69 Best Esports Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Esports Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 96 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $2.8b. The average funding per company in this subset is $40.4m.

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

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Twitch logo

Twitch

Twitch is a livestreaming video platform and community for gamers.

3

Funding Rounds

$35.0m

Money raised

Fnatic logo

Fnatic

Fnatic is a professional eSports organization with headquarters in London.

2

Funding Rounds

$19.0m

Money raised

PlayVS logo

PlayVS

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

3

Funding Rounds

$95.5m

Money raised

Unikrn logo

Unikrn

Unikrn is a Seattle-based eSports betting site. The company was acquired by Entain in 2021.

4

Funding Rounds

$41.8m

Money raised

Rainway logo

Rainway

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

3

Funding Rounds

$5.1m

Money raised

Winzo logo

Winzo

Winzo is an India-based gaming and entertainment platform.

4

Funding Rounds

$166.0m

Money raised

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Statespace

Statespace is an artificial Intelligence company founded in 2017 by Jay Fuller and Wayne Mackey.

6

Funding Rounds

$49.5m

Money raised

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Bitkraft Ventures

The global investment platform for gaming, Web3, and immersive technology

1

Funding Rounds

$2.5m

Money raised

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Esports One

Esports One, the first all-in-one fantasy esports platform with real-time predictive data, today added $4 million in additional funding led by XSeed Capital, Eniac Ventures, and Chestnut Street Ventures. Now, with new funding and new partnerships in place, the company will expand its platform access to global event organizers and support new gam...

4

Funding Rounds

$10.3m

Money raised

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GamingFrog

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

1

Funding Rounds

$150.0k

Money raised

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Ampverse

Ampverse is a Singapore-based company founded in 2019 by Ferdinand Gutierrez.

1

Funding Rounds

$12.0m

Money raised

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GODSENT

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

1

Funding Rounds

$690.0k

Money raised

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Athlane

A technology company that is enabling esports teams to monetize through its AI-powered sponsorship platform.

2

Funding Rounds

$3.3m

Money raised

Mobile Premier League (MPL) logo

Mobile Premier League (MPL)

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

5

Funding Rounds

$1.2b

Money raised

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LeagueApps

LeagueApps is a New York, New York, United States-based company founded in 2011 by Brian Litvack.

5

Funding Rounds

$35.0m

Money raised

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Node Capital

Node Capital is a technology development and data science company which provides cryptocurrency data solutions to hedge funds and trading firms.

2

Funding Rounds

$300.0k

Money raised

GameLynx logo

GameLynx

GameLynx is a mobile eSport gaming company founded in 2016 by Alexander Mistakidis.

2

Funding Rounds

$1.3m

Money raised

Toca Football logo

Toca Football

TOCA is a soccer technology company that aims to disrupt and elevate the soccer experience through user-centered technology.

8

Funding Rounds

$207.2m

Money raised

Battlefy logo

Battlefy

Battlefy is a company founded in 2012 by Justin Wong.

2

Funding Rounds

$1.5m

Money raised

Super Evil Megacorp. logo

Super Evil Megacorp.

A gaming studio that designs technology for cross-platform gaming experiences.

2

Funding Rounds

$29.5m

Money raised

Streamloots logo

Streamloots

Streamloots is a blockchain company founded in 2018 by Javier Pastor Sánchez.

$900.0k

Money raised

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FanAI

FanAI is an AI-driven audience monetization platform focusing on esports, its sponsor ecosystem, increasing sponsorship revenues, and making fan data actionable

2

Funding Rounds

$2.5m

Money raised

QLASH logo

QLASH

QLASH is an Esports organization that aims to promote and bring innovation to the Esports industry.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.8m

Money raised

Misfits Gaming logo

Misfits Gaming

Misfits Gaming is an American esports organization based in Miami

1

Funding Rounds

$35.0m

Money raised

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Fanclash

Fanclash is a real Money Esports Fantasy and Engagement Platform founded in 2020 by Rishabhanatha.

1

Funding Rounds

$40.0m

Money raised

Pandascore logo

Pandascore

Pandascore is an esports data & odds provider founded in 2015.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.9m

Money raised

Genvid Technologies logo

Genvid Technologies

Genvid's SDK enables developers to create and deliver premium interactive broadcasts to livestreaming audiences.

8

Funding Rounds

$303.0m

Money raised

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Players' Lounge

Players' Lounge is a company founded in 2019 by Austin Woolridge, Zach Dixon and Dan Delaney.

2

Funding Rounds

$16.8m

Money raised

Gameye logo

Gameye

API for instantly deploying game server matches anytime and anywhere.

2

Funding Rounds

$4.0m

Money raised

1

Funding Rounds

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Mobalytics

Platform for competitive gamers to analyze and improve their performance.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.6m

Money raised

Aggero (company) logo

Aggero (company)

Advertising platform for streaming gamers and brands.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.0m

Money raised

XY Gaming logo

XY Gaming

XY Gaming (XYG) is an online global platform where you can compete for real cash and coins in your favorite video games on both consoles and PC.

2

Funding Rounds

$5.0m

Money raised

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Globatalent

Globatalent provides digital entertainment services.

2

Funding Rounds

$1.7m

Money raised

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Boom.tv

Boom.tv is an eSports platform founded in 2015.

