Location
Finland, Europe
Cheque size
$500K - $1M
Investment Stage
Pre Seed
Focus Areas
Crypto/Web3
Gaming / eSports
About Investor
Anton Backman is a games and web3 specialist investor who has served as Principal at Play Ventures and is now a General Partner at the firm, based out of Helsinki. He typically writes $500K to $1M checks, with a sweet spot around $750K, at pre-seed into gaming and gaming-related web3/crypto startups. His background includes co-founding Wave Ventures, the Nordics’ first student-run VC fund, and co-managing investor operations at Slush, giving him deep roots in the Nordic startup ecosystem.
Previous investments
EloElo
13M |2025
Ray Browser
2024
Redemption Games
7M |2023
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