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$10M


Valuation at our first investment
2026


The year we got started
2


Studios in the portfolio so far

Where we stand today


Joygrid Ventures is an early-stage fund backing mobile game studios from day one — before the deck is polished, before the metrics exist, before anyone else says yes.


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Backing Bold Ideas Before They Become Obvious

At Joygrid Ventures, we believe the most important moment in a company’s journey is often the moment when almost nobody else believes in it yet. We invest in ambitious mobile game studios at the pre-seed and seed stages, supporting founders across Turkey and Central & Eastern Europe from the earliest days of their journey. We are intentionally different from traditional investors who wait for polished decks, proven metrics, and established traction before making a decision. Instead, we look for exceptional founders, original ideas, strong creative instincts, and the determination to build games that can reach players around the world. Our approach is simple: get involved early, move quickly, and stay close to the people building the company.

We understand that building a successful game studio is not just about capital; it requires creativity, resilience, product thinking, talent, and the ability to learn quickly from players. That is why we aim to become a long-term partner rather than simply another investor on the cap table. Our team works closely with founders, offering perspective, connections, strategic support, and the freedom to build their vision without unnecessary complexity.

We keep Joygrid small by design, allowing founders to communicate directly with the people making investment decisions and ensuring that every partnership receives genuine attention. We are particularly interested in the next generation of mobile gaming companies emerging from Turkey and the wider CEE region—studios with the ambition to create distinctive products, build enduring businesses, and compete on a global stage. For us, investing is not about finding companies that already look successful; it is about recognizing potential early, backing the people behind it, and helping turn ambitious ideas into companies that matter. If you are building a mobile game studio and believe there is something worth creating—even if the idea is still rough and the numbers have not arrived yet—we want to hear from you.

We partner with ambitious founders who are building the next generation of mobile gaming companies. Our investment approach is focused on identifying strong teams, differentiated products, and ideas with the potential to reach a global audience.

We invest early, often before a company has established significant traction, and work closely with founders throughout their journey. Rather than relying solely on existing metrics, we look at the quality of the team, the strength of the product vision, the size of the opportunity, and the founders' ability to execute and adapt.



What We Look For

We believe exceptional companies are built by exceptional founders. Our investment decisions are guided by a combination of people, product, market opportunity, and long-term potential.

Founder Quality 95%
Product & Creativity 90%
Global Potential 85%
Early-Stage Focus 80%
Long-Term Partnership 90%
 
 
 
 
 
 

What Founders Say About Working With Us

We believe the best partnerships are built on trust, transparency, and a shared ambition to build something meaningful. Our goal is not simply to invest capital, but to support founders with the perspective, network, and long-term commitment they need to turn ambitious ideas into global companies.


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