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LVP
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London Venture Partners LLP
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londonvp.com
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Private
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2001
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London Venture Partners LLP (LVP) is a London-headquartered, gaming-focused venture capital fund operating as a UK limited liability partnership. Founded in 2001 as angel investors and formalized as a VC fund over a decade ago, LVP invests exclusively across the games ecosystem — interactive entertainment, studios, content, technology, platforms, and services — at angel, pre-seed, seed, and growth stages on a global mandate. The firm does not develop proprietary technology; its products are capital and hands-on operational support to founders.

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LVP is a London-based venture capital fund investing exclusively in the global games ecosystem across seed, pre-seed, and growth stages, providing capital and operator support to gaming startups and studios.

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HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
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London
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Europe
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Serves global market

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Keyword5 values
venture capital gaming, seed stage funding, game studio investment, interactive entertainment investing, gaming ecosystem capital
Industry2 codes
1Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists)
CodeFSANAAADPrimaryYes
2Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B)
CodeFSANAAABPrimaryNo
NAICS code3 codes
  • Other Financial Vehicles52599
  • Other Investment Pools and Funds5259
  • Portfolio Management and Investment Advice523940
SIC code1 code
  • Investment Advice6282
Product category
Gaming Venture Capital
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Revenue model1 record
1Investment Returns
TypeManaged Services
Description

LVP generates returns through successful exits of portfolio companies. Their investments have created over $30 billion of equity value for the gaming industry. Revenue comes from management fees and carried interest from fund returns.

londonvp.com
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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
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B2B
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LVP is a gaming-focused venture capital fund that invests globally in interactive entertainment, studios, content, technology, platforms, and services at all stages from angel through growth. The firm deploys capital from its seed fund vehicles into gaming startups and provides hands-on operational support, industry expertise, and network access to portfolio company founders.

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  • Over $30 billion in equity value created for the gaming industry
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Product overview1 text field

LVP is a gaming-focused venture capital fund that provides investment services to the games ecosystem. The firm does not offer a software product or platform; instead, it provides funding and operational support to game studios and gaming technology companies at various stages (angel, pre-seed, seed, and growth).

Product and service2 records
1LVP Seed Fund (Seed and Growth Stage Venture Capital)
CategoryVenture Capital Fund
Description

Venture capital investment services providing funding to gaming startups and studios at all stages — angel, pre-seed, seed, and growth — within the interactive entertainment ecosystem, including studios, content, technology, platforms, and services. Investors commit capital to LVP's fund vehicles (including LVP Seed Fund II LP and LVP Seed Fund III LP) and receive returns from management fees and carried interest on successful exits.

2Annual LVP Industry Summits
CategoryIndustry Events
Description

Annual hosted gatherings bringing together approximately 100 of the world's most influential games industry leaders for networking, brainstorming, sharing, and dining. Past editions include Verbier, Switzerland (2019) and Stockholm, Sweden (2018). The summits serve as a curated industry event for founders, operators, and investors across the gaming ecosystem.

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Peers10 records
1BITKRAFT Ventures
TypeDirect peer
Description

Sector-focused venture capital firm investing exclusively across gaming, Web3, and interactive entertainment. Direct peer to LVP in vertical specialization, stage focus, and target founders in games studios and infrastructure.

2Galaxy Interactive
TypeDirect peer
Description

Specialist investment firm focused on interactive entertainment and gaming at the intersection of technology and content. Direct peer to LVP in gaming-only thesis and global deal sourcing.

3Play Ventures
TypeDirect peer
Description

Early-stage gaming-focused venture capital firm investing globally in game studios and platforms. Direct peer — LVP has even co-invested alongside Play Ventures in deals like FERASET, and both target seed-stage gaming founders.

4Konvoy Ventures
TypeDirect peer
Description

Venture capital firm focused on the infrastructure, platforms, and tooling that support gaming and interactive entertainment. Direct peer to LVP in gaming-only mandate and early-stage check sizes.

5Griffin Gaming Partners
TypeDirect peer
Description

Venture capital firm exclusively focused on the gaming industry with a multi-stage mandate. Direct peer to LVP in vertical specialization and global gaming deal flow.

6Makers Fund
TypeDirect peer
Description

Venture capital firm focused on interactive entertainment and the gaming ecosystem across seed and growth stages. Direct peer to LVP in vertical specialization and portfolio-stage overlap.

7Hiro Capital
TypeDirect peer
Description

Early-stage venture capital firm investing in games, metaverse, and related technologies. Direct peer — Hiro has co-invested alongside LVP in deals such as Double Loop Games' Series A.

8Andreessen Horowitz (a16z games)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Generalist mega-fund with a dedicated games practice that has co-invested with LVP in deals like Singularity 6's Series B. Not a specialist, but a meaningful competitor at the growth stage for gaming deals.

91Up Ventures
TypeEmerging player
Description

Early-stage venture fund focused on underrepresented gaming founders. Comparable as a gaming-specialist early-stage investor, though smaller and more identity-focused than LVP.

