Radar · Gaming in United States
Best Gaming Companies in United States
The 3433 best Gaming companies in United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Epic Games.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
3433companies tracked
$35.2Bdisclosed funding
16unicorns
1111have raised
Here are the Gaming companies in the United States worth tracking, ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum across 3,433 tracked firms. $35.2B in total disclosed capital has flowed into U.S. Gaming, and that number alone tells you this is a serious industry, not a hobby market.
The scale concentrates fast. GameStop has pulled in $2.1B in disclosed funding, Unity sits at $894M, and Virtuix Omni rounds out the top tier at $43M. The global gaming market was valued at roughly $202.7B in 2022, with a projected CAGR of 9.24% through 2028, driven by AR/VR adoption and pandemic-era behavioral shifts that haven't fully unwound. Median install growth across 23 tracked gaming apps runs at about +11% YoY, which I'd call quietly telling. Hot hardware themes like gaming notebooks, GPUs, and graphics cards are pulling real consumer dollars even as analyst coverage stays flat. And if you're watching structural risk, new online gaming regulations around loot boxes and esports frameworks are reshaping compliance expectations for developers on both sides of the market. Sixteen unicorns have emerged from this field. That's the floor, not the ceiling.
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FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · GAMING × UNITED STATES
Our analysis of 71 Gaming companies
$20.0b in tracked funding; 97% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
71companies analysed
97%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
8unicorns
2019median founding year
1.3Mcombined LinkedIn audience
84%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Gaming companies in United States
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Epic Games 🦄 Digital distribution platform for desktop PC games 91Market top 16%Moat top 20%Funding top 21%Tech top 21% All 13 signals ▾Markettop 16% Moattop 20% Fundingtop 21% Techtop 21% Producttop 23% Innovationtop 26% Growthtop 27% Patentstop 29% Partnerstop 33% Customerstop 35% Newstop 39% Globaltop 42% Talenttop 46% Market: 771 employees (top 5% of Gaming) · Top-5,000 web property Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 10/10 · IP moat: 26 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 91/100 | $8.1B | 28 mo ago | 771 | Timothy Sweeney Founder & CEO | SentryAtlassian StatuspageApple iCloud Mail+21 | Top 5k | 10 signals ▲25% Leadership · Layoffs · New product | 26 patents Real-time multimedia sync, game input compensation, and user registration for interactive entertainment. | — |
| 2 | GameStop Retail chain of video game titles, video game hardware, accessories, and consumer electronics 72Market top 12%Tech top 24%News top 29%Funding top 30% All 13 signals ▾Markettop 12% Techtop 24% Newstop 29% Fundingtop 30% Fin. healthtop 32% Talenttop 38% Producttop 44% Customersbottom 48% Moatbottom 48% Growthbottom 45% Globalbottom 44% Innovationbottom 34% Patentsbottom 24% Market: 14,000 employees (top 1% of Gaming) · Revenue ~$3.6B Tech: 65 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $2.1B | 14 mo ago | 14,000 14,000 → 17,164 (+23%) · sector median +25% | Leonard Riggio Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySalesforce Commerce CloudAmplience+38 | Top 5k | 141 signals ▲93% Announcements · Earnings · M&A | 2 patents Wireless game controller technology for console gaming | — |
| 3 | Fabula 🦄 VR-based adventure game developer 92Market top 9%Talent top 15%Customers top 21%Funding top 26% All 14 signals ▾Markettop 9% Talenttop 15% Customerstop 21% Fundingtop 26% Partnerstop 28% Globaltop 31% Moattop 31% Fin. healthtop 35% Growthtop 36% Techtop 36% Newstop 41% Producttop 43% Innovationtop 50% Patentsbottom 34% Market: 7,500 employees (top 3% of Gaming) · Revenue ~$5.1B Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 10 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 92/100 | $1.1B | 39 mo ago | 7,500 | Jack Dorsey Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+12 | Top 50k | 116 signals ▼36% Lawsuit · Leadership · Regulatory | 2 patents Automated credibility assessment of social media news content | — |
| 4 | Unity 🦄 Developer of a real-time development platform for 2D and 3D content 76Market top 14%Funding top 18%Tech top 18%Product top 22% All 13 signals ▾Markettop 14% Fundingtop 18% Techtop 18% Producttop 22% Moattop 31% Globaltop 34% Fin. healthtop 42% Growthtop 47% Customerstop 49% Innovationbottom 46% Talentbottom 40% Patentsbottom 38% Newsbottom 26% Market: 7,703 employees (top 2% of Gaming) · Revenue ~$1.8B Funding: Raised $894M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 17 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $894M | 15 mo ago | 7,703 | David Helgason Founder & Board Member | Node.jsNextAuth.jsMUI+30 | Top 50k | — | 6 patents Real-time telecom media services: packetized audio switching, streaming, and unified messaging | — |
| 5 | Mythical 🦄 Developer of games and a platform for secondary in-game economies 62Innovation top 16%Patents top 20%Funding top 22%Moat top 22% All 10 signals ▾Innovationtop 16% Patentstop 20% Fundingtop 22% Moattop 22% Markettop 35% Techtop 47% Globaltop 50% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 32% Growthbottom 24% Innovation: 205 patents (top 11% of patent-holders) · 154 filings since 2022 vs 51 in 2017-21 Patents: 205 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 154 filings since 2022 vs 51 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $317M | 35 mo ago | 91 91 → 169 (+86%) · sector median +25% | Jamie Jackson Co-Founder | TypeScriptTailwind CSSZone.js+14 | Top 5M | — | 205 patents Enables trading, fractional ownership, and controlled access of in-game digital assets | — |
