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Q4 2023
Gaming Report
February 13, 2024
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Gaming continues leveling up
Despite a relatively subdued year, the gaming VC ecosystem ticked upward in Q4, according to our latest Emerging Tech Research. Across 126 deals, gaming startups brought in $1 billion from VCs, snapping back to the more realistic level of investment seen pre-pandemic.
As gaming continues to grow even bigger, content moderation and back-end service startups are emerging opportunities within the vertical. Our Q4 2023 Gaming Report highlights the startups, trends, and opportunities worth paying attention to.
Table of contents
| Vertical update | 3 |
| Q4 2023 timeline | 6 |
| Gaming landscape | 7 |
| Gaming VC ecosystem market map | 8 |
| VC activity | 9 |
| Emerging opportunities | 18 |
| Back-end as a service | 19 |
| Anti-toxicity & content moderation | 21 |
| Select company highlights | 23 |
| Thirdverse | 24 |
| Pragma | 26 |
| Noice | 28 |