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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
$313.6M
Avg Funding
$12.5M
Global Reach
11
countries

Top Cities for Gaming

Albany
Los Angeles
Singapore
Helsinki
Camden Wyoming
Toronto

Recently Funded Companies

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Albany, United States

Aldora.io is a metaverse focused games market research firm.

$3.0M raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Gym Class is a virtual reality basketball app on meta quest app lab.

$8.0M raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Iskra offers web3 gaming opportunities using blockchain and rewards its stakeholders based on their participation.

Aug 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Helsinki, Finland

The future of cloud native gaming.

Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Camden Wyoming, United States

Made on Earth Games is a mobile game development company founded in 2021.

$3.3M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Dark Slope Studios is a VR/AR developer.

Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Alpharetta, United States

Lottery systems, Lottery operations, Scratch Cards, Video Lottery Terminals

$6.0M raised
Aug 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Roswell, United States

Mudstack is an asset management platform for game studios and artists.

$4.0M raised
Aug 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

Atom Switch is an independent developing studio providing design, development, and consulting for mobile and web apps, games, advertising.

$3.4M raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bursa, Turkey

Metacorn Games is a gaming startup.

$442K raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Role is all about your story. Gather your friends, become fantastic characters, and go on wild adventures.

$2.8M raised
Aug 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Cesson-sévigné, France

Blacknut is a Cloud Gaming Service distributed in D2C and B2B.Available North America, Asia, Europe, with a catalog of +400 games

$215.0M raised
Aug 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Big Potato is a board games company that's as versatile as its vegetable namesake.

$21.9M raised
Aug 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Ayaneo focuses on making "Windows handhelds that can play 3A masterpieces anytime, anywhere.

$887K raised
Aug 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

EBAC Online education company in Brazil teaching design, marketing, coding, data science.

Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, Canada

Big Viking Games provides free-to-play social, mobile, and HTML5 games.

Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Prague, Czech Republic

GAMEE is a high-engagement gaming platform, where users complete game missions, compete in tournaments and earn prizes.

Aug 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Santa Monica, United States

Reely is an AI-based real-time video analysis platform that automates content creation and distribution for sports & esports.

Aug 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

LIVA Interactive is a gaming company that focuses on designing and developing digital games.

$300K raised
Aug 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bloomfield Hills, United States

Dreaming Door Studios is a company that develops online video games.

$300K raised
Aug 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Stamford, United States

Arccos Golf develops an Arccos Caddie platform that provides golfers with automatic shot tracking and an A.I.-powered GPS rangefinder.

$20.0M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Philadelphia, United States

Play-for-fun social sportsbook with promotional games and loyalty rewards.

Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Worthing, United Kingdom

Fateless is a community-first game studio creating games and developer of the upcoming RPG Godforge.

$8.1M raised
Aug 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Studio Atelico develops an on-device AI engine for video games that facilitates lifelike characters and natural interactions.

$5.0M raised
Aug 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Nicosia, Cyprus

Eschatology Entertainment is a Cyprus-based game developers that creates an immersive hardcore experiences in a unique living game world.

$11.3M raised
Aug 2024

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 1,433 gaming companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$12.5M
Total Funding Tracked
$313.6M
Countries Represented
11

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Gaming

1.Los Angeles
2 companies$10.8M
2.London
2 companies$21.9M
3.Albany
1 companies$3.0M
4.Singapore
1 companiesUndisclosed
5.Helsinki
1 companiesUndisclosed

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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