GFR Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital fund that invests in early-stage technology startups disrupting digital media and entertainment. We work with founders who are ahead of social trends, understand their audience and creatively combine exist
Location: United States, California, Burlingame
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2016
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 45
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 11.08.2025 | Chowdeck | chowdeck.com | $12M | Nigeria |
| 06.08.2025 | SuperGamin... | supergaming.com | $20.5M | India |
| 31.07.2025 | Stan AI | stan.ai | $8.5M | India |
| 02.02.2023 | Digs | digs.com | $14M | United Sta... |
| 18.09.2020 | Theta Labs | thetalabs.org | - | United Sta... |
| 08.09.2020 | Samba TV | samba.tv | $30M | United Sta... |
| 03.09.2020 | Hiber | hiberworld.com | $18.05M | Sweden, Go... |
| 03.09.2020 | RTFKT | rtfkt.com | $8M | United Kin... |
| 03.09.2020 | Highrise | joinhighrise.com | - | - |
| - | Dotty Digi... | dottyar.com | - | - |
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News 6
| Date | Title | Description |
| 31.12.2019 | GFR Fund Closes 2019 With New Investments in Digital Media and eSports | SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- GFR Fund, an early-stage venture capital fund based in Silicon Valley, expanded its portfolio in 2019 with a $20M raise for its second fund, GFR Fund II, which has already invested in eight groun... |
| 28.12.2019 | Thoughts and Predictions on #eSports | (Photo by Florian Olivo on Unsplash) According to predictions, #eSports is one of the fastest growing segments in gaming, driven predominantly by the U.S. and Asian markets, making it an ideal sweet spot for GFR Fund. The recent surge of ... |
| - | Events in Europe | Our team at GFR Fund was fortunate enough to travel to some of the key industrial events across Europe before the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent travel bans that took place. Here's a recap of our experiences: Mobile World Congress in Ba... |
| - | Will Live-streaming Save the Super Bowl? | eSports Streaming Gains Momentum While Super Bowl TV Viewership Declines (Photo from Riot Games) While #SuperBowl viewership has been on a steady decline since 2016, #eSports fans are tuning in to livestreams of major pro gaming events in... |
| - | Virtual Reality - The Cure for the Coronavirus Blues? | Tips On How To Pass The Time And Remain Productive During Isolation As the Coronavirus spreads to what is now a global pandemic, demands for social distancing are on the rise. Public events are being canceled or postponed and individuals a... |
| - | Conferences: A Thing of the Past? Are There Alternatives? | No one could have predicted the situation we are in now when we rang in the New Year just over four months ago, but there are a lot of lessons we will take away from this experience that will help us grow -- as individuals, as businesses an... |
Mentions in press and media 35
| Date | Title | Description |
| 29.10.2025 | Eindhoven-based esports platform CityLegends raises €1.7M | Eindhoven-based startup CityLegends has secured €1.7 million in funding to expand its street sports and culture platform internationally and advance its technology for connecting athletes, creators, and fans. The round saw participation fro... |
| 22.08.2025 | Chowdeck Secures $9M to Fuel African Quick-Commerce Expansion | Chowdeck, Nigeria's leading on-demand delivery platform, has secured a $9 million Series A funding round. Novastar Ventures spearheaded the investment, joined by Y Combinator and others. This substantial capital propels Chowdeck's aggressiv... |
| 17.08.2025 | Qloud Games: $5 Million Seed Raised To Build Solarpunk MMO Loftia | Qloud Games, an independent studio, has announced a $5 million seed funding round for its upcoming massively multiplayer online game, Loftia. The round was led by BITKRAFT Ventures and GFR Fund, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (... |
| 11.08.2025 | Chowdeck Raises $9 Million Series A Funding to Launch Quick Commerce and Accelerate Expansion Across Nigeria and Ghana | Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to e... |
| 06.08.2025 | SuperGaming Secures $15M to Power Global Gaming Innovation | SuperGaming, a leading Indian game development studio, recently concluded a significant Series B funding round. The company secured $15 million. This investment elevates its valuation to an impressive $100 million. This marks a nearly fivef... |
| 06.08.2025 | Game Developer SuperGaming Raises USD 15 Mn in Series B Round Funding led by Skycatcher and Steadview Capital will also support expansion of the company's SuperPlatform for large‑scale multiplayer gam... | SuperGaming, a leading game developer, has secured USD 15 million in a Series B funding round led by existing investors Skycatcher and Steadview Capital. Additional participation came from global strategic investors such as a16z Speedrun, B... |
| 06.08.2025 | SuperGaming Raises $15 mn in Series B Round | A still from the Indus Battle Royale, made by SuperGaming Homegrown game-development studio SuperGaming has raised $15 million (around Rs 131 crore) in its Series B funding round led by a mix of strategic investors and venture capital firms... |
| 31.07.2025 | STAN Raises USD 8.5M to Build India's Mobile-First Gaming Social Platform The funding strengthens STAN's position as a homegrown social platform tailored for India's mobile-first user base, aiming to ... | Social gaming platform STAN has raised USD 8.5 million in its latest funding round, backed by a mix of global investors, gaming giants, and tech leaders including Google's AI Futures Fund, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Square Enix, Reazon Hol... |
| 31.07.2025 | STAN bags $8.5M from Google’s AI Fund, Bandai Namco, others | Social gaming platform STAN secured $8.5 million in a new funding round from investors, including Japanese gaming companies Bandai Namco Entertainment, Square Enix, and Reazon Holdings, along with Google’s AI Futures Fund and Aptos Labs. Ex... |
| 31.07.2025 | Online gaming firm Stan raises $8.5 million in fresh funding round | Synopsis Stan plans to use the fund to expand its presence in India and other mobile-dominant markets, invest in AI-led personalisations and creator tooling, and launch new integrations for publishers and partners looking to build inside ga... |
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