| 6 | PlayVS Provider of scholastic esports leagues for middle and high schools 64Funding top 19%Tech top 21%Moat top 31%Market top 43% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Techtop 21% Moattop 31% Markettop 43% Growthbottom 48% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $109M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr) Tech: 65 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $109M | 10 mo ago | 75 75 → 76 (+1%) · sector median +25% | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+32 | Top 1M | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 7 | Nerd Street Provider of gaming events, venue access, custom solutions, and community 64Tech top 16%Funding top 19%Moat top 22%Talent top 38% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 16% Fundingtop 19% Moattop 22% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Marketbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 22% Tech: 43 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $70.8M · 11 rounds over 9 yrs (1.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $71M | 20 mo ago | 44 44 → 56 (+27%) · sector median +25% | John Fazio Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySentryApple iCloud Mail+31 | Top 5M | — | — | — |
| 8 | Volley Developer of voice AI games 45Funding top 24%Moat top 26%Patents top 34%Growth top 35% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Moattop 26% Patentstop 34% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Producttop 40% Innovationtop 42% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 28% Customersbottom 5% Funding: Raised $55.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 12 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $55M | 23 mo ago | — | Max Child Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowContentfulApple iCloud Mail+14 | Top 5M | — | 12 patents Automated racquet‑sport training systems with AI shot analysis and voice‑controlled interfaces | — |
| 9 | Artie Developer of free-to-play battle game 78AI top 15%Growth top 23%Funding top 25%Patents top 29% All 12 signals ▾AItop 15% Growthtop 23% Fundingtop 25% Patentstop 29% Moattop 32% Innovationtop 35% Newstop 38% Talenttop 38% Producttop 41% Techtop 45% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 42% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Growth: Headcount 22 → 38 (+73%) across vintages · Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $46M | 7 mo ago | 38 | Jacqueline Cheong Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowSentryApple iCloud Mail+19 | Top 5M | 3 signals Funding · Incorporation | 23 patents Personalized gaming experiences and dynamic NFT virtual assets via multimodal character models | — |
| 10 | Virtuix Omni Provider of a treadmill for moving freely and naturally in a VR game 35Tech top 21%Funding top 22%News top 25%Product top 28% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 21% Fundingtop 22% Newstop 25% Producttop 28% Moattop 31% Growthbottom 46% Marketbottom 42% Talentbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Fin. healthbottom 28% Customersbottom 2% Tech: 65 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Funding: Raised $43.4M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 12 yrs (1.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $43M | 0 mo ago | 23 23 → 39 (+70%) · sector median +25% | Jan Goetgeluk Founder & CEO | Builder.ioShopifySentry+30 | Top 1M | 5 signals IPO · Leadership · Earnings | — | 3 launchs |
| 11 | Pragma Backend game engine solutions provider 67Growth top 26%Funding top 27%Talent top 28%Global top 37% All 11 signals ▾Growthtop 26% Fundingtop 27% Talenttop 28% Globaltop 37% Techtop 40% Moattop 41% Markettop 49% Producttop 49% Innovationbottom 41% Patentsbottom 29% Newsbottom 21% Growth: Headcount 10 → 27 (+170%) across vintages · Web rank 5,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY Funding: Raised $38.2M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $38M | 15 mo ago | 27 27 → 57 (+111%) · sector median +25% | Chris Cobb Founder / Pres / CTO | ContentfulNode.jsRadix UI+16 | Top 5M | — | 5 patents Motorized, space‑saving foldable bed frames for compact furniture solutions | — |
| 12 | Series AI Game development studio focuses on the development of next-generation games 32Funding top 29%Moat top 31%Product bottom 48%Talent bottom 45% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Moattop 31% Productbottom 48% Talentbottom 45% Patentsbottom 40% Innovationbottom 32% Globalbottom 31% Funding: Raised $35.9M · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 17 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $36M | 22 mo ago | — | Saurav Agarwal CEO | — | — | — | 17 patents Compact folding chair designs with integrated foam padding, specialized hinges, and anchoring systems | — |
| 13 | Series Entertainment Game creation platform for game developers 35Talent top 38%Funding top 40%Product top 41%Growth top 45% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 40% Producttop 41% Growthtop 45% Techbottom 42% Marketbottom 34% Globalbottom 32% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $35.9M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $36M | 22 mo ago | — | Pany Haritatos Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+9 | Top 5M | — | — | 3 launchs |
| 14 | Super League Provider of networks of games, monetization tools and content channels 48Funding top 20%News top 22%Product top 29%Moat top 37% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Newstop 22% Producttop 29% Moattop 37% Talenttop 41% Techtop 42% Markettop 45% Patentstop 48% Innovationbottom 47% Growthbottom 45% Globalbottom 39% Fin. healthbottom 35% Funding: Raised $34.6M across 15 rounds · 15 rounds over 12 yrs (1.2/yr) News: 11 BI events in 12 mo (of 49 tracked, 10 types) · +175% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $35M | 8 mo ago | 101 101 → 86 (-15%) · sector median +25% | John Miller Co-Founder | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+18 | Top 10M | 11 signals ▲175% Funding · Earnings · Incorporation | 16 patents Cloud gaming platform enabling synchronized, prioritized multi-user streaming and view generation | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 15 | E-Pal Operator of a platform providing online companions for gaming and chilling 62Funding top 34%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Customers top 41% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 34% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Customerstop 41% Markettop 42% Techtop 49% Productbottom 40% Globalbottom 38% Funding: Raised $30.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $30M | 21 mo ago | 113 | Brian Xiong Co-Founder & CEO | Node.jsUmiJsReact+18 | Top 5M | — | — | — |
