Y Combinator Gaming Startups

70 Y Combinator-backed Gaming companies across 33 batches — with batch, status, and location for every startup.

Total
70
Active
34
Acquired
13
Public
0
Shut down
23

Y Combinator has backed 70 Gaming companies across 33 batches. Of these, 34 are still active, 13 have been acquired, 0 have gone public, and 23 have shut down. Below is every YC-backed Gaming startup grouped by batch, with links to each company profile.

YC Summer 2026 — 2 Gaming startups

  • Instaplay — AI-Native Social Platform, Starting with Games
  • PokerClubHub — Host a Poker Club and Make Money

YC Winter 2026 — 3 Gaming startups

  • CodeWisp — Anyone can create real games with AI
  • CatchBack Cards — The most thrilling way to create and rip digital collectible packs
  • Pax Historia — The first AI-powered worldbuilding and gameplay platform

YC Spring 2026 — 2 Gaming startups

  • Pops — Create & play AI games with friends
  • Playabl.ai — TikTok for User-generated Games

YC Spring 2025 — 1 Gaming startups

  • Wavedash — Play the latest games in your browser with no downloads

YC Fall 2025 — 2 Gaming startups

  • Miniswap — The Marketplace for Complex Hobbies
  • Fifth Door — Create and play games with AI

YC Summer 2024 — 2 Gaming startups

YC Winter 2023 — 1 Gaming startups

  • nunu.ai — Building the first multimodal agents to play and test games.

YC Summer 2022 — 4 Gaming startups

  • Star — Make games with AI - no coding required
  • Novig — America's #1 Sports Trading App
  • Vinci Games — Creating genre-defining multiplayer VR games.
  • Roforco — Creating viral AI consumer apps and games

YC Winter 2022 — 1 Gaming startups

YC Summer 2021 — 2 Gaming startups

  • SenpAI.GG — Personal gaming coach for PC gamers globally
  • GamerPay — We are the marketplace for trading gaming skins & assets without scams

YC Winter 2021 — 1 Gaming startups

  • DreamWorld — DreamWorld is a next-gen Minecraft with generative AI building

YC Winter 2020 — 4 Gaming startups

  • Multiverse — Multiverse is a web-based game creation system inspired by Dungeons &…
  • Eternal — Own the best moments in streaming
  • Legionfarm — AI workspace for professional gamers
  • StartPlaying.Games — Building Communities Through Play

YC Summer 2020 — 1 Gaming startups

YC Winter 2019 — 4 Gaming startups

  • Vectordash — Play high-end PC games on your laptop by streaming them.
  • Windwalk — Windwalk is the industry leader in building, growing, and operating…
  • Rune — Talk & play multiplayer games with your friends!
  • Balto — Acquired by FuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) - Contest automation software…

YC Summer 2019 — 2 Gaming startups

  • Gamebytes — Chat game universe
  • Ramen VR — Ramen VR is transforming game development with advanced XR + AI tools.

YC Winter 2018 — 4 Gaming startups

YC Summer 2018 — 2 Gaming startups

YC Summer 2017 — 4 Gaming startups

  • Gameday — Play fantasy sports with friends on Facebook Messenger
  • Dropleaf — Subscription service for all you can play indie PC games.
  • Guilded — Chat for gaming communities
  • Gamelynx — Easily watchable cross-platform competitive games.

YC Winter 2016 — 2 Gaming startups

  • FightCamp — Home boxing gym with motion trackers that compute punches and reps.
  • Unnyhog — Video game development company.We are creating unique and…

YC Summer 2016 — 1 Gaming startups

  • Pursuit — Revlo helps broadcasters on Twitch engage and monetize their fan…

YC Summer 2015 — 1 Gaming startups

  • Heroic Labs — Social Infrastructure for Games; Makers of Nakama game server, Satori…

YC Summer 2014 — 1 Gaming startups

  • Hyperpad — Create, Share, Play Mobile Games on the iPad.

YC Winter 2012 — 2 Gaming startups

YC Summer 2012 — 1 Gaming startups

YC Summer 2011 — 2 Gaming startups

  • Zigfu — Layer above Kinect.
  • Launchpad Toys — Creativity at Play. Tablet toys. Acquired by Google, 2015.

YC Winter 2011 — 2 Gaming startups

  • Humble Bundle — Pay what you want for awesome games and other content while giving to…
  • Mino Games — Mobile games company

YC Summer 2010 — 3 Gaming startups

YC Winter 2010 — 2 Gaming startups

YC Winter 2009 — 2 Gaming startups

  • Heyzap — Heyzap (acquired by Fyber for $45m in 2016) is one of the largest…
  • Voxli

YC Summer 2008 — 2 Gaming startups

YC Winter 2008 — 4 Gaming startups

YC Summer 2007 — 1 Gaming startups

YC Summer 2006 — 2 Gaming startups

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