Director / Investment Committee at YGG Ventures
Check size: No portfolio-company check range was disclosed. The announced 2023 YGG Ventures Fund I targeted $75M and a $500K minimum LP commitment, but the latter is an LP subscription minimum—not a startup check size—and current fund deployment status is not publicly confirmed.
Beryl's investment role was framed around early-stage token and equity investments in Web3 game studios and the infrastructure needed for the sector to grow. Her broader operating thesis begins with community distribution and digital ownership: games must be genuinely fun, use blockchain behind the scenes, enable players in emerging markets to learn and earn, and build sustainable economics rather than treating token rewards as the product.
First confirm through Beryl's exact /in/beryl-chavez-li LinkedIn profile whether YGG Ventures is actively deploying; no current public submission address was found, and the historical @berylchavezli X handle no longer resolves. If the fund is active, state early stage, token-versus-equity structure, round mechanics and economics. Lead with the game loop and retention, not blockchain jargon; show why players have fun, how ownership improves the experience, the cost to onboard, sustainable sinks and sources, and how YGG's community can test, distribute or learn through the product.
Quality early-stage founders with improved game economics; infrastructure that removes friction for studios or players; games people choose because they are fun rather than because they pay; products that can use YGG's community for beta testing, feedback and distribution; digital ownership with understandable utility; and systems that upskill emerging-market participants while rewarding merit, contribution and real work.
Likely weak fits include gameplay subordinated to token speculation, an expensive NFT entry barrier without a credible access model, poor fundamentals hidden by tokenization, economies dependent only on new buyers or unsustainable rewards, a hard Web3 user experience, and teams uninterested in rapid iteration from player feedback. Current YGG Ventures availability itself must also be verified before treating a pitch as in-scope.
A game must retain users because it is enjoyable; blockchain ownership and rewards should deepen the experience rather than serve as the only reason to participate.
Use a guild community to discover games, beta test mechanics, relay player needs, iterate quickly and distribute successful titles through trusted social networks.
Digital ownership matters only if the upfront asset cost and onboarding design do not exclude the users who benefit most; scholarships, lending or better primitives can lower the barrier.
Design rewards and governance so time, skill and contribution can earn access and influence rather than allowing wealth alone to buy the best position.
Let blockchain operate behind the scenes; users should move smoothly between conventional and onchain experiences without technical friction becoming the product.
Connect education and reputation to real tasks in gaming, AI data, DePIN or robotics so community members acquire portable skills while producing economically useful outcomes.
Web3 communities can turn practical participation into portable skills and economic opportunity, particularly for people in emerging markets excluded from traditional paths.
For many underbanked workers, a gaming account can provide more direct access to productive digital assets and income than a fee-heavy traditional bank account.
Tokenization can improve a model, but it cannot substitute for sound product and business fundamentals.