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Vinci Games (YC S22) — Creating genre-defining multiplayer VR games

Vinci Games appears in Y Combinator's company directory in the Summer 2022 batch, listed 2022-07-20. Creating genre-defining multiplayer VR games..

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Vinci Games: Accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2022

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New accelerator entry · 2022-07-20 · the record

Summer 2022
batch
7
people
Early
stage
United States of America
region
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Vinci Games (YC S22) is building the next generation of social multiplayer VR games. Our first title, Blacktop Hoops, became one of the highest-rated sports games on Meta Quest with a passionate global community and critical acclaim. Our second title, Ruffnauts, is already one of the fastest growing F2P releases of 2025 on Meta Quest, with 30K+ reviews at 4.9 stars in its first month of Alpha Early Access. Ruffnauts combines creature catching, chaotic physics, and Gorilla Tag style locomotion into a groundbreaking VR adventure. The company is led by CEO Nathaniel Ventura (ex-Oculus, Google, Meta) and CTO Maciej Szcześnik, former lead gameplay designer at CD Projekt Red for The Witcher series. Our mission is to create genre-defining VR experiences that bring millions of players together.

What the record says

BatchSummer 2022
Announced2022-07-20
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size7
IndustryConsumer
Sub-industryConsumer -> Gaming
SectorsVirtual Reality, Consumer, Gaming, Metaverse
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Fully Remote
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
HiringYes
Sitehttps://ruffnauts.com/
Previously known asVinci Games, Blacktop Hoops by Vinci Games, Vinci Games, Blacktop Hoops (by Vinci Games), Blacktop Hoops by Vinci Games

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Last updated 2026-09-26
Primary record: Y Combinator directory entry
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