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YC Gaming companies

70 Y Combinator companies in Gaming, with team size, growth, open roles and funding.

Updated weekly, last on November 9, 2026. Roster from Y Combinator's public directory.

Hiring the mostlast 60 days
9 roles
NovigS22
  1. 2Spellbrush1
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Fastest growingteam, 6 months
+72%
NovigS22
  1. 2Vinci Games+33%
  2. 3Pax Historia+25%
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Shrinkingteam, 12 months
−23%
Weekend (fmr. Volley)W18
  1. 2DreamWorld−14%
  2. 3Pocket Worlds−12%
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Raised the mostlast 12 months
$75M
NovigS22
  1. 2Fifth Door$20M
  2. 3CatchBack Cards$8M
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Companies
70
Active
34
Hiring, last 60 days
2
Open roles, 60 days
10
People on these teams
872
Showing 50 of 70 companies
CompanyBatchTeam6 mo12 moOpen rolesTotal raisedLast round
Our platform enables creators to build experiences, games, and worlds…
S18107 −12%0$10MSeries A$7M, Jan 2021
America's #1 Sports Trading App
S2298+72%+165%9$99.9MSeries B$75M, Feb 2026
AI games and entertainment on TV
W1891−8%−23%YC$107MSeries C$55M, Jul 2024
Pay what you want for awesome games and other content while giving to…
W11Acquired63+3%+5%0$4.5MUndisclosed round$4.5M, Apr 2011
DreamWorld is a next-gen Minecraft with generative AI building
W21490%−14%0SeedMar 2021
Marketplace for game boosting, carries and coaching
W20480%−4%YC$27.3MPrivate equity$250K, Jun 2022
Win money betting on yourself playing AAA video games
W1847−2% YC$14.9MUndisclosed round$750K, Oct 2023
Home boxing gym with motion trackers that compute punches and reps.
W1639−5%−5%0$98.5MSeries B$90M, Jun 2021
Making Anime Real
W1833+6%+18%1$120KSeed$120K, Aug 2018
Chat for gaming communities
S17Acquired31+3%−6%0$10.2MUndisclosed round$7M, Jan 2021
Building the first multimodal agents to play and test games.
W2325+14%+25%0$8MSeed$6M, Mar 2025
Social Infrastructure for Games; Makers of Nakama game server, Satori…
S15240%0%0$120KYC investment$120K, Aug 2015
Own the best moments in streaming
W20Acquired13−7%−7%0$300KYC investment$300K, Mar 2020
Creating genre-defining multiplayer VR games.
S2212+33%+71%YC$5.6MSeed$5.1M, Apr 2023
Personal gaming coach for PC gamers globally
S21Inactive110%0%0$3.1MYC investment$125K, Aug 2021
The first AI-powered worldbuilding and gameplay platform
W2610+25%+67%YC$500KYC investment$500K, Mar 2026
Play the latest games in your browser with no downloads
X259 +29%0$4.3MSeed$3.8M, Dec 2025
Capture, create, & share gaming moments (Acquired by Niantic!)
S18Acquired90%0%0$8.6MSeries A$7M, Jan 2021
Lovable for Minecraft mods
S248+14% YCSeedJan 2026
The most thrilling way to create and rip digital collectible packs
W267+40% YC$8.5MSeed$8M, Sep 2026
Talk & play multiplayer games with your friends!
W197  0
S12Acquired70%0%0$37.9MSeries C$10M, Apr 2016
Building Products and Datasets for Frontier Models
S266  0
Create and play games with AI
F255  YC$20MSeed$20M, Nov 2025
The Marketplace for Complex Hobbies
F255  0$4MSeed$3.5M, Dec 2025
Create, Share, Play Mobile Games on the iPad.
S145−29%−29%0$141KGrant$1K, Jan 2019
S0750%0%0$1.2MSeries A$1.2M, Apr 2010
Anyone can create real games with AI
W264  0$500KYC investment$500K, Mar 2026
Jam.gg, play couch games online with friends
S20Inactive4  0$14.9MSeries A$12M, Oct 2021
Make games with AI - no coding required
S223  YC
We are the marketplace for trading gaming skins & assets without scams
S21Acquired3−40%−62%0$2MSeed$2M, Sep 2021
Building Communities Through Play
W203  0
Platform that allows anyone to create and monetize video games.
S183  YC$15.4MSeries A$10M, Nov 2021
Heyzap (acquired by Fyber for $45m in 2016) is one of the largest…
W09Acquired3  0$8MSeries B$4.3M, Dec 2012
An independent flash game studio.
S06Acquired3  0$16.6MSeries B$10.1M, Jan 2011
Chat game universe
S192  0$150KYC investment$150K, Aug 2019
Play high-end PC games on your laptop by streaming them.
W19Inactive2  0$270KSeries B$120K, Mar 2021
Create & play AI games with friends
X261  0
Robinhood for sports prediction markets
S241  0$500KYC investment$500K, Sep 2024
Creating viral AI consumer apps and games
S221  YC$1.5MSeed$1M, Sep 2022
Mayhem is the easiest way to play with your gaming community.
W18Acquired1  0$5.7MSeries A$4.7M, Aug 2018
Easily watchable cross-platform competitive games.
S17Inactive1  0$1.3MUndisclosed round$1.2M, May 2018
Video game development company.We are creating unique and…
W16Inactive1  0$120KYC investment$120K, Mar 2016
Games For Education
W12Inactive1  0
Mobile games company
W111  YC
Acquired by FuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) - Contest automation software…
W19Acquired60  0$750KSeed$600K, Sep 2019
Mashup any game
F26  
Prediction market of India
W22  
Multiverse is a web-based game creation system inspired by Dungeons &…
W20Inactive  
Ramen VR is transforming game development with advanced XR + AI tools.
S19  

