69 Gaming Startups in UK to Watch in 2023
UK's Gaming sector is booming. This year’s list of the best 69 UK Gaming startups is an eclectic mix of hyper-growth scaleups, small creative startups and everything in between.
Last update: September 12, 2023
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Gaming studio.
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Latest Funding
$8 Million · Seed
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Employees
1 to 10
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Investors
Lakestar
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Industries
Gaming
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Locations
London
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Contact
•••••@treespleasegames.com
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Admix is the first programmatic monetisation platform for in-game advertising
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Latest Funding
$25 Million · Series B
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Employees
1 to 10
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Investors
Rocket Capital, Notion Capital, Force Over Mass Capital, Force Over Mass Capital, Sure Valley Ventures, Sure Valley Ventures, Speedinvest, Speedinvest
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Industries
Gaming, Adtech
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Locations
London
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Contact
•••••@admixplay.com
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Fnatic Team is a professional video gaming team, consisting of players from across the globe who all make a living through competing.
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Latest Funding
$17 Million
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Employees
51 to 100
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Investors
Beringea, Beringea
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Business Model
B2B, B2C
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Industries
Gaming, Sportstech
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Locations
London
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Contact
•••••@fnatic.com
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Fitness game developers.
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Latest Funding
$9.6 Million · Series A
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Industries
Health Tech, Gaming, Sportstech, Fitness, Manufacturing
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2C
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Investors
Tencent, Heartcore, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator
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Contact
•••••@playquell.com
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Metaverse game.
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Latest Funding
$10 Million · Series A
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Industries
Gaming
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Investors
Pantera Capital
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Contact
•••••@webb.game
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FitXR is on a mission to create a movement for movement
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Latest Funding
$7.5 Million
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Industries
Health Tech, Gaming, AR / VR, Sportstech, Fitness
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Locations
London
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Employees
51 to 100
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Business Model
B2C, SAAS
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Investors
Hiro Capital
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Contact
•••••@fitxr.com
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Nexr-gen metaverse technology platform.
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Latest Funding
$100 Million
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Industries
Crypto & web3, Gaming
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Locations
London
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Employees
501 to 1000
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Business Model
B2C
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Investors
Temasek Holdings, NetEase, SoftBank Group, Horizons Ventures, A16Z, Amadeus Capital
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Contact
•••••@improbable.io
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Developing Predecessor, a Third Person Multiplayer Online Battle Arena game for PC and console.
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Latest Funding
$20 Million · Series A
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Industries
Gaming
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Locations
London
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2C
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Investors
Inventure
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Contact
•••••@omedastudios.com
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Building web3 games and experiences for Sports and Entertainment brands.
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Latest Funding
$4.5 Million
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Industries
Crypto & web3, Gaming, Sportstech
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2C, MARKETPLACE
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Investors
Founders Factory, Supernode Global, Play Ventures
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Contact
•••••@eterlast.com
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Landmarka mobile game development studio founded on the principles and value
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Latest Funding
$4.6 Million
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Industries
Gaming
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Locations
London
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2C
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Investors
Concept Ventures, Moonfire Ventures, Project A Ventures
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Contact
•••••@landmark.games
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Netspeak Games operates as a zero-crunch studio that develops online multiplayer games.
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Latest Funding
$12 Million · Series A
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Industries
Gaming, Messaging, Mobile
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Locations
London
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2C
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Investors
Lakestar, Project A Ventures
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Contact
•••••@netspeakgames.com
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Conversational AI to help game developers make computerized gaming characters.
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Latest Funding
$2.1 Million · Pre Seed
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Industries
Gaming, AI
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Locations
London
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Play Ventures
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Contact
•••••@carterapi.com
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Consumer rewards platform.
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Latest Funding
$820 Thousand · Seed
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Industries
Gaming, Adtech
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
MARKETPLACE
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Investors
Triple Dragon
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Contact
•••••@gamestaketechnologies.com
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Monetizing mobile games non-intrusively using audio ads! AudioMob are the creators of Audio Enhanced Banners & Rewarded Audio
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Latest Funding
$14 Million · Series A
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Industries
Gaming, Adtech, Media and Entertainement
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, MARKETPLACE
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Investors
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Atomico, Supernode Global
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Contact
•••••@audiomob.com
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Cauldron is building a new worlds that reimagine fictional experiences.
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Latest Funding
$6.6 Million · Seed
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Industries
Fintech, Crypto & web3, Gaming, Creative Tools
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Locations
London
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B, B2C
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Investors
Cocoa VC, Playfair Capital, IQ Capital Partners, Seedcamp, Cherry Ventures
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Contact
•••••@cauldron.co
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Flavourworks is a computer entertainment in order to bring unique and innovative experiences to broad audiences.
