ffVC Tech & Gaming

VC New York, United States · Founded 2008

ffVC invests in driven problem-solvers building high-potential companies in emerging industries, with a strong focus on AI, Manufacturing, Energy, Robotics, and Security. They provide capital alongside deep operational expertise, board participation, and access to a broad ecosystem.

About ffVC Tech & Gaming

ffVC Tech and Gaming, the gaming and consumer tech arm of ff Venture Capital, is a New York-based early-stage investor whose mandate centers on technology and entertainment rather than healthcare. The firm has historically backed consumer software, gaming infrastructure, and frontier tech, with no public healthcare AI thesis evident in the materials provided. For healthcare AI founders, this is the wrong door. Founders building health and wellness consumer apps with strong gamification, behavioral health products that lean on game mechanics, or consumer engagement layers for chronic disease management could find a thesis match; everything else is off-strategy. Plausible check sizes for ffVC vehicles run 250K to 1.5M at seed and pre-seed. The broader ff Venture Capital platform has done some healthcare deals historically, but the Tech and Gaming arm specifically is not a healthcare investor. Founders building anything clinical, regulated, B2B-into-providers, or biotech-adjacent should not approach this vehicle; the partners will not have the network or interest to add value. Entry path is LinkedIn outreach to ffVC partners with a clear consumer or gaming hook in your healthcare AI pitch. If you cannot articulate why a gaming-flavored fund is the right partner in two sentences, this is not the right investor. Better to take a smaller check from a healthcare-specialist seed fund than to pull capital from a fund whose value-add network sits in gaming distribution and consumer monetization rather than payer contracts and clinical adoption. Save the warm intro budget for a more aligned firm.

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Team

John Frankel
Founder & General Partner
Alex Katz
General Counsel & Partner
Avery Ersztein
Partner, Head of Investor Relations & Capital Formation
Don Basile
General Partner
Michael J. Woods
General Partner
Taro Hizume
General Partner

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Last updated 2026-05-06. Sourced from this fund's published materials.
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