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Patron believes the next generation of the internet is a creator's movement, a builder's movement. Thinkers and doers who are at the helm of new ways to behave, learn, and connect.
We not only fund founders but the pursuit of a world where everyone has more of a stake, where there are no set rules for what can be valued or have meaning, where value is not only more distributed but captured by those who actually build and create.
Financed by some of the world's greatest investors, founders, and institutions, Patron is dedicated to writing the first-check into world-class builders across consumer, games, and web3.
We not only fund founders but the pursuit of a world where everyone has more of a stake, where there are no set rules for what can be valued or have meaning, where value is not only more distributed but captured by those who actually build and create.
Financed by some of the world's greatest investors, founders, and institutions, Patron is dedicated to writing the first-check into world-class builders across consumer, games, and web3.
Overview
Location
United States, California, Santa Monica
Employees
1-10
Total raised
$90M
Founded date
2021
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 13
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| Oct 29, 2025 | Sweatpals: $12 Million Seed Funding Raised To Improve Social Connection Through Fitness | Sweatpals, the community-driven fitness platform pioneering social connection through movement, has raised $12 million in seed funding led by Patron, a16z speedrun, and Kevin Hart’s HartBeat Ventures. The funding will accelerate Sweatpals’ ... |
| Dec 2, 2024 | They Turned Down an Early Pay Day to Maintain Control of Their Business. And Then Went on to Raise $190 Million. Jason Yeh, co-founder and General Partner of Patron, explains the early-stage venture firm's creation and future outlook. | "The next generation of consumers are living their best lives in online worlds like Roblox, Fortnite, and Discord." So says Jason Yeh, Co-Founder and General Partner of early-stage venture firm Patron. "We're all about invest... |
| Oct 20, 2021 | Patron Picks Up $90M For Games, Consumer, Web Investments | A new, early-stage venture firm, Patron--which has one of its General Partners based in Los Angeles--said on Tuesday that it has raised $90M in a new venture capital fund. According to Patron, its first fund, Patron Fund I, will go to inves... |
| Oct 19, 2021 | Patron, a new fund from former Riot Games colleagues, locks down $90 million | If you follow tech press, you’ve probably noticed more outlets covering the blockchain-based, play-to-earn trend, wherein individuals playing crypto-powered games can ostensibly earn a living by earning assets or tokens within the game that... |
| Oct 19, 2021 | Patron raises $90M to invest in gaming seed rounds | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Patron is unveiling itself as a new venture capital fund with $90 million to invest in games and game technology. The fund was started ... |
| Oct 19, 2021 | Patron raises $90M to invest in gaming seed rounds | Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event. Patron is unveiling i... |
| Oct 19, 2021 | Instacart’s largest acquisition yet is a $350 million bet on cashierless, in-store shopping | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. One factor that will help keep this current fervid pace of dealmaking, even as lock-down orders f... |
| Is This LA Icon the Victim of Crypto Winter? | Around this time last year, you could get a sense of the market fervor that the newly christened Crypto.com Arena embodied. A $700 million dollar naming rights deal had suddenly catapulted a small cryptocurrency exchange from relative anony... | |
| Behind Her Empire: Stila Founder Jeanine Lobell on Disrupting the Beauty Industry | At 16, Jeanine Lobell dropped out of high school, moved to London and dabbled in miming. She went on to found the makeup company Stila, sell it to Estee Lauder and found the clean makeup brand Neen. On this episode of the Behind Her Empire ... |
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FAQ about Patron
When was Patron founded?
Patron was founded in 2021.
How much funding has Patron raised?
Patron has raised $90M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Patron?
Parsers VC has collected 13 articles mentioning Patron, among them “Sweatpals: $12 Million Seed Funding Raised To Improve Social Connection Through Fitness” (Oct 29, 2025) and “They Turned Down an Early Pay Day to Maintain Control of Their Business. And Then Went on to Raise $190 Million. Jason Yeh, co-founder and General Partner of...” (Dec 2, 2024).
Is Patron still active?
Yes, Patron is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 9, 2026.