Best Gaming Tech Companies in New York, United States
The 71 best Gaming Tech companies in New York, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Fab.
Ranked: Best Gaming Tech companies in New York
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fab 🦄 Digital marketplace for content creators to discover, share, buy, and sell digital assets | $336M | 154 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2010 | SentryReactReact Router+9 | 22 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 2 | Spatial Developer of a platform for creating and sharing virtual experiences 55AI top 15%Moat top 28%Funding top 34%Tech top 37% All 12 signals ▾AItop 15% Moattop 28% Fundingtop 34% Techtop 37% Talenttop 38% Customerstop 40% Producttop 46% Patentstop 47% Growthtop 50% Innovationbottom 46% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 35% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 21 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $67M | 54 mo ago | Series B | Jinha Lee Co-Founder & President | 2016 | SentryNode.jsRadix UI+17 | 21 patents Spatial computing platforms for AR, immersive audio, and intelligent infrastructure management | — |
| 3 | IGA Worldwide In-game advertising solutions provider | $51M | 192 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2005 | — | — | — |
| 4 | TCGplayer.com Online marketplace for collectible card games | $45M | 59 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1998 | Cart FunctionalitySentryZendesk+27 | — | 1 expansion |
| 5 | Allstar Gaming Online platform for creating and sharing gaming clips | $19M | 36 mo ago | Series A | Gavin Silver Co-Founder | 2019 | CannyTypeScriptGraphQL+24 | — | — |
| 6 | Aqua Provider of web3 gaming marketplace for players | $10M | 44 mo ago | Series A | — | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 7 | TreSensa Playable advertisements provider for marketing of games and brands | $9M | 134 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2011 | — | 7 patents Multi-provider service orchestration and mobile UI animation generation platform | — |
| 8 | Crispy Gamer Your trusted guide to online casinos, reviews, bonuses, and more | $8M | 211 mo ago | Series A | Andre Srinivasan ex-CTO & Co-Founder | 2007 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Hathora Provider of cloud-based gaming platform for game developers | $8M | 38 mo ago | Series A | Harsh Pandey Founder & CTO | 2022 | InstatusNode.jsReact+26 | — | — |
| 10 | ParamLabs Developer of blockchain games | $7M | 24 mo ago | Seed | Anthony Anderson Co-Founder & CEO | 2021 | — | — | — |
| 11 | LiquidSky Cloud-gaming service | $5M | 115 mo ago | Series A | — | 2014 | Webflow EcommerceWebflowcore-js+9 | — | — |
| 12 | ABYA Cloud gaming platform to stream and play video games | $5M | 56 mo ago | Series A | Franco Miceli Co-Founder / CEO | 2015 | October CMSPHPLaravel+16 | — | — |
| 13 | Happy Cloud Cloud gaming technology platform | $4M | 137 mo ago | Deadpooled | Jacob Guedalia Co-founder | 2013 | — | 19 patents Cloud-based software delivery, interactive data streaming, and dataset write management solutions. | — |
| 14 | Anima Developer of AI-driven virtual pets and a game creation platform | $4M | 42 mo ago | Seed | — | 2021 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Turbo Developer of a 2D game engine and backend for rapid game development | $3M | 26 mo ago | Series A | Julian Moncada Co-Founder | 2023 | Framer SitesApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+8 | 12 patents Metal additive manufacturing and casting processes, plus e‑commerce tooling solutions. | — |
| 16 | Playbyte Developer of gaming engines | $3M | 73 mo ago | Series A | Kyle Russell Founder & CEO | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 17 | PreShow Provider of online gaming monetization platform | $3M | 61 mo ago | Seed | Stacy Spikes Founder & CEO | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Aldora Provider of a metaverse-focused platform for games | $3M | 46 mo ago | Seed | Janelle Benjamin Co-Founder & COO | 2022 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+10 | — | — |
| 19 | Overplay Developer of games and provide gaming services | $3M | 37 mo ago | Seed | — | 2002 | Node.jsAmazon ALBReact+10 | 2 patents Optimizing placement of interactive video overlays on broadcast content | 1 launch |
| 20 | Rune Developer of a platform for voice chat and multiplayer games | $2M | 80 mo ago | Seed | — | 2017 | VimeoVarnishGitHub Pages+13 | 33 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 21 | Lootcakes Earn rewards playing free-to-play games, redeemable for gift cards | $2M | 60 mo ago | Seed | Matt Littin Co-Founder & CEO | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Brag House Platform providing online gaming tournaments and stat-based prediction for prizes | $2M | 42 mo ago | Public | — | 2020 | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — | — |
| 23 | Arcane AI-powered platform for creating and playing games | $500K | 24 mo ago | Deadpooled | Rohan Mehta Co-Founder | 2023 | — | — | — |
| 24 | TwoChop Game development platform | $450K | 180 mo ago | Deadpooled | Mo Lam Founder & CEO | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 25 | Gizer Blockchain-based gaming network | $307K | 104 mo ago | Deadpooled | Gabriel Steinberg Co-Founder | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 26 | StatsHelix Gaming analytics solutions provider | $120K | 71 mo ago | Seed | Dana Kawar Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 27 | EuMotus Provider of device for capturing movement based data from patients | $120K | 101 mo ago | Seed | Boris D Co-Founder | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 28 | Think Gaming Provides usage, LTV and monetization data of mobile game apps | $120K | 142 mo ago | Deadpooled | Tim Ogilvie Founder & CEO | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 29 | SquadOV Game clip recording and sharing software provider | $100K | 59 mo ago | Deadpooled | Derek Chin ex-Co-Founder | 2020 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Gaming Tech companies in New York
#1
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2021$7Mraised▾
Developer of blockchain games. It is a computer game development studio specializing in multiplayer games. The company has launched kiraverse, a massively-multiplayer online game where players can battle and earn with others. They have partnered with animoca brands to advance the web3 ecosystem development.
