Top 100 Gaming Startups 2026

Private game studios, gaming platforms, and gaming infrastructure companies, ranked by total funding raised.

As of September 2026, these 100 companies have raised $28.4B in combined funding.

Showing top 100 of 659 matching companies · Ranked by total funding raised · Data updated Sep 15, 2026

Methodology: 659 active companies matched this list's filters; the top 100 are ordered by disclosed total funding in USD. Every figure links to the company profile that cites its source. How this data is built.

1

Leading interactive entertainment company and developer of Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and the Epic ...

CARY, United States1001–5000Developer Tools, Entertainment

Corporate Round·$7.9B·Feb 2024

2

India's largest fantasy sports platform with over 190 million users across cricket, football, and...

Mumbai, India1001–5000E-Commerce, Gaming

Extension Round·$1.6B·Nov 2021

3

Web3 investment and digital ownership company building, investing in, and accelerating blockchain...

Hong Kong, Hong Kong201–500AR/VR, Crypto & Web3

Corporate Round·$1.5B·Nov 2024

4

Dream Sports brings you the best in fan engagement, live sports content, and immersive experiences.

Mumbai, India501–1000Gaming, Sports

Series F·$1.2B·Sep 2021

5

Gamified online fitness platform for cyclists and runners, offering virtual worlds, training plan...

Long Beach, United States501–1000Fitness, Gaming

Series D·$1.2B·Feb 2023

6

Discord is a communications platform where people build gaming communities and connect through vo...

San Francisco, United States1001–5000Gaming, Media

Series G+·$920.0M·Sep 2021

7

Blockchain infrastructure platform enabling game publishers to integrate compliant on-chain econo...

San Francisco, United States201–500Crypto & Web3, Education

Series B·$910.0M·Nov 2021

8

Augmented reality technology company and developer of Pokémon GO, Ingress, and location-based AR ...

San Francisco, United States501–1000Artificial Intelligence, Gaming

Series D·$770.0M·Nov 2021

9

Sorare is a Paris-based NFT-powered fantasy sports platform where users collect officially licens...

Paris, France51–200Crypto & Web3, Entertainment

Series B·$734.0M·Sep 2021

10

Improbable is a venture builder that partners with founders to create and scale businesses advanc...

London, United Kingdom501–1000Crypto & Web3, AR/VR

Venture Round·$702.0M·Apr 2022

11

Japanese comprehensive entertainment company with holdings in publishing, anime, video game studi...

Tokyo, Japan1001–5000Gaming, Media

Corporate Round·$578.1M·Dec 2024

12

Global mobile gaming and app publisher with 8 billion downloads and 150 million monthly active us...

Paris, France501–1000Gaming, Media

Growth Equity·$571.0M·Aug 2021

13

Yuga Labs is a web3 platform building what's next, most known for the creation of the Bored Ape Y...

Miami, United States51–200Crypto & Web3, Gaming

Seed·$450.0M·Mar 2022

14

India's largest mobile eSports and skill-gaming platform offering 60+ games including fantasy spo...

Bengaluru, India501–1000Gaming, Marketplace

Series E·$425.5M·Sep 2021

15

Australian blockchain gaming company developing Immutable X, an Ethereum Layer-2 NFT platform, an...

Sydney, Australia201–500Gaming, Crypto & Web3

Series C·$320.0M·Mar 2022

16

Sky Mavis makes crypto fun, accessible, and empowering for everyday people. Their brainchild, Axi...

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam51–200Crypto & Web3, Gaming

Series C·$303.5M·Apr 2022

17

Rec Room is a free cross-platform social gaming service where players build, share, and play user...

Seattle, United States51–200AR/VR, Gaming

Series F·$300.4M·Dec 2021

18

Dapper Labs—the company behind CryptoKitties, NBA Top Shot, NFL All Day, UFC Strike, and the Flow...

Vancouver, Canada201–500Crypto & Web3, Gaming

Series D·$277.0M·Sep 2021

19

Genies is culture's leading avatar technology company empowering humans to create their own avata...

Los Angeles, United States51–200Artificial Intelligence, Gaming

Series C·$230.0M·Apr 2022

20

Theorycraft Games

Theorycraft is an independent game studio developing deep games that can be played with friends a...

Los Angeles, United States11–50Gaming

Series B·$225.0M·Jun 2026

21

Tripledot Studios is a London-based mobile game studio known for casual games like Woodoku, Solit...

London, United Kingdom501–1000Gaming

Series B·$202.0M·Feb 2022

22

Limit Break creates high-quality free-to-play mobile games designed to keep players engaged and r...

United States51–200Crypto & Web3, Gaming

Series A·$201.0M·Aug 2022

23

Moonvalley develops commercially safe generative video tools that give professional filmmakers pr...

Toronto, Canada11–50Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI

Series B·$197.0M·Jul 2025

24

Mythical Games builds player-owned game economies on its Mythical blockchain platform, giving dev...

Sherman Oaks, United States201–500Gaming, Crypto & Web3

Extension Round·$187.0M·Jun 2023

25

Wildlife Studios

Mobile game developer and publisher creating free-to-play smartphone games and platform services ...

São Paulo, Brazil501–1000Gaming, Entertainment

Series B·$180.0M·Aug 2020

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