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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
$173.0M
Avg Funding
$6.9M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Gaming

Sariyer
Oakland
Paris
Toronto
San Francisco
Vancouver

Recently Funded Companies

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Sariyer, Turkey

Pink Games is a hyper-casual game studio that specializes in gaming applications for users on various mobile platforms.

$1.2M raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Oakland, United States

Linus platform helps learners study SAT with interactive lessons and bite-sized challenges.

$5.0M raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Zealy is an operating system that helps companies to grow and engage their community.

$3.5M raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

OverActive Media Group is an integrated global esports and entertainment organization focused on multiple esports titles.

$1.8M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

GGWP provides a gaming tool to help reduce toxic and disruptive in the game.

$15.0M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

East Side Games is a free-to-play mobile game group that creates engaging games that produce enduring player loyalty.

$2.2M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Izmir, Turkey

Ninova Games is a game development studio that creates mobile games that captivate and entertain players around the globe.

$300K raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Montreuil, France

Esports Virtual Arenas is a developer of virtual reality sports games.

$40.9M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

FOTA-Fight Of The Ages is the play-2-earn blockchain-based project of Meta DJINN.

$8.3M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Gamerplug connects gamers using a swipe app that matches players by gameplay clips and stats to help them team up and chat.

$300K raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Reykjavík, Iceland

Vitar Games is a gaming platform.

$500K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

Ola GG is a developer of decentralized gaming software.

$8.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Gaggle Studios is a developer of a video chat-integrated gaming platform.

Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Apeiron is a play and earn NFT game.

$10.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

GamerGains Lab is the first-ever token and cryptocurrency-based play and earn platform.

$5.8M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Bucharest, Romania

World of Dypians provides a powerful set of creative tools, allowing users to create the gameplay experience of choice.

$450K raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Anichess develops a decentralized chess game.

$1.8M raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Gainesville, United States

Realms of Ethernity is a MMORPG metaverse game on Polygon.

Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Voorheesville, United States

Aerovoyance is an educational platform that simplifies the process of complex 3D modeling through data gathering and processing.

$250K raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

DarkIris is an online gaming company that provides development, publishing, and global distribution of mobile games.

$3.8M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Orlando, United States

Tevaera enhances multi-genre game launch and play using zkStack-based L3 gaming chain, offering multiplayer features and UX-focused apps.

$5.0M raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Puffverse is a 3D universe that offers an interactive and immersive experience, featuring NFT characters.

$3.0M raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Oslo, Norway

Take Take Take is an application that provides chess practice for people.

$5.5M raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Downers Grove, United States

ODDSworks provides games to legal and regulated gaming jurisdictions in the United States and Europe.

$398K raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Kowloon City, Hong Kong

SPF META develops blockchain games using blockchain technologies.

$50.0M raised
Apr 2024

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
$6.9M
Total Funding Tracked
$173.0M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Gaming

1.Toronto
2 companies$1.8M
2.Singapore
2 companies$18.3M
3.Miami
2 companies$13.8M
4.Hong Kong
2 companies$4.8M
5.Sariyer
1 companies$1.2M

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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