69 Best Mobile Game Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Mobile Game 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 255 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $5.9b. The average funding per company in this subset is $86.2m.

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

Donut Lab Inc logo

Donut Lab Inc

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

2

Funding Rounds

$3.9m

Money raised

Scopely logo

Scopely

Scopely - leading mobile game development company.

8

Funding Rounds

$1.2b

Money raised

BlueStacks logo

BlueStacks

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

4

Funding Rounds

$17.0m

Money raised

Fnatic logo

Fnatic

Fnatic is a professional eSports organization with headquarters in London.

2

Funding Rounds

$19.0m

Money raised

One More Game logo

One More Game

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

2

Funding Rounds

$27.7m

Money raised

Winzo logo

Winzo

Winzo is an India-based gaming and entertainment platform.

4

Funding Rounds

$166.0m

Money raised

The Other Guys logo

The Other Guys

The Other Guys is an Argentina-based entertainment company that develops storytelling games where users take an active role in the direction and development of each series.

1

Funding Rounds

$25.0k

Money raised

AppOnboard logo

AppOnboard

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

3

Funding Rounds

$34.0m

Money raised

Gunzilla logo

Gunzilla

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

1

Funding Rounds

$46.0m

Money raised

Volley logo

Volley

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

1

Funding Rounds

$1.2m

Money raised

Apptopia logo

Apptopia

Apptopia is a company founded in 2011 by Eliran Sapir.

8

Funding Rounds

$33.8m

Money raised

Digital Chocolate logo

Digital Chocolate

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

1

Funding Rounds

$12.0m

Money raised

Fast Travel Games logo

Fast Travel Games

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

5

Funding Rounds

$14.2m

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

SnowShoe (company) logo

SnowShoe (company)

SnowShoe is a company founded in 2010 by Claus Moberg.

2

Funding Rounds

$209.0k

Money raised

Dream Games logo

Dream Games

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

6

Funding Rounds

$525.0m

Money raised

Betable logo

Betable

Betable is a London-based company founded in 2008.

2

Funding Rounds

$18.5m

Money raised

Chartboost logo

Chartboost

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

2

Funding Rounds

$21.0m

Money raised

Phoenix Labs logo

Phoenix Labs

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

5

Funding Rounds

$590.5k

Money raised

Kamcord logo

Kamcord

Kamcord is a company providing a social media platform that allows its users to post and interact through video contents. It participated in the S12 cohort of Y Combinator.

1

Funding Rounds

$20.0k

Money raised

FreshPlanet logo

FreshPlanet

FreshPlanet is a company that has developed a social and casual online games for the iPad and Facebook

1

Funding Rounds

$1.5m

Money raised

PlayFirst logo

PlayFirst

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

4

Funding Rounds

$35.7m

Money raised

Machine Zone logo

Machine Zone

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

Funding Rounds

$263.3m

Money raised

Mino Games logo

Mino Games

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

4

Funding Rounds

$18.2m

Money raised

Aceable logo

Aceable

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

4

Funding Rounds

$201.0m

Money raised

PortalOne logo

PortalOne

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

6

Funding Rounds

$150.0m

Money raised

Tamatem logo

Tamatem

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

4

Funding Rounds

$17.0m

Money raised

Peak Games logo

Peak Games

Peak Games is an Istanbul-based company founded in 2010 by Sidar Sahin.

3

Funding Rounds

$18.0m

Money raised

Plexchat logo

Plexchat

Plexchat is a Redwood City, California-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

$7.0m

Money raised

Kongregate (company) logo

Kongregate (company)

Kongregate is a company founded in 2006.

2

Funding Rounds

$6.0m

Money raised

Mainframe logo

Mainframe

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.

3

Funding Rounds

$33.3m

Money raised

Inception Mobile logo

Inception Mobile

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

1

Funding Rounds

Pocket Gems logo

Pocket Gems

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

1

Funding Rounds

$90.0m

Money raised

Snatch logo

Snatch

Snatch is an AR Gaming Experience.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.8m

Money raised

PlaySay logo

PlaySay

PlaySay is a language learning company acquired by Berlin-based Babbel founded in 2007 by Ryan Meinzer.

2

Funding Rounds

$70.0k

Money raised

Yogome logo

Yogome

Yogome is a San Francisco-based educational technology company developing educational games founded by Manolo Diaz.

3

Funding Rounds

$36.5m

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

Goals logo

Goals

GOALS is a gameplay-first football game. Free to play, cross-play, multiplayer-focused, and esports ready. Own your assets and trade them freely.

2

Funding Rounds

$39.0m

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

AudioMob logo

AudioMob

AudioMob allows advertisers to reach their consumers and game developers to monetise games without interrupting gameplay using in-game audio ads.

