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Video Games Startups

Updated October 2026

Companies in the video games sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 620 recently funded video games companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
620
Total Funding
$1.3B
Avg Funding
$52.8M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Cities for Video Games

Central
Skellefteå
Sacramento
Montréal
Austin
Medford

Recently Funded Companies

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Central, Hong Kong

Firework's goal: immersive metaverse predicted by AI based on each users prior behaviors, same dimention while users perception is unique.

$1.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Skellefteå, Sweden

Web3 Gaming all-in-one platform for game studios, developers, players and content creators

$1.2M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sacramento, United States

OP Games enables developers and the community to own, run, and monetize games as a collective.

$2.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Montréal, Canada

Storycraft is the first AI sandbox and social storytelling game where everything is 100% created by players. True consumer gaming UGC!

$3.0M raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Closing Theory is a studio for mobile game development.

Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Medford, United States

World Reborn is a blended reality activism adventure game that uses AR to combine real-world actions with virtual-world decisions.

$500K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Galway, Ireland

ByoWave has developed the Proteus Controller, a modular, accessible video game controller for disabled and non-disabled gamers.

$2.5M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Reykjavík, Iceland

Arctic Theory is a game development company focused on vast multiplayer games using innovative technology.

$2.0M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Playwind Games is a mobile game studio based in the UK with a tight-knitted team that have years of experience working together.

$4.0M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Matchday combines video games, sports, and Web3 in order to create an ecosystem of casual football (soccer) games.

$21.0M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Irvine, United States

Postcard Game Studio is an independent developer and publisher of video games for all major platforms.

$3.5M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

El Segundo, United States

Ocean Drive Studio is a video game development studio that creates online games.

$500K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Carlsbad, United States

Challenger is a real-time video game cash contests that uses AI.

$2.8M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Gamepay is a metaverse company that creates play to earn games focused on multiverses.

$1.2M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Altos, United States

Jabali mission is to democratize creation and bring innovation to video games.

$5.0M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Kamloops, Canada

Moxy.io is an entertainment provider that will power the next generation of video games.

Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Middletown, United States

TinyPlay - mobile and console game developer. We work on creative projects for android, ios, xbox and pc.

$400K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Farnborough, United Kingdom

We are building UnixGaming, the voice assistant for gamers

$2.1M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

AEXLAB is an advanced virtual reality studio building groundbreaking VR experiences.

$3.2M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Santa Monica, United States

Thatgamecompany develops artistically crafted, broadly accessible interactive video games.

Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

AlphaGen Intelligence Corporation offers services in artificial intelligence, gaming, technology, and content production.

$9.8M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Berlin, Germany

Industrial Technology and Witchcraft make games in voxels and pixels with amazing soundtracks.

$1.9M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Mirror World is a blockchain-based virtual world that aims to connect players with different games.

Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Calgary, Canada

Shifty Eye Studios is a game studio that specializes in the development of software games for visitors.

$582K raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Montreuil-sous-bois, France

Vantage Studios operates as a unit behind Assassin’s Creed®, Far Cry®, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® brands.

$1.3B raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

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About the Video Games Startup Ecosystem

The video games sector is an active area of startup innovation and venture capital investment. Companies in this space are developing new technologies, platforms, and services that address evolving market needs and create new business opportunities.

Funding Trends in Video Games

Video Games companies raise capital across various funding stages, from early seed rounds to late-stage growth financing. Investor interest in this sector is driven by the size of the addressable market, the pace of technology adoption, and the potential for scalable business models.

Growth Outlook

The video games sector is expected to continue evolving as technology advances, market dynamics shift, and new opportunities emerge. Companies that demonstrate strong product-market fit, efficient growth, and clear competitive advantages are well-positioned to attract continued investment.

Video Games Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 620 video games companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$52.8M
Total Funding Tracked
$1.3B
Countries Represented
10

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Video Games

1.San Francisco
2 companies$21.0M
2.Central
1 companies$1.0M
3.Skellefteå
1 companies$1.2M
4.Sacramento
1 companies$2.0M
5.Montréal
1 companies$3.0M

Related Industries

Companies in the video games 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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