Gaming Startups

1v1Me is a platform that allows users to stake money on esports matches as a legal alternative to esports betting, available across all 50 U.S. states.

6 investors

ArborXR provides a device management platform for AR and VR headsets, letting organizations remotely enroll and configure devices, deploy and update content, monitor usage, and lock down the in-headset experience. It serves enterprise, healthcare, and education customers running XR training and deployment programs at scale.

6 investors

Artificial Agency is an AI company applying reinforcement learning to build agent technology for video games, drawing on research and gaming-industry expertise. Its team develops game technology and AI agents for the gaming industry.

6 investors

Bitpart builds an AI engine and SDK for creating interactive game worlds, letting designers, writers, and animators author characters that converse and interact via its Coppola authoring tool and AI Director without needing programmers. It integrates with Unreal Engine (including MetaHumans, Navmesh, and Behavior Trees) and offers a library of ready-to-use character Archetypes for game developers.

6 investors

Blerp is an alert builder for live streamers that connects stream events (follows, subs, raids, tips, channel points, and TikTok events) to outputs like OBS, VTube Studio, Minecraft, sounds, TTS, videos, and overlays. It works across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, and TikTok and includes tools for subathons, goals, timers, and personalized subscriber alerts.

6 investors

Castle is a platform for creating, playing, and sharing games built by a community of creators. Users can develop games using an integrated editor, share them socially, and interact with other players through reactions, comments, and remixes.

6 investors

codeSpark is a learn-to-code app for children ages 3-10 that teaches coding concepts such as sequencing, loops, conditionals, and variables through word-free visual puzzles and game creation. It is part of Begin's family of products and offers a self-directed curriculum based on research from MIT, Princeton, and Carnegie Mellon.

6 investors

Cognitive3D provides an analytics platform for XR (VR/AR) applications, capturing user behavior, app activity, and device inputs to let teams replay and analyze sessions in full 3D. It offers session records, participant profiles, 3D replays with gaze and movement visualization, and data export/integration for teams building and evaluating XR experiences.

6 investors

DEA is a blockchain-based company that develops Web3 and gamification solutions for social issue resolution and digital asset management.

6 investors

Electronic Arts (EA) develops and publishes video games, content, and online services for consoles, mobile devices, and PCs, with franchises such as EA SPORTS FC, Battlefield, Apex Legends, and The Sims. It also offers subscription services and game technologies for players and communities worldwide.

6 investors

Enrichly is a digital platform for pediatric behavioral health that combines gamified engagement with evidence-based interventions to strengthen self-esteem and emotional wellness in children and adolescents. It serves clinicians, therapists, counselors, parents, and schools with a closed-loop system that tracks progress and delivers data-driven insights.

6 investors

Exclusible is a creative agency that develops branded gaming experiences and immersive worlds on platforms like Roblox and Fortnite, helping brands connect with youth audiences through authentic, platform-native content.

6 investors

Faraway provides infrastructure that lets game developers integrate a web3 open economy into their games, handling smart contracts, embedded wallets, and multi-chain indexing. It targets game studios and developers building blockchain-based in-game economies.

6 investors

FRVR operates a platform that publishes and distributes a large catalog of casual browser and mobile games across genres such as puzzle, arcade, racing, sports, and merge games. It serves players seeking instant-play games as well as developers looking to publish titles.

6 investors

Gameflip is an online marketplace where individuals and professional sellers buy and sell gaming items, including in-game items, game codes, and Steam games, with delivery options such as auto-delivery and bot delivery. It provides buyer protection through a cash-back guarantee covering items that fail to arrive or don't match their listing.

6 investors

Highstreet is a game studio building a big-budget VR MMORPG that combines virtual reality gameplay with crypto-enabled digital and phygital goods purchasable with its HIGH token. It develops the game for players on browser and Oculus Quest platforms, delivering content iteratively to its community.

6 investors

InnaMed makes an at-home blood testing device and accompanying software that let patients run clinical blood tests from home and deliver results into providers' EMR, LIMS, or EDC systems. It serves healthcare providers and researchers with trend analysis and telehealth integration to support prescribing and dosing decisions.

6 investors

Klang is a game studio that builds large-scale virtual worlds and online game services, including back-end infrastructure and clients used to access those services.

6 investors

Layer is a creative automation platform that uses AI to help game studios scale production across the asset creation lifecycle. The platform is designed for professional studios of all sizes to accelerate creative workflows while maintaining artistic control.

6 investors

LFCarry connects players with vetted professional players to complete game content such as raids, dungeons, ranked climbs, and seasonal challenges across 40+ live-service titles. The platform serves casual and competitive gamers seeking boosting, carry, and coaching services for games like Destiny 2, World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, and Valorant.

6 investors

Lowkey built a tool for gamers to capture, create, and share gameplay moments, focused on the social gaming experience. The company was acquired by Niantic in November 2021.

6 investors

Metafy is a platform where gaming creators host their guides, coaching, and community in one place, with per-game hubs that help players discover content and services. It serves esports and gaming creators and the players who follow them.

6 investors

Mino Games is a mobile game developer (YC W11).

6 investors

Mino Games is a mobile and social game studio behind collector-franchise titles such as MinoMonsters, Cat Game, Cat Life, and Dog Game. The company, which operates as a fully remote worldwide team, develops RPG and collection-style games for mobile and social platforms.

6 investors