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Gaming Startups

Updated August 2026

Companies in the gaming sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,417 recently funded gaming companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,417
Total Funding
$103.1M
Avg Funding
$4.1M
Global Reach
13
countries

Top Cities for Gaming

Manchester
Chicago
Paris
Kaunas
Austin
Tokyo

Recently Funded Companies

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Manchester, United Kingdom

CESS is a blockchain-based, decentralized Layer-1 infrastructure that integrates distributed storage, a high-speed content delivery network.

$8.0M raised
Dec 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

Tiv offers a loyalty platform that allows gamers to earn rewards for playing games and enables game developers to change gamer behavior.

$875K raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Kinetix empowers self-expression in the Metaverse with artificial intelligence and no code tools allowing everyone to create 3D animations.

Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Kaunas, Lithuania

Ertha is a game that will encompass a real-world simulation where people will be getting jobs, creating states, building industries.

$5.4M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

A sponsorship marketplace that allows brands to activate across hundreds of gaming communities and events easily.

$500K raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

GC Turbo is a developer of a gaming studio platform used to author, distribute, optimize, and operate messenger games.

$5.5M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

West Lafayette, United States

Explore Interactive is a developer of augmented reality educational games

$1.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Roseland, United States

Gaxos.AI is a digital gaming platform that allows users to play games on the platform using non-fungible tokens.

$4.0M raised
Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Venice, United States

Elodie Games connect gamers around the globe by creating games with deep co-op gameplay and endlessly engaging experiences.

$4.0M raised
Dec 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tucson, United States

DeltaFlare provides blockchain as a service that helps to scale traditional video gaming to meet blockchain gaming needs.

$250K raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Istanbul, Turkey

Ace Games is a mobile gaming company that specializes in making games that could be played by everyone around the world.

$8.0M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Den Haag, The Netherlands

Murasaki is a game and media studio that aims to create a new GameFi economy for the next generation of video games.

$331K raised
Dec 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

InvestorPlay is a game designed to improve the health of participants' finances.

$600K raised
Dec 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Málaga, Spain

Kaikoo is an esports platform for players and coaches that provides connectivity, analytics, and automated coaching solutions.

$1.0M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

StarSharks is a NFT-GameFi ecosystem based on the BSC chain developed by game players, governance committees, and game developers.

$4.8M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Rainmaker Games offers a new and interesting way to invest in a portfolio of GameFi NFTs that can be used to earn blockchain games.

$4.7M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Istanbul, Turkey

TaleMonster is a multinational mobile game firm that genuinely wants to provide millions of gamers experiences they won't soon forget.

$30.0M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Noctal is a SaaS company building the future of sound design.

$2.0M raised
Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Helsinki, Finland

Vegemi is a free smartphone app that promotes eating fruits and vegetables through gaming.

$544K raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Imaginary Hazard Studios is a gaming development company that develops and produces games.

$2.0M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Charlottetown, Canada

Iron Fox Games is a mobile gaming apps platform.

$145K raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

MLT® is a SaaS platform structuring retail trading around verified performance, rankings, and progression — without custody or speculation.

$12.5M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Podgorica, Montenegro

Indie game dev studio that creates innovative gaming experiences through unique genre combinations, new narratives, and art styles.

$339K raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Two Bit Circus is an experiential entertainment company helping brands tell their story through immersive and public installations.

$945K raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Virginia Beach, United States

Loot Squad is a platform for blockchain gaming community that offers NFTs, crypto, and play-to-earn mechanics

$5.7M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

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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 1,417 gaming companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$4.1M
Total Funding Tracked
$103.1M
Countries Represented
13

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Gaming

1.Austin
2 companies$5.2M
2.Istanbul
2 companies$38.0M
3.Los Angeles
2 companies$2.9M
4.New York
2 companies$14.5M
5.Manchester
1 companies$8.0M

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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