66 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 253 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $5.8b. The average funding per company in this subset is $88.6m.

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

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$3.9m

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

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$1.2b

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Scopely - leading mobile game development company.

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$17.0m

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

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$19.0m

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Fnatic is a professional eSports organization with headquarters in London.

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2

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$27.7m

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

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4

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$166.0m

Money raised

Winzo is an India-based gaming and entertainment platform.

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$34.0m

Money raised

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

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$46.0m

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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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$1.2m

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

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8

Funding Rounds

$33.8m

Money raised

Apptopia is a company founded in 2011 by Eliran Sapir.

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$12.0m

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

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$5.3m

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

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5

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$14.2m

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

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$1.2b

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

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2

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$209.0k

Money raised

SnowShoe is a company founded in 2010 by Claus Moberg.

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6

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$525.0m

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

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2

Funding Rounds

$18.5m

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Betable is a London-based company founded in 2008.

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$21.0m

Money raised

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

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5

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$590.5k

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

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4

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$35.7m

Money raised

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

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$34.5m

Money raised

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

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$263.3m

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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.

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$18.2m

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

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4

Funding Rounds

$201.0m

Money raised

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

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$150.0m

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

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$17.0m

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

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$7.0m

Money raised

Plexchat is a Redwood City, California-based company.

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$33.3m

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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.

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2

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$6.0m

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Kongregate is a company founded in 2006.

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

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$90.0m

Money raised

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

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$5.8m

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Snatch is an AR Gaming Experience.

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$70.0k

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

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$36.5m

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

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$1.3m

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

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$1.5m

Money raised

Battlefy is a company founded in 2012 by Justin Wong.

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2

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$29.5m

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

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$2.5m

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Ubooly is a company founded in 2011 by Isaac Squires.

2

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$45.0m

Money raised

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

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$15.0m

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Qstream is a Burlington, Massachusetts-based company.

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9

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$91.7m

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

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$7.5m

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

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$2.4m

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Proxy42 provides modern digital entertainment.

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$3.7m

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Pixowl is a company founded in 2011 by Arthur Madrid.

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$1.4m

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Yousician is a company that looks to provide musical education

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$27.9m

Money raised

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

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$17.5m

Money raised

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

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$37.5m

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

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$17.5m

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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.

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$693.2m

Money raised

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

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$67.6m

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

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$32.2m

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

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$113.3m

Money raised

Klang Games is a game developers founded in 2013.

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$2.8m

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

3

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$140.0m

Money raised

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

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$3.1m

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

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5

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$23.1m

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

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$66.1m

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

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$8.3m

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

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$25.7m

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

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3

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$126.0m

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

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$5.9m

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

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$3.9m

Money raised

codeSpark is a company founded in 2014.

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$3.0m

Money raised

Alawar is a Novosibirsk-based company founded in 1999.

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$200.0k

Money raised

CashBet is a cryptocurrency iGaming platform.

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$562.0k

Money raised

The Tap Lab is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company founded in 2009 by Joseph Williams, Dave Bisceglia and Ralph Shao.

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