Gaming Startups

Fanatics is an online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise, selling jerseys, apparel, headwear, collectibles, and team gear across leagues including the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NCAA, MLS, Formula 1, and NASCAR. It serves sports fans and acts as an official outfitter for major leagues.

10 investors

Gen.G is a professional esports organization that manages competitive teams across multiple games including League of Legends, Valorant, and PUBG, as well as motorsports racing.

10 investors

Lingokids creates in-house educational content and playful learning experiences designed to help parents raise and develop young children. It operates in the children's edtech space, producing content through its own studio.

10 investors

Manticore Games develops and publishes Out of Time, a co-op roguelite video game, and operates the Core Platform, a user-generated content platform for games and interactive experiences. The company serves gaming audiences globally.

10 investors

Rork Max is an AI-powered platform that enables developers to build and ship native iOS applications and games through conversational AI, with support for creating multiplayer games with physics simulations.

10 investors

Saga is a platform for building persistent character AI agents that let studios, creators, and brands turn characters, brands, and worlds into digital personalities that engage users across social platforms, messaging apps, and online communities. It targets gaming, entertainment, and digital IP brands looking to extend the reach and monetization of their intellectual property.

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Spatial is a Unity-powered platform for building, hosting, and scaling interactive 3D experiences across web, mobile, and VR, including branded games, virtual stores, and training environments. It serves creators, educators, and enterprises building content such as digital art, classrooms, training simulations, and branded experiences.

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Volley develops voice-controlled and interactive games for smart speakers and TV platforms, offering titles such as trivia, music quizzes, and bedtime stories. Its games run on Amazon Alexa, Roku, Fire TV, LG TV, and Samsung TV.

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AppLovin operates a mobile advertising platform that helps businesses scale their products and marketing. The platform serves mobile game studios and consumer brands, enabling advertisers to reach audiences across the mobile gaming ecosystem.

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Begin is an early learning company serving children ages 2-10 and their families through activity kits and digital learning apps designed to develop collaboration, communication, critical thinking, creativity, and confidence. The company partners with organizations like Sesame Workshop and LEGO Ventures to deliver research-backed educational products and free resources.

9 investors

MPL (Mobile Premier League) operates a mobile gaming app where users play games; the page notes that deposits and cash games are no longer available in compliance with law.

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Genopets is a mobile game that incentivizes physical activity and real-world movement by connecting players' daily steps to gameplay progression and rewards. The platform combines fitness tracking with blockchain-based game mechanics to engage a global community of health-conscious gamers.

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ModRetro sells retro gaming hardware, including the M64, a home video game console. The company designs and manufactures physical gaming devices for consumers.

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Oasys is a gaming-focused blockchain built by gaming industry veterans, designed with user experience at its core through features like zero gas fees and fast transaction finality. It provides infrastructure and tools for game developers and Web3 projects to build accessible on-chain experiences, and its validator network includes gaming companies such as Bandai Namco and SEGA.

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PortalOne develops hybrid games, a category of entertainment that combines elements of the video game and television industries. The company aims to be a central destination for hybrid games, comparable to how Netflix serves TV and film.

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Rec Room is a cross-platform social app where users build and play games together using the Maker Pen creation tool. The platform serves a global community of players and creators across phones, computers, consoles, and VR headsets.

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Respeecher develops proprietary deep learning technology to create high-quality synthetic speech for filmmakers, game developers, advertisers, podcasters, and content creators. The platform enables users to clone voices, swap voices, and gain creative control over audio content while adhering to ethical guidelines against deceptive use.

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Solsten builds an audience-understanding platform that uses psychometrics and AI to profile the psychological makeup of a company's users, primarily to help game studios and brands design more engaging experiences. It serves companies seeking deeper insight into their audiences, with a focus on the gaming industry.

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Status is a social platform that lets users inhabit and interact within fantasy worlds, with over 3 million active users globally.

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Supercell develops mobile games including Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Hay Day, Boom Beach, and Brawl Stars, designed for global audiences seeking engaging experiences on touch-based platforms. The company operates offices in Finland, the United States, South Korea, China, and the United Kingdom to serve diverse player communities worldwide.

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SUPERPLASTIC creates animated synthetic characters — including Janky, Guggimon, and Dayzee — with a large social media following, and builds entertainment, music, gaming, vinyl collectible toys, fashion, and live experiences around them. The company sells physical and virtual products and has collaborated with brands and artists such as Gucci, Fortnite, and Post Malone.

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TrackTitan provides sim racing coaching and analytics to help drivers improve their lap times regardless of their budget or background. The platform combines video instruction, knowledge testing, and data analysis for motorsport enthusiasts of all skill levels.

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Ubiquity6 develops multiplayer technology and infrastructure for shared, collaborative experiences. The company was acquired by Discord.

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Underdog Fantasy offers a sports predictions and betting product where users make picks on team outcomes, spreads, totals, moneylines, and parlays for entry amounts from $1 to $2,000. It operates as a regulated event contracts platform for U.S. residents.

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