| 16 | Cartridge Online gaming platform to play blockchain-based games 42Growth top 28%Funding top 35%Moat top 38%Talent top 38% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 35% Moattop 38% Talenttop 38% Techtop 44% Patentsbottom 45% Innovationbottom 41% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 21% Newsbottom 18% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $27.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $28M | 22 mo ago | 9 | Tarrence V Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityRadix UITailwind CSS+13 | Top 10M | — | 11 patents Thermal management and durability enhancements for internal combustion engine exhaust ports | — |
| 17 | Salad Provider of distributed GPU cloud services for AI and ML 78Tech top 18%AI top 30%Funding top 32%News top 34% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 18% AItop 30% Fundingtop 32% Newstop 34% Growthtop 35% Moattop 39% Talenttop 43% Partnerstop 45% Markettop 46% Globalbottom 36% Tech: 74 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: computer vision rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $27M | 21 mo ago | 49 | Bob Miles Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+39 | Top 500k | 4 signals Leadership | — | — |
| 18 | Bonfire Studios Developer of an action role-playing game with a fantasy setting 62Talent top 28%Product top 30%Funding top 32%Innovation top 33% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Producttop 30% Fundingtop 32% Innovationtop 33% Techtop 38% Growthtop 45% Marketbottom 47% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 29% Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $25M | 16 mo ago | 46 | Min Kim Co-Founder | Node.jsReactNext.js+13 | Top 5M | — | — | — |
| 19 | Gameplay Galaxy Developer of a Web3-powered competitive ecosystem for extreme sports gaming 60Customers top 21%Growth top 24%Talent top 38%Moat top 39% All 10 signals ▾Customerstop 21% Growthtop 24% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Fundingtop 40% Marketbottom 45% Productbottom 45% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 18% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.41★ across 42,528 ratings (2 apps) Growth: App-install growth +112% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $24M | 21 mo ago | 39 | Maya Gurevich Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorDiviWordPress+23 | Top 5M | — | — | 1 launch |
| 20 | Playback Online platform offering social watching of sports content 53Funding top 27%Tech top 33%Talent top 38%Innovation top 45% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Techtop 33% Talenttop 38% Innovationtop 45% Patentstop 46% Moatbottom 49% Growthbottom 48% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 31% Funding: Raised $22.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 25 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Vercel rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $22M | 14 mo ago | — | Ari Borensztein Cofounder & Chief Technology Officer | NotionSuper BuilderCanny+15 | Top 500k | — | 7 patents Enables DRM-based video streaming authorization and multi-device playback synchronization. | — |
| 21 | GGWP Developer of a tool to maintain and protect gaming community 72AI top 24%Funding top 25%Talent top 28%Moat top 34% All 10 signals ▾AItop 24% Fundingtop 25% Talenttop 28% Moattop 34% Growthtop 35% Patentstop 39% Innovationtop 44% Techtop 46% Marketbottom 48% Globalbottom 44% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: artificial intelligence, machine learning Funding: Raised $22.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $22M | 1 mo ago | 52 | Dennis Fong Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+34 | Top 10M | — | 10 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 1 expansion |
| 22 | Fifth Door Developer of a platform converting gameplay concepts into web-accessible interactive formats 35Funding top 28%Talent top 38%AI top 45%Tech bottom 40% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Talenttop 38% AItop 45% Techbottom 40% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 25% Funding: Raised $20.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $20M | 6 mo ago | — | Amir Ghazvinian Co-Founder | Tailwind CSSReact RouterReact+5 | Top 50M | — | — | — |
| 23 | Fictions Developer of video games for consoles and personal computer systems 27Funding top 30%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 40%Market bottom 37% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 40% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $16.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $17M | 7 mo ago | — | Deborah Mars Co-Founder | RubyRuby on RailsEnvoy+8 | Top 5M | — | — | — |
| 24 | Beamable Game engine solutions provider 53Tech top 29%Funding top 33%News top 38%Talent top 38% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 29% Fundingtop 33% Newstop 38% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Growthtop 45% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Tech: 47 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Funding: Raised $15.2M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $15M | 16 mo ago | 26 | Trapper Markelz Co-Founder / Chief Operating Officer | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | Top 5M | 3 signals Acquisition | — | 1 partnership |
| 25 | GRAID Provider of raid controllers for enterprise data security solutions 40Funding top 32%Tech top 37%Growth top 45%Moat top 48% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Techtop 37% Growthtop 45% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 32% Funding: Raised $15.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Tech: 41 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $15M | 15 mo ago | 11 | Leander Yu CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+29 | Top 5M | — | — | 1 award |
| 26 | MyPrize Online crypto casino gaming platform for playing multiplayer games 42Tech top 34%Funding top 39%Moat top 39%Growth top 45% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 34% Fundingtop 39% Moattop 39% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 29% Tech: 26 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $13.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $13M | 10 mo ago | — | Zach Bruch Founder & CEO | Node.jsSvelteKitTailwind CSS+19 | Top 1M | — | — | — |
