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Coliseum Investment Fund

Geography: France
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: €2B
Focus: Gaming and Web3 Infrastructure
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Coliseum Investment Fund

Coliseum Investment Fund is a venture capital firm based in France, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in Web3 Infrastructure, Gaming, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionFrance

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

Gaming

Web3 Infrastructure

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Growth marketers & gaming founders seeking verified, engaged audiences

gaming

web3

tournaments

performance marketing

verified audiences

community activation

gamified campaigns

brand activation

interactive marketing

Bullish Signals

20+ top-tier investors backing platformexternal

Multi-game integration: Dota2, Rocket Leaguewebsite

Staking + passive yield live on platformwebsite

Prize pools live — real user competitionwebsite

Token-based anti-cheat reporting incentivizedwebsite

Multi-game account linking fully operationalwebsite

Real-time leaderboard-based reward distribution activewebsite

Global competitive gaming platform live & scalingexternal

Fair-play staking model drives user retentionexternal

3M+ community, 200k+ active tournament playersexternal

Founded 2024, already scaled verified audienceexternal

Gamified campaigns drive measurable user conversionexternal

Interactive tournament format core product featurewebsite

Direct access to verified audiences & outcomeswebsite

11 employees scaling 3M users efficientlywebsite

Tournament operations + quests + challenges livewebsite

Contrarian Signals

No fund/GP info found on siteexternal

No named investors disclosed publiclywebsite

Only 11 employees for 3M user baseexternal

Paris-based, limited public team visibilityexternal

Founder Do's

Build fair-play mechanics into core product

Integrate token staking & yield

Support multi-game account linking

Design reward loops tied to leaderboard ranking

Measure real participation & conversion impact

Target verified, engaged audience segments

Focus on measurable outcomes over vanity metrics

Leverage tournament format for user acquisition

Founder Don'ts

Ignore cheat prevention layer

Focus on vanity reach over real outcomes

Build single-game only

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€2B

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Thomas Zaepffel

DARSHAN SIMHAFounding Team

Thomas ZaepffelFounding Team

Akuègnon TOBOSSIFounding Team

Castiel PensinabisFounding Team

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