- May 2024ICO$25K
- Mar 2024Seed$7M
#2
Series A · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2023$3.5Mraised▾
Developer of a 2D game engine and backend for rapid game development. It provides a live coding environment for instant feedback, allowing developers to modify games in real-time. The platform includes built-in multiplayer features, handling servers and leaderboards, simplifying the development process. It offers easy web deployment with small build sizes, ensuring a seamless experience for players. The engine is designed for low-resolution, sprite-based 2D games.
- Apr 2024Series A$3.5M
#3
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2019 · 42 employees$19Mraised▾
Online platform for creating and sharing gaming clips. The platform allows users to capture clips from games like CS-GO, Fortnite, League of Legends, Rainbow 6, and Valorant. Users can like posts and follow various creators on the platform.
- Jun 2023Series A$14.7M
- May 2021Seed$3.9M
- Dec 2019Seed$425K
#4
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2016 · 10 employees$66.8Mraised▾
Developer of a platform for creating and sharing virtual experiences. The platform enables users to design interactive virtual worlds with customisable templates and tools. It supports the integration of 2D, 3D, and video content, facilitating the creation of immersive environments. The platform is accessible across web, virtual reality, augmented reality, and mobile devices.
- Dec 2021Series B$25M
- Jan 2020Series A$14M
- Sep 2019Series A—
- Jun 2019Series A$19.3M
#5
Deadpooled · New York City, New York · founded 2023$500Kraised▾
AI-powered platform for creating and playing games. The company offers Summon Worlds, allows users to create and customize own game characters with backstories, images, and stats. It also offer a platform that uses AI to design websites, business cards, and resumes.
- 2024Seed$500K
#6
Fab 🦄Acquired · New York City, New York · founded 2010 · 35 employees$335.7Mraised▾
Digital marketplace for content creators to discover, share, buy, and sell digital assets. It is unifying unreal engine marketplace and offer digital assets from studios, brands and millions of independent digital artists who will benefit from an industry. It is an open marketplace, offering content for a broad set of content creation tools, game engines, open worlds, and metaverse platforms.
- Aug 2013Series D$5M
- Jul 2013Series D$10M
- Jun 2013Series D$150M
- Nov 2012Series C$15M
#7
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2022 · 10 employees$7.6Mraised▾
Provider of cloud-based gaming platform for game developers. It offers a platform for developers to run applications with features like autoscaling, multi-region deployments, monitoring and analytics, and migration management to have a game prototyped and scaled.
- Mar 2023Series A$7.6M
#8
Acquired · Syracuse, New York · founded 1998 · 5 employees$45Mraised▾
TCGplayer.com is an online marketplace focusing on collectible card games. It allows users to collect and buy card games of various gaming written series of Magic and Pokemon from the platform. It provides services such as project management, graphic design, and catalog management.
- Jun 2021Series B$35M
- Feb 2018Series A$10M
#9
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2018 · 12 employees$10Mraised▾
Provider of web3 gaming marketplace for players
- Sep 2022Series A$10M
#10
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2002 · 15 employees$2.8Mraised▾
Developer of games and provide gaming services. The company helps creators to develop games related to racing a car or motorcycle, jumping from roof to roof, hurtling down a mountain on skis or mountain bikes, or piloting drones through an abandoned building. It allows users to build and share their own video games. Games on the internet include Thirty Stroke Rally, Ryan Lutz at Spirit RC Raceway, Prague Parkour POV, and Ski Slalom.
- May 2023Seed$1.8M
#11
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2021 · 8 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Developer of AI-driven virtual pets and a game creation platform. The company focuses on creating interactive experiences using augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology. It builds virtual characters and worlds, with a focus on artificially intelligent pets. The company collaborates with artists on projects involving augmented reality sculptures and collectibles.
- Dec 2022Seed$3M
- May 2021Seed$500K
#12
Deadpooled · New York City, New York · founded 2005 · 83 employees$51.4Mraised▾
IGA Worldwide is an in-game advertising solution provider. The company offers "Radial Network" which platform that enables game developers/publishers to place static and dynamic ads in their games from various brands. Its solutions enable advertisers to target consumers playing games across various gaming platforms and genres.
- Jun 2010Series B$4.4M
- Jan 2008Series B$5M
- Jul 2007Series B$25M
- Jul 2006Series A$17M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Gaming Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth flat
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.
- Carnegie Mellon University23
- Nvidia20
- University of Utah16
- University of California, Davis16
- Cornell University15
- Image-based modeling and rendering7→15
- Alternate frame rendering2→10
- Gaussian4→9
- Augmented reality2→7
- 3D rendering9→13
- Context (archaeology)3→4
- Rendering (computer graphics)25
- Computer graphics (images)19
- Game engine10
- Real-time rendering9
- Human–computer interaction8
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.
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.
- Sony Interactive Entertainment98
- SONY Interactive Entertainment A50
- Microsoft41
- Google36
- Intel35
- Tencent America21
- Nvidia18
- Electronic ARTS14
Common questions
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