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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
$94.8M
Avg Funding
$3.8M
Global Reach
12
countries

Top Cities for Gaming

Eldsberga
Saint Peter
West Hollywood
London
Hamburg
Belmont

Recently Funded Companies

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Eldsberga, Sweden

SaaS, Professional Collaboration platform for Music, Film and Games

$602K raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Saint Peter, United States

Yooldo provides blockchain gaming accessible and encourages players to have fun and play fairly.

$1.5M raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

West Hollywood, United States

Gamelancer is the largest and fastest growing gaming network with over 36 million subscribers and 1.8 billion monthly video views.

$30K raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

DAOxy is a Web3 platform designed for communities and DAOs, enabling decentralized governance and content creation.

$1.8M raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Hamburg, Germany

Liteup Media operates as a mobile games influencer marketing startup.

$500K raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Emergent Games is a metaverse and blockchain games studio.

$5.4M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Belmont, United States

Savepoint is a mobile gaming company that develops free-to-play mobile games that are a net positive in its players’ lives.

$2.5M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Madrid, Spain

Padmi is an artificial intelligence mobile application that serves technological assistance and support for individual internet users.

$962K raised
Jan 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

4Divinity is a digital and retail games publishing company and a wholly owned subsidiary of GCL.

$10.0M raised
Jan 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Alexandria, United States

Loric Games operates as a gaming studio that offers players story-driven experiences.

$4.0M raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Future of crypto gaming. Building a platform to enable all developers to utilise blockchain.

$6.0M raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Gig Harbor, United States

Sound Games develops video games.

$6.5M raised
Jan 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Levellr is a technology company that provides a platform for modernizing corporate payroll and workforce management.

$2.5M raised
Jan 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Manchester, United States

Skymap operates as a game design and development company.

$1.0M raised
Jan 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Dover, United States

Hypemasters (est.2019) is a game development studio with a globally distributed team. Our mission is to create legendary gaming experiences.

$1.0M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Award-winning social-emotional learning platform and digital games

Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Thiells, United States

BeamXR is a gaming firm that creates a game-changing streaming software development kit.

$339K raised
Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Wroclaw, Poland

Revolutionizing digital interaction with customizable, modular electronic accessories.

$386K raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

Balthazar provides empowers the community of creating gamers.

$2.0M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Helsinki, Finland

Galaxy Blitz is a Play-To-Earn combat strategy NFT game.

$10.0M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Earn Alliance build communities and tools to inspire and empower gamers to unlock their full potential in web3

$4.8M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Tallinn, Estonia

Cardalonia is a virtual world where players can build, own and customize their own experiences on the Cardano Blockchain.

$420K raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Tallinn, Estonia

Arker is a play-to-earn game that allows users to earn crypto and trade it for actual money.

$2.4M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

NorthStar Gaming Holdings is an online platform for casino and sportsbook gaming, encompassing both casino and sports betting activities.

$30.1M raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Gamified massive creation platform & launchpad for fun digital collectibles

Dec 2023

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
$3.8M
Total Funding Tracked
$94.8M
Countries Represented
12

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Gaming

1.London
3 companies$9.7M
2.Singapore
3 companies$16.0M
3.Toronto
2 companies$30.1M
4.Tallinn
2 companies$2.8M
5.Eldsberga
1 companies$602K

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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