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Rare Candy is a collectibles marketplace created by fans of trading card games and other collectibles. It operates a platform that enables collectors to buy authenticated items curated by influential figures in the space and to participate in live auctions of anime-based trading cards, making remarkable cards accessible to a broad audience.

Sinnott Studio, based in Toronto, specializes in developing award-winning, extra-reality (XR) combat games focused on melee fighting. Their innovative solutions cater to both single and multiplayer experiences, pushing the boundaries of the gaming sector.

Jock MKT is a fantasy gaming platform that enables users to engage in real-time trading of athlete shares during live sports events. The company offers an online sports betting application tailored for daily fantasy sports, where users can buy and sell shares of favored players while competing against friends for real money. Prices for these shares fluctuate in real time based on user activity and trade offers, providing a dynamic and engaging experience. Additionally, Jock MKT facilitates team creation, registration, and payment management, allowing users to immerse themselves fully in the competitive landscape of fantasy sports.

Build A Rocket Boy Ltd is a game development company based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, with additional studios in Budapest. Founded in 2016 and originally known as Royal Circus Limited until its name change in 2018, the company focuses on creating open-world video games that feature customizable characters and multi-narrative storylines. Its games are designed to enhance the gaming experience through cooperative multiplayer modes, allowing players to engage in immersive virtual environments. The company provides a range of services including animation, art, coding, finance, information technology, marketing, production, technical design, and analytics, all aimed at delivering innovative gaming experiences.

Mythical Games Inc. is a game technology studio founded in 2018 and based in Sherman Oaks, California, with an additional office in Seattle, Washington. The company develops blockchain-based games and aims to create a new generation of gaming experiences by enabling true ownership of digital assets, verifiable scarcity, and integrated secondary markets. Its flagship title, Blankos, is a casual multiplayer game where players can buy, trade, and sell their unique designs. Mythical Games also provides tools for content creators and brands, allowing them to customize and own game assets. By fostering a decentralized gaming ecosystem, the company brings players, developers, and content creators together, promoting personalized experiences and driving consumer adoption of distributed ledger technology through innovative gaming products.

Barnyard Games is a gaming studio specializing in strategic games and simulations. It offers an innovative platform that enables user-generated content using Unreal Engine, fostering fun, social, and collaborative gameplay experiences.

Allstar is a company that focuses on empowering gamers to become creators of short-form video content through innovative tools and infrastructure. Its platform allows users to easily capture, personalize, and share their most significant gaming and esports moments as high-quality videos. By democratizing gaming content, Allstar enables gamers to produce professional-quality clips, facilitating the discovery and sharing of their favorite gaming experiences across various platforms and devices. Through its technology, Allstar aims to enhance the gaming community's engagement and creativity by providing accessible content creation solutions.

Upland is a blockchain-based online game developer operating an immersive layer-1 gaming platform that uses digital representations of real-world properties as virtual assets. The platform creates a digital economy where players buy, sell, trade, and develop NFT-based virtual real estate, earn in-game currency, and socialize within a growing community. It enables third-party developers to connect Web2 and Web3 applications to its infrastructure, expanding opportunities for brands, creators, and developers. Built on the EOS blockchain, Upland supports true ownership of virtual properties and cross-chain functionality for its native SPARKLET utility token. The company has partnered with brands such as FIFA and the NFL Players Association to create branded virtual experiences and monetize gameplay winnings, with users able to convert earnings to fiat currency.

The Animal Age is a company specializing in a metaverse pet cultivation service. It combines blockchain technology, games, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and metaverse scenes to create a novel pet-raising experience. The platform is an animal-themed virtual world where users can adopt and care for pets, earning NFTs and growth rewards through daily objectives and social activities.

StatusPro is a sports technology company that leverages data, augmented reality, and virtual reality to develop training and gaming products. It specializes in creating three-dimensional simulations that analyze player performance during NFL games. This data is then transformed into virtual reality experiences, allowing players to practice in immersive environments. The company's innovative approach enhances the training capabilities for coaches and athletes, while also enriching the experience for fans of the sport. Through its unique combination of technology and sports analytics, StatusPro aims to revolutionize how training and engagement in football are approached.

Playtron provideslightweight gaming OS optimized for a new generation of powerful handheld gaming PCs.

