Forte

investment firm

About

Forte is an economic technology for games that powers NFTs and rich token economies.

Details

Last Funding Type
Series B
Last Funding Money Raised
$725M
Industries
Blockchain,Developer Platform,eSports,Gaming,Video Games
Founded date
Feb 1, 2019
Operating Status
Active
Also Known As
Forte Labs

Forte is building economic technology for games that is secure, easy to use, and fully compliant. Its end-to-end blockchain platform enables the emergence of community economics, a system where the interests of game developers and players are aligned, leading to healthier, sustainable game communities. The team is composed of longtime industry members (Unity, ngmoco, Riot Games, Electronic Arts, Sony, and Rockstar Games, among others), and is currently working with over 25 acclaimed game developers from across the globe to reimagine the economics of games.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
4
$0.91B
Forte has raised a total of $0.91B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Nov 12, 2021 from a Series B round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Nov 12, 2021 Series B $725M 13 Kora Detail
May 12, 2021 Series A $185M 6 Griffin Gaming Partners Detail
Oct 29, 2019 Seed 2 Detail
Mar 12, 2019 Seed 13 Detail

Funds Raised

Announced Date Fund Name Money Raised
Mar 13, 2019 Blockchain Gaming Fund $100M

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
1
0
Forte has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jan 5, 2022, when CryptoSlam raised $9M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Jan 5, 2022 CryptoSlam
Seed $9M Blockchain

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
2
30
Forte is funded by 30 investors. Kora and Animoca Brands are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Kora Yes Series B
Animoca Brands Series B
Andreessen Horowitz Series B
big_bets Series B
Cosmos Network Series B
Griffin Gaming Partners Series B
Overwolf Series B
PLAYSTUDIOS Series B
Polygon Studios Series B
Solana Series B

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
10
Forte has 10 current employee profiles, including Executive Kevin Chou
Executive
Board member
Executive
Executive
Advisor

Exits

Forte has had 1 exits. Forte most notable exits include Neon Media

Date Company Name Exit Type Industry
Sep 25, 2020 Neon Media M&A Video Games Detail

Acquisition

Forte has acquired 1 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was N3TWORK on Jan 13, 2022. They acquired N3TWORK for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Jan 13, 2022 N3TWORK
Analytics acquisition Detail