Player First Ventures
Player First Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, CA investing in Other, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $500K–$5.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.
- Check size
- $500K–$5.0M
- Portfolio
- 1 company on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Seed
- Sectors
- Other, Marketplace
- HQ
- Los Angeles, CA
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-07-05
Seed
$500K – $5.0M
1+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Specializes in early-stage gaming platforms and monetized communities with marketplace dynamics.
How Player First Ventures invests
Player First Ventures is a vc firm based in Los Angeles, CA. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Marketplace. It does not invest in MediaTech, E-commerce.
Player First Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$5.0M per investment.
Player First Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including MatchPlayX.
Partners & Team
Laura Chen
GP
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (1)
Other
MatchPlayX
- •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Marketplace — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $5.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Laura Chen, GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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