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Recently Funded Gaming Startups in the United Kingdom

Updated Sep 2026

FundedIQ tracks 46 funded Gaming startups in the United Kingdom (UK), with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Gaming startup funding landscape in the United Kingdom, along with the 46 most recently funded Gaming startups in the United Kingdom.

London and Guildford hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Gaming startups in the United Kingdom closed 15 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 7 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $194M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $3.9M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $2.5M and $15M.

Capital in the United Kingdom gaming sector concentrates around London and Guildford. Heavy involvement from specialized venture firms indicates a preference for scalable studio models over niche indie projects. This concentration of professional investment means founders are aligned with institutional expectations. Approaching these companies involves dealing with a professionalized class of management focused on global expansion.

Gaming funded startup statistics in the United Kingdom

Funded Gaming startups in the United Kingdom
46
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
7
15 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$194M
12 of 15 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$3.9M
middle half $2.5M to $15M

Most recent funding round on record: Jun 2026.

46 most recently funded Gaming startups in the United Kingdom

46 shown

Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.

B
Guildford, United Kingdom · Gaming
Bear Hug Entertainment is a mobile gaming company that designs, creates, and develops free-to-play video…
Series Unknown ·
$28M
E
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Founded in 1987, it is a London-based British video game developer and publisher.
Series Unknown ·
$1.0M
N
Northampton, United Kingdom · Gaming
Northampton Saints is a professional rugby club currently competing in the Gallagher premiership and…
Series Unknown ·
$3.7M
M
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Midnite offers a platform for sports betting, casino games, and eSports wagering, including options such as…
Series C ·
$35M
K
Kitsune Gaming Studios
Manchester, United Kingdom · Gaming
Kitsune Gaming's design is focused on vertical PLAY NOW displays for optimized gameplay on the go.
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
I
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Iron Games aims to redefine the casual and merge genres through original mechanics and faster production…
Seed ·
$4.0M
T
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
The Entity Studios is a multinational animation and motion capture company established by experienced…
Seed ·
$100k
R
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Pre-Seed ·
$4.1M
M
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Seed ·
$3.0M
F
Guildford, United Kingdom · Gaming
Fireblade Software is a company that develops games independently.
Series Unknown ·
$2.6M
H
Hazimation
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
HaZimation is a transmedia production firm that develops animated films, TV series, and video games.
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
O
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Led by Industry Veterans, Gina Nelson and Ric Moore, Oxalis Games is composed of some of the best talents the…
Series Unknown ·
$2.0M
E
Empire Games
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Empire Games is aiming to be the top company in the mobile gaming industry by providing competitive games…
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
A
Aetherium Gaming
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Aetherium Gaming creates engaging and interactive text-based role-playing games that inspire creativity and…
Pre-Seed ·
Undisclosed
F
FRVR
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
FRVR is a platform that provides immediate access to popular games for billions of players. Its goal is to…
Series Unknown ·
$13M
F
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
F1® Arcade is an immersive hospitality concept that offers the thrill, glitz, and excitement of Formula 1…
Series Unknown ·
$100M
O
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Experience a rugby-themed gaming adventure with OVAL3, where you can gather virtual rugby player cards in NFT…
Seed ·
$2.6M
F
Southport, United Kingdom · Gaming
Fallen Planet is a VR game studio that has developed the horror VR game "AFFECTED: The Manor".
Seed ·
$620k
K
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Karta helps integrate your brand into the virtual world known as the Metaverse. Karta specializes in…
Seed ·
$1.1M
E
Electric Noir Studios
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Electric Noir Studios is an entertainment agency known for providing entertainment services for mobile…
Seed ·
Undisclosed
W
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
A pixel-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game called Worldwide Webb requires players to…
Series A ·
$10M
G
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
GAN is a business-to-business supplier of internet gambling software-as-a-service solutions predominantly to…
Series Unknown ·
$6.0M
L
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
In order to put magical experiences at the fingertips of gamers and game makers, Latent strives to rethink…
Pre-Seed ·
$2.1M
R
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Rainmaker Games is now offering a new and interesting way to invest in a portfolio of GameFi NFTs that can be…
Seed ·
$4.7M
I
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Through technologically facilitated communal play, Immersive Gamebox is bringing the world together. Our…
Series Unknown ·
$20M
E
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Web3 Company Eterlast, powered by Immutable X, creates branded Web3 Games in collaboration with eminent media…
Seed ·
$3.7M
F
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
The Play-to-Earn approach is introduced to games, esports, and social content through Fruitlab, a novel…
Seed ·
$1.5M
D
Elstree, United Kingdom · Gaming
Seed ·
$90k
P
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Award-winning eQuoo, the evidence-based Emotional Fitness Game, combines the excitement and joy of the gaming…
Seed ·
$1.7M
S
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Sport Buff is a gaming company based in United Kingdom.
Seed ·
$2.5M
X
Leeds, United Kingdom · Gaming
XR Games (based in Leeds, England) makes both console and mobile Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) games…
Venture - Series Unknown ·
$7.1M
S
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Space Ape is a versatile gaming organization committed to making the best games for players around the world.…
Debt Financing ·
$50M
F
Edinburgh, United Kingdom · Gaming
Firestoke is a publisher of indie PC and Console games.
Seed ·
$2.1M
P
Brighton, United Kingdom · Gaming
Playmint is a new game development studio, building category-defining games for the web3 era.
Seed ·
$3.9M
P
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Playwind Games is a mobile game studio based in the UK with a tight-knitted team that have years of…
Seed ·
$4.0M
S
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
SwiftSkill is an esports analytics, strategy, and efficient team collaboration platform that helps you become…
Pre-Seed ·
$200k
T
Bournemouth, United Kingdom · Gaming
Talewind is a professional UK games studio focused on creating incredible experiences for the metaverse.
Seed ·
$3.4M
P
South Bank, United Kingdom · Gaming
Pickguru is a social gaming platform where friends and fans may participate in a range of fun sports…
Seed ·
$3.5M
P
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
IAP funded, system driven mobile games in blue ocean markets.
Seed ·
$1.0M
D
Leeds, United Kingdom · Gaming
Dubit makes games for the Metaverse, kids and for eSports. We've been in this space for over 20 years when we…
Venture - Series Unknown ·
$8.1M
K
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Kepler Interactive is a global game developer and publisher built on a unique co‑ownership model. We give…
Undisclosed ·
$120M
E
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Electric Gamebox delivers immersive team Adventures in the world's smartest room. Our GameBox Adventure pods…
·
$11M
F
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Fnatic is a global esports entertainment brand focused on seeking out, leveling up, and amplifying gamers and…
·
$17M
L
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Live Tech Games provides a live mobile entertainment experience. Live Tech Games has designed games that…
Angel ·
$800k
F
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
FitXR is the leading developer of VR/AR fitness apps. Passionately dedicated to making fitness more fun and…
·
$6.3M
M
London, United Kingdom · Gaming
Maze Theory is a virtual reality developer. Maze Theory believe in pushing and redrawing the boundaries of…
·
$1.1M

