Chroma Ventures

Paddy Burns and Chris van der Kuyl – co-founders of multiple award-winning games developer 4J Studios, best known for developing Minecraft for Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo games consoles established Chroma Ventures as a means of consolidating an investment portfolio focused principally on data-led businesses and those developing and deploying innovative technology. Chroma Ventures channels flexible capital into a range of early-stage and established businesses with high-growth potential. Burns and van der Kuyl have been active supporters – both financially and practically – of a broad range of companies for several years, often in collaboration with other investors. Their portfolio includes direct investments that have grown into significant stakes in well-established businesses, such as global leader in cross-platform TV ad measurement TVSquared, cupboard stored ready meal provider Parsley Box, commercial insurance distribution and data platform Broker Insights, and indie game studio Puny Astronaut. The Chroma Ventures portfolio also includes a number of indirect holdings through LVP, the venture capital seed fund for the games sector, Social Investment Scotland (SIS) Ventures, the impact investment fund backing mission-led enterprises, and Seedhaus, the pre-seed stage investor.

Chroma Ventures, established in 2021 and headquartered in Europe., specializes in Seed, Early Stage Venture investments across Real Estate, Advertising, Advertising Platforms, Marketing, Gaming, iOS, Electronics, Aquaculture, Information Services, FinTech. The organization boasts a portfolio of 11 investments, with an average round size of $9.2M and 3 successful exits. Their recent investments include Chroma Developments, TVSquared, Stormcloud Games, Ace Aquatec, Ant Workshop. The highest investment round they participated in was $991.4M. Among their most notable exits are Chroma Developments and TVSquared. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.