| 27 | Polyarc Games VR game developer creating immersive experiences with heart and innovation 48Funding top 35%Growth top 37%Moat top 48%Tech top 49% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Growthtop 37% Moattop 48% Techtop 49% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 39% Funding: Raised $12.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 10 yrs (0.3/yr) Growth: Headcount 33 → 41 (+24%) across vintages · Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $12M | 12 mo ago | 41 41 → 28 (-32%) · sector median +25% | — | Webflow EcommerceWebflowQuill+19 | Top 10M | — | — | — |
| 28 | Astrocade Provider of platform and tools to develop games 67Growth top 20%Funding top 28%Customers top 32%Talent top 38% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 20% Fundingtop 28% Customerstop 32% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Producttop 40% Techtop 42% Marketbottom 42% Globalbottom 38% Growth: Web rank 1,000,000 → 10,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $12.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $12M | 1 mo ago | 7 | Ali Sadeghian Co-Founder & CTO | Node.jsReactNext.js App Router+11 | Top 10k | — | — | — |
| 29 | Lucra Sports Provider of P2P sports betting platform 37Funding top 26%Growth top 28%Moat top 39%Product top 46% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Growthtop 28% Moattop 39% Producttop 46% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 47% Globalbottom 37% Customersbottom 29% Marketbottom 21% Funding: Raised $11.6M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $12M | 1 mo ago | 6 | Dylan Robbins Founder & CEO | BootstrapGSAPAmazon Web Services+21 | Top 10M | — | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 30 | Rooms Gaming platform for creating and editing interactive rooms and simple games 32Growth top 35%Funding top 37%Talent bottom 45%Tech bottom 34% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 37% Talentbottom 45% Techbottom 34% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 25% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $11.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $11M | 18 mo ago | 4 | Jason Toff Co-Founder | FirebaseVercelTikTok Pixel+7 | Top 500k | — | — | — |
| 31 | VITURE Developer of XR-glasses for gaming 53Tech top 26%Funding top 27%Growth top 28%News top 38% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 26% Fundingtop 27% Growthtop 28% Newstop 38% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Producttop 40% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 28% Customersbottom 15% Tech: 56 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Funding: Raised $10.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $10M | 3 mo ago | 4 | Emily Wang Co-Founder | ShopifyAnimate.cssYouTube+23 | Top 500k | 3 signals Funding · Capital raise | — | 5 launchs · 1 award |
| 32 | Nunu.ai Provider of AI agents for automated game testing and quality assurance 67AI top 8%Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Funding top 38% All 7 signals ▾AItop 8% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 38% Techtop 45% Globalbottom 48% Marketbottom 37% AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $8M | 15 mo ago | — | Nicolas Muntwyler Co-Founder | TurbopackEmotionSentry+14 | Top 5M | — | — | — |
| 33 | Jest Provider of online platform offering a variety of free-to-play games 40Funding top 35%Talent top 38%Tech bottom 43%Global bottom 33% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $7.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $7M | 3 mo ago | — | Petar Dobrev Co-Founder & CTO | AstroAmazon Web ServicesNetlify+6 | Top 500k | — | — | — |
| 34 | Brain Jar Games Game development studio offering casual games 27Growth top 28%Funding top 50%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 37% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 37% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 22% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $6.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $7M | 9 mo ago | — | Will Cook Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowUploadcarejsDelivr+9 | Top 10M | — | — | — |
| 35 | Resilient Games Studio Educational games studio creating impactful learning experiences for students and educators 40Funding top 43%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 43% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $6.0M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 10 yrs (0.8/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $6M | 14 mo ago | — | Melissa Gilliam Co-Founder | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Midsummer Studios Independent game development studio 11Talent top 38%Funding top 41%Global bottom 36%Tech bottom 26% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 41% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 26% Marketbottom 16% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $6.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $6M | 3 mo ago | — | Nelsie Birch Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+9 | Top 50M | — | — | — |
| 37 | GameRamp Provider of an AI-native publishing platform to automate monetization and scale operations for mobile games… 29Talent top 38%AI top 45%Funding top 48%Global bottom 48% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 38% AItop 45% Fundingtop 48% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 41% Productbottom 40% Marketbottom 25% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated AI: Product described with: ai-native rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $5M | 10 mo ago | — | Sashank Vandrangi Co-Founder | Framer SitesApple iCloud MailReact+9 | Top 50M | — | — | — |
| 38 | Visionary Realms Video game developer specializing in MMORPG games 35Innovation top 34%Product top 36%Funding bottom 49%Tech bottom 43% All 6 signals ▾Innovationtop 34% Producttop 36% Fundingbottom 49% Techbottom 43% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 25% Innovation: 5 product lines Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $5M | 7 mo ago | 32 | — | ShopifyAzureLazySizes+10 | Top 10M | — | — | — |
| 39 | Pixie Chess Platform offering chess game with blockchain-enabled magical pieces and tournament features 35Funding top 50%Tech top 50%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 48% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 50% Techtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Funding: Raised $5.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 13 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $5M | 2 mo ago | — | Joshua Harris Founder | SentryReactReact Router+10 | Top 1M | — | — | — |
