The most active gaming startup investors
120 investors hold three or more gaming startups each, 612 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Techstars (47), Y Combinator (40) and Matrix Ventures (33). 24 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 8 Nov 2026
investors
120
portfolio startups
612
of them raised in 12 months
2
accelerators
24
Investors backing startups worldwide
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Ziva.sh, Glitch, Ionic | 47 | 98 | Nov 2026 |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Roblox Corporation, Star, Ruffnauts | 40 | 256 | Oct 2026 |
 Matrix VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Card Player, Fastest Payout Online Casinos Canada - Sites Compared, Online Casinos Canada - Fast Withdrawals | 33 | – | – |
 Andreessen HorowitzVenture capital · United States · IFTTT, Roblox Corporation, Improbable | 29 | 101 | Nov 2026 |
 Play VenturesVenture capital · Singapore · Midnite, Fliff, M-League | 29 | 3 | Jul 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · Junglee Games, Linklist, Animoca Brands | 27 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
| Aa16z speedrunAccelerator · Gamebeast, LiveAware, Sloyd | 25 | 19 | Sep 2026 |
 EndeavorAccelerator · United States · Carry1St, iSchool, Codeway | 23 | 54 | Oct 2026 |
 Hiro CapitalVenture capital · United Kingdom · Lightfox Games, Polyarcgames, DreamCraft Entertainment | 17 | 1 | Jan 2026 |
 NFXVenture capital · United States · FUN CRAFTERS SP. Z O O., Kabam, Evolution | 15 | 10 | Aug 2026 |
 Lightspeed Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Epic Games, Believer, BetDEX | 13 | 84 | Nov 2026 |
 GFR FundVenture capital · United States · VRChat, Pocket Worlds, Animoca Brands | 13 | 3 | Jul 2026 |
 Index VenturesVenture capital · United Kingdom · Tactile Games, Super Evil Megacorp, Sanlo | 12 | 70 | Oct 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · Fryda, Index, Sloyd | 12 | 52 | Nov 2026 |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · Moon Active, Pragma, OpenWeb | 10 | 82 | Nov 2026 |
 YoloVenture capital · Animoca Brands, Enteractive, Dabble | 10 | 3 | Jul 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · Synamon, Pixelfork, Animoca Brands | 9 | 152 | Nov 2026 |
 Sequoia CapitalVenture capital · United States · Unity Technologies, Humble Bundle, Electronic Arts | 9 | 92 | Nov 2026 |
 SOSVAccelerator · United States · esportscharts, Harmonix, Sports Betting Sites | 9 | 36 | Nov 2026 |
 SeedcampAccelerator · United Kingdom · Roblox Corporation, Machinations, GDevelop | 8 | 61 | Nov 2026 |
 North ZoneVenture capital · United Kingdom · Iconic, Klang Games, Supercell | 8 | 24 | Oct 2026 |
 Atinum InvestmentVenture capital · South Korea · Pearl Abyss, Com2uS, Bagelcode | 8 | 7 | Sep 2026 |
 Konvoy VenturesVenture capital · United States · Carry1St, Diversion, Gamefam | 8 | 6 | Jul 2026 |
 General CatalystVenture capital · United States · Polymarket, Ionic, Take-Two Interactive | 7 | 122 | Nov 2026 |
 Soma CapitalVenture capital · United States · Draftbit, TAG, Gym Class | 7 | 62 | Nov 2026 |
 Kleiner PerkinsVenture capital · United States · Zynga, Epic Games, thatgamecompany | 7 | 47 | Nov 2026 |
 Peak XV PartnersVenture capital · India · Moonfrog Labs, Mobile Premier League, ONE Championship | 7 | 30 | Oct 2026 |
 Backed VCVenture capital · United Kingdom · Immutable, Sky Mavis, Hutch Games | 7 | 18 | Oct 2026 |
 a16z FrontierVenture capital · Improbable, Sky Mavis, Mythical Games | 7 | 7 | Sep 2026 |
 CoCo FinanceVenture capital · Germany · Linklist, Com2uS, Kolibri Games | 7 | 5 | Aug 2026 |
 Transcend FundVenture capital · United States · thatgamecompany, LiveAware, Gardens Interactive | 7 | 5 | Oct 2026 |
 Courtside VenturesVenture capital · United States · Betty, 100 Thieves, Jackpot.com | 7 | 4 | Jun 2026 |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · Sky Mavis, Supercell, Rovio Entertainment | 6 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 Bessemer Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Scopely, Wildlife Studios, Gamefam | 6 | 69 | Oct 2026 |
 NEAVenture capital · United States · Scopely, IFTTT, Fenris Creations | 6 | 37 | Oct 2026 |
 MaC Venture CapitalVenture capital · United States · G2 Esports, ProphetX, PlayVS | 6 | 19 | Oct 2026 |
 Hub71Accelerator · United Arab Emirates · iSchool, Radio, MobiMatter | 6 | 18 | Oct 2026 |
 Precursor VenturesVenture capital · United States · Wickedsaints, Heylo, Tribe XR | 6 | 13 | Sep 2026 |
 Entrée CapitalVenture capital · Israel · Zynga, OpenWeb, Universe Website Builder | 6 | 12 | Sep 2026 |
 83NorthVenture capital · Israel · Unity Technologies, Beach Bum, Podimo | 6 | 4 | May 2026 |
The most backed startups worldwide
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Scopely | 9 |
 Sky Mavis | 8 |
 Animoca Brands | 7 |
 Unity Technologies | 6 |
 Epic Games | 6 |
 Roblox Corporation | 5 |
 Zynga | 5 |
 Azra Games | 5 |
 Draftea | 5 |
 Polymarket | 5 |
 Nianticlabs | 5 |
 Improbable | 4 |
 100 Thieves | 4 |
 Kabam | 4 |
 Inworld AI | 4 |
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Who invests in gaming startups?
120 investors hold three or more gaming startups each, 612 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Techstars (47), Y Combinator (40) and Matrix Ventures (33). 24 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for a sector when at least three of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,417 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,417 portfoliosUpdated 8 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0