Funded Gaming Startups in San Francisco
Among the 28 most recent funding rounds shown for gaming startups in San Francisco, the largest disclosed amount is Niantic’s $300M (Series D) on 2021-11-22.
Among the 28 most recent funding rounds shown for gaming startups in San Francisco, the largest disclosed amount is Niantic’s $300M (Series D) on 2021-11-22. That figure dwarfs the next-largest disclosed rounds in this slice, including Forte at $185M (2021-05-12) and Ramen VR at $35M (2022-03-17), while most other disclosed deals sit below $22M (e.g., Clockwork Labs $22M on 2022-06-16; GGWP $15M on 2026-04-30).
The date range spans 2020-03-14 (LegionFarm Group) to 2026-04-30 (GGWP), with two visible time clusters: several seed-stage rounds concentrate in 2022 (e.g., Revolving Games $13M on 2022-09-09; Laguna Games $5M on 2021-10-15 sits adjacent), and multiple entries appear in mid-2022 to 2022-03-17 (including Ramen VR $35M on 2022-03-17). Stage labels are split: “Series Unknown” appears 5 times and “undisclosed” appears 4 times, while the rest include Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A, Series B, Series D, and at least one Venture-tagged entry; all rows list San Francisco as the location, so geographic concentration is consistent rather than city-splitting.
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round here, and how extreme is it versus the next-largest disclosed deals?
Niantic’s $300M on 2021-11-22 (Series D) is the only disclosed round in the $100M+ range. The next-largest disclosed amounts are Forte’s $185M (2021-05-12) and then Ramen VR’s $35M (2022-03-17), so Niantic clearly stands apart from the rest of the disclosed figures.
Do the recent closings cluster in time, or are they spread evenly across the whole window?
The rows span 2020-03-14 to 2026-04-30, but there are noticeable bursts around 2022: multiple entries land between 2022-03-03 and 2022-09-15 (e.g., Ex Populus $100K on 2022-03-03; Ramen VR $35M on 2022-03-17; Realcast $2M on 2022-09-15; Revolving Games $13M on 2022-09-09). A second dense pocket shows up around 2021-05 to 2021-11 (e.g., Forte $185M on 2021-05-12; Niantic $300M on 2021-11-22).
How much of the stage information is missing or labeled “Series Unknown,” and does that complicate comparisons?
Across the 28 rows, “Series Unknown” appears 5 times and “undisclosed” appears 4 times, meaning 9 entries lack a specific disclosed stage or have an undisclosed amount. Examples include Dusk $8M with “Series Unknown” (2024-07-16) and Forge with an undisclosed amount (2024-09-17), which limits clean stage-to-dollar comparisons for those rows.
Are there clear stage/amount outliers besides Niantic’s $300M?
Yes—Forte at $185M on 2021-05-12 is the other high-end outlier among disclosed amounts, and Ramen VR’s $35M (2022-03-17) sits much higher than many sub-$20M deals in the same slice (e.g., Curio Research $6M on 2024-08-06; GGWP $15M on 2026-04-30). On the low end, the smallest disclosed amount is $100K, shown by Tallysight (2022-03-22) and also Ex Populus (2022-03-03) and LegionFarm Group (2020-03-14).
Is San Francisco itself consistently represented, or do locations within the table vary enough to matter?
San Francisco is the consistent location label across all 28 rows, with no alternate city/state combinations shown (e.g., GGWP in San Francisco, CA on 2026-04-30; Pocket Worlds in San Francisco on 2021-01-28; LegionFarm Group in San Francisco on 2020-03-14). That means any clustering is driven by date and deal size/stage rather than geographic splitting.
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