Eleven Ventures will make esports, VR, AR, and game investments

Game industry veterans Michael Howse and Greg Ballard are starting Eleven Ventures, a venture capital firm that will focus on early-stage investments in emerging game technologies.

The executives played leading roles at companies such as Bigfoot Networks, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment mobile gaming studio, Glu Mobile, and 3Dfx Interactive. They have collectively raised $300 million and created company valuations that have topped $2 billion.