Investments
63Portfolio Exits
11Funds
3About London Venture Partners
London Venture Partners is a venture capital fund focused on the gaming sector. It invests in seed and early-stage companies in the online, mobile, social, and cloud game sectors, including technology and services B2B companies powering consumer game companies. It was founded by four executives from the video game industry.

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Latest London Venture Partners News
Aug 12, 2022
More than 25 publishers and investors join GI Live: London Google, TinyBuild, London Venture Partners, Frontier, Team17 and more join the line-up News by Christopher Dring Head of Games B2B Published on Aug. 12, 2022 Over 25 investors and publishers are looking to meet indie developers at GI Live: London next month. The first day of the event is Tuesday, September 20th and is an online-only meeting day. The second and third days of the event (Wednesday, September 21st - Thursday, September 22nd) will take place in person, and includes a number of live talks, face-to-face meetings and roundtables. Plus, attendees can visit EGX, the consumer show that takes place at the same venue (London Excel). You can buy a digital ticket, which includes access to the digital meeting day and the ability to watch our talks online. Our physical ticket includes complete access to the entire three days (plus 4-day access to EGX). You can also book a permanent meeting table for yourself and a team mate. All tickets are on sale here. Companies attending the entire event include Curve Games, Frontier, London Venture Partners, Marvelous Europe, PlayStack, PQube, Sega, Square Enix, Team17, TinyBuild, Tripwire Interactive, Working Capital Management and Xbox. Companies attending the digital day only inclde 101XP, Amplifier Game Invest, Bandai Namco, Blitworks, Boombit, Good Shepherd, Google, Hidden Trap, HoYoVerse, JanduSoft, Kakao Games, Lessmore, Plaion, Ripples Asia Venture and Skystone Games. Alongside these companies, Valve will be conducting a live Q&A with developers at the event, answering questions about Steam and Steam Deck. Other speaker sessions include Rare Studio Boss Craig Duncan discussing the UK studio's transformation. Gina Jackson OBE will look at the perception of the games industry from the outside, while indie narrative developer Caroline Marchal from Interior Nights will be talking about her experience launching the hit Xbox game: As Dusk Falls. More speakers and attending companies will be announced in the coming weeks. Tagged With
London Venture Partners Investments
63 Investments
London Venture Partners has made 63 investments. Their latest investment was in Sanlo as part of their Series A on June 6, 2022.

London Venture Partners Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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6/2/2022 | Series A | Sanlo | $10M | Yes | 5 | |
3/17/2022 | Series A | Dorian | $14M | No | 9 | |
2/4/2022 | Seed VC | Third Time Entertainment | $3.5M | Yes | 6th Man Ventures, Big Brain Holdings, Coinbase Ventures, Folius Ventures, London Venture Partners, Maven Capital Partners, Reciprocal Ventures, and Undisclosed Investors | 2 |
8/23/2021 | Seed VC | |||||
7/1/2021 | Series B |
Date | 6/2/2022 | 3/17/2022 | 2/4/2022 | 8/23/2021 | 7/1/2021 |
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Round | Series A | Series A | Seed VC | Seed VC | Series B |
Company | Sanlo | Dorian | Third Time Entertainment | ||
Amount | $10M | $14M | $3.5M | ||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | 6th Man Ventures, Big Brain Holdings, Coinbase Ventures, Folius Ventures, London Venture Partners, Maven Capital Partners, Reciprocal Ventures, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 5 | 9 | 2 |
London Venture Partners Portfolio Exits
11 Portfolio Exits
London Venture Partners has 11 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Omnidrone on February 25, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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2/25/2022 | Acquired | 1 | |||
1/18/2022 | Acquired | 3 | |||
8/2/2021 | Acquired | 2 | |||
Date | 2/25/2022 | 1/18/2022 | 8/2/2021 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 | 3 | 2 |
London Venture Partners Fund History
3 Fund Histories
London Venture Partners has 3 funds, including LVP Seed Fund III.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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9/25/2019 | LVP Seed Fund III | $80M | 1 | ||
7/15/2014 | LVP Seed Fund I | ||||
LVP Seed Fund II |
Closing Date | 9/25/2019 | 7/15/2014 | |
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Fund | LVP Seed Fund III | LVP Seed Fund I | LVP Seed Fund II |
Fund Type | |||
Status | |||
Amount | $80M | ||
Sources | 1 |
London Venture Partners Team
6 Team Members
London Venture Partners has 6 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Are Mack Gowen | Founder | Current | |
Name | Are Mack Gowen | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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