Harri Manninen
Founding Partner
gaming
VR/AR
Source

Recent Deals

Auto-extracted from press releases.

Portfolio Highlights

MPL - Indian mobile gaming and esports platform (unicorn)
Huuuge Games - social casino and casual games developer (WSE-listed)
Futureplay Games - Finnish idle game studio

Team

Auto-detected from Play Ventures's website.

Anton Backman
General Partner

Co-founded Wave Ventures backed by Supercell and Skype founders, leads investments across gaming and tech.

game studios
platforms
tech
Checked Oct 2026
Florent Simon
Principal

Previously at Google's Mobile Gaming team, works on investment evaluation and due diligence.

gaming
mobile gaming
Checked Oct 2026
Harri Manninen
Founding Partner

18+ years in gaming, co-founded Rocket Pack (acquired by Disney), built Nordic XR Startups accelerator.

gaming
VR/AR
Checked Oct 2026
Henric Suuronen
Founding Partner

15+ years in gaming operations, co-founded Nonstop Games (sold to King for $100M+), active angel investor with successful exits.

gaming
mobile gaming
Checked Oct 2026
Kenrick Drijkoningen
General Partner

Founded LuneX Ventures in 2018 investing in blockchain and crypto, partner of Play Future Fund.

blockchain
crypto
gaming
Checked Oct 2026
Phylicia Koh
General Partner

Leads new investments in game studios and tech at intersection of gaming and lifestyle, based in Singapore.

game studios
tech
gaming and lifestyle
Checked Oct 2026

Focus and check size from the firm's website. Website reachable as of Aug 2026.

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