# Play Ventures' Investments in United States: 26 Startups by Sector (2026)

> The 26 startups in the United States that Play Ventures has backed, by sector: AI, Gaming and Web3 & Crypto and more. $901M raised. Updated nightly.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/play-ventures-investments-united-states (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

## AI

11

- [Cloaked](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloaked)
- [Hatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/hatch)
- [Arya](https://millionrounds.com/company/arya)
- [Nodle](https://millionrounds.com/company/nodle)
- [Burnt](https://millionrounds.com/company/burnt)
- [benjamin](https://millionrounds.com/company/benjamin)
- [Sizzle](https://millionrounds.com/company/sizzle)
- [Blockit AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/blockit-ai)
- [RiskFront Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/riskfront-lab)
- [Poised](https://millionrounds.com/company/poised)
- [*R* Reworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/reworks)

## Gaming

6

- [Cypher Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/cypher-games)
- [Freedom Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/freedom-games)
- [Hypersonic Laboratories](https://millionrounds.com/company/hypersonic-laboratories)
- [Starform](https://millionrounds.com/company/starform)
- [Darkbright Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/darkbright-studios)
- [reNFT](https://millionrounds.com/company/renft)

## Web3 & Crypto

4

- [Azra Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/azra-games)
- [Community Gaming](https://millionrounds.com/company/community-gaming)
- [Nirvana Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/nirvana-labs)
- [Battlebound](https://millionrounds.com/company/battlebound)

## Advanced Manufacturing

3

- [Physna](https://millionrounds.com/company/physna)
- [Scenario](https://millionrounds.com/company/scenario)
- [Alter](https://millionrounds.com/company/alter)

## Consumer Apps

2

- [Seesaw Learning](https://millionrounds.com/company/seesaw-learning)
- [StoReel](https://millionrounds.com/company/storeel)

## Segment by segment

### AI

11 startups · $553M raised

- [**Cloaked**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloaked) Cloaked is a consumer-first privacy company founded in 2020 by brothers Arjun and Abhijay Bhatnagar. United States $400M
- [**Hatch**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hatch) United States $39M
- [**Arya**](https://millionrounds.com/company/arya) Arya's AI concierge makes it radically easy for couples to invest in their relationship and love life, inside and outside the bedroom. United States $33M
- [**Nodle**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nodle) Nodle is a decentralized physical infrastructure network that connects the physical world to Web3 using smartphones as edge nodes. United States $31M
- [**Burnt**](https://millionrounds.com/company/burnt) Burnt is a Web3 and verification infrastructure company focused on ownership, identity, and data verification. United States $29M
- [**benjamin**](https://millionrounds.com/company/benjamin) Benjamin is an application for finding deals and offers. United States $6.0M
- [**Sizzle**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sizzle) Sizzle is a marketplace that connects consumers and exciting food and drink solo entrepreneurs or small businesses. United States $5.0M
- [**Blockit AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/blockit-ai) Blockit AI is an AI-powered scheduling platform that automates calendar management and facilitates instant scheduling between users. United States $5.0M

### Gaming

6 startups · $74M raised

- [**Cypher Games**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cypher-games) Cypher Games is a private mobile interactive entertainment company founded in 2022. United States $40M
- [**Freedom Games**](https://millionrounds.com/company/freedom-games) Freedom Games operates as a game publisher that provides support to independent game developers. United States $10M
- [**Hypersonic Laboratories**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hypersonic-laboratories) Hypersonic Laboratories is an independent creative studio made up of passionate developers and artists from diverse global backgrounds. United States $7.0M
- [**Starform**](https://millionrounds.com/company/starform) Starform is a Seattle-based video game development studio founded in 2018 by industry veterans. United States $6.0M
- [**Darkbright Studios**](https://millionrounds.com/company/darkbright-studios) Darkbright Studios is the developer of Smolbound, a Web3 life sim RPG. United States $6.0M
- [**reNFT**](https://millionrounds.com/company/renft) reNFT is a rental protocol that enables lending and borrowing of NFTs. United States $5.0M

### Web3 & Crypto

4 startups · $46M raised

- [**Azra Games**](https://millionrounds.com/company/azra-games) Azra Games is a video game development studio based in Sacramento, California, founded in 2022 by Mark Otero, Sonny Mayugba, and T United States $19M
- [**Community Gaming**](https://millionrounds.com/company/community-gaming) Community Gaming is a leading grassroots esports platform that empowers gamers to monetize their passion through competitive tournaments. United States $16M
- [**Nirvana Labs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nirvana-labs) Nirvana Labs is a bare-metal cloud platform designed specifically for the Web3 ecosystem. United States $6.0M
- [**Battlebound**](https://millionrounds.com/company/battlebound) Battlebound is a private game studio based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2021. United States $4.8M

### Advanced Manufacturing

3 startups · $28M raised

- [**Physna**](https://millionrounds.com/company/physna) Physna, Inc. United States $19M
- [**Scenario**](https://millionrounds.com/company/scenario) Scenario is an Enterprise SaaS platform and AI-powered creative technology company founded in 2021 and based in San Francisco, California. United States $6.0M
- [**Alter**](https://millionrounds.com/company/alter) Securely connect Agents to your data and systems with fine-grained access control, and real-time threat protection. United States $3.5M

### Consumer Apps

2 startups · $200M raised

- [**Seesaw Learning**](https://millionrounds.com/company/seesaw-learning) Seesaw is a digital learning platform providing an easy-to-use creative tool to help students have engaging learning experiences. United States $175M
- [**StoReel**](https://millionrounds.com/company/storeel) StoReel is a unique platform that brings captivating short dramas. United States $25M

**How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names Play Ventures as an investor and is based in United States. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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