Gaming Startups

Shadow provides a cloud-based full Windows PC with RTX/DLSS graphics that users stream to any device, letting them install and play PC games from Steam, Epic, Battle.net and other platforms without local high-end hardware. It targets gamers and professionals who want gaming or workstation performance on Mac, Windows, Linux, mobile, or browser.

2 investors

SHIFT UP is a game design and development studio that handles the full production process, including game creation, promotional videos, and music, based on original illustration and planning and programming capabilities.

2 investors

Royal Reels is an online casino operating in Australia, offering slots (pokies), table games, live dealer games, and cryptocurrency-based deposits and withdrawals. Operated by Digibrite SRL under a Curaçao gaming license, it provides welcome bonuses, tournaments, and a VIP loyalty program for players.

2 investors

1Win Argentina is an online casino and sports betting platform offering slots, live casino games, poker, and betting on over 30 sports, operating under a Curaçao license. It targets players in Argentina with deposit bonuses, crypto and card payment options, and mobile apps.

2 investors

Snax operates a web platform that aggregates browser-based games into a single destination, adding new titles regularly with no downloads or subscriptions required. It targets players looking to discover and play games directly in the browser.

2 investors

SoBet is a competitive social betting platform where users follow expert sports bettors ("cappers"), make picks, and compete on a weekly-resetting leaderboard for cash prizes via a subscription model. It serves sports betting fans and bettors, positioning itself as a community for sharing and tracking picks.

2 investors

Social First is a Finnish game studio developing a cross-platform social MMO intended to function as a social platform for players. The company is building an upcoming title slated for Early Access release.

2 investors

Soft Gear is a technology company specializing in server development for real-time online games, library provision, and metaverse development. It provides networking and server technology to support customers' online content, drawing on experience from the early days of online gaming.

2 investors

Soihtu DTx develops a clinical-stage digital therapeutic delivered as a narrative-driven video game designed to treat depression. The product is personalized using precision psychiatry principles and has been validated in large-scale clinical trials.

2 investors

Solice is a user-owned and user-built metaverse accessible through virtual reality as well as without a VR system, combining social, gaming, and crypto elements. Users can buy virtual land parcels during land sales to build their own spaces within the metaverse.

2 investors

SophiaVerse offers SAIL (Sentience AI Labs), a metaverse gaming experience where players build relationships with AI-NPCs, customize labs and characters, and generate data to train real-world AI systems. It connects to Sentience, a blockchain-based dApp platform integrated with the SingularityNET ecosystem.

2 investors

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Spekter Games develops and publishes Web2 games with passive Web3 reward layers on chat-based super apps such as Telegram and LINE, targeting mainstream gamers. Its titles include rogue-lite survivor games (Spekter Agency, Spekter Agency: Survivor) and a cyberpunk tycoon game (Spekter City), with a cross-game points system called Sparks.

2 investors

Spellbrush is a generative AI studio that develops anime-style video games and is the team behind niji・journey, an AI art generation tool. The company explores how AI can assist human artists in creating art for games.

2 investors

Splash is an interactive online music creation platform that uses AI to let users generate and collaborate on music through features like text-to-singing and generative text-to-music. The platform enables creators to build on each other's mixes socially and also operates a music-focused virtual experience on Roblox.

2 investors

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SportAD builds player-performance games based on sports data and proprietary modeling, using head-to-head athlete matchups and parlay/accumulator formats across sports like NFL, soccer, NBA, MLB, cricket, and eSports. It offers these daily fantasy and social gaming products to sportsbook and gaming operators, with partnerships across two continents.

2 investors

UK-based sports NFT and metaverse platform pairing athlete-curated digital collectibles with exclusive behind-the-scenes content.

2 investors

StageKeep is a productivity tool for choreographers and producers that manages the creation, organization, and review of dance formations, rehearsals, and performances. It enables teams to synchronize music with formations, visualize choreography, and coordinate logistics and communication for stage productions.

2 investors

Staq provides a modular fintech platform that embeds financial services into business workflows, serving companies of all sizes. The platform offers flexible, customizable financial infrastructure with transparent pricing and global regulatory compliance.

2 investors

Boston sports stock market turned daily fantasy sports operator whose assets DraftKings acquired in August 2014.

2 investors

Stash provides a direct-to-consumer web shop and payments platform for game developers, acting as Merchant of Record to handle payment processing, fraud protection, and tax compliance across 100 countries. Its tools let studios integrate and test in-game shops deployable on desktop, mobile, and web.

2 investors

Steam is a digital platform for purchasing, downloading, and playing video games, serving both individual gamers and game developers worldwide.

2 investors

Stemuli builds an AI-native learning platform where students are guided by personalized AI companions through quests set in a multiplayer virtual city. Its products include Founder Tycoon (a business/economy simulation), Or[B] Math (an adaptive AI math tutor), and The League (a national learner community), aimed at preparing students in the US for the workforce.

2 investors