Investing Profile

Ed Fries(236)

VC
General Partner at 1Up Ventures
1upfund.comKirkland, Washington
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6 Investors

Connected to Gigi Levy-Weiss (NFX), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Niko Bonatsos (General Catalyst), and 3 other investors on Signal.

Networks Ed is a member of
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Current Investing Position
1Up Ventures General Partner
Investment Range
$500K - $500K
Sweet Spot
$500K
Investments On Record
10
Current Fund Size
$23.9M

Ed Fries is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Ed Fries's Investments On Record (10)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Torpor Games
SeedNov 2025
Co-investors: Jere Partanen (Sisu Game Ventures)
Day 4 Night Studios
SeedOct 2024$4M
$4M
Talofa
SeedJan 2024$6M
$6M
Co-investors: Lan Xuezhao (Basis Set Ventures), Sarah Smith (Bain Capital Ventures), Scott Barclay (DCVC (Data Collective)), Nuno Goncalves Pedro (Chamaeleon), Mallun Yen (Village Global), Lu Zhang (Fusion Fund), Masashi Kiyomine (Kicker Ventures)
Sprocket Games
SeedAug 2022$5M
$5M
Co-investors: Paul Grossinger (Gaingels), Lorenzo Thione (Gaingels), Jasper Brand (BITKRAFT Ventures)
Toya Pioneering Women
SeedSep 2021$4M
$4M
Co-investors: Craig Sherman (Meritech Capital Partners), Meredith McPherron (Glasswing Ventures), Kevin Baxpehler (Remagine Ventures), Eli Manning
Twin Suns
SeedMay 2021$4M
$4M
Co-investors: Ian Livingstone (Hiro Capital), Luke Alvarez (Hiro Capital)
Bebopbee
SeedFeb 2021$2M
$6M
Co-investors: Scott Rupp (BITKRAFT Ventures), Kai Bond (Comcast Ventures), Akin Babayigit (Palabra.ai)
Bit Fry Game Studios
Series AFeb 2020$4M
$4M
Co-investors: Scott Rupp (BITKRAFT Ventures)

most interested in

Building a community of the best video game developers in the world.

not interested in

We only invest in video game developers. We don't invest in tools, platforms, publishers, or other related technologies.

Ed Fries's Experience

co-founder JR Diamonds Hong KongPresent
CEO JR Diamonds Hong KongPresent
board member Stealth Company (Jean-Michel Autelli)Present
Advisory Board Member Stealth Company (Jean-Michel Autelli)Present
Adviser Stealth Company (Jean-Michel Autelli)Present
co-founder Stealth Company (Jean-Michel Autelli)Present
CEO Stealth Company (Jean-Michel Autelli)Present
Board Member Stealth Company (Jean-Michel Autelli)Present
Advisor Stealth Company (Jean-Michel Autelli)Present
board member Sm4rt Predictive SystemsPresent
Board Member NVIDIAPresent
Advisory Board Member BreakAway GamesPresent
Board Member CanestaPresent
Advisory Board Member Sm4rt Predictive SystemsPresent
Adviser Sm4rt Predictive SystemsPresent
Advisor Meteor SolutionsPresent
Advisor Intel CorpPresent
Advisor Smoking Gun Interactive Inc.Present
Advisor Real Life PlusPresent
Advisor OgmentoPresent
Advisor SPARQ - www.sparq.itPresent
co-founder Sm4rt Predictive SystemsPresent
CEO Sm4rt Predictive SystemsPresent
Board Member, Treasurer International Game Developers Association (IGDA®)Present
Advisor MixamoPresent
Advisor MovylPresent
Advisor CursePresent
Advisor Rockstar GamesPresent
Advisor Wicked Fun, Inc.Present
Advisory Board Member Open Gaming AlliancePresent
Advisor Razer Inc.Present
Advisor PixowlPresent
Advisor Emortal Sports Inc.Present
Advisor FOVE, Inc.Present
Board Member WildTangentPresent
Advisor HaptX Inc.Present
Advisor Sm4rt Predictive SystemsPresent
Board Member Sm4rt Predictive SystemsPresent
Advisor MetaArcadePresent
Board Member Recurrence, Inc.Present
Board Member Pacific Science CenterPresent
Board Member MindMaze TherapeuticsPresent
Advisor Hyperspace XRPresent
Board Member VrealPresent
Advisor HaptX Inc. (formerly AxonVR)Present
Advisor Heyou MediaPresent
Advisor Aquifi, IncPresent
Advisor Verizon MediaPresent
Advisor ArtCraft Entertainment, IncPresent
Advisor LitespritePresent
Program Advisory Committee Member DigiPen Institute of TechnologyPresent
Advisor Animoca BrandsPresent
Advisor ESTVPresent
Board Member Exponential EntertainmentPresent
Board Member Ancient Egypt Research AssociatesPresent
Board Chair IGDA FoundationPresent
Board of Commissioners Smithsonian American Art MuseumPresent
General Partner 1Up VenturesPresent
board member NewCoPresent
co-founder NewCoPresent
Advisor NewCoPresent
Advisory Board Member NewCoPresent
Adviser NewCoPresent
CEO NewCoPresent
Board Member NewCoPresent
Vice President Microsoft1986 - 2004

Ed Fries's Education

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology BS Computer Science