Gaming Startups

PlayDate Digital is a publisher of interactive mobile educational apps for children, focused on early literacy and creativity for preschool-age kids. Its content is developed with preschool experts and licensed children's brands, and published for iOS, Android, and Amazon devices.

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Playdeo makes interactive "playable TV" shows that blend video storytelling with gameplay. Its title Avo follows a crime-fighting avocado and his inventor Billie on an interactive adventure.

1 investor

Play Ducky is a game publisher that provides feedback and support to game developers and assists with launching games in the Chinese market as a TikTok partner.

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Player2 is an AI interface for games and mods, giving players access to free AI models plus daily credits for frontier models. It supports games such as Minecraft, Rimworld, Mount & Blade II, and Kenshi, offering AI mods, AI stories, and indie game integrations.

1 investor

Playgama is a browser-based platform offering over 10,000 free HTML5/WebGL games playable on desktop, tablet, and mobile without downloads, and provides developers with an open-source Bridge SDK, monetization tools, and analytics to publish across web gaming platforms. It serves both casual players and independent game developers/studios, connecting a global audience with a network of 4,000+ developers.

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Play Labs is a startup accelerator/lab focused on games, media, and emerging technologies such as virtual reality, run in connection with MIT. It supports founders building consumer entertainment and technology companies.

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Play Magnus offers mobile chess apps that let users play and study chess against World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen and other Grandmasters, along with puzzle games like Tactics Frenzy and Knight Runner. The products combine chess instruction, tactics training, and puzzle-adventure gameplay for casual and competitive players.

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PlayMonster is a toy and game company that manufactures and sells a portfolio of brands including Spirograph, Koosh, SET, Farkle, and others across games, arts and crafts, and active play categories for children and families.

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Playmore Games is a software and gaming company that develops Dized, a companion app helping players learn and play board games without reading rulebooks. It serves board gamers and aims to make tabletop games more accessible.

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Playoffnations is a marketing agency that builds advertising campaigns for brands targeting younger generations, using influencer marketing, in-game and metaverse brand experiences, and esports/gaming activations. It also offers a platform connecting brands with users inside video games across more than 1,000 titles with tailored ad formats.

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Play Perfect is a mobile game development studio run by gaming industry veterans, with over 8 million downloads across its titles. The company operates in multiple countries and is in the gaming sector.

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Play Playground operates neon-lit adult entertainment venues in Las Vegas and Nashville featuring around 20 interactive games, challenges, and experiences alongside cocktails and event bookings. It targets adults seeking group outings, nightlife, and social experiences, positioning itself as a game-show-style bar and immersive attraction.

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Playpower Labs builds learning products and provides data science, product design, and software development services to education organizations. The company develops cognitive assessment platforms and AI software for paper-digital integration to improve large-scale learning and assessment outcomes.

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Playroom is a US developer of a toolkit for building multiplayer games, offering a low-code SDK together with AI-assisted tools. It is aimed at indie developers, small studios, and students who want to add multiplayer functionality without building networking infrastructure from scratch.

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Playsome is a game studio that develops free-to-play mobile games; its first title, Friends & Dragons, is a puzzle and dungeon RPG with hero collection and co-op social features available on iOS and Android. The studio is based in Helsinki, Finland.

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PlaySpace develops mobile card and board games such as Domino, Buraco, Toma 2, and Chinchón, available on Google Play and the App Store. The games offer online multiplayer play against opponents worldwide, with content aimed at Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking players.

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Playstack is a video game publisher whose titles are distributed across platforms including Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.

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Playtron builds GameOS, an operating system designed specifically for gaming that optimizes hardware and software for handheld gaming devices. It lets users link accounts from gaming platforms like Steam, Epic Games, and GOG, and supports devices including the Valve Steam Deck, ASUS, AYANEO, Lenovo, and GPD Win.

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PlayUp operates online sports betting and horse racing (racebook) apps in the United States, offering wagering to bettors in states including New Jersey and Colorado. Its racebook product is available across 27 states.

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Playwithstakes is an affiliate review site that compares sweepstakes casinos, publishing independent reviews, bonus comparisons, and guides on Sweeps Coins and Gold Coins. It helps players find no-purchase bonuses and trusted platforms, and covers sweepstakes laws and industry news, with content tailored to US state availability.

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PlayZap is a web-based gaming platform that lets users play games and compete with friends across devices. It offers casual and competitive gaming accessible from any device via the browser.

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ZIZO is a performance management platform that uses gamification, real-time recognition, and automated coaching to improve productivity, retention, and engagement. It is aimed at call centers and other performance-driven frontline teams, pulling data from existing systems to generate insights for agents and managers.

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Pley provides a toolchain and cloud distribution platform that lets mobile game publishers and studios port their games to the web, with hosting, monetization, browser compatibility, cross-platform play, and release management. It serves game developers and studios aiming to expand playtime and per-user revenue through web distribution.

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Plink is a cross-platform application for gamers that provides in-game stats, matchmaking, voice/text chats, and smart push notifications, and lets users track friends' game progress and find opponents. It supports games such as PUBG and is available as a mobile application.

1 investor