Best Gaming Tech Companies in Texas, United States
The 51 best Gaming Tech companies in Texas, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: GameStop.
Ranked: Best Gaming Tech companies in Texas
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 16 mo ago | 14,000 14,000 → 17,164 (+23%) | Leonard Riggio Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySalesforce Commerce CloudAmplience+38 | Top 5k | 2 patents Wireless gaming controllers and related wireless communication technology for consoles | — |
| 2 | Restream Provider of a platform to stream video content to other streaming platforms | $56M | 66 mo ago | 85 | Andrew Surzhynskyi Co-Founder & CTO | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+36 | Top 100k | 3 patents Real-time fluid composition analysis and chemical sensing for dynamic mixtures | — |
| 3 | 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 | 2 mo ago | 23 23 → 39 (+70%) | Jan Goetgeluk Founder & CEO | Builder.ioShopifySentry+30 | Top 1M | — | 2 launchs |
| 4 | Nexus Online platform for the creation of video game store | $16M | 42 mo ago | 20 | — | TypeScriptGraphQLNode.js+23 | Top 1M | 121 patents Microfluidic diagnostic and analysis platforms integrating thin-film centrifugation and assay automation | — |
| 5 | Aquifer Developer of an animation platform for creating animated brand content | $10M | 45 mo ago | 24 | Chen Zhang Co-Founder & CEO | Webflow EcommerceWebflowSentry+16 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 6 | 3thix Gaming wallet for web3 games and building gaming technology | $8M | 30 mo ago | — | Ankur R Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Pocket Worlds Developer of a platform for user-generated virtual worlds and social experiences | $8M | 66 mo ago | 83 | Gordon Su Co-Founder | Node.jsRadix UIPanda CSS+10 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 8 | GameSalad Game development software provider for non-programmers | $7M | 87 mo ago | 10 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | Top 1M | 3 patents Monetization plug‑ins, template code generation, and interactive multimedia app authoring tools. | — |
| 9 | Mainline Provider of software for managing, monetizing & marketing esports programs | $7M | 81 mo ago | 16 | Chris Buckner Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | GameGPT AI-Driven platform for blockchain games | $6M | 30 mo ago | — | Victor Tan Co-Founder | Monaco EditorTailwind CSSReact+10 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 11 | Nifty Island Provider of online community-based gaming platform | $5M | 58 mo ago | 37 | — | SentryNode.jsRadix UI+22 | Top 1M | — | — |
| 12 | Windwalk Online gamers community | $4M | 21 mo ago | 26 | Cristoforo Feo Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | METAZONE Provider of gaming engines | $3M | 38 mo ago | 7 | Oscar Gomez Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityVuetifyAnimate.css+7 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 14 | Playerize In-game monetization and user acquisition solutions provider | $1M | 175 mo ago | — | Lyal Avery Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Spawn Labs Cloud gaming technology provider | $1M | 203 mo ago | — | David Wilson ex-President & CEO | — | — | 6 patents Cloud-based game streaming and remote access platform for interactive entertainment | — |
| 16 | Leap Computing Gaming software company providing cloud-hosted desktops | $778K | 122 mo ago | 10 | Alex Nataros CEO | — | — | 5 patents GPU virtualization and remote graphics streaming for virtual machines | — |
| 17 | Botisimo Cloud based platform streaming management software | $700K | 61 mo ago | 8 | Oscar Armstrong Founder & CEO | — | Top 50M | — | — |
| 18 | Superpowered Cross-platform audio, networking, and cryptography SDKs for interactive app development | $120K | 113 mo ago | — | Patrick Vlaskovits Cofounder & CEO | PleskNginxAMP+9 | Top 5M | 3 patents Secure, high‑efficiency digital signal processing and encryption for streaming media | — |
Top 12 Gaming Tech companies in Texas
#1
Public · Austin, Texas · founded 2013 · 23 employees$43.4Mraised▾
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.
- Oct 2025Series A$1.3M
- Sep 2024Series A$500K
- Mar 2023Series A$411.2K
- Mar 2021Series A$278.4K
#2
Acquired · Grapevine, Texas · founded 1996 · 14000 employees$2.1Braised▾
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.
