Monthly roundup · Gaming · October 2026
Gaming startup funding, October 2026: Gardens Interactive's $35M Series B leads 12 rounds
We read 12 equity rounds in Gaming announced in October 2026, raising $108M between them: 2% of all the rounds we read that month and 0% of the money. The largest was Gardens Interactive's $35M Series B, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The median seed round was $3.2M, against $5.5M over the last twelve months across all sectors; at Series A it was $15M.
Equity rounds12in Gaming, 11 with an amount
Raised$108Macross those rounds
Lead named75%of rounds say who led
Share of the month2%of rounds; 0% of the money
The biggest rounds
- 1
Gardens InteractiveSeries B · United States · led by Lightspeed Venture Partners$35M - 2EEyez EntertainmentSeries A · South Korea$15M
- 3
AIZ EntertainmentSeries A · South Korea$15M
- 4SSpill GamesSeries A · India · led by Elevation Capital$11M
- 5
MatiksPre-seed · India · led by General Catalyst$10M - 6
Mika GamesSeed · Cyprus · led by Flint Capital$10M - 7
VoicePatrolSeed · Romania · led by Gapminder VC$3.4M - 8TThrixelSeed · United States · led by Sierra Ventures$3.0M
- 9
NoteySeed · United States · led by Tivoli Ventures, Malta Venture Capital$3.0M - 10VVatarPre-seed · Nigeria$2.5M
United States · led by Lightspeed Venture Partners
South Korea
India · led by Elevation Capital
Cyprus · led by Flint Capital
Romania · led by Gapminder VC
NigeriaDay by day
Equity rounds in Gaming announced each day of October. The busiest day was 7 October, with 2.
1 October31 October
By stage, against the year
Each stage's median this month beside its twelve-month median: the sector's own where we hold enough rounds for a benchmark, otherwise the one across all sectors.
Where
- United States4
- South Korea2
- India2
- Türkiye1
- Nigeria1
- Cyprus1
- Romania1
TürkiyeUnited States had the most Gaming rounds this month.
Against the month
- Rounds, Gaming12
- Rounds, all sectors733
- Raised, Gaming$108M
- Raised, all sectors$59B
Other sectors in October
411 roundsAI→100 roundsFintech→72 roundsHealthcare→67 roundsSoftware→67 roundsRobotics→56 roundsManufacturing→44 roundsSaaS→44 roundsConstruction→42 roundsHardware & Electronics→41 roundsBiotech→34 roundsBig Data & Analytics→33 roundsEnergy→33 roundsLogistics→32 roundsEnterprise Software→29 roundsAerospace & Space→29 roundsHealthtech→28 roundsCybersecurity→26 roundsDefence Tech→25 roundsCloud→24 roundsEntertainment→23 roundsB2C→23 roundsFinancial Services→22 roundsMedical Devices→20 roundsCleantech→19 roundsE-commerce→19 roundsFood & Beverage→18 roundsReal Estate→18 roundsDeeptech→18 roundsSemiconductors→17 roundsAgtech→16 roundsDeveloper Tools→15 roundsWeb3 & Crypto→15 roundsRetail→15 roundsMartech→14 roundsSupply Chain→14 roundsInsurtech→14 roundsTelecoms→14 roundsClimate Tech→13 roundsRegtech→13 roundsAutomotive & EVs→13 roundsChemicals & Materials→12 roundsFuture of Work→12 roundsB2B→12 roundsMedia→11 roundsProfessional Services→11 roundsMarketplaces→11 roundsHR Tech→11 roundsEducation→11 roundsSalestech→10 roundsProptech→10 roundsPharma→10 roundsFashion→10 roundsTravel & Hospitality→