VC Fund

MTG is the home of gaming – not only by offering the most popular titles of today, we are also fully focused on developing the hits of the future. Through our venture capital-fund, we support passionate entrepreneurs within premiere global gaming, esports and interactive entertainment.

MTG is on a journey of creating the broadest portfolio of young businesses in online gaming. By supporting high potential ideas and talented teams behind them, we are strengthening the gaming sector from within and scaling innovative solutions that benefit players, fans and a broad spectrum of stakeholders.

A values-driven company with entrepreneurial culture, we offer start-ups a meaningful partnership that stretches far beyond capital investments. It includes access to a powerful network, key industry influencers and a broad range of expertise in building sustainable businesses. MTG supports over 15 start-ups in the US and Europe, and has an international presence from San Francisco to Berlin.

Home for entrepreneurs

You may have a brilliant idea and a promising start. But to make the real breakthrough can be a lot harder. MTG is making dreams come true for some of the most talented entrepreneurs in our industry. Learn more about our journey of creating the broadest portfolio of young businesses in online gaming and esports.

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Blitz

Blitz Esports are behind an esports learning app for the League of Legends, Overwatch and CS:GO fans.

Tonk Tonk Games

Tonk Tonk is an Austin based games company led by a distinguished team of game and animated film veterans. Their  competitive real-time game uFighter uses digitised avatars to create a highly personalised gaming experience.

BITKRAFT

BITKRAFT Esports Ventures is the industry’s first early stage investor solely dedicated to nurturing esports.

Runtime

Runtime is a performance nutrition company in gaming and esports. It’s a rich and balanced solution for a fast, easy and tasty meals that promise to improve players’ endurance, strength and concentration.

Sviper

Sviper is a mobile games studio based in Hamburg, Germany. Led by three seasoned game developers, the studio is behind Super Spell Heroes – a real-time one-to-one duel that sees wizards and elemental powers clash on a journey through magical realms.

Phoenix Labs

Phoenix Labs is an independent game studio that creates original AAA multiplayer titles. Their first game, Dauntless, currently in open beta on PC, is a co-op action RPG available in 6 languages.

Arnd Benninghoff

EVP, Gaming

German, born 1969

Arnd joined MTG in November 2014 and has led MTG’s strategic investments in esports and gaming. Following the sale of ESL Gaming in May 2022, Arnd is fully focused on accelerating MTG’s evolution as a global gaming village and an acceleration platform for gaming companies. Prior to joining MTG, Arnd worked as Chief Digital Officer for Digital & Adjacent at ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, and as Managing Director of SevenVentures, the group’s venture arm. Arnd has also been CEO of Holtzbrinck eLAB, the incubator of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, founded and built fifteen companies, and held various management roles at Tomorrow Focus AG. He started his career as a journalist, working for Deutsche Presse Agentur and TV networks.