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November 28, 2022

16 gaming startups to watch, according to investors

Investors pick out some of Europe's most exciting gaming startups to watch, in everything from game studios to enabling tech


Tim Smith

6 min read

Screenshot from Vice Online, developed by Cyprus-based Jarvi Games

Gaming startups in Europe have landed $1.8bn in investment in 2022, according to data from Dealroom. That's not quite up at 2021 levels, when $2.7bn was raised, but it’s still a huge leap from the $769m raised in 2020.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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