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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
$379.2M
Avg Funding
$15.2M
Global Reach
11
countries

Top Cities for Gaming

Melbourne
Tallinn
Seattle
Miami
London
Shibuya

Recently Funded Companies

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Melbourne, Australia

Polynize is social networking platform that acquire talent for organizations through competitive gaming.

$1.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Tallinn, Estonia

Crypto Fight Club (CFC) is a new NFT-enabled game that allows players to battle one another or compete in championships.

$2.8M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Seattle, United States

Rec Room is a gaming platform designed to build a global community where users can play and create games.

$145.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

Xpoint is provides an essential geo compliance solution to the sports betting and iGaming industries globally.

Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Carter is a startup working on conversational AI to help game developers make computerized gaming characters.

$2.1M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Shibuya, Japan

THINGMEDIA is a short drama studio and video production company.

$1.3M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Nishi, Japan

Ubitus is a cloud gaming technology leader and metaverse facilitator that offers innovative GameCloud technology.

Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Fixated is not present to conform or preserve the status quo. We are here to build and lead the new era of digital entertainment.

$50.0M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Nassau, Bahamas

Fancy Studios is a web3 gaming studio that develops fun mobile games.

$7.5M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Oasys is a blockchain platform specifically designed for gaming.

Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Guildford, United Kingdom

22cans is a game development company focused on the development of multi-platform and mobile video games.

$54.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Boston, United States

Mana Interactive is a financial technology company serving gamers.

$7.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Polycade is the platform for easy-to-learn games meant to be played in person.

$1.6M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

High-quality PC games in the browser

$3.8M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Scottsdale, United States

Stathero is a fantasy gaming company Combining the best of daily fantasy sports and survivor pools & offers a Daily Fantasy Sportsbook.

$4.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Bucharest, Romania

A gamified, predictive, social-first engine for fan engagement - bringing sport fans closer to the game, and to each other.

$508K raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Encinitas, United States

Barnyard Games is a gaming production studio that creates strategic games and simulations.

$3.4M raised
Dec 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Sky Meta is a GameFi NFT guild that is developing a GameFi guild management platform and GameFi NFT AI based analytics tools.

$250K raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Lakatamia, Cyprus

Develop MMO action game on mobile devices

$3.0M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Belfast, United Kingdom

Deep Voodoo is an AI media and entertainment technology platform.

$20.0M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Frontrunner is a blockchain-based sports prediction and trading platform that offers sports betting, trading, and decentralized finance

$4.8M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Kadiköi, Turkey

Libra Softworks is a gaming company that develops mobile games.

$30.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Ex Populus is a Web3 video game publishing company

$5.5M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Central, Hong Kong

The Venture Platform Bridging Entrepreneurs with Investors–Catalyzing Innovation into Solutions

$30.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Sunshine, Australia

CyBall is a football-themed (US: soccer), NFT-based paly-to-earn game that allows users can collect, trade, mentor CyBlocs.

$1.8M raised
Dec 2021

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
$15.2M
Total Funding Tracked
$379.2M
Countries Represented
11

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Gaming

1.Los Angeles
2 companies$51.6M
2.San Francisco
2 companies$9.3M
3.Melbourne
1 companies$1.0M
4.Tallinn
1 companies$2.8M
5.Seattle
1 companies$145.0M

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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