Gaming Startups

Animoca Brands invests in blockchain and digital asset projects across gaming, infrastructure, culture, and real-world asset categories, with a portfolio of 600+ companies and a focus on Web3 ecosystem development.

47 investors

Discord is a communications platform for voice, video, and text chat designed primarily for gaming communities and players. It enables game developers to integrate social features directly into games and supports live streaming, custom communities, and in-game activities.

47 investors

Scopely is a mobile and interactive entertainment company that creates, publishes, and operates games across multiple platforms, powered by its proprietary Playgami technology platform. The company serves players globally through internal game teams and partnerships with studios across four continents, alongside its Barcelona-based creative agency FLAMED.

36 investors

Genies creates AI personas with visual avatars that can be customized and deployed across various applications, games, websites, and brands, functioning as AI companions, NPCs, and enterprise agents.

30 investors

DraftKings operates a multi-product gaming platform offering online sportsbooks, daily fantasy sports, and casino games to consumers across desktop, mobile apps, and retail locations. The company serves bettors and gaming enthusiasts in regulated markets across the United States.

29 investors

Immutable provides a full-stack product suite for building and scaling games, offering infrastructure and player-engagement tools along with digital ownership features. It serves game developers in the gaming industry.

29 investors

FanDuel offers online sports betting and gaming entertainment products for sports fans across the U.S. and Canada, partnering with leagues, teams, and talent. The company operates in the sports betting and gaming industry, providing betting experiences and related consumer products.

22 investors

YGG Play is a publisher of casual games built on blockchain technology, connecting game studios with players and communities in the cryptocurrency gaming space.

22 investors

Unity is a cross-platform real-time development engine and creation platform used by content creators and developers to build games and interactive experiences for mobile, PC, console, and extended reality (XR) devices.

21 investors

Mythical Games develops blockchain-enabled games and a platform that allows game developers and publishers to integrate secondary economies (player-to-player trading) into their games. The company operates games like FIFA Rivals and provides APIs and SDKs for other developers to build marketplace functionality directly into games.

20 investors

Betr is a real money gaming mobile app offering player-stat pick games, a social sportsbook, a social casino, and skill-based arcade games where users can win cash prizes. It targets consumer sports and casino gamers and plans to add a sports predictions product.

19 investors

Niantic Labs develops mobile games and apps that encourage outdoor exploration and real-world community engagement through location-based gaming experiences.

19 investors

Novig operates a sports prediction market where users can trade on sporting outcomes without paying commissions. The platform replaces the traditional sportsbook model with a commission-free structure aimed at offering better pricing and market transparency.

19 investors

Xai is a web3 gaming platform that offers incentives, financial support, and infrastructure to game developers building projects on its network. It also provides a Steam game database with over 130,000 games, offering real-time player counts, charts, review trends, and pricing analytics for PC games.

19 investors

Zynga is a mobile game developer and publisher that creates and acquires gaming franchises for mobile and social platforms. The company operates a portfolio of games including Zynga Poker, Words With Friends, FarmVille, and titles like Toon Blast and Empires & Puzzles.

19 investors

Carry1st provides payment processing, game distribution, and marketing services for publishers entering African and Middle Eastern markets. The company enables gamers across Africa to purchase in-game content through local payment methods and offers developers tools to monetize content and reach new audiences on the continent.

18 investors

Moonbeam is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 parachain built on the Polkadot SDK that lets developers build decentralized applications operating across multiple blockchain networks. It provides cross-chain tooling (XCM, xc20, MRL, XCM SDK) and integrations for web3 builders, with an ecosystem of over 300 deployed applications.

18 investors

Magic Eden is a crypto trading and entertainment platform that enables users to trade, mint, and collect digital assets including NFTs, tokens, and collectibles across multiple blockchains. The platform serves both traders and creators through a growing suite of products including a cross-chain wallet, mobile app, advanced trading tools, and gaming experiences.

16 investors

Sandbox VR operates location-based virtual reality entertainment centers where groups of up to six people experience immersive multiplayer games using proprietary full-body motion capture and haptic technology. The company develops exclusive AAA experiences designed as social, narrative-driven adventures for consumers seeking premium entertainment.

16 investors

PlayVS operates scholastic and collegiate esports leagues and a gaming curriculum platform across North America, serving middle school, high school, and college students along with coaches, educators, and parents. It also runs a recruitment service connecting high school players with college programs.

15 investors

Stardust is an advertising platform for mobile app and game marketers, running automated user-acquisition campaigns on iOS and Android with support for MMPs such as AppsFlyer, Adjust, Tenjin, and Singular. It offers managed campaigns optimized for goals including installs, purchases, ROAS, retention, and ad views.

15 investors

Players' Lounge operates a platform where gamers wager money on the outcome of their own video game matches and win cash based on results. It serves gamers of all skill levels in the competitive/skill-based gaming market.

14 investors

Roblox operates an online platform where users sign up to play and create games and interactive experiences. It offers a social gaming environment accessible across multiple devices.

14 investors

Sky Mavis builds blockchain games and related infrastructure, with Axie Infinity as its flagship product. The company develops gaming and economic systems that combine gaming mechanics with blockchain technology.

14 investors