69 Best Casual Games Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Casual Games Startups

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There are 612 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $8.0b. The average funding per company in this subset is $115.5m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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Funding Rounds

$910.0m

Money raised

An end-to-end blockchain and NFT solution for video games.

9

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$454.1m

Money raised

Mythical Games is a Los Angeles-based video game development company developing games for playable non-fungible tokens to identify game characters that players can own and offers players a secondary market.

7

Funding Rounds

$612.4m

Money raised

Dapper Labs is a software developer that creates blockchain-based video games and platforms.

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$3.9m

Money raised

Donut Lab is a mobile game developer of the Donut Punks action game.

7

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$194.0m

Money raised

Rec Room is a Seattle-based augmented and virtual reality software company.

8

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$1.2b

Money raised

Scopely - leading mobile game development company.

4

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$95.2m

Money raised

VRChat is a virtual reality communications platform. It was founded in 2014 and is located in San Francisco, California.

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$17.0m

Money raised

American technology company, and its android emulator for windows and mac

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Funding Rounds

$807.0k

Money raised

MetaPals is a browser extension that allows users to interact and grow virtual pets directly from their web browser windows.

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Funding Rounds

$110.3m

Money raised

Big Time is a multiplayer action RPG that makes collectable NFTs accessible to everyone.

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$19.0m

Money raised

Fnatic is a professional eSports organization with headquarters in London.

2

Funding Rounds

$27.7m

Money raised

One More Game is a Seattle-based startup that specializes in the development of online video games.

3

Funding Rounds

$95.5m

Money raised

PlayVS is a company providing a platform for e-sports competitions for high school students.

3

Funding Rounds

$5.1m

Money raised

Rainway is a Seattle-based developer of real-time, low-latency tools for streaming, intended for developers and organizations to develop interactive streaming.

6

Funding Rounds

$11.0m

Money raised

A brain-computer interface company building software and hardware products, neurotechnology tools that interpret human intent, measure emotion and provide telekinetic control of the digital world based on EEG signals.

2

Funding Rounds

$18.2m

Money raised

Xplore is a spacecraft development company focused on launching space missions to Mars, Venus, the Moon, and asteroids.

4

Funding Rounds

$166.0m

Money raised

Winzo is an India-based gaming and entertainment platform.

4

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$53.3m

Money raised

Horizon's Sequence platform will provide a scalable Ethereum architecture for third-parties to build and launch decentralized games that are provably fair, enable true digital ownership, and that reward activity by players on the network.

1

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$150.0k

Money raised

GamingFrog is a Boca Raton, Florida-based competitive gaming platform that allows individuals and communities to compete in competitive tournaments for money.

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Funding Rounds

$34.0m

Money raised

AppOnboard is a company that is known for offering a no-code development platform, primarily for marketers.

1

Funding Rounds

$46.0m

Money raised

Independent, innovative, and utterly player-focused; we are a AAA video game developer passionate about creating next-generation experiences that players will remember forever.

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A startup providing data- and algorithm-based statistical football predictions and up-to-date sports information.

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$12.0m

Money raised

Faceit is an independent competitive gaming platform.

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$1.2m

Money raised

Volley is an entertainment company that develops voice-activated games and apps for Amazon Alexa and Google Home.

2

Funding Rounds

$4.0m

Money raised

A mobile application company connecting gamers to like-minded teammates. Its headquarters are located in New York City, New York and the company was founded in 2018.

1

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$8.5m

Money raised

Heavy Rain is a video game founded in 2018 by Manoj Duggirala.

8

Funding Rounds

$33.8m

Money raised

Apptopia is a company founded in 2011 by Eliran Sapir.

1

Funding Rounds

$12.0m

Money raised

Digital Chocolate is a San Mateo, California-based company founded in 2003 by Trip Hawkins.

1

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$5.0m

Money raised

Blockade Games specializes in integrating blockchain and alternate reality components into puzzles and games.

3

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$30.1m

Money raised

B2B company providing on-demand software developers, designers, and product managers.

5

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$195.0m

Money raised

Homa Games is a digital tools for mobile games developers founded in 2018.

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1

Funding Rounds

$690.0k

Money raised

GODSENT is a Swedish professional esports organization founded in 2016 by former Fnatic in-game leader Markus "pronax" Wallsten and entrepreneur Tomas Oropesa Martin.

2

Funding Rounds

$5.3m

Money raised

NFT-based fantasy football manager hosting digital player cards and team competitions.

