Berkeley, California - Vinci Games, a computer and network security company, announced today that it has raised $5,100,000 in a seed funding round. The round was led by Makers Fund, Y Combinator, Soma Capital, Pioneer Fund, Anorak Ventures, BonAngels, and Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin.

Vinci Games, led by Co-Founder Nathaniel Ventura, is building Electronic Arts for VR sports games. The company is developing the next generation of arcade sports games for all platforms. Its first game, Blacktop Hoops, is the first AAA multiplayer arcade VR basketball game. Players can chain together flashy dribble tricks, shots, and high-flying dunks to finish off AI or opponents around the globe in epic games of arcade basketball. The game was designed with the most natural basketball mechanics ever built for virtual reality.

The company's leadership team is impressive. CEO Nathan Ventura led world-class developer programs at Oculus, Google, and Unity. CTO Maciej Szcześnik was the lead gameplay designer at CD Projekt Red for the award-winning Witcher series.

"We are thrilled to have the support of such a strong group of investors," said Nathaniel Ventura, Co-Founder of Vinci Games. "Their investment will help us accelerate our growth and bring our vision of the next generation of VR sports games to life."