Fund profile / Singapore

Play Ventures Fund III.

Geography: Singapore
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: $140M
Focus: Gaming
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Play Ventures Fund III.

Play Ventures Fund III. is a venture capital firm based in Singapore, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in Gaming, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionSingapore

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

Gaming

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

AI founder solving deep consumer behavior or discovery shifts

consumer apps

AI search/discovery

AI model behavior

brand visibility tech

founder community

AI-native games

mobile gaming

Bullish Signals

Active global founder dinner seriesexternal

128K LinkedIn followers, strong brandexternal

London + Las Vegas community eventsexternal

Play Supper Club London launched successfullylinkedin

Las Vegas Supper Club next — expandinglinkedin

24 founders at London debut dinnerlinkedin

Led geoSurge $12M seed — AI search thesislinkedin

Backing founders solving AI visibility battlegroundlinkedin

Co-led with AlbionVC, strong syndicate networklinkedin

geoSurge over-subscribed round, 7-backer syndicatelinkedin

Play tracking major consumer behavior shifts activelylinkedin

Focus on corpus engineering — how AI learnslinkedin

Led Surge Games $3M — AI mobile puzzle gamelinkedin

Surge Games: four founders, hacker house Istanbullinkedin

Syndicating with Simya VC, Drilo Ventureslinkedin

Backing AI-first, fast-moving teams explicitlylinkedin

Play Ventures 16.8K+ LinkedIn followers, active reachlinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Invite-only — network-gated deal accessexternal

No pitches allowed at eventslinkedin

Founder Do's

Build in consumer apps or AI

Value tight-knit founder networks

Operate in London or Las Vegas markets

Engage via community, not cold outreach

Attend small private dinners to get on radar

Target AI-driven consumer behavior shifts

Deep-dive product thesis over surface-level tracking

Launch fast from hacker houses or scrappy setups

Founder Don'ts

Expect open-door cold access

Skip community engagement

Pitch at events — no pitches allowed

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$140M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Henric Suuronen, Harri Manninen, Kenrick Drijkoningen

Joe BurridgePartner

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