Participated · Seed · Apr 2024

Gridly develops a cloud platform for organizing, translating, and maintaining multilingual digital content across products and services. Its tools support end-to-end workflows including localization, quality assurance, and content distribution and are used by companies in gaming, SaaS, fintech, and medtech. The company was founded in 2022 and operates with teams in Sweden and Vietnam. Gridly positions itself as an AI-native platform and highlights agentic AI as a focal area for improving translation and QA. With the recent €1.2 million funding, Gridly plans to accelerate product development to meet growing demand for scalable multilingual content solutions. The platform is already used by some leading gaming companies, and the new investment aims to deepen its role in content orchestration and localization at scale.

Participated · Equity · Jul 2023

DGG, founded in 2018 and based in Darmstadt, Germany, specializes in real‑time 3D content creation. Its RapidCompact solution converts and optimizes complex 3D models for real‑time 3D applications such as augmented reality. The software and API enable eCommerce clients and platform partners to integrate the technology into their backends so merchants can automatically upload 3D models regardless of size, complexity, or format. The startup is extending its product line and offers a platform for technology partners as well as dedicated integrations for large enterprise clients. DGG already serves retailers including Adidas, Crate & Barrel, and Otto Group, and platform partners such as Shopify and Adobe. The company raised €4M to expand operations and broaden its business reach.

Participated · Series A · Jul 2023

Gardens is a Los Angeles, CA–based, globally-distributed game studio led by CTO Lexie Dostal and game director Chris Bell. The studio specializes in social play—online spaces that bring players together to form lasting relationships and communities—and was founded by developers of Journey, What Remains of Edith Finch, Blaseball, Dustforce, Sky: Children of the Light, and more. Gardens emphasizes craftsmanship and sustainable development practices, including pay transparency, mentorship, and efforts to diversify the voices within the team. The company raised $31.3M in a Series A round and intends to use the funding to scale up its team. Following the round, Gardens added several high-profile advisors to its roster and expanded its board with representatives from lead investors. No operating metrics (revenue/users) were disclosed in the article.

Participated · Series A · Nov 2022

modl.ai offers an AI Engine that drives customizable bot players which can test, evaluate, and play games to automate time-consuming development and QA tasks. The engine supports major game engines such as Unity and Unreal and can be extended to other modern engines. The company says its bots can emulate varied play styles, tactics, and dynamic moves to accelerate testing, balancing, and multiplayer workloads. modl.ai positions this automation as a solution to the multi-billion-dollar market for game testing and quality assurance within a $200B+ industry. The team includes many industry veterans (founders have launched more than 30 games) and about 12 PhDs in applied AI in games, and the company ranks highly for technical game publications among private firms. With recent funding, modl.ai intends to expand access to its AI Engine to developers worldwide.