Top 10 Gaming and Esports Capital Raises and Investors in the U.S. – September 1st – 15th, 2025
Several interesting transactions closed in the Gaming and Esports sector over the past month. If you would like more info on these deals or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.
PE Growth/Expansion
- Riot Games, an online gaming platform that offers digital video games, received a development capital from Guinevere Capital.
Later Stage VC
- GameChanger, video game kiosks and an e-commerce platform that allow buying, selling, or renting new or used video games, raised Series A venture funding.
- Gamefam, a gaming platform that increases the monetization of games through increased engagement, raised venture funding from Realm Capital Ventures.
- Pioneers, competitive esports teams and content networks that represent Kansas City on global gaming stages, raised venture funding from GrowthX Capital.
- Pointsville, digital asset platforms that bridge traditional financial systems with emerging technologies, raised $10 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Valor Capital Group.
- TAP, a wearable bluetooth keyboard that helps users type by tapping their fingers on any surface, raised $225,000 of venture funding.
Early Stage VC
- Crater Studios, adventure games that develop, publish, and support player-focused games in the industry, raised venture funding from Two Lanterns Venture Capital.
- GLHF, a role play video game that promotes collaborative growth within the young crypto gaming market, raised $2.3 million of venture funding in a deal led by 1Confirmation on September 3, 2025. Luca Netz, Jeffrey Zirlin, Bharat Krymo, Burtle and Rob Allam and other investors.
- io, a peer-to-peer gaming platform that offers interactive game streaming, raised $2.13 million of venture funding.
Seed Round
- Adventure Forge, a no-code game development platform that lets creators build narrative-rich video games, raised $2.51 million through the combination of Seed-1, Seed-2 and Seed-3 funding from Davidovs Venture Collective and other investors.
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