ModRetro
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$164.3M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$145.2M
Venture round · Mar 2026 · 7 mo ago
Team
27
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · +145% in a year
Backers
2
Human Capital Investment Management LLC, Shrug Capital
The money's age
Fresh money
7 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
35/100
in the news, fresh money
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Mar 6
Raised a round Venture round $145.2M · SEC Form D
2025
Team of 27 was 11 · US Form 5500 (plan participants)
Nov 28, 2025
Launched ModRetro launches its take on the Nintendo 64 · Engadget
Oct 29, 2024
Raised a round Venture round $19.1M · SEC Form D
2023
Founded
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Mar 2026 | $145.2M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Oct 2024 | $19.1M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | ModRetro, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Torin HerndonExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Palmer LuckyExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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News
ModRetro Chromatic: Better Than the Game Boy Color it Emulates
Today, we took apart the ModRetro Chromatic: a new entry in the handheld gaming market that might remind you a bit of something from the past.
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An Interview with ModRetro CEO Torin Herndon: Future of Gaming and Consumer Electronics
I've spent the past week with the ModRetro Chromatic, which plays Game Boy games. It rules.
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FPGA Development Deep Dive
We are excited to share a deep technical look at the M64's FPGA development, written by our core development partner Robert Peip (aka FPGAzumSpass). The M64 FPGA, memory subsystem, and interfaces were designed with accuracy in mind from the start. Even th
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I Dig the ModRetro 64's Nostalgic Fun, Even If It's a Few Updates Short of Greatness
Arriving on July 28 with a throwback aesthetic, the ModRetro 64 plays classic N64 games in 4K. I fired up a pre-production model to relive childhood favorites-did it give me the warm fuzzies?
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Palmer Luckey (@PalmerLuckey) on X
The Indie Game Awards is retracting Chantey's Indie Vanguard award ceremony because ModRetro happens to sell the game, among other great marketplaces like @itchio and @gamestop. And this is after the director of the IGA praised the ModRetro shoutout durin
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Anduril Chromatic + Porta Pro Bundle
Each Anduril Edition Chromatic is finished by hand in America with Cerakote, the same ultra durable ceramic-polymer formulation that protects Ghost - Anduril's flagship autonomous air vehicle. Titanium Nitride (a finish typically reserved for high perform
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ModRetro Chromatic Review: The Perfect Game Boy Restomod
ModRetro took a dramatically different approach with this Game Boy re-creation, and it succeeds in capturing the original's charm.
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ModRetro Is Here To Stay; The 'Chromatic' Returns With a Lower Priced Option, New Colors, and More Games
If you missed out on getting a ModRetro Chromatic earlier this year, you're in luck. They're back in stock permanently.
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People
Torin Herndon
Executive Officer, Director
Palmer Lucky
Executive Officer, Director
Palmer Luckey
Director
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Irvine
United States
HQ
200-500 est. staff