1Up Gaming Ventures

1upfund.com

VCMatch tracks 1Up Gaming Ventures as an investor focused on Gaming companies. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

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Focus Areas

Gaming

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Investment Thesis

1Up Ventures invests by building and activating a community of independent game developers, prioritizing diversity, inclusion, and collaborator-driven success. The firm leverages deep operating and publishing experience (e.g., Ed Fries’ Xbox publishing background and Emily Greer’s Kongregate and mobile publishing experience) and community expertise (Kelly Wallick’s Indie MEGABOOTH work) to provide hands-on support, advisory and board-level guidance to indie teams so they can scale and succeed.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

1Up Gaming Ventures is most relevant for founders raising venture-backed rounds in Gaming.

Focus statement

Focused on independent (indie) game developers and studios — investing capital plus community, publishing and operational expertise to help creators grow. (Site tagline: "A Community of Independent Game Developers.")

Value Add

Explicit community-first model: builds a "community of the most talented, experienced, and creative independent game developers" to create network effects and peer support.
Founding team with deep, relevant operating experience: Ed Fries (former Microsoft VP who built Xbox publishing), Emily Greer (co-founder/CEO of Kongregate and Double Loop Games), and Kelly Wallick (founder of the Indie MEGABOOTH).
Combines venture capital with community building and event/industry connections (through Indie MEGABOOTH and IGF ties).
Emphasis on both creative indie credentials and commercial/product expertise (free-to-play/mobile economics and publishing know-how).
Hands-on advisory and board experience across gaming and venture-backed tech companies.