Founded in 2019, Kidas Inc. specializes in developing software solutions for children's online safety. Its flagship product, Kidas, monitors children's digital activities across gaming consoles and devices, alerting parents to potentially harmful interactions.

M80 is a pioneering organization dedicated to fostering the creative economy through esports and gaming. It operates an innovative platform that connects players to their fans, offering digital items with real-world utility, exploring emerging technologies like web3 and blockchain, and providing opportunities for professional esports players to compete and earn rewards.

The Believer Company is a game development studio focused on creating engaging gaming experiences by prioritizing the player. With a diverse team of developers from around the globe, the company has a rich history of crafting various popular titles, including games like Words With Friends and League of Legends. The Believer Company specializes in developing open-world games that are accessible across multiple platforms, allowing players to immerse themselves in entertainment that transcends traditional boundaries.

Carry1st is a full-stack publisher of mobile social games and interactive content focused on frontier markets, particularly Africa. Founded in 2018, it handles publishing, distribution, localization, user acquisition, marketing, monetization, and customer experience for partner games, enabling developers to reach new audiences through global studios. The company operates with a global team across multiple countries and collaborates with leading studios to grow its portfolio in untapped markets. It has raised capital from notable investors, including Riot Games and others, to fund growth and partnerships.

Hadean is a venture-backed startup specializing in distributed cloud computing for web 3.0 applications and the metaverse. Their platform enables unprecedented scale and fidelity in digital realms, enhancing physical experiences.

Kryptomon is an NFT Play-and-Earn blockchain game, where Pokémon meets Tamagotchi and CryptoKitties. Breed, Train and Fight with your NFT Kryptomon. It's a new world where trainers can live a new adventure on Blockchain. Set in the Kryptomon metaverse, community members play as ‘Trainers’ of their own individual monsters — Kryptomons — each of which is a completely unique digital asset connected to an NFT. Each has a unique but mutable genetic code made up of 38 randomised parameters that determine all of the aspects — physical and behavioral — of the creature. This not only ensures that each Kryptomon is unique but also brings to life each Kryptomon as a digital companion in the Kryptomon metaverse. They are capable of learning, falling sick, getting hungry, and protecting their trainers when out on an adventure in the physical world. In turn, trainers will have to care for, feed, and train their Kryptomon partners in order to grow and prepare for the battles ahead. Kryptomon creates the next step in the evolution of crypto-gaming by using advanced blockchain technologies, digital genetics, and location-based technologies. So what are you waiting for? Play and participate in the Kryptomon league to become the Kryptomon Metaverse Champion!

Miga is a virtual cardiometabolic clinic offering a gamified mobile app for managing obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. It combines clinical services such as labs, devices, pharmacy, and lifestyle coaching.

Sizzle is an innovative web service that utilizes artificial intelligence to create condensed highlights from gaming videos on platforms like Twitch and YouTube. By transforming lengthy gameplay sessions, such as a 20-minute Fortnite video, into concise five-minute summaries, Sizzle addresses the needs of the 700 million gaming fans who often find long livestreams overwhelming and highlight compilations insufficient. The platform captures key moments in chronological order, allowing viewers to experience the full narrative of streams from popular figures like Ninja and Daequan. Sizzle provides a streamlined option for fans seeking engaging content without the extensive time commitment, enhancing the viewing experience for both casual and dedicated audiences. More information about Sizzle can be found at www.sizzle.gg.

GamerGains operates a play-and-earn platform for traditional gamers on PCs and consoles like Xbox and PlayStation. Its user-friendly interface enables members to confidently earn cryptocurrency through fair, transparent contests with instant payouts.

FreshCut is a community-focused platform for gaming content that builds a social engagement platform for streaming gaming videos, offering personalized video playlists based on users' favorite games to keep them updated on clips from the content creators they follow.

FanUp is a dynamic platform designed for sports and pop culture enthusiasts, focusing on providing engaging and personalized experiences for casual fans, particularly targeting Gen Z and women. With over 700,000 users and a strong presence on social media, FanUp offers a variety of features, including free-to-play contests, daily and season-long fantasy competitions, and innovative crossover games that blend sports and pop culture. Users can participate in challenges and group play, competing for cash and brand prizes while enjoying a fun and interactive environment. The platform aims to redefine fan engagement by offering memorable experiences, such as meet-and-greets with athletes and celebrities, rather than focusing solely on conventional betting. Backed by notable investors, FanUp is positioned as a leader in creating the next generation of fandom experiences.