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Latest Funding
$3.8 Million · Series A
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Industries
Gaming, Sales and Marketing
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Locations
London
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2C
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Investors
Hiro Capital
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Contact
•••••@flavourworks.co
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IntellectoKids is a media, entertainment & education platform for parents and their kids ages up to 7 years old.
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Latest Funding
$3 Million · Series A
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Industries
Edtech, Gaming, Mobile, Media and Entertainement
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2C
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Investors
Flyer One Ventures
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Contact
•••••@intellectokids.com
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The first global game publisher co-owned and run by developers!
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Latest Funding
$120 Million
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Industries
Gaming
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Locations
London
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Employees
101 to 250
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Business Model
B2C
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Contact
•••••@kepler-interactive.com
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On-device AI software to predict user context using mobile sensors
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Latest Funding
$2.3 Million · Seed
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Industries
Gaming, AI, Machine Learning, Music and Audio, Mobile, Media and Entertainement, Navigation and Mapping, Sales and Marketing
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Investors
Nauta Capital
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Contact
•••••@numbereight.ai
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Virtex Stadium is a Computer Software Company.
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Latest Funding
$3.2 Million · Seed
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Industries
Gaming, AR / VR, Sportstech
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Locations
London
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2C
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Investors
Global Founders Capital (GFC), Sure Valley Ventures
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Contact
•••••@virtexstadium.com
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Interactive luxury styling game.
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Latest Funding
$19 Million
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Industries
Gaming, Fashion
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Locations
London
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Employees
51 to 100
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Business Model
B2C
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Contact
•••••@drest.com
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Gaming studio focused on building competitive esports games for mobile devices.
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Latest Funding
$5.5 Million · Seed
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Industries
Gaming, Esports
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Locations
London
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2C
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Contact
•••••@pixiongames.com
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AI-based game personalization platform.
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Latest Funding
$2.2 Million · Pre Seed
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Industries
Gaming, AI
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Locations
Bristol
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Investors
Fly Ventures, System.One
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Contact
•••••@martianlawyers.club
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Electric Noir Studios is an entertainment agency known for providing entertainment services for mobile devices.
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Latest Funding
$3.2 Million
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Industries
Gaming, Mobile, Media and Entertainement, Video, Communications
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Locations
London
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
VGames, Moonfire Ventures
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Contact
•••••@electricnoirstudios.com
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exceL eSports is a gaming organisation serving global.
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Latest Funding
$24 Million
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Industries
Gaming, Sportstech
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, B2C
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Contact
•••••@excelesports.com
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nDreams is a videogame developer and publisher based in Farnborough, UK.
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Latest Funding
$35 Million
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Industries
Gaming, AR / VR, Video, Publishing, Communications
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2C
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Contact
•••••@ndreams.com
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Space Ape is a mobile gaming company dedicated to creating the highest quality games for players.
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Latest Funding
$37 Million
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Industries
Gaming
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Locations
London
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Employees
101 to 250
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Contact
•••••@spaceapegames.com
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Automated coaching for simulation games.
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Latest Funding
$1 Million · Seed
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Industries
Edtech, Gaming, AR / VR, Sportstech, Mobility & Transportation, Metaverse
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Locations
London
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2C, SAAS, MARKETPLACE
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Investors
Concept Ventures, Ascension Ventures, APX
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Contact
•••••@titanacademy.io
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Mobile games developer.
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Latest Funding
$5.3 Million · Seed
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Industries
Gaming
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Locations
London
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Employees
51 to 100
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Contact
•••••@hadi.gs
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Social multi-player gaming studio.
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Latest Funding
$4 Million · Series A
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Industries
Foodtech, Gaming, CPG & Consumer Goods, Consumer Social, Community & Lifestyle
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Locations
Cambridge
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2C
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Investors
Makers Fund
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Contact
•••••@worldmakers.com
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Bidstack empowers brands to place advertising into spaces that sit naturally within video games.
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Latest Funding
$11 Million
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Industries
Gaming, Adtech, Media and Entertainement
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Locations
London
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Employees
51 to 100
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Contact
•••••@bidstack.com
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The de facto retro games platform. With 1000 games ready to play, you can enjoy old console, arcade and computer classics on most devices
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Latest Funding
$3.5 Million
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Industries
Gaming
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2C
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Investors
Hambro Perks Ltd.
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Contact
•••••@antstream.com
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Pocket Burger is dedicated to discovering, creating and building new genres in the mobile games space.
