# Benchmark's Gaming Investments: 11 Startups in Its Portfolio (2026)

> The 11 Gaming startups Benchmark has backed, by stage: $280M raised between them. From the rounds we track; updated nightly.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/benchmark-gaming-portfolio (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

## Series B

5

- [Manticore Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/manticore-games)
- [Red 5 Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/red-5-studios)
- [Meteor Entertainment](https://millionrounds.com/company/meteor-entertainment)
- [Linden Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/linden-lab)
- [NaturalMotion](https://millionrounds.com/company/naturalmotion)

## Stage not reported

4

- [*W* Wildlife](https://millionrounds.com/company/wildlife)
- [Vivox](https://millionrounds.com/company/vivox)
- [Thatgamecompany](https://millionrounds.com/company/thatgamecompany)
- [Game Closure](https://millionrounds.com/company/game-closure)

## Series A

2

- [Board](https://millionrounds.com/company/board)
- [Power Challenge Sweden](https://millionrounds.com/company/power-challenge-sweden)

## Segment by segment

### Series B

5 startups · $145M raised

- [**Manticore Games**](https://millionrounds.com/company/manticore-games) Manticore Games develops Core, a platform to build, share, and play online games. United States $45M
- [**Red 5 Studios**](https://millionrounds.com/company/red-5-studios) Red 5 Studios was an American video game development company founded in 2005-2006 by former Blizzard Entertainment employees, incl United States $42M
- [**Meteor Entertainment**](https://millionrounds.com/company/meteor-entertainment) Meteor Entertainment is a video game publisher and developer founded in 2011. United States $28M
- [**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
- [**NaturalMotion**](https://millionrounds.com/company/naturalmotion) NaturalMotion is a software company creating and publishing social mobile games for iOS and Android. United Kingdom $11M

### Stage not reported

4 startups · $107M raised

- [*W* **Wildlife**](https://millionrounds.com/company/wildlife) Brazil $60M
- [**Vivox**](https://millionrounds.com/company/vivox) Vivox is a voice platform for the social web, enabling game publishers and social publishers to excite, engage and monetize their users. United States $23M
- [**Thatgamecompany**](https://millionrounds.com/company/thatgamecompany) thatgamecompany is an independent video game development studio based in Santa Monica, California. United States $13M
- [**Game Closure**](https://millionrounds.com/company/game-closure) Game Closure is a technology company based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2011. United States $12M

### Series A

2 startups · $28M raised

- [**Board**](https://millionrounds.com/company/board) Board is a company that has developed The Board, a 24-inch game console designed for group play. United States $20M
- [**Power Challenge Sweden**](https://millionrounds.com/company/power-challenge-sweden) Power Challenge Sweden, an online multi-player sports games provider, develops head-to-head games such as ManagerZone. Sweden $8.0M

**How this map is made.** Every startup here works in Gaming and has raised money in a round we track that names Benchmark as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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