Pixelynx is a technology company focused on integrating music, blockchain and gaming. It develops a direct-to-avatar gaming platform that connects digital collectibles, gaming and virtual worlds. The platform combines gaming, music, fashion and art to enable artists and brands to create digital collectibles, launch them through an NFT marketplace, and integrate these assets with mobile and console gaming via blockchain technology, thereby enabling the development of playable digital worlds.

Founded in 2019, Kidas Inc. specializes in developing software solutions for children's online safety. Its flagship product, Kidas, monitors children's digital activities across gaming consoles and devices, alerting parents to potentially harmful interactions.

Upland is a blockchain-based online game developer operating an immersive layer-1 gaming platform that uses digital representations of real-world properties as virtual assets. The platform creates a digital economy where players buy, sell, trade, and develop NFT-based virtual real estate, earn in-game currency, and socialize within a growing community. It enables third-party developers to connect Web2 and Web3 applications to its infrastructure, expanding opportunities for brands, creators, and developers. Built on the EOS blockchain, Upland supports true ownership of virtual properties and cross-chain functionality for its native SPARKLET utility token. The company has partnered with brands such as FIFA and the NFL Players Association to create branded virtual experiences and monetize gameplay winnings, with users able to convert earnings to fiat currency.

Founded in 2018, GreenPark Sports develops and operates an online gaming platform that provides digital experiences and games for sports and esports fans. Its flagship product is a free-to-play mobile game played over the top of sporting events, allowing users to compete as 'Best Fans' of their favorite leagues and teams.

Big Wolf Games is a mobile game developer and publisher focused on creating engaging narrative-driven games. The company aims to provide accessible and entertaining gaming experiences by leveraging technology to enhance gameplay. In addition to developing its own games, Big Wolf Games also offers services in game marketing and development, catering to a diverse range of gaming preferences for its customers. Through its innovative approach, Big Wolf Games seeks to deliver enjoyable gaming experiences that resonate with a wide audience.

mintNFT is a premium member-based marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFT) focused on bridging fan experiences with licensed content, brands, and talent. mintNFT integrates social, gamification, and a new patent pending authentication process for NFTs. mintNFT makes collecting NFTs a fun and engaging experience and converts casual fans into collectors, creators and partners. mintNFT provides an unprecedented social experience for users with unique features such as exclusive digital events, NFT live auctions, and fan-generated campaigns all within a dynamic, interactive, and gamified platform. It also includes an integrated secondary marketplace allowing users to buy, sell, and trade NFTs.

Founded in 2015, Looking Glass Factory develops and manufactures holographic displays designed for 3D creators. Its flagship product, the Looking Glass, combines light field and volumetric display technologies to enable users to create, share, and interact with 3D content without needing VR or AR headsets.

Founded in 2011, Subspace specializes in Network-as-a-Service solutions. It optimizes network performance for real-time applications, including multiplayer games, voice and video services, fintech platforms, transportation apps, and other internet applications. By leveraging cloud capabilities, Subspace enables clients to enhance user experience with minimal configuration changes.

Groovetime develops an interactive platform that enables users to learn, practice, and compete in various dance challenges. The platform employs AI-powered feedback, offers a diverse range of daily updated dance challenges, provides practice tools for skill improvement, and facilitates social mini-games for competition.

Mainline.GG, LLC is a Houston-based company that specializes in developing esports tournament software. Founded in 2017, Mainline provides a comprehensive platform that enables users to run, manage, and monetize esports tournaments effectively. The company adopts a tailored approach to assist colleges, universities, brands, and organizations in establishing and enhancing their esports programs. Through custom technology, expert tournament organization, and focused production, Mainline supports a range of clients in navigating the esports landscape. The platform features ongoing tournaments and events, facilitating engagement within the gaming community while helping brands achieve broader distribution through branded technology and marketing strategies.

Mythical Games Inc. is a game technology studio founded in 2018 and based in Sherman Oaks, California, with an additional office in Seattle, Washington. The company develops blockchain-based games and aims to create a new generation of gaming experiences by enabling true ownership of digital assets, verifiable scarcity, and integrated secondary markets. Its flagship title, Blankos, is a casual multiplayer game where players can buy, trade, and sell their unique designs. Mythical Games also provides tools for content creators and brands, allowing them to customize and own game assets. By fostering a decentralized gaming ecosystem, the company brings players, developers, and content creators together, promoting personalized experiences and driving consumer adoption of distributed ledger technology through innovative gaming products.

