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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
$684.0M
Avg Funding
$27.4M
Global Reach
13
countries

Top Cities for Gaming

Warsaw
Old Road Town
Portland
Tallinn
Toronto
Chicago

Recently Funded Companies

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Warsaw, Poland

Sundog is a game development studio.

$4.3M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Old Road Town, Saint Kitts and Nevis

Axes Metaverse develops a blockchain-based meta-universe created by Azur Games.

$20.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Portland, United States

1985 Games produces high-quality, affordable, accessories for DnD and other Tabletop RPGs.

$891K raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tallinn, Estonia

Original Games develops various mobile games with different themes.

$6.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Making it possible for anyone to create, share, and explore a photorealistic metaverse - on any device.

$650K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

Puttshack offers an indoor mini-golf ball-tracking technology.

$150.0M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Kaunas, Lithuania

Spellfire is a legendary card-based NFT game powered by Ethereum.

$3.8M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Powder is a mobile app that enables gamers to create the best gaming clips and share exiting gaming stories.

$2.9M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Cupertino, United States

Theta Labs is a software development company that provides decentralized cloud and blockchain infrastructure for AI, video, and rendering.

Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Santa Monica, United States

Mobalytics is an eSports company that creates a robust way for competitive gamers to analyze and improve their performance.

Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Detective Box offers a subscription-based criminal investigation game platform.

$2.2M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Kraków, Poland

Plot Twist is a Kraków-based game studio.

$581K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Tipspace allows to any gamer monetize their matches and create new game modes on competitive games.

$3.0M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Gothenburg, Sweden

Thunderful Group focuses on the development and publishing of games and the distribution of Nintendo products, games, and game accessories.

$5.3M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

St Louis, United States

WarHorse Casino is a gaming app.

$300.0M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Sophon is a developer of a gaming and AI platform that aims to have an impact on communities.

Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

OVAL3 allows you to gather virtual cards of rugby players in NFT format and create/manage teams.

$2.6M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Limassol, Cyprus

Sad Cat Studios is a game development company that specializes in the production of cinematic retro-futuristic action-thriller games.

$5.0M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tallinn, Estonia

MT Tower is a lifestyle and gaming platform that enables users to construct their own worlds, interact with brands, make social connections.

$600K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Belfast, United Kingdom

Sidequest is a community driven app store for virtual reality.

$12.0M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Sequence is a blockchain infrastructure company that makes web3 easy, fun, and accessible for users and builders.

$40.0M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Improbable is a technology company that provides a metaverse platform designed to offer virtual gaming experiences.

$100.0M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bad Oldesloe, Germany

Alliance Games provides the next level of decentralized Web3 gaming infrastructure hosting and data storage services for Web3 games.

$5.0M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Erechim, Brazil

GamdSports is a Brazilian software company that offers omnichannel solutions for sports clubs, especially football organizations.

$11.1M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Capybobo is a Web3 art toy and gaming project that merges digital collectibles, NFTs, and physical merchandise.

$8.0M raised
Oct 2025

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
$27.4M
Total Funding Tracked
$684.0M
Countries Represented
13

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Gaming

1.London
3 companies$102.6M
2.Tallinn
2 companies$6.6M
3.Toronto
2 companies$40.6M
4.Paris
2 companies$5.1M
5.Warsaw
1 companies$4.3M

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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