| 40 | Playcast Digital platform offering a peer-to-peer interactive game streaming platform 27Talent top 38%Funding top 40%Tech top 47%Market bottom 28% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 40% Techtop 47% Marketbottom 28% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $4.7M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 2 yrs (2.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $5M | 2 mo ago | — | Trey Overton CTO and Founder | SentryClerkReact+15 | Top 5M | — | — | — |
| 41 | Mode Mobile Web3 platform with reward-based game NFTs 57Customers top 18%Tech top 33%Talent top 38%Fin. health top 42% All 10 signals ▾Customerstop 18% Techtop 33% Talenttop 38% Fin. healthtop 42% Fundingtop 44% Markettop 50% Growthbottom 48% Productbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Moatbottom 38% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.49★ across 3,568,337 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +5% in 6 mo Tech: 42 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $5M | 12 mo ago | 20 | Kiran Panesar Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowVimeoStripe+28 | Top 500k | — | — | 1 award |
| 42 | Hypemasters Mobile game developer focusing on casual games 50Customers top 25%Tech top 37%Growth top 44%Funding top 47% All 9 signals ▾Customerstop 25% Techtop 37% Growthtop 44% Fundingtop 47% Producttop 47% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 39% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.26★ across 96,556 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +18% in 6 mo Tech: 26 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Google Cloud, Google Cloud Cdn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $4M | 6 mo ago | 38 | Boris Kalmykov CEO | RubyAnimate.cssTailwind CSS+12 | Top 5M | — | — | — |
| 43 | Nilo Developer of a no-code platform for creating interactive 3D experiences 45Tech top 43%AI top 45%Global top 45%Funding top 47% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 43% AItop 45% Globaltop 45% Fundingtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 37% Tech: 18 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Vercel AI: Product described with: ai-powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $4M | 8 mo ago | — | Nuno Leiria Founder & CEO | SentryMonaco EditorThree.js+9 | Top 5M | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 44 | Magic Potion Games Developer of safe online gaming experiences for children 22Funding top 42%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 37%Global bottom 29% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 42% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $3.3M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $3M | 6 mo ago | — | Stephen Macdonald Chief Executive Officer | — | — | — | — | 1 award |
| 45 | Money Time Developer of a mobile application that rewards users for gameplay 64Customers top 18%Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Tech top 43% All 7 signals ▾Customerstop 18% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Techtop 43% Fundingtop 50% Productbottom 40% Globalbottom 33% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.57★ across 99,443 ratings (1 apps) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $3M | 4 mo ago | — | Hugo Lafond Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+21 | Top 5M | — | — | — |
| 46 | Cambria Developer of NFT based casual games 62AI top 15%Patents top 26%Innovation top 29%Tech top 32% All 10 signals ▾AItop 15% Patentstop 26% Innovationtop 29% Techtop 32% Moattop 35% Growthtop 45% Fundingbottom 48% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 37% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Patents: 543 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 200 filings since 2022 vs 269 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $2M | 7 mo ago | — | Ben Founder | Node.jsSvelteKitTailwind CSS+14 | Top 1M | — | 543 patents Engineered stone/composite slab manufacturing for construction and architectural applications | — |
| 47 | Skymap Games Developer of PC and console-based multiple games 50Tech top 42%Growth top 45%Talent top 45%Market bottom 48% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 42% Growthtop 45% Talenttop 45% Marketbottom 48% Fundingbottom 47% Globalbottom 29% Tech: 31 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $970K | 5 mo ago | 64 | Angelos Dardagiannopoulos Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Ruby+16 | Top 10M | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 48 | CodeWisp Platform for creating web games using AI-powered visual blocks and natural language inputs 42Funding top 44%AI top 45%Tech bottom 46%Talent bottom 45% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 44% AItop 45% Techbottom 46% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $500k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) AI: Product described with: ai-powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $500K | 5 mo ago | — | Elvin Fu Founder | Radix UITailwind CSSshadcn/ui+9 | Top 5M | — | — | — |
| 49 | Pax Historia Developer of an AI-powered grand strategy game platform 55Funding top 44%Tech top 45%AI top 45%Talent top 45% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 44% Techtop 45% AItop 45% Talenttop 45% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $500k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 18 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $500K | 5 mo ago | — | Ryan Zhang Co-Founder | TurbopackSentryNode.js+15 | Top 50k | — | — | — |
| 50 | Global Worldwide Developer of mobile games and election management systems 67Customers top 20%Market top 34%Patents top 35%Innovation top 41% All 8 signals ▾Customerstop 20% Markettop 34% Patentstop 35% Innovationtop 41% Fundingtop 42% Moattop 45% Productbottom 48% Globalbottom 40% Customers: App rating 4.4★ (34,942 reviews) · Review volume +7% in 6 mo Market: 95 employees (top 17% of Gaming) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $500K | 3 mo ago | 95 | — | — | — | — | 83 patents Automated immigration visa platform and aerospace investment management systems | — |
