Early-stage gaming investment firm Konvoy Ventures has announced a new $150 million fund, bringing its total under management to $270 million.
The company is actively seeking to expand its investments into Latin America, India, South Korea, and South-East Asia. Currently, Konvoy’s portfolio consists of 33 companies.
A helping hand
Named Konvoy Fund III, this fund will concentrate on pre-seed, seed, and Series A companies in the games industry with a focus spanning from Web3 games to gaming tech.
"This new fund will not only allow us to focus on additional geographic regions, but also new types of companies and technologies," said Konvoy managing partner Jackson Vaughan.
"Our growth and industry impact since launching Fund I has been spectacular to be a part of, and if there’s one main learning from this period, in which the world has undergone unprecedented disruption, is that there is such an enormous opportunity ahead of us."
Konvoy has made previous investments in companies such as Gamefam, Legends of Learning, Ready Player Me, and Axie Infinity. Konvoy led both Legends of Learning's $5 million funding round and Gamefam's $25 million Series A round.
"The pandemic was an adrenaline shot to the gaming industry because more and more people turned to games as a source of entertainment and also a way of staying social with their remote communities," said Konvoy managing partner Jason Chapman.
"While no industry can be recession-proof, we see gaming as being recession-resilient."
As well as making investments, Konvoy also supports early-stage games companies in recruitment strategies, sharing insights, and establishing connections.
Regarding such support from Konvoy, Axie Infinity co-founder Jeffrey Zirlin commented: "Konvoy has been invaluable to our scaling efforts. From sourcing, interviewing, and helping close candidates to dig into game data with actionable insights … Konvoy was the only traditional dedicated gaming fund to see around the corner and back us early."
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