# Gaming Market Map San Francisco 2026: 38 Startups in 5 Segments > 38 gaming startups in San Francisco, mapped in 5 segments: game studios, game engines and tools and mobile games and more. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/gaming-san-francisco-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Game studios 15 - [Zynga](https://millionrounds.com/company/zynga) - [Niantic](https://millionrounds.com/company/niantic) - [Linden Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/linden-lab) - [Sifteo](https://millionrounds.com/company/sifteo) - [SKULLY](https://millionrounds.com/company/skully) - [Jam.gg](https://millionrounds.com/company/jam-gg) - [Playtron](https://millionrounds.com/company/playtron) - [Ignited Artists](https://millionrounds.com/company/ignited-artists) - [Humble Bundle](https://millionrounds.com/company/humble-bundle) - [*A* Azarus](https://millionrounds.com/company/azarus) - [ReadyUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/readyup) - [Jump Gaming, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/jump-gaming-inc) - [SuperDuperSecret Co.](https://millionrounds.com/company/superdupersecret-co) - [*KN* Kirkland North](https://millionrounds.com/company/kirkland-north) - [*D* Dokogeo](https://millionrounds.com/company/dokogeo) ## Game engines and tools 9 - [Pocket Gems](https://millionrounds.com/company/pocket-gems) - [Artie](https://millionrounds.com/company/artie) - [Brain Jar Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/brain-jar-games) - [Rive](https://millionrounds.com/company/rive) - [Pixowl](https://millionrounds.com/company/pixowl) - [The Meta](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-meta) - [JuiceBox Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/juicebox-games) - [Donut Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/donut-lab) - [5x5 Gaming](https://millionrounds.com/company/5x5-gaming) ## Mobile games 7 - [N3TWORK](https://millionrounds.com/company/n3twork) - [ngmoco](https://millionrounds.com/company/ngmoco) - [nWay](https://millionrounds.com/company/nway) - [Kongregate](https://millionrounds.com/company/kongregate) - [Beyond Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/beyond-games) - [Carnivore Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/carnivore-inc) - [Playnomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/playnomics) ## AI in games 4 - [Decart](https://millionrounds.com/company/decart) - [Fifth Door](https://millionrounds.com/company/fifth-door) - [Origin Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/origin-lab) - [Ex-human](https://millionrounds.com/company/ex-human) ## Web3 games 3 - [Blok Party](https://millionrounds.com/company/blok-party) - [Oncade](https://millionrounds.com/company/oncade) - [*L* LOScoin](https://millionrounds.com/company/loscoin) ## Segment by segment ### Game studios 15 startups · $1.7B raised - [**Zynga**](https://millionrounds.com/company/zynga) Zynga was founded in 2007 with the vision that play would become one of the core activities on the Internet. United States $896M - [**Niantic**](https://millionrounds.com/company/niantic) We build real world, AR games and apps that encourage people to explore the world, including top hits like Pokémon GO. United States $745M - [**Linden Lab**](https://millionrounds.com/company/linden-lab) Linden Lab, officially known as Linden Research, Inc., is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 1999. United States $19M - [**Sifteo**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sifteo) Sifteo makes Sifteo cubes, an interactive gaming platform for hands-on fun and intelligent play. United States $17M - [**SKULLY**](https://millionrounds.com/company/skully) LFG App to gives gamers the power to instantly find and join the perfect teammates United States $15M - [**Jam.gg**](https://millionrounds.com/company/jam-gg) Jam.gg, formerly known as Piepacker, is a cloud-based social gaming platform that allows users to enjoy multiplayer gaming and vid United States $12M - [**Playtron**](https://millionrounds.com/company/playtron) Playtron is a software company focused on gaming, developing the Playtron GameOS, a lightweight, Linux-based operating system desi United States $10M - [**Ignited Artists**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ignited-artists) It all starts with a simple question, "What if a game studio valued its people more than anything else, even more than its product United States $5.1M ### Game engines and tools 9 startups · $216M raised - [**Pocket Gems**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pocket-gems) Pocket Gems is a mobile game developer based in San Francisco, founded in 2009 by Daniel Terry and Harlan Crystal. United States $155M - [**Artie**](https://millionrounds.com/company/artie) Artie is a managed real-time data streaming platform designed for engineering teams. United States $38M - [**Brain Jar Games**](https://millionrounds.com/company/brain-jar-games) Brain Jar Games is a seed-stage video game studio founded in 2024 and based in San Francisco, California. United States $5.5M - [**Rive**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rive) Rive is a technology company based in San Francisco that specializes in developing an interactive experience engine. United States $4.5M - [**Pixowl**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pixowl) Pixowl, Inc., now operating as The Sandbox, is a mobile game development studio based in San Francisco, California, with an additi United States $3.9M - [**The Meta**](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-meta) The Meta is a gaming company specializing in FPS aim training. United States $3.2M - [**JuiceBox Games**](https://millionrounds.com/company/juicebox-games) JuiceBox Games was a mobile game developer based in San Francisco, founded in 2012 by three former Zynga employees. United States $2.5M - [**Donut Lab**](https://millionrounds.com/company/donut-lab) Donut Lab is a game development company founded in 2018 by Andrey Gordeev, Tim Reiter, and Vitaly Urban. United States $2.3M ### Mobile games 7 startups · $204M raised - [**N3TWORK**](https://millionrounds.com/company/n3twork) Creating, publishing, and scaling the very best in mobile games. United States $98M - [**ngmoco**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ngmoco) ngmoco develops and builds games for mobile devices, smartphones, and gaming platforms. United States $45M - [**nWay**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nway) nWay develops and publishes online mobile multiplayer games. United States $20M - [**Kongregate**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kongregate) Kongregate is a mobile game publisher and web gaming portal. United States $19M - [**Beyond Games**](https://millionrounds.com/company/beyond-games) Beyond Games is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2013 that specializes in mobile gaming and digital entertainment. United States $10M - [**Carnivore Inc.**](https://millionrounds.com/company/carnivore-inc) We are a small San Francisco-based team of gamers who created ClanHQ to enhance our experience playing mobile games. United States $6.0M - [**Playnomics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/playnomics) Playnomics is a predictive analytics and messaging platform helping mobile apps and free-to-play games to earn from players. United States $6.0M ### AI in games 4 startups · $461M raised - [**Decart**](https://millionrounds.com/company/decart) Decart AI Lab is an innovative artificial intelligence research laboratory and technology company founded in 2023, headquartered i United States $432M - [**Fifth Door**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fifth-door) Fifth Door is an AI-powered gaming platform founded in 2025 and based in San Francisco, California. United States $20M - [**Origin Lab**](https://millionrounds.com/company/origin-lab) Origin Lab is a technology company based in California that specializes in providing premium, rights-cleared multimodal training d United States $8.0M - [**Ex-human**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ex-human) Ex-Human is an empathetic AI platform based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2021. United States $800K ### Web3 games 3 startups · $16M raised - [**Blok Party**](https://millionrounds.com/company/blok-party) Blok.Party is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in augmented-reality (AR) gaming hardware and software. United States $10M - [**Oncade**](https://millionrounds.com/company/oncade) Oncade is a San Francisco-based game distribution platform founded in 2025, focused on Web3 technology. United States $4.0M - [*L* **LOScoin**](https://millionrounds.com/company/loscoin) LOS COIN is a web3 gaming and social application based on telegram bot. United States $2.0M **How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in San Francisco. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in gaming, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026. ## More market maps [All maps](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps) [Market map **Gaming market map** 914 startups · 6 segments · $18B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/gaming-market-map)[Investors map **Who invests in gaming** 344 investors · 6 segments](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/gaming-investors-map)[Market map · United States **Gaming market map: United States** 328 startups · 6 segments · $10B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/gaming-united-states-market-map)[Market map · Europe **Gaming market map: Europe** 289 startups · 6 segments · $3.5B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/gaming-europe-market-map)[New wave **New gaming startups, founded 2020 on** 225 startups · 6 segments · $3.5B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-gaming-startups-market-map)[Market map · United Kingdom **Gaming market map: United Kingdom** 76 startups · 3 segments · $644M](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/gaming-united-kingdom-market-map) ## Who backs gaming? 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