Investing Profile

Ed Fries(210)

VC
General Partner - 1Up Ventures
1upfund.comKirkland, Washington
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7 Investors

Connected to Gigi Levy-Weiss (NFX), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Niko Bonatsos (General Catalyst), and 4 other investors on Signal.

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Current Investing Position
1Up Ventures General Partner
Investment Range
$500K - $500K
Sweet Spot
$500K
Investments On Record
8
Current Fund Size
$23.9M

Ed Fries is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Ed Fries's Investments On Record (8)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Day 4 Night Studios
SeedOct 2024$4M
$4M
Sprocket Games
SeedAug 2022$5M
$5M
Co-investors: Moritz Baier-Lentz (Lightspeed Venture Partners), 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 (Drive by DraftKings), Kevin Baxpehler (Remagine Ventures), Eli Manning
Twin Suns
SeedMay 2021$4M
$4M
Co-investors: Luke Alvarez (Hiro Capital), Ian Livingstone (Hiro Capital)
Bebopbee
SeedFeb 2021$2M
$6M
Co-investors: Scott Rupp (BITKRAFT Ventures), Kai Bond (Comcast Ventures), Akin Babayigit
Bit Fry Game Studios
Series AFeb 2020$4M
$4M
Co-investors: Scott Rupp (BITKRAFT Ventures)
Absurd:Joy
Pre SeedSep 2019$850K
$5.9M
Co-investors: Timoni West (Sequoia Capital), Zack Zaharis (Galaxy Interactive), Gregory Milken (March Capital), Louis Gresham (March Capital), David Brillembourg (Dune Ventures), David Helgason (foobar.vc), Jaroslav Beck, Eden Chen
Starform
SeedSep 2019$1M
$12M
Co-investors: Malte Barth (BITKRAFT Ventures), Benedikt Körling (Global Founders Capital), Henric Suuronen (Play Ventures), Harri Manninen (Play Ventures), David Brillembourg (Dune Ventures), Paul Heydon

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

Vice President Microsoft1986 - 2004