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Latest Funding
$1 Million · Seed
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Industries
Gaming, Mobile
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Locations
London
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2C
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Investors
Concept Ventures, Sisu Game Ventures
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Contact
•••••@pocketburger.games
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SwiftSkill is an esports analytics, strategy, and efficient team collaboration platform that helps you become a monster gamer.
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Latest Funding
$200 Thousand · Pre Seed
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Industries
Gaming, Sportstech, Data and Analytics, Business Intelligence
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Locations
London
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2C, SAAS
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Investors
Jenson Funding Partners
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Contact
•••••@swiftskill.gg
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Maze Theory is a virtual reality developer.
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Latest Funding
$5.4 Million
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Industries
Gaming, AR / VR, Consumer Social
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2C
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Contact
•••••@maze-theory.com
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GDevelop is an open-source, cross-platform game engine designed for everyone.
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Industries
Gaming, Developer Tools
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Locations
London
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Investors
Kima Ventures, Ascension Ventures
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Contact
•••••@gdevelop.io
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Mobile Game Developer
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Industries
Gaming, Mobile
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Locations
London
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2C
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Investors
Concept Ventures
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Contact
•••••@included.games
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LoveShark is London-based Augmented Reality studio.
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Industries
Gaming, AR / VR, Mobile, Video, Communications
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Locations
London
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2C
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Investors
Moonfire Ventures
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Contact
•••••@loveshark.io
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Midnite is a platform that is building the future of betting.
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Latest Funding
$16 Million · Series A
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Industries
Fintech, Gaming, Sportstech
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2C
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Contact
•••••@midnite.com
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Digital Mental Health Games
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Latest Funding
$1.7 Million · Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, Gaming, Fashion, Mobile
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Locations
London
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B, B2C, FREEMIUM
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Investors
Plug and Play Spain
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Contact
•••••@equoogame.com
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The brick-and-mortar metaverse. An island paradise in the cloud reached through a growing network of multi-sensory immersion pods.
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Latest Funding
$4 Million · Seed
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Industries
Gaming, AR / VR, Media and Entertainement, Community & Lifestyle
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Locations
London
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Employees
51 to 100
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Business Model
B2C
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Contact
•••••@other.world
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Sknups allows gamers, crypto enthusiasts, and fashionistas to level up their skins in the digital worlds of web2 and web3.
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Latest Funding
$3.5 Million · Pre Seed
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Industries
Gaming, CPG & Consumer Goods, Fashion, Consumer Social, Sales and Marketing, Ecommerce
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2C
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Contact
•••••@sknups.com
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Fruitlab is a NFT platform for gamers and esports.
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Latest Funding
$1.5 Million · Seed
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Industries
Crypto & web3, Gaming
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, B2C
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Contact
•••••@fruitlab.com
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Twin Science & Robotics is an award-winning UK company that develops children’s skills through purpose-led STEM learning.
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Latest Funding
$1.9 Million
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Industries
Edtech, Gaming, Deep Tech, Mobile, Robotics, Manufacturing
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, B2C
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Contact
•••••@twinscience.com
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XR Games makes both console and mobile Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) games for world famous Intellectual Properties.
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Latest Funding
$7 Million
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Industries
Gaming, Hardware
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Locations
Leeds
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Investors
Praetura Ventures
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Contact
•••••@xrgames.io
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Game studio.
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Latest Funding
$5.2 Million · Seed
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Industries
Gaming
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Locations
Brighton
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Employees
1 to 10
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Contact
•••••@hardball.games
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Erase All Kittens is the first game designed to teach children transferable digital skills, and inspire more girls to code and create.
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Latest Funding
$1 Million · Seed
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Industries
Edtech, Gaming
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Locations
London
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2C
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Contact
•••••@eraseallkittens.com
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AI for turning 2D images into 3D models
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Industries
Gaming, AI, Manufacturing
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Contact
•••••@kaedim3d.com
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Live Tech Games is pioneering a new wave in Mobile Entertainment.
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Latest Funding
$1.4 Million · Pre Seed
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Industries
Gaming, Media and Entertainement
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Locations
London
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2C
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Contact
•••••@livetechgames.com
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Sport Buff is a real-time fan engagement broadcast media for next-generation gamification.
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Latest Funding
$2.5 Million
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Industries
Gaming, Sportstech, Media and Entertainement
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Contact
•••••@sportbuff.com
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MeetspaceVR is a video game entertainment facility that gathers the top virtual reality experiences under one roof.
