Top 10 Gaming and Esports Capital Raises and Investors in the U.S. – October 1st – 15th , 2025

Several interesting transactions closed in the Gaming and Esports sector over the past two weeks. If you would like more info on these deals or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.

Merger/Acquisition and Corporate

1. 1. MoneyLine Sports, a digital streaming platform that serves private and residential clients in the land-based and online gaming sector, was acquired by Winners (PINX: WNRS).

Early Stage VC

2. 2. Splash Sports, a real-money gaming platform that competes in games of skill, raised $15 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by Dream Ventures.

Accelerator/Incubator

3. 3. YKB (Information Services (B2C)), a mobile application designed to engage people with culture, graduated from Andreessen Horowitz as a part of its cohort 005 and received funding.

Product Crowdfunding

4. 4. Parhelion Studio, cross-platform interactive entertainment experiences for immersive engagement through anime-inspired digital environments, raised $769,010 of product crowdfunding via Kickstarter.
   5. Foxtail Games, mixed reality games for mobile-based interactive entertainment, raised $594,124 of product crowdfunding via Kickstarter.

Seed Round

6. 6. Brain Jar Games, a gaming studio that creates bold games that players feel compelled to share, raised $5.5 million of Seed-2 funding.
   7. Oasiz, a user-generated content platform for the creation and sharing of games, raised $2.5 million of seed funding in a deal led by Andreessen Horowitz.

Angel (individual)

8. 8. Scavtopia, a scavenger hunt application that transforms neighborhoods into playgrounds, raised $50,000 of angel funding in the form of SAFE notes.
   9. Duplicants, an emotionally intelligent simulation games that provides a fun gaming experience, raised $100,000 of angel funding in the form of SAFE notes.
   10. The Seneca Project, sci-fi cyberpunk game that delivers an entertaining and imaginative role-playing experience, raised $11,300 of angel funding in form of SAFE Notes.

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