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Upstream Gaming Ventures

VC
Austin, TX

Upstream Gaming Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, SaaS, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$2.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS, AI / ML, Developer Tools
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-28

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Backing early-stage startups innovating in gaming analytics, tools, and AI to empower game studios with intelligence-driven decisions.

How Upstream Gaming Ventures invests

Upstream Gaming Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS, AI / ML, Developer Tools.

Upstream Gaming Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.

Upstream Gaming Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Unity Analytics, PlayIQ.

Partners & Team

DP

Dana Price

Founding GP

Gaming
Analytics
Enterprise Software

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
AI / ML
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

UN

Unity Analytics

Game Development Tools
PL

PlayIQ

Gaming Analytics
How to pitch Upstream Gaming Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Dana Price, Founding GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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