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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
$71.2M
Avg Funding
$2.8M
Global Reach
12
countries

Top Cities for Gaming

Zagreb
Helsinki
Old Road Town
San Mateo
Green Bay
Montréal

Recently Funded Companies

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Zagreb, Croatia

Menassati is a versatile platform that offers videos, podcasts, e-books, and mobile games, all accessible through a single subscription.

$283K raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Helsinki, Finland

Mainframe Industries is a pan-Nordic game venture with studios in Helsinki and Reyjavik.

$19.6M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Old Road Town, Saint Kitts and Nevis

The decentralized protocol accelerating the development of human-like AI characters.

$2.7M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Mateo, United States

Roboto Games is a game developer studio building synchronous multiplayer action games that are designed to be super fun.

$15.0M raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Green Bay, United States

Zomfi is a play-to-earn NFT Zombie Shooter Game that allows players to scavenge and fight zombies for tokens and rare NFT gear.

$2.6M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Montréal, Canada

Squido Studio is an innovative video game studio that focuses on the development of virtual reality games for classic gaming experiences.

$110K raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Newark, United States

NoPing focuses on improving the internet connection route between servers connection between the user and the game.

$2.9M raised
Nov 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

GameOn creates games that utilize NFTs, predictive gaming, and fantasy elements, all crafted to optimize fan involvement.

Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Middletown, United States

WanderLabs Play, explore, and collect digital assets in a sci-fi universe across web, Steam, and Epic Games platforms.

$2.0M raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Uskumruköy, Turkey

Abrakadabra Games develops game technologies focused on the Creator Economy via web3 and the traditional banking system.

$500K raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Panama City, Panama

BRKT is creating the future of prediction markets through our two distinct product offerings: BRKT and Hookt.

$1.8M raised
Nov 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Undeads is an open-world play-to-earn blockchain game where users can play, buy, sell, or exchange NFTs.

$1.9M raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Palo Alto, United States

Overeality is a metaverse community to bring people together and give everyone a voice.

Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Madrid, Spain

We provide game tech for true ownership of digital assets, verifiable scarcity, and integrated secondary markets are the future of games.

$2.1M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

South Bank, United Kingdom

Pickguru is a social gaming platform where friends and fans may participate in a range of fun sports prediction games.

$3.5M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Dover, United States

The company is on a mission to build Web3 games with “eternal stories” and never-ending experiences that keep players coming back.

$7.5M raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Leiria, Portugal

BHOUT is a gaming company with the heart of a fitness leader that created the first Boxing Bag with a brain.

Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

City Of London, United Kingdom

Footium is a web3 Football management game that allows players to become the owner, manager and scout for their very own football club!

$600K raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Artifact Lab levels up gamer rewards with universal player profiles.

Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Gaithersburg, United States

A FINRA / SEC approved fintech company, creating disruptive systems, apps, & tools to democratize the entertainment media industry.

$87K raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Sisli, Turkey

SuperGears Games is a software development studio that designs and releases casual and racing games for mobiles and consoles.

$2.1M raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Bergen, Norway

777 Esport is an esports club and Norwegian gaming brand that is made for game enthusiasts of all types.

$498K raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Indianapolis, United States

Blockade Games is a Web3 game studio crafting immersive, enduring experiences

$5.0M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Las Vegas, United States

MegaFans is a mobile eSports platform and gaming company.

$500K raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Yoton Yo Studios is a game development company that used real world, augmented reality, virtual reality, and Web3.

Jan 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
$2.8M
Total Funding Tracked
$71.2M
Countries Represented
12

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Gaming

1.Zagreb
1 companies$283K
2.Helsinki
1 companies$19.6M
3.Old Road Town
1 companies$2.7M
4.San Mateo
1 companies$15.0M
5.Green Bay
1 companies$2.6M

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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