10Anthos Capital
TypeRegional player
Description

US-based venture firm with activity in gaming; co-invested alongside LVP in Singularity 6's Series B. Comparable in game-stage participation but with a broader consumer-tech mandate and different geographic base.

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LVP

Gaming Venture Capitallondonvp.com

LVP is a London-based venture capital fund investing exclusively in the global games ecosystem across seed, pre-seed, and growth stages, providing capital and operator support to gaming startups and studios.

What LVP does

London Venture Partners LLP (LVP) is a London-headquartered, gaming-focused venture capital fund operating as a UK limited liability partnership. Founded in 2001 as angel investors and formalized as a VC fund over a decade ago, LVP invests exclusively across the games ecosystem — interactive entertainment, studios, content, technology, platforms, and services — at angel, pre-seed, seed, and growth stages on a global mandate. The firm does not develop proprietary technology; its products are capital and hands-on operational support to founders.

LVP firmographics

Firmographics
Name
LVP
Legal name
London Venture Partners LLP
Website
https://londonvp.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2001
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Short description
LVP is a London-based venture capital fund investing exclusively in the global games ecosystem across seed, pre-seed, and growth stages, providing capital and operator support to gaming startups and studios.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

LVP industry classification

Industry
Product category
Gaming Venture Capital
NAICS
Other Financial Vehicles (52599), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)
SIC
Investment Advice (6282)
akta.pro primary industry
Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)
akta.pro secondary industry
Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B) (FSANAAAB)

Keywords

  • Venture capital gaming
  • Seed stage funding
  • Game studio investment
  • Interactive entertainment investing
  • Gaming ecosystem capital

Where LVP is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
London
HQ country
United Kingdom
HQ region
Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

LVP business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

  1. Investment Returns: LVP generates returns through successful exits of portfolio companies. Their investments have created over $30 billion of equity value for the gaming industry. Revenue comes from management fees and carried interest from fund returns.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Marketing channels5 records

LVP product offering

Product offering

Core offering

LVP is a gaming-focused venture capital fund that invests globally in interactive entertainment, studios, content, technology, platforms, and services at all stages from angel through growth. The firm deploys capital from its seed fund vehicles into gaming startups and provides hands-on operational support, industry expertise, and network access to portfolio company founders.

Product overview

LVP is a gaming-focused venture capital fund that provides investment services to the games ecosystem. The firm does not offer a software product or platform; instead, it provides funding and operational support to game studios and gaming technology companies at various stages (angel, pre-seed, seed, and growth).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • LVP Seed Fund (Seed and Growth Stage Venture Capital) Venture capital investment services providing funding to gaming startups and studios at all stages — angel, pre-seed, seed, and growth — within the interactive entertainment ecosystem, including studios, content, technology, platforms, and services. Investors commit capital to LVP's fund vehicles (including LVP Seed Fund II LP and LVP Seed Fund III LP) and receive returns from management fees and carried interest on successful exits.
  • Annual LVP Industry Summits Annual hosted gatherings bringing together approximately 100 of the world's most influential games industry leaders for networking, brainstorming, sharing, and dining. Past editions include Verbier, Switzerland (2019) and Stockholm, Sweden (2018). The summits serve as a curated industry event for founders, operators, and investors across the gaming ecosystem.

Quantifiable outcome

  • Over $30 billion in equity value created for the gaming industry
  • +1 more outcomes

Companies that use LVP

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

LVP technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

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LVP partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

LVP competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • BITKRAFT Ventures: Sector-focused venture capital firm investing exclusively across gaming, Web3, and interactive entertainment. Direct peer to LVP in vertical specialization, stage focus, and target founders in games studios and infrastructure.
  • Galaxy Interactive: Specialist investment firm focused on interactive entertainment and gaming at the intersection of technology and content. Direct peer to LVP in gaming-only thesis and global deal sourcing.
  • Play Ventures: Early-stage gaming-focused venture capital firm investing globally in game studios and platforms. Direct peer — LVP has even co-invested alongside Play Ventures in deals like FERASET, and both target seed-stage gaming founders.
  • Konvoy Ventures: Venture capital firm focused on the infrastructure, platforms, and tooling that support gaming and interactive entertainment. Direct peer to LVP in gaming-only mandate and early-stage check sizes.
  • Griffin Gaming Partners: Venture capital firm exclusively focused on the gaming industry with a multi-stage mandate. Direct peer to LVP in vertical specialization and global gaming deal flow.
  • Makers Fund: Venture capital firm focused on interactive entertainment and the gaming ecosystem across seed and growth stages. Direct peer to LVP in vertical specialization and portfolio-stage overlap.
  • Hiro Capital: Early-stage venture capital firm investing in games, metaverse, and related technologies. Direct peer — Hiro has co-invested alongside LVP in deals such as Double Loop Games' Series A.

Broad incumbents

  • Andreessen Horowitz (a16z games): Generalist mega-fund with a dedicated games practice that has co-invested with LVP in deals like Singularity 6's Series B. Not a specialist, but a meaningful competitor at the growth stage for gaming deals.