Founded in 2020 by Josh Dahn, Synthesis is an online educational platform headquartered in San Mateo, California. It offers enrichment programs for students aged 8 to 14, focusing on collaborative thinking games and game-based curricula to cultivate strategic thinking, teamwork, communication skills, and decision-making abilities.

Jock MKT is a fantasy gaming platform that enables users to engage in real-time trading of athlete shares during live sports events. The company offers an online sports betting application tailored for daily fantasy sports, where users can buy and sell shares of favored players while competing against friends for real money. Prices for these shares fluctuate in real time based on user activity and trade offers, providing a dynamic and engaging experience. Additionally, Jock MKT facilitates team creation, registration, and payment management, allowing users to immerse themselves fully in the competitive landscape of fantasy sports.

Esports One is a company based in Santa Monica, California, focused on providing comprehensive esports data and analytics. Founded in 2012, the company operates platforms that offer real-time knowledge evaluation and information resources for players, fans, streamers, teams, and event broadcasters. Esports One utilizes computer vision and machine learning to capture and analyze thousands of data points in real-time, creating one of the most extensive databases of League of Legends esports statistics, dating back to 2011. The company aims to enhance fan engagement with esports through innovative platforms like Esports One Fantasy, which allows users to research teams and players and compete in fantasy leagues tailored for esports enthusiasts.

FanUp is a dynamic platform designed for sports and pop culture enthusiasts, focusing on providing engaging and personalized experiences for casual fans, particularly targeting Gen Z and women. With over 700,000 users and a strong presence on social media, FanUp offers a variety of features, including free-to-play contests, daily and season-long fantasy competitions, and innovative crossover games that blend sports and pop culture. Users can participate in challenges and group play, competing for cash and brand prizes while enjoying a fun and interactive environment. The platform aims to redefine fan engagement by offering memorable experiences, such as meet-and-greets with athletes and celebrities, rather than focusing solely on conventional betting. Backed by notable investors, FanUp is positioned as a leader in creating the next generation of fandom experiences.

Founded in 2018 by Joe Schaeppi (CEO) and Bastian Bergmann (COO), Solsten is a Berlin-based AI company specializing in understanding human behavior within digital environments. Its platform, used by key decision-makers across various industries including gaming and medium-to-large studios, leverages AI to analyze psychological traits and behaviors, enabling personalized marketing strategies, content creation, and customer engagement.

VENN is a 24/7 post-cable network focused on gaming, esports, and entertainment. Launched in 2020, it broadcasts live from studios located in New York and Los Angeles. The network aims to develop and circulate engaging content related to gaming and esports while also covering pop culture. VENN distributes its programming across various media platforms and offers original content produced both in-house and in collaboration with prominent creators and industry leaders. This approach allows VENN to connect with audiences interested in the dynamic worlds of gaming and entertainment.

Fan Controlled Football is the first fan-run professional sports league. From selecting the team logos, colors and head coaches to calling plays, the fans are calling the shots.

Illumix specializes in developing augmented reality (AR) technologies and creating AR gaming experiences. Their integrated studio combines advanced computer vision research, gaming practices, and performance to enable dynamic AR games that interact with the environment in real-time.

Fan Controlled Football is the first fan-run professional sports league. From selecting the team logos, colors and head coaches to calling plays, the fans are calling the shots.

Fan Controlled Football is the first fan-run professional sports league. From selecting the team logos, colors and head coaches to calling plays, the fans are calling the shots.

Jock MKT is a fantasy gaming platform that enables users to engage in real-time trading of athlete shares during live sports events. The company offers an online sports betting application tailored for daily fantasy sports, where users can buy and sell shares of favored players while competing against friends for real money. Prices for these shares fluctuate in real time based on user activity and trade offers, providing a dynamic and engaging experience. Additionally, Jock MKT facilitates team creation, registration, and payment management, allowing users to immerse themselves fully in the competitive landscape of fantasy sports.