Top 12 Gaming companies in United States
#1
Public · Austin, Texas · founded 2013 · 23 employees$43.4Mraised▾
Public · Austin, Texas · founded 2013 · 23 employees
Provider of a treadmill for moving freely and naturally in a VR game. The motion-sensing treadmill allows users to stand up and traverse virtual worlds with the natural use of their own feet. The base of the Omni is a grooved, low-friction surface. It also offers special pinned shoes to keep the foot stabilized and prevent lateral sliding.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 21%Funding
top 22%News
top 25%Product
top 28%Moat
top 31%Growth
bottom 46%Tech: 65 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Envoy
Funding: Raised $43.4M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 12 yrs (1.1/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (May 2026)
News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 8 tracked, 4 types) · 3 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo · Top themes: IPO, Earnings, Leadership
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers · 30 engagements/post (1.6× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Series A$1.3M
- Sep 2024Series A$500K
- Mar 2023Series A$411.2K
- Mar 2021Series A$278.4K
Founders & team
Investors
Tekton Ventures, Maveron, Scout Ventures, Startcaps Ventures, Western Technology Investment, 2020 Ventures
Tech stack
AffirmAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAws Certificate ManagerBuilder.Io
#2
Acquired · Grapevine, Texas · founded 1996 · 14000 employees$2.1Braised▾
Acquired · Grapevine, Texas · founded 1996 · 14000 employees
Retails new and pre-owned video game titles, video game hardware, accessories, and consumer electronics. The company offers digital and physical products. It even offers re-selling options for the video game, where the company buys it, refurbishes it and then sells it with a game stop certification. The company offers its products through a network of stores, and online. The company also publishes a magazine on video games.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 12%Tech
top 24%News
top 29%Funding
top 30%Fin. health
top 32%Talent
top 38%Market: 14,000 employees (top 1% of Gaming) · Revenue ~$3.6B · Top-5,000 web property
Tech: 65 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Web Services · Observability: New Relic
News: 141 BI events in 12 mo (of 1047 tracked, 16 types) · +93% YoY · 9 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 171k LinkedIn followers — 13.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Apr 2025Post IPO$1.5B
- Feb 2022Grant (prize money)$2.3M
- Feb 2021Post IPO$551M
- Aug 2020Post IPO—
Founders & team
Investors
Robinhood, Ihk-Muenchen
Tech stack
AdrollAkamaiAkamai Bot ManagerAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCart Functionality
#3
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2020 · 52 employees$22Mraised▾
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2020 · 52 employees
Developer of a tool to maintain and protect the gaming community. The company leverages machine learning, and Artificial Intelligence technology to block real-time toxic incidents in-game.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 24%Funding
top 25%Talent
top 28%Moat
top 34%Growth
top 35%Patents
top 39%AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: artificial intelligence, machine learning
Funding: Raised $22.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2026)
Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series A$15M
- Oct 2023Seed—
- Jul 2023Seed$10M
- Feb 2022Seed$12M
Founders & team
Investors
BITKRAFT Ventures, Makers Fund, Griffin Gaming Partners, Riot Games, Sony Innovation Fund, Samsung Venture Investment
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApple Icloud MailBootstrapChart.JsCloudflare
#4
Unity 🦄Public · San Francisco, California · founded 2004 · 7703 employees$893.5Mraised▾
Unity 🦄
Public · San Francisco, California · founded 2004 · 7703 employees
Developer of a real-time development platform for 2D and 3D content. The platform provides tools and services for creating games and industry applications. It supports multiple platforms and offers features for monetization, user acquisition, and collaboration. The platform also provides learning resources, documentation, and community support.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 14%Funding
top 18%Tech
top 18%Product
top 22%Moat
top 31%Global
top 34%Market: 7,703 employees (top 2% of Gaming) · Revenue ~$1.8B · Top-50,000 web property
Funding: Raised $894M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 17 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Feb 2025)
Tech: 107 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon S3 · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
Funding rounds
- Feb 2025Post IPO$690M
- Jan 2025Post IPO—
- Nov 2021Post IPO$1.5B
- May 2019Series E$150M
Founders & team
Investors
Sequoia Capital, WestSummit, IGlobe Partners, Silver Lake, China Investment Corporation, Frees Fund
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAkamaiAkamai Bot ManagerAmazon AdvertisingAmazon S3Amazon Web Services
#5
Series B · Palo Alto, California · founded 2019 · 6 employees$11.6Mraised▾
Series B · Palo Alto, California · founded 2019 · 6 employees
Lucra Sports is a provider of P2P sports betting platform. It provides a peer to peer platform for sports fans to compete with their friends and earn real cash awards. They offer features such as player updates,statistics,spread and odds.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 26%Growth
top 28%Moat
top 39%Product
top 46%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 47%Funding: Raised $11.6M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series B (Apr 2026)
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. John Daly) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series B$20M
- Dec 2024Series A$10M
- Mar 2022Series A$10M
- May 2021Seed$1.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Raptor Group, Toy Ventures, SeventySix Capital, Visible Ventures, 7GC, ARK Investment Management
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesBootstrapCdnjsCloudflare
#6
Series B · Los Altos, California · founded 2022 · 7 employees$12Mraised▾
Series B · Los Altos, California · founded 2022 · 7 employees
