WePlay Ventures

What is WePlay Ventures?

WePlay Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on the gaming industry, offering strategic capital, vast network access, and deep industry expertise to pre-seed and seed-stage gaming startups in Europe, Central Asia, and Turkey. Their goal is to empower gaming studios to achieve their full potential, going beyond just financial investment by actively participating in the studios' success.

They provide a smart money model that includes a comprehensive acceleration program, networking opportunities, mentorship, and the development of partnerships. WePlay HUB, their 3-month gaming acceleration program, supports gaming studios with exclusive resources, interactive business and technical workshops, targeted events, and one-on-one mentorship sessions led by industry leaders.

Additionally, their digital platform WePlay Starz assists game studios ready for investment by facilitating partnerships and collaborations. WePlay Ventures invests in a diverse range of gaming platforms and genres, with an equity ticket size of up to $300,000 and a maximum of 15% equity stake.

Their team, led by Managing Partners Bora KOYT, Mustafa KOPUK, and Yiğit ARSLAN, and CEO Burak YILMAZ, leverages its longstanding relationships in the industry ecosystem to ensure the growth and expansion of their portfolio companies. They pride themselves on being the most active Gaming VC in Turkey for 2021 and 2022 and have a substantial portfolio of over 450 games, emphasizing their commitment to supporting gaming innovation across their investment region.

What they say:

We invest in gaming startups at early stage.