Makers Fund IV closes at $250M — half the size of Fund III
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“Makers Fund raises the new 250000000 USD Makers Fund IV fund (20 August 2026)”
Confirmed. On 20 August 2026, Makers Fund announced the final close of Makers Fund IV at $250 million — a fund close, not a portfolio-company financing round. The comparison below covers the firm's two most recent vehicles, sized in US dollars.
Fund IV at a glance
Announced
20 August 2026
Fund size
$250 million
Assets under management after close
$1.5 billion
Scope
Global, across stages
Mandate
Games and interactive entertainment, including consumer products, platforms and services where entertainment is central
Fund IV is 50% smaller than the $500M Fund III announced on 10 March 2022 — a halving of the flagship vehicle in four and a half years. gamesbeat.com
The $250M close lifted Makers Fund's assets under management to $1.5 billion. gamesbeat.com
Fund IV widens the mandate: global and across stages, versus Fund III's early-stage focus on interactive entertainment. businesswire.com
This is capital raised by the venture firm itself to deploy — not money raised by any startup in its portfolio. gamesbeat.com
Fund
Announced
Size (USD)
AUM after close
Vs prior fund
Mandate
Source
Data: two fund announcements by Makers Fund (2 rows) — fund name, announcement date, fund size in USD, post-close assets under management where reported, change versus the prior fund, and mandate. Fund sizes are committed capital at final close. AUM for Fund III was not reported in its announcement. Nothing was cut for space.