- Apr 2025Post IPO$1.5B
- Feb 2022Grant (prize money)$2.3M
- Feb 2021Post IPO$551M
- Aug 2020Post IPO—
#3
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2018 · 26 employees$4.5Mraised▾
Operator of a game development studio intended to build online computer games. The company's studio specializes in the development of online multiplayer games that combine hidden roles gameplay with exciting real-time combat and requires social tactics as reflexes, enabling players to enjoy competitive online games.
#4
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2023$8.5Mraised▾
Gaming wallet for web3 games and building gaming technology. The platform offers features such as buying, selling, trading, and playing games on the blockchain. It supports various payment methods, including credit cards, ACH, Google and Apple pay, and gasless trading OTC.
- Jan 2024Series A$8.5M
#5
Series B · Austin, Texas · founded 2015 · 20 employees$16.3Mraised▾
Online platform for the creation of video game store. Users can streamline their content on the platform. They can monetize their games by linking merch, tipping streamers, and more. The platform also allows users to select their favorite games from the library, write reviews, and grow their channel.
- Jan 2023Series B$10M
- Nov 2022Series A$9.1M
- Nov 2019Series A$5.3M
- Dec 2018Conventional Debt$1.2M
#6
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2015 · 85 employees$56.5Mraised▾
Provider of a platform to stream video content to other streaming platforms. It allows users to stream videos to streaming platforms such as Twitch, Hitbox, Ustream, and others. Users can stream videos on various platforms simultaneously. Allows producers to analyze and interact with their viewers across platforms.
- Jan 2021Series A—
- Aug 2020Series A$50M
- Mar 2019Seed$3.4M
- 2018Seed—
#7
Funding Raised · Austin, Texas · founded 2021$6.5Mraised▾
AI-Driven platform for blockchain games. It is an AI-driven game builder supporting blockchain games using token $DUEL. It offers a platform for game developers to create gaming experiences.
- Jan 2024ICO$6.5M
#8
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2019 · 24 employees$10.5Mraised▾
Developer of an animation platform for creating animated brand content. The platform provides tools to produce animated videos starring brand characters. It offers features such as text-based animation, automatic lip sync, facial expressions, and body animations. The platform also includes camera shot options and video export capabilities. It allows users to create educational videos, short episodes, and social media content.
- Oct 2022Seed$3M
- Dec 2021Seed$2M
- Aug 2021Seed$4M
- Oct 2020Seed$1.3M
#9
Seed · Texas · founded 2019 · 7 employees$3Mraised▾
Provider of gaming engines. It provides a gaming engine for game developers/creators to develop NFTs-based games for the palyers.
- May 2023Seed$3M
#10
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2013 · 83 employees$8.3Mraised▾
Developer of a platform for user-generated virtual worlds and social experiences. The platform enables users to create immersive worlds and interactive games. It provides tools for builders and designers to create content. The company focuses on empowering creators and building digital experiences.
- Jan 2021Series A$8.3M
- Dec 2019Seed$10K
- Aug 2018Seed$2M
- May 2018Seed$740K
#11
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2021 · 37 employees$5Mraised▾
Provider of online community-based gaming platform. It is a platform that allows users to play games, trade game NFTs, connect with other gamers, and earn cryptocurrency as a reward for playing games.
- Sep 2021Series A$470K
- Apr 2021Series A$4.5M
#12
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2007 · 10 employees$7.4Mraised▾
GameSalad provides game development software for non-programmers. It provides K-12 computer science course with step-by-step tutorials, activities, projects, and assessments to learn coding and develop games. It has developed the Game Salad Creator, a web-based coding solution which enables non-programmers to create games using drag and drop interface. It has also built a marketplace called "GSHelper" that allows users to sell their games.
- Apr 2019Series A$267.8K
- Jan 2012Series A—
- Mar 2011Series A$6.1M
- Jul 2010Series A$1M
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
What Texas researches in gaming tech
- Texas A&M University6
- University of North Texas3
- The University of Texas at Dallas3
- The University of Texas at Austin2
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston1
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