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Ripstone: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Ripstone is an independent UK based games publisher specialising in digitally distributed video games. Part of the strength of being an independent developer is the focus, unity and agility that come from being small. Sometimes however, you need something for your game that you simply don’t have at your disposal – that’s where we come in. Our focus is on the ever-growing digital gaming space, be that downloadable console gaming, social networks, browser-based games, mobile or whatever is just around the corner. Ripstone has been founded with the knowledge that games are evolving at an ever increasing speed, and that what is a niche market today could so very easily become tomorrow’s key business opportunity. Publishing video games on a number of different platforms including handheld and home consoles, PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Android; Ripstone is best known for games such as Pure Chess, the award-winning Knytt Underground, Big Sky Infinity and Gun Commando.

www.ripstone.com LinkedIn Liverpool, United Kingdom 11-50 employees
Logistics Publishing
Total raised
$760k
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
Dec 2024

Ripstone has raised $760k across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $760k announced in Dec 2024.

That round is below the $2.8M median round size for Content and Publishing companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Ripstone Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$760k
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$760k in Dec 2024
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Liverpool, United Kingdom

Latest funding round on record: Dec 2024.

Ripstone Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$760k

Ripstone Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Phil Gaskell
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the Ripstone team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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Ripstone Funding Compared to Other Content and Publishing Startups

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Ripstone's latest round of $760k is below the median round in Content and Publishing. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Ripstone Funding FAQs

What does Ripstone do?

Ripstone is an independent UK based games publisher specialising in digitally distributed video games. Part of the strength of being an independent developer is the focus, unity and agility that come from being small. Sometimes however, you need something for your game that you simply don’t have at your disposal – that’s where we come in. Our focus is on the ever-growing digital gaming space, be that downloadable console gaming, social networks, browser-based games, mobile or whatever is just around the corner. Ripstone has been founded with the knowledge that games are evolving at an ever increasing speed, and that what is a niche market today could so very easily become tomorrow’s key business opportunity. Publishing video games on a number of different platforms including handheld and home consoles, PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Android; Ripstone is best known for games such as Pure Chess, the award-winning Knytt Underground, Big Sky Infinity and Gun Commando.

How much funding has Ripstone raised?

Ripstone has raised $760k across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $760k announced in Dec 2024.

When did Ripstone last raise funding?

Ripstone's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $760k, announced in Dec 2024.

Who founded Ripstone?

FundedIQ lists Phil Gaskell (Founder) at Ripstone.

Where is Ripstone headquartered?

Ripstone is based in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

How many employees does Ripstone have?

Ripstone is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Ripstone's funding compare to other Content and Publishing startups?

Ripstone's latest round of $760k is below the $2.8M median round size for Content and Publishing companies on FundedIQ across 366 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Ripstone Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Ripstone is left off this page rather than filled in.

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