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Latest Funding
$770 Thousand
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Industries
Gaming, AR / VR
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Contact
•••••@meetspacevr.co.uk
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Dubit is a game studio that specializes in games for the metaverse.
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Latest Funding
$8 Million
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Industries
Gaming, Sportstech
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Locations
Leeds
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Employees
101 to 250
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Business Model
B2B, B2C
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Contact
•••••@dubitlimited.com
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VR game studio.
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Latest Funding
$620 Thousand · Seed
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Industries
Gaming, AR / VR
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Locations
Liverpool
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Employees
101 to 250
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Business Model
B2C
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Investors
River Capital
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Contact
•••••@fallenplanetstudios.com
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Aggero is an analytics, advertising, measurement and monetization platform for esports, gaming and livestreaming industry.
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Latest Funding
$2 Million · Seed
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Industries
Gaming, Business Intelligence
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, B2C
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Contact
•••••@aggero.io
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Goss is a mobile gaming application platform for women to bet on their interests in a fun, social and gamified way.
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Latest Funding
$2 Million
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Industries
Gaming, Mobile, Consumer Social, Ecommerce
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
FREEMIUM
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Contact
•••••@goss.media
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Talewind is a professional UK games studio focused on creating incredible experiences for the metaverse.
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Latest Funding
$3.4 Million · Seed
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Industries
Gaming
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Locations
Bournemouth
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, B2C, FREEMIUM
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Investors
Firstminute Capital, FJ Labs
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Contact
•••••@talewind.co.uk
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Playmint is a new game development studio, building category-defining games for the web3 era.
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Latest Funding
$4 Million · Seed
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Industries
Crypto & web3, Gaming, Media and Entertainement
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Locations
Brighton
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, B2C
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Investors
Cherry Ventures, Bitkraft Ventures, Play Ventures
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Contact
•••••@playmint.com
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Creators of Cavalry an animation/motion design SaaS
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Latest Funding
$830 Thousand · Seed
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Industries
Gaming
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Locations
Manchester
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Investors
ACF Investors
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Contact
•••••@cavalry.scenegroup.co
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Soccer Manager, a Preston, UK-based developer of an online football game. Soccer Manager allows players to manage their favourite team.
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Latest Funding
$4.2 Million
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Industries
Gaming, Sportstech, Mobile, Developer Tools
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Locations
Preston
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2C
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Contact
•••••@soccermanager.com
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Jigsaw develops a dating app that covers the user's face in a jigsaw puzzle.
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Latest Funding
$3.8 Million · Seed
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Industries
Gaming, Mobile, Consumer Social, Dating
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Locations
Manchester
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2C, FREEMIUM
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Contact
•••••@jigsaw.co
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Hitmarker is the home of gaming and esports jobs.
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Latest Funding
$700 Thousand · Pre Seed
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Industries
Gaming, Sportstech, Esports, Hiring and Recruitement
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Locations
Newcastle
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2C, MARKETPLACE
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Contact
•••••@hitmarker.net
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Combining narrative storytelling with online competitive gaming.
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Industries
Gaming
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Locations
Brighton
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2C
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Contact
•••••@dreamharvest.co.uk
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Fundamentally Games is a fresh and modern multi-platform publisher focusing exclusively on live operated games.
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Industries
Gaming, Sales and Marketing
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Locations
Exeter
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Contact
•••••@fundamentally.games
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360 Studios is the developer of MMA Federation, a brand new social game based on the world of MMA.
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Industries
Gaming
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Locations
Manchester
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Employees
11 to 50
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Contact
•••••@360studios.co.uk
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Frontier aims to create games that put both the firm and the games industry itself at the forefront of the gaming industry around the world.
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Industries
Gaming
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Locations
Cambridge
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Employees
251 to 500
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Contact
•••••@frontier.co.uk
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ResponseTap Call Intelligence takes call tracking to another level, amplifying the depth of data across the end-to-end customer journey.
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Industries
Gaming
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Locations
Manchester
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Employees
51 to 100
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Contact
•••••@responsetap.com
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SwapBots brings toys to life using the magic of augmented reality
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Industries
Gaming, CPG & Consumer Goods
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Locations
Liverpool
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Employees
1 to 10
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Contact
•••••@swapbots.co
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JigTalk develops a dating app that covers the user\'s face in a jigsaw puzzle.
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Industries
Gaming
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Locations
Leeds
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Employees
1 to 10
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Contact
•••••@jigtalk.com
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AI-based game personalization platform.
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Industries
Gaming, AI
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Locations
Bristol
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Employees
1 to 10
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Contact
•••••@awyers.club
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