1Up Gaming Ventures
1Up Gaming Ventures is a Seed, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, CA investing in Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $250K–$5.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.
- Check size
- $250K–$5.0M
- Portfolio
- 1 company on record
- Partners
- 4 listed
- AUM
- $30M
- Stage
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- Other, AI / ML
- HQ
- Los Angeles, CA
Last verified: 2026-07-12
Seed, Pre-Seed
$250K – $5.0M
$30M
1+ companies
4 partners
Investment Thesis
Invests in early-stage game studios and platforms redefining the gaming industry, particularly multiplayer and UGC experiences with cutting-edge AI capabilities.
How 1Up Gaming Ventures invests
1Up Gaming Ventures is a vc firm based in Los Angeles, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML.
1Up Gaming Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$5.0M per investment, backed by approximately $30M in assets under management.
1Up Gaming Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Creatorverse.
Partners & Team
Sarah Jenkins
GP
Kelly Wallick
Partner
Founder of the Indie MEGABOOTH and former IGF Chairperson. Well connected and respected by indie developers around the world. Kelly began her work with the 1Up Fund at its inception and has joined the venture as a full partner.
Emily Greer
Partner
Emily is a two-time founder in the game industry. Most recently she was co-founder & CEO of Double Loop Games, a mobile game studio making games for women. Previously she was the co-founder & CEO of Kongregate, leading its rapid rise as a free-to-play web destination before expanding into mobile publishing, launching hits such as AdVenture Capitalist and Animation Throwdown. A data geek at heart, Emily is well-known in the game industry for her presentations on the economics and psychology of free-to-play games.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (1)
Other
Creatorverse
- •Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $5.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sarah Jenkins, GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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