How this works

1. The roster

Every launched company in YC's public directory, with its batch, status, industry and location. New companies show up the week YC lists them.

2. The numbers

Each company is matched to Crustdata by its website. Crustdata adds team size and its change over 6 and 12 months, open roles from job postings, reported funding, and founders' past employers.

3. The lists

Hiring the most counts distinct roles posted in the last 60 days. Growth needs 10+ people today, shrinking 20+ a year ago, so tiny teams do not top the lists. Rebuilt every week.

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The numbers on this page come from three Crustdata API calls. Crustdata tags 5,000+ companies with Y Combinator as an investor; swap the filter for any investor, industry or headcount range and track your own list, with founders' work emails one call away.

  • Company search for team size, growth and funding
  • Job search with a count by company, for who is hiring and for what
  • A watch that re-runs the search weekly and sends only what changed
# 1. every company with Y Combinator as an investor
curl https://api.crustdata.com/company/search \
  -H "authorization: Bearer $CRUSTDATA_API_KEY" \
  -H "x-api-version: 2025-11-01" \
  -d '{
    "filters": { "field": "funding.investors",
                 "type": "in", "value": ["Y Combinator"] },
    "fields": ["basic_info.name",
      "headcount.total", "headcount.growth_percent",
      "funding.total_investment_usd"],
    "limit": 100
  }'

# 2. open listings per company, last 60 days (limit 0 = counts only)
curl https://api.crustdata.com/job/search \
  -H "authorization: Bearer $CRUSTDATA_API_KEY" \
  -H "x-api-version: 2025-11-01" \
  -d '{
  "filters": { "op": "and", "conditions": [
    { "field": "company.basic_info.company_id",
      "type": "in", "value": [...] },
    { "field": "metadata.date_added",
      "type": "=>", "value": "2026-08-24" } ]},
  "limit": 0,
  "aggregations": [{ "type": "group_by",
    "field": "company.basic_info.company_id", "agg": "count" }]
}'

# 3. the same company filter as a weekly watch: POST /watch/company/search

Questions about YC Gaming companies

How many YC Gaming companies are there?

70 Y Combinator companies are in Gaming; 34 are active.

Which YC Gaming companies are hiring?

2 companies posted roles in the last 60 days, led by Novig (9 roles) and Spellbrush (1 roles). 14 mark themselves as hiring on YC's directory.

Which YC Gaming companies are growing fastest?

By team growth over 6 months (10+ people): Novig (+72%), Vinci Games (+33%) and Pax Historia (+25%).

Which YC Gaming companies raised the most?

Largest latest rounds in the last 12 months, after their YC batch: Novig ($75M), Fifth Door ($20M) and CatchBack Cards ($8M).

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