Mythical Games Inc. is a game technology studio founded in 2018 and based in Sherman Oaks, California, with an additional office in Seattle, Washington. The company develops blockchain-based games and aims to create a new generation of gaming experiences by enabling true ownership of digital assets, verifiable scarcity, and integrated secondary markets. Its flagship title, Blankos, is a casual multiplayer game where players can buy, trade, and sell their unique designs. Mythical Games also provides tools for content creators and brands, allowing them to customize and own game assets. By fostering a decentralized gaming ecosystem, the company brings players, developers, and content creators together, promoting personalized experiences and driving consumer adoption of distributed ledger technology through innovative gaming products.

FlickPlay is a Los Angeles-based company developing a gamified platform that merges physical and digital worlds. Users can create augmented reality films using NFTs as unlockable assets, fostering social content creation.

GrubMarket, Inc. is an online marketplace that connects sellers with customers by offering a wide range of food and related products at wholesale prices. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, GrubMarket specializes in organic, vegan, gluten-free items, fresh produce, snacks, beverages, pantry staples, home goods, health and beauty products, and items for pets and children. The company sources food from local farms, fisheries, commercial kitchens, and restaurants, emphasizing quality and sustainability. In addition to its marketplace, GrubMarket provides a Software-as-a-Service platform designed for food delivery services and also features a gaming application called GrubMarket FarmBox. As a significant player in the B2B eCommerce sector of the American food supply chain, GrubMarket leverages artificial intelligence to enhance its services and operations.

Long Game is a fintech company that creates engaging financial planning tools. Its mobile app combines gaming elements with personal finance, allowing users to play games and win cash prizes up to $1 million while encouraging responsible saving.

Leaftail Labs is a Seattle-based developer of video games and immersive entertainment experiences founded in 2017. The company develops a gaming platform that pushes the boundaries of augmented reality gaming and social interaction in the real world, crafting immersive games that connect players with the physical environment and with one another. Its work blends daily routines with storytelling through frontier AR technology and distinctive, innovative content.

Midgame is a technology company focused on enhancing the gaming experience through voice-enabled applications and analytics tailored for gamers and esports teams. The company has developed an artificial intelligence-based gaming assistance application that aims to reduce friction in gameplay and improve immersion. This application captures player communication via a bot, utilizing machine transcription to analyze in-game dialogue. By identifying key decision moments, Midgame's technology allows gamers to track, review, and refine their performance. Currently, the company is in early access with its voice-enabled gaming assistant designed specifically for Stardew Valley.

Sleeper is a fantasy sports platform that connects fans worldwide. It offers real-time news, expert advice, cash prizes, and social features like chat, enabling users to engage in competitive yet communal sporting experiences.

Founded in 2013, Bit Fry Game Studios develops multiplayer action video games for mobile, console, and PC platforms. Based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire with offices in Los Angeles and New York City.

Sandbox is a digital entertainment company specializing in multi-channel network services specifically designed for game creators and the gaming entertainment industry. The company focuses on content creation, allowing creative digital natives to produce and share their work freely. By providing a platform for these creators, Sandbox enables them to engage audiences with innovative and imaginative content, thereby facilitating a vibrant ecosystem for digital entertainment.

Sleeper is a fantasy sports platform that connects fans worldwide. It offers real-time news, expert advice, cash prizes, and social features like chat, enabling users to engage in competitive yet communal sporting experiences.

Hullabalu is a New York City-based company dedicated to creating original stories aimed at the new generation. Drawing inspiration from a love of fantastical worlds and timeless classics, Hullabalu develops engaging narratives that promote strong values and positive character development. The company features a series of stories centered around a diverse group of characters, complemented by illustrations, music, and interactive activities. Through its innovative approach, Hullabalu seeks to provide children with entertaining and meaningful experiences that foster imagination and encourage positive growth.

Kano specializes in educational technology, offering kits and a coding platform that empowers users, particularly young minds, to create apps, games, and music while developing essential coding skills.

Evil Genius Games is a company that specializes in creating a unique platform for users to build and play adventure games, inspired by Dungeons & Dragons. Their offerings range from user-generated content to officially licensed games based on popular movie franchises like Rambo and Pacific Rim. The company's team, composed of film enthusiasts and game design experts, aims to make tabletop roleplaying adventures more accessible and engaging for players of all ages and skill levels. They achieve this by providing a core rulebook, Everyday Heroes™, which allows for easy play and adaptation of campaigns set in popular film franchises.