Jason Chapman

Managing Partner, Konvoy Ventures
Jason Chapman co-founded a gaming-focused VC with his brother and childhood friend, runs weekly sub-sector research debates to map trends, and gives transparent, actionable feedback inviting founders to return.
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Gaming / VR
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About Jason Chapman

Jason Chapman co-founded Konvoy Ventures with his brother and a childhood friend, building the gaming-focused VC firm from a tight-knit founding team with deep gaming roots rather than following a typical institutional founding story. He runs a structured research process where Konvoy takes a different gaming sub-sector each week to debate as a team and map trends before meeting companies, and maintains a transparent feedback approach with founders by providing clear action items when passing on deals and inviting teams to return after addressing them.

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  • Deep focus on the video game industry's financial health and growth trajectories, frequently citing specific revenue figures and funding data. Highlighted the massive quarterly earnings of Moon Active and the significant rebound in venture capital funding for the gaming sector as evidence of market resilience.
  • Analyzes the intersection of gaming, media, and government regulation, specifically regarding foreign ownership and platform liability. Questioned whether legislative scrutiny applied to social apps like TikTok should logically extend to gaming giants like Riot Games and Epic Games due to their international ownership structures.
  • Prioritizes capital efficiency as a primary metric for evaluating early-stage startups and operator skill. Argued that maintaining lean financial discipline is not just a concern for later growth stages but is actually one of the best ways to judge the overall health and potential of a young company.
  • Monitors macroeconomic incentives and regulatory environments that impact founder liquidity and exit opportunities. Criticized the Federal Trade Commission for blocking major tech mergers, noting that making acquisitions difficult stifles innovation and removes a critical path for investors and founders to realize returns.
  • Bullish outlook on cryptocurrency as a dominant asset class and a hedge against monetary inflation. Compared the market capitalization of Bitcoin favorably against tech giants like Meta, suggesting it is on a trajectory to rival Amazon in total value.
  • Observes structural shifts in the labor market and education, questioning the ROI of traditional university degrees. Expressed enthusiasm for corporations creating their own trade schools as a practical alternative to college in response to declining enrollment numbers.
  • Tracks the convergence of different entertainment mediums and their user bases to find investment opportunities. Pointed out strong overlaps between anime viewership and hardcore gaming habits, suggesting that content which bridges these categories has a highly engaged audience.
  • Evaluates the impact of emerging technology like deepfakes on workplace dynamics. Suggested that as audio and visual content becomes easier to fabricate, there will be a renewed premium and strong market tailwind for in-person work interactions.

Video Interview

On why LinkedIn beats email for reaching some investors

"There are so many guards on my email to prevent issues from coming in. There's a good chance you get caught in that, right? So I would say LinkedIn over email personally."
Jason Chapman
Managing Partner, Konvoy Ventures

On what he really looks for in a first meeting

"It is so painfully obvious to me that this person has to do this thing because building a company is really hard. My encouragement to founders is always demonstrate the excitement. Don't err on professionalism, err on excitement... I will take passion over professional accreditation any day."
Jason Chapman
Managing Partner, Konvoy Ventures

On co-founder tension being an instant deal-killer

"If there is founder tension on the call of any kind, we're out. Like immediately. Starting a company is so hard, if your own troops aren't unified together, it's over."
Jason Chapman
Managing Partner, Konvoy Ventures

On why founders should consider smaller funds on their cap table

"If I manage $25 billion and I give you a $2.5 million check, it doesn't matter. It just doesn't move the needle. You could 100x that investment and it still doesn't fully move the machine forward... if I lose $2.5 million at our firm, that matters to us. We feel that hit."
Jason Chapman
Managing Partner, Konvoy Ventures

About their Fund

Konvoy Ventures

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Gaming / VR, Deeptech / Hardware, Consumer, Enterprise, Defense
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Seed - Series A
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$250K - $5M

Konvoy Ventures is led by three lifelong gamers who focus exclusively on gaming infrastructure, tools, and platforms rather than actual games or esports teams, positioning themselves as "picks and shovels" investors in the gaming ecosystem. The firm operates like a media company, publishing deep research and analysis multiple times per week while systematically pursuing opportunities in emerging markets like Africa where they believe the "next billion gamers" will come from.

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