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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
$128.2M
Avg Funding
$5.1M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Gaming

London
Palo Alto
Los Angeles
Zeist
San Francisco
California City

Recently Funded Companies

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London, United Kingdom

BlockGames delivers a cross-game and decentralized player network driven by Universal Player Profiles.

$6.0M raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Palo Alto, United States

Lucra Sports operates as a social-first sports gaming platform.

$20.0M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Uncharted is a cryptocurrency-based gaming platform helps game developers and companies.

$1.7M raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Zeist, The Netherlands

Goons of Balatroon is a 2D-3D-hybrid metaverse featuring play-to-earn (P2E) card strategy gaming.

$1.9M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Building multiplayer experiences across multiple platforms and surfaces.

$1.0M raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

California City, United States

Playbux is an e-commerce metaverse platform that sets up the shop and earns system.

$2.0M raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Kangaroo brings you closer to your favorite celebrities and characters through interactive storytelling.

$3.3M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Cambridge, United States

Zelgor is a location-based gaming application that enables users to find friends and virtually capture them.

$146K raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Marcos, United States

Playable Worlds is a computer games company that specializes in the fields of game development, online games, and gamification.

$25.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Seattle, United States

One More Game is an online game company.

$22.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Tampa, United States

Sandstorm is a marketplace platform for businesses, influencers, and brands.

$2.5M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Israelândia, Brazil

smash games is a Hybrid Casual mobile game studio entertaining mass audiences with a vast portfolio of hit titles.

$2.0M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Eskisehir, Turkey

Fernvaille is a gaming company that develops battle royale genre games for users with a different gaming experience.

$477K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Oslo, Norway

Creating the most novel and engaging multiplayer experiences in games.

$14.9M raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Kagithane, Turkey

Mission Control Games is a mobile game studio focused on the casual puzzle genre

$4.0M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Jersey City, United States

Siriusnet is a blockchain platform that claims to use a unique consensus algorithm called "Proof of Rank" instead.

$100K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Saratoga, United States

Let'sMOD delivers AI-driven tools for creating, customizing, and sharing interactive 3D microgame experiences.

$3.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Waterloo, Canada

Extra Dimension Games is a casual games company that specializes in puzzle games.

$1.4M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Diego, United States

Renegade Game Studios is a game production company that also publishes board games, card games, and role-playing games.

$4.7M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Spokane, United States

Dice Throne is a strategic game of card play and dice manipulation.

$356K raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Blast Royale is a blockchain-based play-to-earn platform.

$5.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Tokigames is a software company that develops gamification, audience marketing and engagement solution.

$4.3M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Oulu, Finland

Spectarium is a remote-first, ambitious new company creating best-in-class cross-platform action RPGs.

Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Wilmington, United States

DOS stand for Decentralized Operating System. We build a AI-powered metaverse platform

$2.5M raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

1v1Me allows you to stake top gamers all day, everyday.

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
$5.1M
Total Funding Tracked
$128.2M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Gaming

1.London
2 companies$11.0M
2.San Francisco
2 companies$4.3M
3.Palo Alto
1 companies$20.0M
4.Los Angeles
1 companies$1.7M
5.Zeist
1 companies$1.9M

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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