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Gaming Startups

Updated October 2026

Companies in the gaming sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,433 recently funded gaming companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,433
Total Funding
$740.4M
Avg Funding
$29.6M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Cities for Gaming

Delaware
Los Altos
Austin
Barcelona
Winnipeg
Tallin

Recently Funded Companies

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Delaware, United States

iAgent protocol allows gamers worldwide to train AI agents using their gameplay videos.

$3.0M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Altos, United States

Jabali mission is to democratize creation and bring innovation to video games.

$5.0M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Metacrafters is a multichain learn-to-earn game that teaches users how to design smart contracts and construct on-chain structures.

$18.9M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Barcelona, Spain

Cheer Games is a mobile gaming studio creating casual puzzle games with fresh gameplay.

$4.5M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Winnipeg, Canada

Activate offers high-tech games that test a team’s physical and mental agility across a wide variety of real-life challenges.

$52.7M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tallin, Estonia

Gamer Arena is a software company that offers an AI gaming platform with mobile apps and a Web 3.0 platform.

$250K raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Zug, Switzerland

Gaimin is a gaming platform that connects gamers globally, enabling rewards for gameplay and using computing for network services.

Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Farnborough, United Kingdom

We are building UnixGaming, the voice assistant for gamers

$2.1M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Philadelphia, United States

The fastest growing community where sports & pop culture fans win social experiences with their favorite athletes, celebrities and brands.

Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Surrey, Canada

Lion Gaming Group provides a mobile-first online sports entertainment ecosystem of bleeding-edge technologies.

Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Boston, United States

DraftKings provides online daily and weekly fantasy sports contests for cash prizes in major sports.

$600.0M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

AEXLAB is an advanced virtual reality studio building groundbreaking VR experiences.

$3.2M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Good Life Plus is an entertainment-focused subscription platform that offers access to rewards, discounts, deals, and giveaways.

$2.5M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

GamePad is a platform that curates and nurtures then accelerates top gamefi, guilds, and metaverse projects.

$2.5M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Block Tackle is a San-Francisco-based studio dedicated to creating the first generation of fun-first blockchain games.

$5.0M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Montréal, Canada

AlwaysGeeky Games is a game developer for the NFT project.

$1.1M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Istanbul, Turkey

Vento Games is a mobile game development company that focuses on developing challenging casual puzzle games for players of all ages.

$4.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

St. John's, Canada

Trophi.ai provides AI-powered gaming and sim racing coaching with real-time feedback, personalized training, and performance analysis.

$695K raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Barcelona, Spain

Antihero Studios creates multiplayer mobile games focused on social interaction and community engagement.

$4.5M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Zar develops an artificial intelligence coaching platform for esports gamers.

$450K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Rarify is an API platform to easily create, manage and verify NFT digital assets.

$10.0M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Seattle, United States

Turnt Gaming is a developer of interactive NFT-based entertainment products and media.

$4.3M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

AlphaGen Intelligence Corporation offers services in artificial intelligence, gaming, technology, and content production.

$9.8M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brixen, Italy

ALLSIDES is a 3D scanning and 3D AI company specializing in automating the mass-production of high-quality 3D models.

$5.4M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Overplay is a frictionless platform that creates user-generated game applications.

$410K raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Showing 551 to 575 of 1,433 companies

About the Gaming Startup Ecosystem

The gaming industry encompasses video game studios, gaming infrastructure, esports, game streaming platforms, and metaverse technologies. Gaming has grown into one of the largest entertainment industries globally, attracting venture capital investment across both consumer and enterprise applications.

Funding Trends in Gaming

Gaming companies raise capital at all stages, with game studios typically raising seed and Series A funding for initial development, while platform and infrastructure companies attract larger growth rounds. The sector has seen increased interest from crossover investors and strategic corporate investors.

Growth Outlook

Gaming continues to grow with mobile gaming, cloud gaming, virtual reality, and the emergence of user-generated content platforms. Companies building gaming infrastructure, social gaming experiences, and cross-platform tools are attracting significant venture interest.

Gaming Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 1,433 gaming companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$29.6M
Total Funding Tracked
$740.4M
Countries Represented
10

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Gaming

1.Barcelona
2 companies$9.0M
2.New York
2 companies$10.4M
3.Delaware
1 companies$3.0M
4.Los Altos
1 companies$5.0M
5.Austin
1 companies$18.9M

Related Industries

Companies in the gaming sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.

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