Konvoy Ventures
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Venture capital |
| Founded 📆 | 2018 |
| Founders 👔 | Josh Chapman Jason Chapman Jackson Vaughan |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , United States |
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Key people | Josh Chapman (co-founder) Jason Chapman (managing partner) Jackson Vaughan (managing partner) |
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| 🌐 Website | www |
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Konvoy Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Denver. Founded in 2018, it initially invested almost exclusively in video game startups; it has since broadened to include what it calls interactive entertainment, deep technology, and critical industries.
History
Josh Chapman, Jason Chapman, and Jackson Vaughan founded Konvoy Ventures in 2018. The firm's first thesis focused on investments in the video game industry.[1]
The firm closed a $65 million second fund in 2021, still aimed at early-stage gaming companies.[2] A third fund followed in July 2022 at $150 million, one of the larger venture funds raised in Colorado at the time.[3] Konvoy expected to put 20–30% of that capital into blockchain- and crypto-related games.[1]
Investment activities
Konvoy led Carry1st's $6 million Series A in 2021, marking its first move into African mobile gaming; managing partner Jackson Vaughan took a board seat as part of the deal.[4]
It also backed Sky Mavis, maker of the blockchain game Axie Infinity, one of several holdings identified in coverage of the firm's 2022 fund.[1]
By its third fund, Konvoy was describing its focus more broadly, citing interactive entertainment, deep technology, and critical industries. This marked a shift from the purely gaming-focused identity of its earlier years.[5]
Industry commentary
Konvoy publishes periodic research on gaming venture funding. GamesBeat has cited this work and quoted managing partner Jason Chapman on trends including AI-related gaming investment.[6][7]
Investment strategy and co-investment
A 2026 Wall Street Journal piece on emerging fund managers named Konvoy among firms using co-investment to deepen limited-partner relationships. At $270 million in AUM and with most of its LPs being family offices, the firm sees these deals as a way to make itself more attractive to founders as well. Konvoy's last fund close remained its 2022 raise of $150 million.[8]
Portfolio companies
Gaming & Consumer Platforms
- Axie Infinity[1]
- Blerp[9]
- ByteBrew[10]
- Canopus Networks[11]
- Carry1st[4]
- Dorian[12]
- GameFam[13]
- Genopets[14]
- Legends of Learning[15]
- Mino Games[16]
- Proxima[17]
- Ready Player Me[18]
- Sipher[19]
- The Mirror[20]
Developer Tools & Infrastructure
Deep Tech & Hardware
- Rocket Science[23]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Miller, Hannah (July 6, 2022). "Gaming VC Firm Konvoy Ventures Raises $150 Million Fund". Bloomberg Law.
- ↑ "Konvoy Fund II Announcement". Konvoy Ventures. November 9, 2021. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
- ↑ Wentling, Nikki (July 6, 2022). "Investment firm launches one of the biggest VC funds in Colorado". Denver Business Journal.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kene-Okafor, Tage (May 4, 2021). "Riot Games and Konvoy Ventures back games publisher Carry1st in $6M Series A". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
- ↑ "Deep Tech Venture Capital". Konvoy Ventures. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
- ↑ Kaser, Rachel (October 16, 2024). "Games VC funding is stabilizing, but growth-stage funding is up". GamesBeat. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
- ↑ Fragen, Jordan (July 22, 2024). "Games VC funding keeps declining, 90% goes to early stage". GamesBeat. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
- ↑ "Emerging Venture Managers Have a Secret Weapon: Co-Investing With LPs". The Wall Street Journal. 2026. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
- ↑ "Blerp". Konvoy Ventures portfolio. Missing or empty
|url=(help);|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ "ByteBrew raises $4M for integrated mobile game analytics platform". GamesBeat. Missing or empty
|url=(help) - ↑ "VC Deal Volume Remained Slow(er) and Steady". John Gannon's VC newsletter.
citing FinSMEs
Missing or empty|url=(help) - ↑ "Dorian raises $3.1M for no-code, interactive storytelling". TechCrunch. August 31, 2020. Missing or empty
|url=(help) - ↑ "GameFam". Konvoy Ventures portfolio. Missing or empty
|url=(help);|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ "Genopets wants you and your digital pets to improve together". VentureBeat/GamesBeat. Missing or empty
|url=(help);|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ "Legends of Learning fetches $5m". Venture Capital Journal. Missing or empty
|url=(help) - ↑ "Mino Games raises $15M to create Dimensionals Web3 game". GamesBeat/VentureBeat. Missing or empty
|url=(help) - ↑ "Proxima raises $1.6M and announces Lumari as 1st game". GamesBeat/VentureBeat. Missing or empty
|url=(help) - ↑ "Ready Player Me". Konvoy Ventures portfolio. Missing or empty
|url=(help);|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ "Play-to-Earn Game Firm Sipher Raises $6.8M in Seed Round Co-Led by Arrington Capital". CoinDesk. October 26, 2021.
- ↑ "The Mirror raises $2.3M in Founders Fund-led round to build nextgen gaming platform". Refresh Miami. December 7, 2022.
- ↑ "Diversion raises $12M in funding for its version control platform for creatives". VentureBeat. May 28, 2025. Missing or empty
|url=(help) - ↑ "Edtech company Pok Pok raises $3M to expand its digital play experiences for kids". TechCrunch. June 15, 2022. Missing or empty
|url=(help) - ↑ "k-ID partners with codeveloper Rocket Science Group". GamesBeat. Missing or empty
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