Who Owns Manticore Games?
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Manticore Games
Manticore Games is a private U.S. video game developer and publisher based in San Mateo that operates the Core user-generated game creation platform and develops titles such as the co-op roguelite Out of Time.
Manticore Games appears to be independent with no parent company.
Manticore Games
Manticore Games is a private U.S. video game developer and publisher based in San Mateo that operates the Core user-generated game creation platform and develops titles such as the co-op roguelite Out of Time.
Manticore Games appears to be independent with no parent company.
Major Shareholders
Manticore Games
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Frederic Descamps Co‑founder, CEO and director of Manticore Games; holds founder equity in the company. | Founder | — | Mar 2021 |
Jordan Maynard Co‑founder and Chief Creative Officer of Manticore Games; holds founder equity. | Founder | — | Mar 2021 |
XN Investment firm led by Gaurav Kapadia; acted as lead investor in Manticore’s $100M Series C round on March 31, 2021. | Institutional | — | Mar 2021 |
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 participated as a major investor in Manticore’s $100M Series C financing in March 2021. | Institutional | — | Mar 2021 |
Benchmark Capital Benchmark led the $15M Series A in December 2017 and also invested in the 2019 Series B and 2021 Series C rounds, making it a long‑standing major shareholder. | Institutional | — | Mar 2021 |
Epic Games, Inc. Epic Games led a $15M funding round in September 2020 and also invested in the 2021 $100M Series C, holding a strategic minority stake in Manticore. | Corporate | — | Mar 2021 |
BITKRAFT Esports Ventures Esports‑focused VC that invested in Manticore’s 2017 Series A and 2019 $30M Series B rounds. | Institutional | — | Sep 2019 |
BITKRAFT Opportunity Fund Later‑stage BITKRAFT fund that participated in Manticore’s $100M Series C financing in 2021. | Institutional | — | Mar 2021 |
London Venture Partners (LVP) Games‑focused VC firm that invested in Manticore’s 2021 Series C round. | Institutional | — | Mar 2021 |
Sapphire Sport Sapphire Ventures’ sports and media fund; lead investor in Manticore’s $30M Series B round in September 2019. | Institutional | — | Sep 2019 |
Correlation Ventures Venture fund that invested in Manticore’s 2017 Series A, 2019 Series B and 2021 Series C rounds. | Institutional | — | Mar 2021 |
Tuesday Capital Early‑stage VC (formerly CrunchFund) that backed Manticore in the 2017 Series A and 2019 Series B financings. | Institutional | — | Sep 2019 |
SV Angel Seed‑stage investor that participated in Manticore’s 2017 Series A and 2019 Series B rounds. | Institutional | — | Sep 2019 |
Arrive (a Roc Nation company) Venture arm of Roc Nation; investor in the 2019 $30M Series B and listed among Manticore’s institutional backers. | Institutional | — | Sep 2019 |
MaC Venture Capital Venture capital firm (also referenced as M Ventures in some materials) cited as a backer of Manticore and named among investors in pre‑Series C rounds. | Institutional | — | Sep 2020 |
Macro Ventures Media‑focused investment vehicle affiliated with MaC Venture Capital that took part in Manticore’s 2017 Series A funding round. | Institutional | — | Dec 2017 |
Novator Investment firm listed as one of the investors in Manticore’s $100.81M Series C round completed on March 31, 2021. | Institutional | — | Mar 2021 |
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