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Gaming Startups

Updated July 2026

Companies in the gaming sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,457 recently funded gaming companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,457
Total Funding
$304.5M
Avg Funding
$12.2M
Global Reach
12
countries

Top Cities for Gaming

New York
London
Hong Kong
Los Angeles
Paris
Singapore

Recently Funded Companies

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New York, United States

Asset Layer turns hit games into creator-driven gaming ecosystems by making game assets ownable and portable

$600K raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Aphetor is a brand, community and media company targeted at the next generation of sports fan.

May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Untamed Planet is a video game studio that creates fun and engaging nature-based games to support real world efforts to protect the wild.

$24.3M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

AXiomatic powers unforgettable eSports experiences through sports and entertainment expertise.

$35.0M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Cometh is a game development studio that creates blockchain games that can seamlessly connect with DeFi protocols.

$10.0M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

ANOME is a next-generation Web3 platform that fuses GameFi, DeFi, NFTFi, and SocialFi into one fully on-chain ecosystem.

$1.5M raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Ankara, Turkey

Frantic Games is a software development company that specializes in designing and publishing of hybrid casual games.

$2.4M raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Juiz De Fora, Brazil

Dux Cripto is a crypto gaming community for P2E games, metaverses, and NFTs.

$10.0M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Kryptomon is an NFT Game where Pokémon meets Cryptokitties and Tamagotchi Telegram official channel: http://t.me/Kryptomon

$10.0M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Santa Ana, Costa Rica

Decentral Games builds ICE Poker, the first metaverse-native, play-and-own poker game.

$500K raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Limassol, Cyprus

Weappy is a small independent game development studio that develops and publishes free games.

May 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Hypersonic Laboratories is developing HELIX, the ultimate open-world sandbox game.

$7.0M raised
May 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Limassol, Cyprus

Juicy Button Games is an independent game development studio.

$3.0M raised
May 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

MetaZone is the content distribution platform designed to enable tokenized applications to exist in the open metaverse

$3.0M raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Degame is an NFT gaming platform that provides token analytics, tracking, research, gaming strategy, and IGO.

$6.5M raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Village Studio aims to help Web3 games improve interoperability and provide value to players and developers.

$2.3M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Aethir's offers The Decentralized Cloud Infrastructure framework that frees the AI and gaming industries macro trajectory

May 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Stockholm, Sweden

Fragsheet platform for gamers to find other players and e-sports and gaming-related events.

$300K raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Las Vegas, United States

Griple is a platform designed to enhance the sports fan experience by introducing a competitive and engaging element to game days.

$1.1M raised
May 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Irvine, United States

ModRetro is a manufacturing company that develops electronic devices such as video gaming devices and gaming consoles.

$145.2M raised
May 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Valencia, United States

MSL is an entertainment and gaming technology provider helping creators build, distribute, and market blockchain-powered experiences.

$820K raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Manchester, United Kingdom

Circl is an app for foot ball gaming.

$511K raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Jadu builds next-gen augmented reality games and the technology that makes them accessible on mobile devices.

$36.0M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vaduz, Liechtenstein

Cantina Royale is a shooter game that allows players to use different NFT collections

$4.5M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Palo Alto, United States

Joyride is building community-powered mobile games as the centerpiece for next-generation media franchises.

May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ 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 1,457 gaming companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$12.2M
Total Funding Tracked
$304.5M
Countries Represented
12

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Gaming

1.Singapore
4 companies$11.0M
2.Los Angeles
3 companies$78.0M
3.London
2 companies$2.3M
4.Limassol
2 companies$3.0M
5.New York
1 companies$600K

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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