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Top 11 Video Games Unicorn Companies in 2023

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The Video Games industry is filled with successful companies that have raised millions of dollars in VC funding that came from some of the top investors in the world.

Many of these successes have turned into unicorns — private companies worth over $1 billion.

If you want to build the next unicorn in the Video Games space, these 11 companies should be your inspiration.

11 Video Games Unicorns Companies

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1) Epic Games

Epic Games

Epic Games offers full-featured game engine technology, giving developers everything they need to bring their creative visions to life.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $31.50B (October 2018)
  • Country: United States
  • State: North Carolina
  • City: Cary
  • Started in: 1991
  • Founders: Mark Rein, Tim Sweeney
  • Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
  • Funding: $544.93M
  • Funding rounds: 10
  • Number of investors: 34

You can find their website here.

2) Niantic

Niantic

Niantic is a software platform is designed to power the next generation of augmented reality mobile apps.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $9.00B (November 2017)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: San Francisco
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: John Hanke, Phil Keslin
  • Number of employees: 500-1,000
  • Funding: $770.00M
  • Funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 22

You can find their website here.

3) Scopely

Scopely

Scopely is an interactive entertainment studio focused on developing and publishing culturally relevant, exciting, and engaging mobile games for consumers around the world.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $3.30B (October 2019)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: Culver City
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Ankur Bulsara, Eric Futoran, Eytan Elbaz, Walter Driver
  • Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
  • Funding: $998.50M
  • Funding rounds: 10
  • Number of investors: 73

You can find their website here.

4) Sky Mavis

Sky Mavis

Sky Mavis is a video game developer that brings the benefits of blockchain through fun and practical applications.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $3.00B (October 2021)
  • Country: Vietnam
  • City: Ho Chi Minh City
  • Started in: 2019
  • Founders: Aleksander Leonard Larsen, Jeffrey Zirlin, Viet Anh Ho
  • Number of employees: 10-50
  • Funding: $161.00M
  • Funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 25

You can find their website here.

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5) Wildlife Studios

Wildlife Studios

Wildlife Studios is a mobile gaming company that develops and publishes unique games that are fun and challenging.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $3.00B (December 2019)
  • Country: Brazil
  • City: Sao Paulo
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Arthur Lazarte, Michael Mac-Vicar, Victor Lazarte
  • Number of employees: 500-1,000
  • Funding: $180.00M
  • Funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 13

You can find their website here.

6) Dream Games

Dream Games

Dream Games is a mobile game development company that develops mobile puzzle games.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $2.75B (June 2021)
  • Country: Turkey
  • City: Istanbul
  • Started in: 2019
  • Founders: Eren Sengul, Hakan Saglam, Ikbal Namli, Serdar Yilmaz, Soner Aydemir
  • Number of employees: 100-250
  • Funding: $467.20M
  • Funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

7) Immutable Systems

Immutable Systems

Immutable Systems offers a revolutionary new approach to cloud security.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $2.50B (March 2022)
  • Country: Australia
  • State: New South Wales
  • City: Surry Hills
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: James Ferguson, Robbie Ferguson
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding: $279.80M
  • Funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 32

You can find their website here.

8) thatgamecompany

thatgamecompany

Thatgamecompany creates visually appealing, broadly accessible interactive video games.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.94B (March 2022)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: Santa Monica
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Jenova Chen, Kellee Santiago
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding: $188.80M
  • Funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 12

You can find their website here.

9) Forte Labs

Forte Labs

Forte is an economic technology for games that powers NFTs and rich token economies.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.73B (May 2021)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: San Francisco
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Brett Seyler, Josh Williams, Kent Wakeford, Kevin Chou, Mahesh Vellanki
  • Number of employees: 100-250
  • Funding: $910.00M
  • Funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 25

You can find their website here.

10) 1047 Games

1047 Games

Splitgate is an operator of a remote video game developer studio.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.50B (September 2021)
  • Country: United States
  • State: Nevada
  • City: Zephyr Cove
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Ian Proulx
  • Number of employees: 10-50
  • Funding: $126.50M
  • Funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 11

You can find their website here.

11) Mythical Games

Mythical Games

Mythical Games is a video game engine for player-owned economies.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.25B (November 2021)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: Sherman Oaks
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Cameron Thacker, Chris Downs, Jamie Jackson, John Linden, Rudy Koch
  • Number of employees: 100-250
  • Funding: $260.00M
  • Funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 34

You can find their website here.

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