Where are funded Gaming startups located in the United Kingdom?

Where funded Gaming startups in the United Kingdom are based, by the city on the company record.

City
Funded startups
Leeds
2
Bournemouth
1
Edinburgh
1
Elstree
1
Manchester
1
South Bank
1

Funding stages of funded Gaming startups in the United Kingdom

How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded Gaming startups in the United Kingdom break down by stage.

Stage
Rounds, last 24 months

A further 9 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.

About the FundedIQ Gaming startup funding data in the United Kingdom

FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.

Figures on this page cover the 46 funded Gaming startups in the United Kingdom currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (3 of 15 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Gaming startups in the United Kingdom is dated Jun 2026.

The table above shows the 46 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.

Frequently asked questions

How many funded Gaming startups are there in the United Kingdom?

FundedIQ tracks 46 funded Gaming startups in the United Kingdom. This page lists the 46 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.

How much funding have Gaming startups in the United Kingdom raised?

Gaming startups in the United Kingdom tracked by FundedIQ have raised $194M in disclosed capital across 15 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 7 rounds in the last 12 months. 12 of those 15 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.

Which cities have the most funded Gaming startups in the United Kingdom?

London leads with 34 companies, then Guildford (2), Leeds (2) and Bournemouth (1).

What is a typical funding round size for Gaming startups in the United Kingdom?

The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $3.9M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $2.5M and $15M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.

What is the most common funding stage for Gaming startups in the United Kingdom?

Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 3 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (1) and Series B (1). A further 9 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.

How often is the Gaming startup funding data in the United Kingdom updated?

The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded Gaming startups in the United Kingdom is dated Jun 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.

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