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David Kaye

David Kaye

General Partner at F4 Fund, serial games industry entrepreneur and investor

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Los Angeles, California
Joined January 2025
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Summary

David Kaye is a seasoned entrepreneur in the games industry, having co-founded Iron Realms Entertainment (one of the first free-to-play game publishers) and Snapshot Games (which was successfully acquired by Embracer Group). This background provides him with deep operational insights into game development and publishing. f4+3
As a General Partner at F4 Fund, David is an active early-stage investor with a clear focus on the games, media/content, consumer internet, and generative AI sectors. He looks for novel products with differentiated distribution strategies and supports diverse and female founders. f4+3

Work

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Writing

Why no one wants to fund your mobile game startup

July 1, 2023

An essay discussing the challenges of securing venture capital for mobile game startups in the current market, emphasizing the need for novel products and differentiated distribution strategies.

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Notes

TOTim O'Neilsaid that if they were fundraising for an early-stage startup, they would be excited to have
DKDavid Kaye
as an investor.

Jan 12, 2026