69 Best Video Game Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Video 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 346 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $5.6b. The average funding per company in this subset is $81.3m.

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

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Mythical Games logo

Mythical Games

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.

9

Funding Rounds

$454.1m

Money raised

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Twitch

Twitch is a livestreaming video platform and community for gamers.

3

Funding Rounds

$35.0m

Money raised

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Rec Room

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

7

Funding Rounds

$194.0m

Money raised

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Scopely

Scopely - leading mobile game development company.

8

Funding Rounds

$1.2b

Money raised

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VRChat

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

4

Funding Rounds

$95.2m

Money raised

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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

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PlayVS

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

3

Funding Rounds

$95.5m

Money raised

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InXile Entertainment

inXile Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Tustin, California. It is a studio of Xbox Game Studios since it was acquired by Microsoft in November 2018.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.5m

Money raised

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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

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Neurable

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.

6

Funding Rounds

$11.0m

Money raised

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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

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Faceit

Faceit is an independent competitive gaming platform.

1

Funding Rounds

$12.0m

Money raised

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Rune

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.

2

Funding Rounds

$4.0m

Money raised

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Heavy Rain

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

1

Funding Rounds

$8.5m

Money raised

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Blockade Games

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

1

Funding Rounds

$5.0m

Money raised

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Gigster

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

3

Funding Rounds

$30.1m

Money raised

Homa Games logo

Homa Games

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

5

Funding Rounds

$195.0m

Money raised

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PopCap Games

PopCap Games is a Seattle-based company founded in 2000 by Jason Kapalka.

1

Funding Rounds

$22.5m

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

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Rumble

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

1

Funding Rounds

$15.0m

Money raised

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Monetizr

Monetizr is a blockchain company founded by Martins Bratuskins.

2

Funding Rounds

$4.5m

Money raised

Dream Games logo

Dream Games

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

6

Funding Rounds

$525.0m

Money raised

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Tapjoy

Tapjoy is a mobile advertising company

5

Funding Rounds

$72.4m

Money raised

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Arkadium

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

2

Funding Rounds

$5.0m

Money raised

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Metacafe

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

2

Funding Rounds

$45.0m

Money raised

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Neurofenix

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

2

Funding Rounds

$14.0m

Money raised

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Bigpoint Games

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

2

Funding Rounds

$460.5m

Money raised

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Phoenix Labs

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

5

Funding Rounds

$590.5k

Money raised

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Starform, Inc.

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.

2

Funding Rounds

$6.3m

Money raised

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Supersocial

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

1

Funding Rounds

$5.2m

Money raised

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rct AI

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

1

Funding Rounds

$10.0m

Money raised

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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

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Azra Games

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

3

Funding Rounds

$67.7m

Money raised

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PortalOne

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

6

Funding Rounds

$150.0m

Money raised

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Tamatem

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

4

Funding Rounds

$17.0m

Money raised

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Body Labs (company)

Body Labs is a company providing a platform for digitizing the human body to create a true-to-life 3D body model to support various b2b software applications

2

Funding Rounds

$13.2m

Money raised

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Piper (Company)

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

2

Funding Rounds

$9.7m

Money raised

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Plexchat

Plexchat is a Redwood City, California-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

$7.0m

Money raised

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Kongregate (company)

Kongregate is a company founded in 2006.

2

Funding Rounds

$6.0m

Money raised

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Anzu (Company)

Anzu.io is an in-game advertising platform.

2

Funding Rounds

$26.5m

Money raised

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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

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Turnip

Turnip is a live game streaming and community platform.

2

Funding Rounds

$14.1m

Money raised

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Pocket Gems

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

1

Funding Rounds

$90.0m

Money raised

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Snatch

Snatch is an AR Gaming Experience.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.8m

Money raised

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Singularity 6

A game development team with a focus on creating virtual universes.

2

Funding Rounds

$46.5m

Money raised

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Battlefy

Battlefy is a company founded in 2012 by Justin Wong.

2

Funding Rounds

$1.5m

Money raised

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Super Evil Megacorp.

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

2

Funding Rounds

$29.5m

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

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Share Creators

A startup that makes it easier for game developers, ecommerce marketers and product designers to collaborate online and manage massive digital files.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.0m

Money raised

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Pixowl

Pixowl is a company founded in 2011 by Arthur Madrid.

2

Funding Rounds

$3.7m

Money raised

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Tailored Games

Tailored Games is a browser-based games curated for kids and family.

1

Funding Rounds

$250.0k

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

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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

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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

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BroadbandTV (BBTV)

BroadBandTV is a canadian media and technology company.

3

Funding Rounds

$86.0m

Money raised

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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

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Geometric Intelligence

Geometric Intelligence is a New York, United States-based artificial intelligence company.

1

Funding Rounds

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Turbine (company)

Turbine is a video game company founded in 1994 by Johnny Monsarrat.

5

Funding Rounds

$88.6m

Money raised

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Misfits Gaming

Misfits Gaming is an American esports organization based in Miami

1

Funding Rounds

$35.0m

Money raised

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Playco

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

3

Funding Rounds

$140.0m

Money raised

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Gameflip

Gameflip is creating the commerce engine for the gaming Metaverse

1

Funding Rounds

$3.5m

Money raised

Ludia logo

Ludia

Ludia is a Montreal-based company founded in 2007.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.5m

Money raised

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Artomatix

Artomatixis a software company that uses Artificial Intelligence to create realistic 3D art creation.

7

Funding Rounds

$13.2m

Money raised

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Modl.ai

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

5

Funding Rounds

$23.1m

Money raised

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Cubios Inc.

Cubios Inc. is a company founded in 2017 by Ilya V Osipov, Anna Prasikova, Semyon Orlov, Max Filin and Savva Osipov.

4

Funding Rounds

$7.3m

Money raised

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Playdek

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

3

Funding Rounds

$8.3m

Money raised

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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