David Kaye

General Partner

2023

We invest in startups that make valuable use of human attention.

Investor, Valley

2024

Valley is a Sales Intelligence platform that automates the end-to-end appointment setting process for B2B companies.

Investor, Benjamin

2024

Benjamin's mission is to empower and enable consumers to safely and securely make more money all day, all night, every day.

Investor, Incandescent Games

2024

Incandescent Games is the developer of PlanetSmith, a voxel-based survival game. This innovative game ventures beyond traditional voxel landscapes by setting its stage on spherical planets instead of flat, infinite planes.

Investor, PodcastAI

2024

Automate your podcast. Transcribe episodes, identify speakers, generate chapters, descriptions, key points, viral moments, social posts, and a show website – all in seconds.

Investor, Oliver Labs

2023

The developer of Blush, a new dating app.

Investor, Playgap

2023

While offline represents a significant part of mobile gameplay, developers struggle to monetise this segment due to lack of effective solutions. Playgap is on a mission to bridge this gap and help game developers monetise offline gameplay.

Investor, Omada

2023

Created by sports fans for sports fans. 🏟 +1M players worldwide. 🌎

Investor, Antistatic Studios

2023

Urban Legends. Liminal Spaces. Military Horror.

Investor, AfterHour

2023

AfterHour is the ultimate financial community platform for the internet generation.

Investor, Noice

2023

The next-gen livestreaming platform for gamers. #PlayTheStream

Investor, Series Entertainment

2023

Series Entertainment's mission is to empower human creativity, blending it with advanced AI to craft immersive franchise games that captivate and inspire players around the globe.

Advisor

2023

Co-Founder

1996

I co-founded this publisher of text-based MMOs, and acted as lead designer on the company's flagship game, Achaea. We were one of the early pioneers of the free to play business model, and are still going strong 25 years on.

Co-Founder, President

2014 - 2023

Snapshot Games is a developer and publisher of strategy games I co-founded with legendary designer Julian Gollop. We are best known for the Phoenix Point series. In November 2020, Snapshot was acquired by Embracer, and continues to operate as part of the Saber Interactive group.

Angel Investor

2020 - 2023

Investing in early stage companies in tech and digital media, including: Runway, Mercury, FunCraft, Pipeline, INCRMNTAL, Parallelz and others.

Advisor

2022 - 2023

Advisor

2013 - 2019

Scopely is a leading interactive entertainment and mobile games company. They create and publish a diverse portfolio of immersive experiences, based on original and beloved franchises, for casual and core gamers around the world.

Founder

2012 - 2017

Gaming Insiders was the definitive professional network for the games industry. We hosted a curated online community and event series for the entrepreneurs, creators and industry leaders who are moving the industry forward. The company was acquired by Grow.co in August 2016.

Co-Founder

2010 - 2011

Summerlight was a social and mobile gaming company based in West Hollywood, California. We were acquired in August 2011 by Sojo Studios, a social gaming company focused on gaming for social good: http://www.businessinsider.com/sojo-ellen-degeneres-8-million-pre-launch-round-2011-11

VP Business Development

2008 - 2010

I was the first executive hire at this studio founded by Neopets creators Adam and Donna Powell. I led the company's transition into social games, and played a pivotal role in the creation of their most successful title, Island Paradise, a top 10 Facebook game that grossed more than $15m in revenue.