Play Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in promising free-to-play and Web3 game studios, and games services startups globally. The firm provides tailored support to founders through its network.

Play Ventures

Play Ventures | 11,788 followers on LinkedIn. Venture funding for gamers, by gamers. | Play Ventures is a games VC founded by games entrepreneurs, investing globally in game studios, technology &amp; services around games, as well as games-inspired consumer products.

Founding Partner at Play Ventures

Harri Manninen

Founder of GameAnalytics & MarketIQ (IPO on HKEX with Mintegral) | Serial Entrepreneur, Investor & LP at Play Ventures & others

Morten E. Wulff

Founding Partner at Gorilla Capital | The Nordic Institutional Super Angel

Petri Lehmuskoski

Favro CEO & founder 🌍 Angel investor & serial entrepreneur ⚡Organization whisperer leading the future of work 👾 Digital nomad passionate about…

Patric Palm

The leading UGC publisher and Play Ventures portfolio company Gamefam is hosting Slush 2024’s Official Gaming Side Event: “The Future of Gaming - UGC is Changing Everything”. Sign up now to gain insights into this multi-billion-dollar market and discover new opportunities! The event will cover: 📈 Latest trends and innovations in UGC 🎯 Key strategies for staying ahead in this data-driven industry 🤝 Networking with industry leaders 🎟️ Register here: https://lnkd.in/dGcctSB8 🗓️ Nov 19, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM 📍 Hotel Mestari, Helsinki, Finland

🚀 Big news from the team at Social First ! Hot off the announcement of their latest funding round, Social First is now unveiling their upcoming title 😍 Excited to see what they’ve been building? Sign up for more updates as the team continues to push boundaries in the social gaming space!

😍 Mirror's Edge meets Tony Hawk's Pro Skater meets Stumble Guys – big congrats to Play Ventures portfolio company Makea Games for launching Supermoves https://lnkd.in/d6sFGf-d

Last week, we wrapped up our annual Play Summit, and the feedback couldn't be clearer: it was our best one yet! This year, we chose the stunning village of Billnäs, just west of Helsinki, as our gathering place, and it turned out to be the perfect setting. Over 130 passionate attendees—including founders, LPs, collaboration partners, and the entire Play Ventures team—came together for three sun-drenched days of inspiration, networking, and unforgettable experiences. From kayaking and mountain biking to chocolate tasting and sauna sessions, our packed agenda had something for everyone. We even threw in a table hockey tournament for some friendly competition! And to top it all off, the legendary Darude surprised us with an electrifying DJ set on the final night. A huge shoutout to our incredible speakers who made this event truly special: Michail Katkoff , Maor Sason, Phil Mohr , Joe Wadakethalakal , Rupert Loman , Thor Gunnarsson , Simon Davis , Scott Reismanis , Kai Koch , Offer Yehudai , Jack K., Adrien M. , Joe Ferencz , Anton Gauffin , Martin Mohr , Laurențiu-Victor Bălașa and Petteri Koponen . We’re already counting down the days until next year's summit in Singapore!

Big congrats to Social First on their new funding round led by Crowberry Capital ! We're counting down the days until the end of the year and the early access launch of the team's social sandbox MMO 📅 😍 🎮 https://lnkd.in/eK-7jUfW

50+ new gaming startup jobs posted to the Play Ventures job board in the last month! Opportunities in engineering, product management, business development, marketing, community, QA, design and production. And massive congratulations to Bigger Games who test launched Kitchen Masters last month. Currently at 4.7/5 on the App Store (they're hiring too)! 🥳 Can't find a job that's suitable for you? Sign up to our talent network so you can be matched with future opportunities in our investment portfolio 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/eeJmPa35 All jobs here 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/eFXMfRyB Bigger Games - Performance Marketing Specialist Stash - Head of Business Development - Senior Product Designer - Product Manager - Full Stack Engineer Redemption Games, Inc. - Director of Live Ops - Lead Cloud Engineer Mighty Bear Games - Senior Blockchain Engineer PvX Partners - Business Development Manager Playback Rewards - Front-End Developer (React Native) - Product Manager Community Gaming - Community Operations Specialist Hypersonic Laboratories - Lead Producer - Lead Game Designer - QA Lead - Lead Gameplay Programmer Gamefam - Backend Developer Fliff Inc - Engineering Lead - Senior Technical Program Manager (Social Sports Gaming) - UI/UX Designer Odeeo - Junior Ad Operations Manager KGeN Game Partnerships ( indi.gg ) - Global Business Development Manager

Joe Burridge

Arya is changing how couples play the relationship game - Sex and relationship expert Shan Boodram joins forces with repeat founders Offer Yehudai , Tomer Magid - 80% of Arya members today are millennial women - Arya has grown 6x in under a year, reaching multi-million-dollars in run-rate

Parkour pioneers & freerun fanatics ahoy! Makea Games ' Supermoves is now available as a Next Fest Demo, and will release on PC August 28th 🗓

Play Ventures portfolio company Hypersonic Laboratories raises $7M to launch Helix – a multiplayer role-playing sandbox platform for user-generated content https://lnkd.in/eYxPdZWb Thanks Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat for breaking the news

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