Gaming Startups

Crucible builds blueprints and tools aimed at simplifying development for the "Open Metaverse," targeting developers and organizations. The company positions itself around converging technologies for world-building.

2 investors

Danger Testing is a studio that produces a large collection of experimental, novelty mobile and web apps and interactive games, many centered on internet culture, memes, and celebrities. Products range from multiplayer games and generators to camera-based social apps.

2 investors

DarleyGo is an NFT-based horse racing game built on the Solana blockchain, featuring collectible NFT horses, breeding, racing events, and a marketplace. The game uses its DARLEY token as in-game currency for transactions, staking rewards, and governance voting.

2 investors

Dead Astronauts is a game studio focused on open world game experiences, emphasizing technical innovation and player creativity in the games it develops.

2 investors

Itzagud is a community platform where users collect points through various activities to redeem Steam game keys, participate in giveaways, and bid in auctions. The platform aggregates point collection, key redemption, and gaming giveaways in a single hub for Steam game enthusiasts.

2 investors

Decentraweb provides decentralized domain registration and web3 identity services, allowing users to claim and register top-level domains on blockchain networks. The platform serves cryptocurrency wallets, gaming communities, and enterprises seeking decentralized identity solutions.

2 investors

This page is a Vietnamese-language online gambling/betting portal promoting the "W88" brand, offering sports betting, card games, lottery, slot machines, and fish-shooting games. The domain (dfistarter.io) does not match the content, which appears to be affiliate/SEO content for an online casino operating in Asia.

2 investors

Digital Legends is a AAA game development studio working on Call of Duty titles across multiple platforms. Founded in 2001, it became an Activision studio in 2021.

2 investors

DMarket is an online marketplace for buying, selling, and trading in-game skins and virtual items for games such as CS2, Team Fortress 2, and Rust. It offers a catalog of over 1.3 million skins, multiple payment methods, and a trading API for automated trading and real-time market data.

2 investors

Dogwood Gaming is an independent game development studio that builds PC games across genres — including psychological thrillers, party brawlers, RPGs, and visual novels — distributed mainly on Steam. The studio also develops AI tools for creating and scaling AI-controlled characters for games and educational experiences.

2 investors

Dokidoki Groove Works is a Japanese company that creates digital content and services driven by passion and excitement ("dokidoki"), aiming to deliver engaging experiences to clients and users worldwide.

2 investors

Dolly.gg operates Thrillz, a mobile app offering free casual games (such as solitaire and pool) where players earn coins for time spent playing and redeem them for cash or gift cards. It targets casual mobile gamers seeking real rewards for gameplay.

2 investors

Dovey is a virtual dating service for couples in long-distance relationships.

2 investors

DreamPark creates immersive virtual reality gaming experiences where users enter shared magical worlds, connect with friends, and engage in interactive gameplay within physical locations. The platform serves gaming enthusiasts and provides cross-park profile and social integration for multiplayer VR adventures.

2 investors

Drifter is a game studio that develops action games for VR and PC, including co-op shooters, survival horror, and roguelite titles such as Superior: Vengeance, Lies Beneath, Robo Recall, and Gunheart. Its products target gamers across virtual reality and PC platforms.

2 investors

Drop Fake is a games company whose first title, DCKO, is a free-to-play mobile fighting game set in the DC Universe featuring real-time PvP and PvE modes with customizable rosters. It operates as a remote-first studio.

2 investors

1win is an online gambling platform offering casino games (slots, poker, table games, live dealer) and sports/esports betting to players in Colombia. It operates under a Curaçao license and supports local payment methods, offering deposit bonuses, a mobile app, and betting across football, basketball, tennis and other sports.

2 investors

EDGE Markets builds banking and payment infrastructure purpose-built for high-volume gaming and trading, including a high-throughput debit platform (EDGE Boost) with a $1,000,000 daily limit, a private closed-loop payment rail (EDGE Connect), and a banking platform for market makers and institutional investors (EDGE Pro). Its products target operators, institutional participants, and consumers in the gaming and trading economies, with responsible gaming features and institutional compliance standards.

2 investors

A video game studio based in San Francisco that develops games using generative AI. The studio focuses on creating games through collaboration between technologists and creative professionals.

2 investors

ENDGAME is a game development studio that creates immersive gaming experiences using technology-first approaches, including AI-driven content generation and optimized development pipelines. The company serves global gaming audiences and operates studios across multiple international markets.

2 investors

Endless Clouds is a mobile game studio developing an MMORPG called Treeverse, incorporating Web3 technology into gaming. The company operates with a distributed team across multiple countries.

2 investors

Escher Reality built a backend platform and API for developing augmented reality applications, serving AR and gaming developers. The company was based in San Francisco and was later acquired.

2 investors

Esports One offers a virtual arena for hosting esports-related events such as fantasy esports, skill-based wagering, and simulation leagues, with user engagement rewarded through its own tokens. It operates on a crypto wallet model where users connect a wallet and stake an arena to participate.

2 investors

EVE Frontier is a blockchain-based space exploration and survival game where players build and explore a persistent universe. It is set in the EVE game universe and offers on-chain gameplay features.

2 investors