Emerging players

  • 1Up Ventures: Early-stage venture fund focused on underrepresented gaming founders. Comparable as a gaming-specialist early-stage investor, though smaller and more identity-focused than LVP.

Regional players

  • Anthos Capital: US-based venture firm with activity in gaming; co-invested alongside LVP in Singularity 6's Series B. Comparable in game-stage participation but with a broader consumer-tech mandate and different geographic base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

LVP social profiles

Digital presence

LVP compliance and trust

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Compliance1 record

LVP financial estimates

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Valuation estimate

LVP leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

LVP funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

LVP M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments89 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about LVP

What does LVP do?

LVP is a gaming-focused venture capital fund that invests globally in interactive entertainment, studios, content, technology, platforms, and services at all stages from angel through growth. The firm deploys capital from its seed fund vehicles into gaming startups and provides hands-on operational support, industry expertise, and network access to portfolio company founders.

Is LVP a public or private company?

LVP is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was LVP founded?

LVP was founded in 2001. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is LVP based?

LVP is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.

How does LVP make money?

One revenue line is on record: investment Returns.

Who are LVP's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are BITKRAFT Ventures, Galaxy Interactive, Play Ventures, Konvoy Ventures, Griffin Gaming Partners, Makers Fund and Hiro Capital. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z games) is listed as a broad incumbent. 1Up Ventures is listed as an emerging player. Anthos Capital is listed as a regional player.

Does LVP have an API?

No public API is recorded for LVP.

What industry is LVP in?

LVP's product category is Gaming Venture Capital. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSANAAAD, Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists), with a secondary code of FSANAAAB, Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B). Its NAICS code is 52599 and its SIC code is 6282.

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ThegamebusinessCould AI bring investors back to video games?David Gardner, a veteran video game VC investor and co-founder of London Venture Partners, believes AI could revive investor interest in the video game sector, which has seen VC funds pivot away after overinvesting roughly $7-8 billion requiring $40 billion in exits. Gardner argues that AI tools enabling smaller teams to develop games faster and at lower costs could make the industry investible again, potentially compressing the path to validating whether a game concept works from five years down to one year. 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Bela Flor previously purchased the vacant parcel for $4.2 million in February 2023 and has been trimming its Phoenix-area holdings after selling another 212-unit community for nearly $95.8 million last April.VaultnFueling the Future of Publishing: VaultN Raises $3.5M from Sony Innovation Fund and London Venture PartnersVaultN, a gaming industry infrastructure platform, raised $3.5 million in a funding round led by Sony Innovation Fund and London Venture Partners. The investment will accelerate development of new modules covering payments, media, and data-powered market intelligence for the company's unified publishing platform that connects publishers, retailers, and platforms. 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It details specific investment focuses, check sizes, and portfolio examples for entities such as Makers Fund, London Venture Partners, and Play Ventures, alongside individual angels like Chris DeWolfe and Justin Waldron. The content also outlines strategic advice for startups on pitching metrics, identifying relevant investors through platforms like AngelList, and leveraging industry networks.MarTech SeriesIndependent Games Studio Third Time Raises $3.5 M in Seed FundingThird Time Entertainment raised $3.5 million in seed funding led by LVP, with participation from Coinbase Ventures and other investors, to develop mobile and browser-based blockchain games. The studio intends to use the capital to expand its team and portfolio, focusing on titles like Photo Finish Live and The Suites that integrate NFTs and fungible tokens into gameplay. This investment aims to bridge web2 gaming quality with decentralized economic models for players.LondonvpLvp leads Seed round into Third Time Entertainment – LVPLvp led a $3.5 million seed round investment into Third Time Entertainment, a developer of blockchain-based games. The funding aims to support the creation of engaging crypto gaming experiences with sustainable economies, leveraging the team's extensive background in free-to-play and mobile game development. Lvp is joining other investors including Reciprocal and Coinbase Ventures in this strategic move into the Web3 sector.TechCrunchRole’s video role-playing platform makes a $2.75M charm attempt on the burgeoning tabletop worldRole, a video platform for tabletop role-playing games, raised a $2.75 million seed round co-led by Konvoy and London Venture Partners. The company aims to simplify game mechanics and social interaction, with plans to monetize via a marketplace and premium features.MynewsdeskVela Games Raises $17.3M in Series A Funding Round With Investment From Novator, Ubisoft and LVPDublin-based studio Vela Games secured a $17.3 million Series A funding round led by Novator, with additional investments from Ubisoft and LVP to accelerate development of its debut title, Project-V. The capital will support the growth of the development team and the creation of new roles as the game enters its pre-alpha stage within the emerging Multiplayer Online Co-Operative (MOCO) genre.Pulse 2.0Robin Games Raises $7 MillionRobin Games raised $7 million in a seed round led by London Venture Partners. The lifestyle gaming company, founded by Jill Wilson, will use the funds to develop hybrid free-to-play mobile games and lifestyle content. The company has 9 employees, most women.