3

Funding Rounds

$29.5m

Money raised

Ubooly logo

Ubooly

Ubooly is a company founded in 2011 by Isaac Squires.

2

Funding Rounds

$2.5m

Money raised

Qstream logo

Qstream

Qstream is a Burlington, Massachusetts-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

$15.0m

Money raised

Singular (advertising company) logo

Singular (advertising company)

Singular is a San Francisco-based company creating a marketing intelligence platform.

2

Funding Rounds

$45.0m

Money raised

Metafy logo

Metafy

Metafy is a platform that enables online players in the world to monetize their talent through 1:1 coaching and courses.

9

Funding Rounds

$91.7m

Money raised

Rovio Entertainment logo

Rovio Entertainment

Rovio Entertainment is a finnish video game developer and entertainment company founded in 2003.

1

Funding Rounds

$7.5m

Money raised

Pixowl logo

Pixowl

Pixowl is a company founded in 2011 by Arthur Madrid.

2

Funding Rounds

$3.7m

Money raised

Yousician logo

Yousician

Yousician is a company that looks to provide musical education

1

Funding Rounds

$1.4m

Money raised

Bunch (mobile game company) logo

Bunch (mobile game company)

Bunch is a San Francisco-based company behind a mobile app which lets groups of friends play video games together from their phones.

3

Funding Rounds

$27.9m

Money raised

GameDuell logo

GameDuell

GameDuell is a Berlin-based company founded in 2003 by Kai Bolik, Michael Kalkowski and Boris Wasmuth.

2

Funding Rounds

$17.5m

Money raised

Elodi logo

Elodi

A gaming company that develops technology for better cross-play games. It was founded in 2019 and is located in Venice, California.

2

Funding Rounds

$37.5m

Money raised

Netspeak Games Ltd logo

Netspeak Games Ltd

Developer of multiplayer games intended to bring players together. The company operates a game studio to create immersive non-violent multiplayer video games designed to be a fun place to hang out with friends on mobile and computer platforms, enabling players to gain meaningful experiences and create inclusive communities.

3

Funding Rounds

$17.5m

Money raised

Coda Payments logo

Coda Payments

Coda Payments is a Singapore-based company founded in 2011 by Paul Leishman, Bobby Choi and Neil Davidson.

3

Funding Rounds

$693.2m

Money raised

Wooga logo

Wooga

Wooga is a german company founded in 2009 by Jens Begemann.

3

Funding Rounds

$32.2m

Money raised

Admix logo

Admix

Admix is an in-game advertising platform founded in 2017 by Samuel Huber.

6

Funding Rounds

$67.6m

Money raised

Klang Games logo

Klang Games

Klang Games is a game developers founded in 2013.

7

Funding Rounds

$113.3m

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

Playco logo

Playco

Playco is a developer of instant-play games across a variety of platforms.

3

Funding Rounds

$140.0m

Money raised

PlayFab logo

PlayFab

PlayFab was a Seattle-based company offering backend services for game developers. The company was acquired by Microsoft in January 2018.

1

Funding Rounds

$3.1m

Money raised

Modl.ai logo

Modl.ai

Modl.ai is a Copenhagen-based developer of artificial intelligence-driven tools for game development.

5

Funding Rounds

$23.1m

Money raised

Immortal Game logo

Immortal Game

Immortal Game is a the world's chess game with Play-To-Earn founded in 2021.

2

Funding Rounds

$16.0m

Money raised

Swrve logo

Swrve

Swrve is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2011 by Hugh Reynolds.

5

Funding Rounds

$66.1m

Money raised

Playdek logo

Playdek

Playdek is a Carlsbad, California-based company founded in 2011.

3

Funding Rounds

$8.3m

Money raised

Quell logo

Quell

Quell is a fitness game developers founded in 2020 by Cameron Brookhouse, Lorenzo Spreafico, Doug Stidolph and Martin Tweedie.

5

Funding Rounds

$25.7m

Money raised

N3TWORK logo

N3TWORK

N3TWORK is a company founded in 2013 by Neil Young, Bob Stevenson, Erik Lammerding, Steve Detwiler and Alan Yu.

3

Funding Rounds

$126.0m

Money raised

Pandascore logo

Pandascore

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

1

Funding Rounds

$5.9m

Money raised

codeSpark logo

codeSpark

codeSpark is a company founded in 2014.

2

Funding Rounds

$3.9m

Money raised

Alawar logo

Alawar

Alawar is a Novosibirsk-based company founded in 1999.

2

Funding Rounds

$3.0m

Money raised