2

Funding Rounds

$13.5m

Money raised

Stadium Live logo

Stadium Live

Stadium Live is building the authentic digital world for next-gen sports fans and communities. Users create avatars to build and experience sports, music and culture together.

1

Funding Rounds

$10.0m

Money raised

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VSPN | Versus Programming Network

VSPN is an eSports experience provider.

2

Funding Rounds

$160.0m

Money raised

Matcherino logo

Matcherino

Matcherino is a Seattle-based company founded in 2015 by Grant Farwell.

2

Funding Rounds

$4.2m

Money raised

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VirZOOM

VirZOOM is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.5m

Money raised

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BLAST Premier: Fall 2020

BLAST Premier: Fall 2020 is an online European Global Offensive tournament organized by BLAST. This S-Tier tournament took place from Dec 08 to 13 2020 featuring 8 teams competing over a total prize pool of $425,000 USD.

1

Funding Rounds

$13.5m

Money raised

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Dixper

Dixper is a game streaming service where you can play ytheir pc games from different locations and invite ytheir friends to play with you directly on the theyb browser on any device.

$250.0k

Money raised

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DOJO Madness

Madness is an esports startup that harnesses the power of big data to build tools and services.

1

Funding Rounds

$6.0m

Money raised

Taunt logo

Taunt

Taunt is a Seattle-based company founded in 2017 by Ben Gilbert.

2

Funding Rounds

$4.8m

Money raised

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Sunspear Games

Sunspear Games is a Medford, Oregon-based company founded in 2016 by Dylan Pembroke Kahn, Colter Hochstetler and Ian Hunt.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.0m

Money raised

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Salad Technologies

Salad Technologies is a Salt Lake City-based company founded in 2018.

2

Funding Rounds

$3.2m

Money raised

Strafe Esports logo

Strafe Esports

Strafe Esports is an esports betting platform founded in 2013 by Jonathan Liberman, Robert Samuelsson and Einar Ahlström.

1

Funding Rounds

$3.0m

Money raised

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Kickback (company)

Kickback is a company building esports gaming products for desktop games on the internet. It participated in the W15 cohort of Y Combinator.

1

Funding Rounds

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Legendary Play

Legendary Play is a platform creating games tailored for Esports fans founded in 2017.

2

Funding Rounds

$6.0m

Money raised

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Vindex

Vindex is an esports infrastructure platform. The company operates global platforms, technology and services that power experiences in esports and help game publishers, esports leagues and teams deliver experiences to fans around the world.

1

Funding Rounds

$60.0m

Money raised

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Lurkit

Reshaping influencer discovery and matchmaking for the gaming industries.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.7m

Money raised

Wehype logo

Wehype

Platform for gaming influencer marketing connecting brands, game publishers, and creators.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.3m

Money raised

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Fancision

Fancision is a gamification and blockchain software where football fans have a full fledge entertaining experience playing trivias, minigames, challenging others and competing for prizes.

1

Funding Rounds

$150.0k

Money raised

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Pixonic

Pixonic is a Limassol-based company founded in 2009.

2

Funding Rounds

$10.0m

Money raised

aXiomatic logo

aXiomatic

AXiomatic powers unforgettable eSports experiences through sports and entertainment expertise.

2

Funding Rounds

$47.5m

Money raised

SuperData Research logo

SuperData Research

SuperData Research is a New York-based company founded in 2011 by Joost van Dreunen.

1

Funding Rounds

SK Gaming logo

SK Gaming

Platform for top-tier and emerging talent in international competitive gaming.

1

Funding Rounds

Gunslinger Studios logo

Gunslinger Studios

Gunslinger Studios is a company founded in 2016.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.4m

Money raised

GamerJi Esports logo

GamerJi Esports

GamerJi Esports is a company founded in 2018 by Soham Thacker, Valay Patel and Varun Gajjar.

1

Funding Rounds

$3.0m

Money raised

SportsGrid logo

SportsGrid

SportsGrid is a company founded by Alexander Dubin, Arturo Galletti and Jeremy Stein.

1

Funding Rounds

$9.1m

Money raised

Odyssey Interactive logo

Odyssey Interactive

Odyssey Interactive is a video game startup company.

1

Funding Rounds

$6.0m

Money raised

GGPredict logo

GGPredict

GGPredict is an AI Coach for esports players founded in 2019.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.0m

Money raised

DT ESPORTS logo

DT ESPORTS

DT ESPORTS is a West Palm Beach, Florida-based company founded in 2017.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.0m

Money raised

Network Next logo

Network Next

Network Next is a Santa Monica, California-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.4m

Money raised

Lowkey Esports logo

Lowkey Esports

Lowkey Esports is an american esports organization.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.6m

Money raised

Generation Esports logo

Generation Esports

Generation Esports is a company founded in 2012.

1

Funding Rounds

$19.0m

Money raised

Nazara Technologies logo

Nazara Technologies

Nazara Technologies is a Nariman Point-based company founded in 2000.

2

Funding Rounds

$8.5m

Money raised

Oddin.gg logo

Oddin.gg

Esports odds feed provider with a focus on engagement.

1

Funding Rounds

$3.6m

Money raised

1

Funding Rounds

$4.7m

Money raised

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inSTREAMLY

Platform that automatically connects brands with streamers for collaborations.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.3m

Money raised