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Funding Rounds

$14.2m

Money raised

Fast Travel Games is a virtual reality (VR) game developer founded in 2016.

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Funding Rounds

$15.0m

Money raised

Developer and publisher of fulfilling free-to-play online games. Available across browsers, mobile and social networks. Learn more.

2

Funding Rounds

$4.5m

Money raised

Monetizr is a blockchain company founded by Martins Bratuskins.

6

Funding Rounds

$198.6m

Money raised

Jackpocket is an a mobile application that allows users to play state lottery games on their phone.

5

Funding Rounds

$1.2b

Money raised

Mobile Premier League is a company founded in 2018 by Sai Srinivas Kiran G.

2

Funding Rounds

$209.0k

Money raised

SnowShoe is a company founded in 2010 by Claus Moberg.

6

Funding Rounds

$525.0m

Money raised

Dream Games is a Turkey-based mobile game development company.

2

Funding Rounds

$18.5m

Money raised

Betable is a London-based company founded in 2008.

2

Funding Rounds

$21.0m

Money raised

Chartboost is a mobile games-only ad platform founded in 2011 by Maria Alegre.

5

Funding Rounds

$72.4m

Money raised

Tapjoy is a mobile advertising company

2

Funding Rounds

$5.0m

Money raised

Arkadium is a New York City-based company founded in 2001 by Kenny Rosenblatt.

2

Funding Rounds

$45.0m

Money raised

Metacafe is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2003 by Eyal Hertzog, Arik Czerniak and Noam Copel.

2

Funding Rounds

$14.0m

Money raised

Neurofenix invented the NeuroBall, an intelligent controller for special video games, aimed at making stroke rehabilitation fun.

2

Funding Rounds

$460.5m

Money raised

Bigpoint Games is an Hamburg-based company founded in 2002.

5

Funding Rounds

$590.5k

Money raised

Phoenix Labs is a company founded in 2014 by Jesse Houston.

2

Funding Rounds

$6.3m

Money raised

Starform was started by industry veterans with the goal of changing the way people play games together.We believe that the best teams make the best games - teams that have a shared vision that they want to build together and bring to players around the world. Our teams work directly with players and chart their own course.

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Funding Rounds

$5.2m

Money raised

Supersocial is a Columbus, Ohio-based video game company.

4

Funding Rounds

$35.7m

Money raised

PlayFirst is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2016 by Jason Rubinstein.

4

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$34.5m

Money raised

Provider of AI-driven audio advertising solutions for applications and games.

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Funding Rounds

$10.0m

Money raised

rct AI is a build Metaverse with AI generated content founded in 2018 by Xiankun Wu.

4

Funding Rounds

$263.3m

Money raised

Machine Zone is a technology company developing applications and games for social networks and mobile devices users. It participated in the W08 cohort of Y Combinator.

4

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$18.2m

Money raised

Also known as MinoMonsters, Mino Games is a company developing mobile games. It participated in the W11 cohort of Y Combinator.

3

Funding Rounds

$67.7m

Money raised

Azra Games is a blockchain-based developer of collectible and combat games.

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3

Funding Rounds

$2.5m

Money raised

Sports betting, political prediction markets and fintech markets exchange.

4

Funding Rounds

$201.0m

Money raised

Aceable is an Austin, Texas-based company founded in 2012 by Blake Garrett.

6

Funding Rounds

$150.0m

Money raised

PortalOne is a gaming startup delivering live game experiences with stunning visuals and next level interactivity.

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4

Funding Rounds

$17.0m

Money raised

Tamatem is an Amman-based company founded in 2013 by Hussam Hammo.

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2

Funding Rounds

$9.7m

Money raised

Piper is a San Francisco based STEAM education technology company and creator of the Piper Computer Kit.

1

Funding Rounds

$7.0m

Money raised

Plexchat is a Redwood City, California-based company.

3

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$33.3m

Money raised

A gaming company that is developing a cloud-native sandbox massively multiplayer online game. It was founded in 2019 and is located in Helsinki, Finland.

2

Funding Rounds

$6.0m

Money raised

Kongregate is a company founded in 2006.

2

Funding Rounds

$26.5m

Money raised

Anzu.io is an in-game advertising platform.

2

Funding Rounds

$14.1m

Money raised

Turnip is a live game streaming and community platform.

1

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A company that created a development tool for mobile applications. It was acquired by Microsoft in 2014.

1

Funding Rounds

$90.0m

Money raised

Pocket Gems is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2009.

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1

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$5.8m

Money raised

Snatch is an AR Gaming Experience.

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