Provider of platform and tools to develop games. It allows users to create games and experiences with AI. It offers a social platform where personalized games can be created, encouraging users to explore the creativity through gaming.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 20%Funding
top 28%Customers
top 32%Talent
top 38%Moat
top 39%Product
top 40%Growth: Web rank 1,000,000 → 10,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $12.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series A (May 2026)
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.75★ across 315 ratings (2 apps)
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series A—
- May 2026Series B—
- Jun 2024Seed$12M
Founders & team
Investors
AME Cloud Ventures, NVentures, The Venture Reality Fund, Sea, Google Labs, Nvidia
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerHstsNew RelicNext.Js
#7
Series C · Santa Monica, California · founded 2012 · 75 employees$108.8Mraised▾
Series C · Santa Monica, California · founded 2012 · 75 employees
Provider of scholastic esports leagues for middle and high schools. It organizes and manages competitive video game leagues, offering season-long competitions at regional and state levels. The platform handles scheduling, matchmaking, and record-keeping for participating schools. It also provides resources and support for coaches and students, fostering a positive and inclusive environment for esports participation. The leagues feature various popular video game titles.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%Tech
top 21%Moat
top 31%Market
top 43%Growth
bottom 48%Global
bottom 37%Funding: Raised $109M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series C (Jul 2025)
Tech: 65 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Duo Digital Prints Inc) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series C$6.2M
- Nov 2020Series C$10.5M
- Sep 2019Series C$50M
- Nov 2018Series B$30.5M
Investors
Elysian Park, New Enterprise Associates, Science, Crosscut Ventures, Coatue, WndrCo
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAws Certificate ManagerCloudflare
#8
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2017 · 38 employees$45.9Mraised▾
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2017 · 38 employees
Developer of free-to-play battle game. The company offers Pong Legends is a free-to-play, real-time, beer pong battler featuring power-ups. It is also offering a next-gen social gaming platform to players.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 15%Growth
top 23%Funding
top 25%Patents
top 29%Moat
top 32%Innovation
top 35%AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Growth: Headcount 22 → 38 (+73%) across vintages · Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $45.9M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series A (Nov 2025)
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series A$15.1M
- Oct 2021Series A$35.9M
- Feb 2021Seed$10M
- Nov 2020Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Florida Funders, SIG, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, Founders Fund, Warner Music Group, Shrug Capital
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#9
Series F · Cary, North Carolina · founded 1991 · 771 employees$8.1Braised▾
Series F · Cary, North Carolina · founded 1991 · 771 employees
Digital distribution platform for desktop PC games. It offers a range of titles, including free games, mods, and DLC content. The platform features a user-friendly interface for accessing and downloading games. The company also provides online services, such as account management and support, for users and game developers.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 91how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 16%Moat
top 20%Funding
top 21%Tech
top 21%Product
top 23%Innovation
top 26%Market: 771 employees (top 5% of Gaming) · Top-5,000 web property · Unicorn (valued $28.7B)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 10/10 · IP moat: 26 patents · Decacorn
Funding: Raised $8.1B across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 14 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series F (Feb 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 866k LinkedIn followers — 66.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Feb 2024Series F$1.5B
- Apr 2022Series F$2B
- Apr 2021Series E$1B
- Aug 2020Series E$1.8B
Founders & team
Investors
Sony, Fidelity Investments, Baillie Gifford, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, BlackRock, AllianceBernstein
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularApache Http Server
#10
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2003 · 4 employees$10Mraised▾
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2003 · 4 employees
Developer of XR-glasses for gaming. It allows gamers to access virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality-based games on Xbox, PlayStation, and other cloud-based gaming platforms.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 26%Funding
top 27%Growth
top 28%News
top 38%Talent
top 38%Moat
top 39%Tech: 56 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Observability: Microsoft Clarity, Sentry
Funding: Raised $10.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series B (Feb 2026)
Growth: Web rank 1,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 5 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series B$100M
- Sep 2025Series B$100M
- Oct 2024Series B—
- Jun 2023Series A—
Founders & team
Investors
BlueRun Ventures, BAI Capital, Verity Ventures, Singtel Innov8, Verity Venture Partners, Legend Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareCore-JsFacebook PixelGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#11
Public · Santa Monica, California · founded 2014 · 101 employees$34.6Mraised▾
Public · Santa Monica, California · founded 2014 · 101 employees
Provider of networks of games, monetization tools and content channels. The company owns and operates game worlds and provides a launchpad for brands and creators to accelerate success in the gaming metaverse.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 20%News
top 22%Product
top 29%Moat
top 37%Talent
top 41%Tech
top 42%Funding: Raised $34.6M across 15 rounds · 15 rounds over 12 yrs (1.2/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Oct 2025)
News: 11 BI events in 12 mo (of 49 tracked, 10 types) · +175% YoY · 7 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo, 1 the year before · 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Audience (LinkedIn): 17k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. PlayWorks Digital Limited) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Post IPO$20M
- Jul 2025Post IPO$4.5M
- Sep 2024Post IPO$1.1M
- Jun 2024Post IPO$1.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Cinemark, Quadrant, The Overseas Investor, Softbank China and India Holdings, Toba Capital, Nickelodeon
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareDocusignGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud Cdn
#12
Series A · Blountville, Tennessee · founded 2021$4.7Mraised▾
Series A · Blountville, Tennessee · founded 2021
Digital platform offering a peer-to-peer interactive game streaming platform. It offers the PlayCast server, which is consumer software that interacts with users personal desktops and games.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%Funding
top 40%Tech
top 47%Market
bottom 28%Global
bottom 25%Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $4.7M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 2 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2026)
Tech: 18 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Observability: Sentry
Audience (LinkedIn): 685 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series A$2M
- Aug 2025Series A$2.1M
- Jan 2024Series A$4.7M
- Feb 2023Seed$250K
Founders & team
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesClerkCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
Funding & investor landscape
$35.2Btotal disclosed funding
1,045companies funded
1,997disclosed rounds
6rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Jan Goetgeluk
Founder & CEO · Virtuix Omni
Leonard Riggio
Co-Founder · GameStop
Daniel DeMatteo
Co-Founder · GameStop
Dennis Fong
Co-Founder & CEO · GGWP
George Ng
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer · GGWP
David Helgason
Founder & Board Member · Unity
Dylan Robbins
Founder & CEO · Lucra Sports
Ali Sadeghian
Co-Founder & CTO · Astrocade
Amir Sadeghian
Co-Founder & CEO · Astrocade
Jacqueline Cheong
Co-Founder & CEO · Artie
Robin Tang
Co-Founder · Artie
Timothy Sweeney
Founder & CEO · Epic Games
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 775,732 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Gaming coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
How research on Gaming Technology is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Gaming Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 670 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 59% → 75% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Carnegie Mellon University23
- Nvidia20
- University of Utah16
- University of California, Davis16
- Cornell University15
leading researchers
Rui Wang · Sven K. Esche · Constantin Chassapis · Ravi Ramamoorthi · Kwan‐Liu Ma · Yizhe Chang · Christoph W. Borst · Chris Wyman
▲
Breakthroughs347 · 52%
▲ 47%→64% share
▲1.4× share momentum3 median citations37% since 2021mostly methods-led
Alternate frame rendering research quintupled (2→10 papers), signaling rapid US institutional focus on real-time rendering efficiency.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Image-based modeling and rendering7→15
- Alternate frame rendering2→10
- Gaussian4→9
- Augmented reality2→7
- 3D rendering9→13
Newly emergingDifferentiable function 0→9 · Artificial neural network 0→8
Landmark Rendering synthetic objects into real scenes · 969 cites
◆
Advancements211 · 31%
▼ 34%→27% share
▼0.8× share momentum3 median citations26% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements segment is cooling — field-share dropped 34%→27% despite Context (archaeology) edging up 3→4 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Context (archaeology)3→4
Landmark IRIS: Illustrative Rendering for Integral Surfaces · 58 cites
▼
Concerns38 · 6%
▼ 6%→4% share
▼0.7× share momentum1 median citations21% since 2021mostly position pieces
Concerns segment is shrinking (6%→4%) even as Rendering (computer graphics) holds 25 papers, suggesting risk topics are underrepresented.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Rendering (computer graphics)25
- Computer graphics (images)19
- Game engine10
- Real-time rendering9
- Human–computer interaction8
Landmark Direct Volume Rendering: A 3D Plotting Technique for Scientific Data · 26 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where gaming tech is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
New York28 · +0.60
Pittsburgh24 · +0.60
SF Bay Area22 · +0.79
Boston13 · +0.74
Los Angeles10 · +0.63
Seattle9 · +0.53
Chicago8 · +0.51
Atlanta7 · +0.81
San Diego6 · +0.70
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing gaming tech patents in the United States
United States gaming tech patent filing is accelerating — 406 filings from 157 assignees (2016–2025), led by Sony Interactive Entertainment, SONY Interactive Entertainment A, Microsoft; annual filings 10→50.
406 filings157 assigneespeak 71/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Sony Interactive Entertainment98
- SONY Interactive Entertainment A50
- Microsoft41
- Google36
- Intel35
- Tencent America21
- Nvidia18
- Electronic ARTS14
Common questions
How many Gaming companies are there in United States?
Radar tracks 3433 indexable Gaming companies headquartered in United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Gaming companies in United States?
The Gaming companies in United States on this list have raised a combined $35.2B in disclosed equity funding across 1045 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Gaming company in United States?
Epic Games is the highest-funded Gaming company in United States, with $8.1B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Gaming companies in United States are funded?
1045 of the 3433 Gaming companies in United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Gaming unicorns are there in United States?
16 Gaming companies in United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in United States Gaming companies?
The most active investors in United States Gaming companies on this list include Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, BITKRAFT Ventures, Techstars, 1Up Ventures.
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