50 Best eSports Companies to Watch in 2026

The most prominent esports companies ranked by global prominence, funding activity, and market position. Showing the top 50 out of 886 companies tracked on Fsome.

886
Total Companies
$15.2B
Total Funding
$17.2M
Avg Funding
New York
Top Location
# Company Location Employees Total Funding Last Round Last Funded
1
PlayVS
PlayVS operates an eSports platform to organize high school and collegiate espor…
Los Angeles 51 - 100 $106.2M Series C 2020-10-30
2
Midnite
Midnite provides a sportsbook and casino platform that offers sports betting, ca…
London 51 - 100 $161.1M Series C 2026-01-15
3
Brag House
Brag House is the premier esports platform for the casual college gamer that bri…
New York 1 - 10 $19.0M Post Ipo Equity 2025-07-24
4
Stan
Stan is a blockchain-based social gaming platform for gaming creators, publisher…
Bangalore 11 - 50 $17.8M Series A 2025-07-31
5
Fanatics
Fanatics is a sports merchandise retailer that manufactures fan gear and jerseys…
Jacksonville c 10001 max $4.9B Private Equity 2022-12-06
6
Underdog Fantasy
Underdog Fantasy is an online daily fantasy sports platform that allows users to…
Brooklyn 251 - 500 $115.0M Series C 2025-03-26
7
Major League Trading®
MLT® is a SaaS platform structuring retail trading around verified performance, …
New York 11 - 50 $12.6M Seed 2025-12-22
8
Super League Enterprise
Super League Enterprise is a publisher and developer of games and experiences fo…
Santa Monica 101 - 250 $159.2M Post Ipo Equity 2025-09-22
9
Professional Fighters League
Professional Fighters League is a mixed martial arts league.
New York 11 - 50 $303.0M Series Unknown 2024-12-01
10
Mobile Premier League
Mobile Premier League is a skill-based eSports platform used to offer cash prize…
Bengaluru 501 - 1K $390.5M Series Unknown 2022-01-01
11
FromSoftware
FromSoftware is a video game development company focusing on games for PlayStati…
Tokyo 251 - 500 $261.2M Secondary Market 2022-08-31
12
WinZO
WinZO is a mobile e-sports social gaming platform that offers monetary benefits …
New Delhi 101 - 250 $110.5M Series C 2021-07-02
13
Overwolf
Overwolf is the guild for in-game creators
Ramat Gan 101 - 250 $149.7M Series D 2021-11-17
14
Sleeper
Sleeper is a sports platform intended for fantasy leagues and eSports.
San Mateo 1 - 10 $67.3M Series C 2021-09-16
15
Players' Lounge
Players’ Lounge is a real money gaming platform built for popular video games. G…
Brooklyn 11 - 50 $14.9M Series Unknown 2023-10-16
16
Forge
Social identity and rewards for gamers
San Francisco 11 - 50 $11.0M Seed 2024-09-17
17
City Football Group
City Football Group is a holding company that administers association football c…
Manchester 1K - 5K $500.0M Private Equity 2019-11-27
18
FanCode
FanCode is a multi sport aggregator platform for every sports fan, focusing on l…
Mumbai 101 - 250 $50.0M Series A 2021-05-28
19
Lowkey
The home for watching and creating short gaming videos
San Francisco 11 - 50 $8.6M Series A 2021-01-15
20
Chiliz
Chiliz powers the Socios.com fan engagement platform built on the Chiliz blockch…
Sliema 251 - 500 $66.0M Corporate Round 2021-04-07
21
FanUp
The fastest growing community where sports & pop culture fans win social experie…
Philadelphia 11 - 50 $5.6M Series Unknown 2025-03-04
22
Community Gaming
CommunityGaming.io combines social gaming, match automation, and blockchain paym…
New York 11 - 50 $18.5M Series A 2022-04-07
23
Vanta
Vanta is an e-sports digital platform providing competitive e-sports leagues, ex…
Boston 11 - 50 $3.6M Seed 2024-06-27
24
100 Thieves
100 Thieves is an American e-sports, lifestyle, and apparel brand.
Los Angeles 101 - 250 $120.0M Series C 2021-12-02
25
NIP Group
NIP Group is a digital esports company that develops esports and connects gamers…
Stockholm 101 - 250 $40.0M Post Ipo Equity 2025-01-21
26
Gamr
Gamr is a competitive gaming platform that makes it easy for gamers to discover …
Wilmington 11 - 50 $320K Pre Seed 2023-10-09
27
Lucra Sports
Lucra Sports operates as a social-first sports gaming platform.
Palo Alto 11 - 50 $22.1M Series Unknown 2024-12-05
28
GamerSafer
Saas to help multiplayer games and Esports platforms defeat fraud, crimes, and t…
San Jose 11 - 50 $1.2M Grant 2023-05-10
29
AuraSense
Invisible Tools for Neurology Care
Chicago 1 - 10 $100K Seed 2023-09-29
30
Betty Labs
Betty Labs is a developer of a sports trivia application designed to provide lif…
Los Angeles 11 - 50 $9.3M Seed 2020-10-27
31
Rivalry
Rivalry is a sports betting and sports media startup on the hunt to revolutioniz…
Douglas 51 - 100 $66.3M Post Ipo Equity 2025-09-29
32
Frameplay
Frameplay is truly the in-game advertising leader, enabling intrinsic advertisin…
San Francisco 51 - 100 $8.0M Series Unknown 2023-01-01
33
Maestro Interactive Inc
Maestro provides a white label platform for enterprise live streamers to own, en…
Reno 11 - 50 $20.8M Series Unknown 2025-01-01
34
Panda TV
Panda.tv is a website that provides user submitted videos in categories such as …
Shanghai 11 - 50 $242.6M Series B 2017-05-24
35
OverActive Media Group
OverActive Media Group is an integrated global esports and entertainment organiz…
Toronto 11 - 50 $47.8M Post Ipo Equity 2025-12-30
36
Fnatic
Leading esports performance.
London 101 - 250 $55.4M Series Unknown 2022-11-30
37
Oddin.gg
Oddin.gg is an esports platform that offers betting ecosystemswith real-time odd…
Prague 51 - 100 $9.2M Series A 2022-08-16
38
Genvid Technologies
Genvid Technologies is a software company that provides interactive livestreamin…
New York 101 - 250 $166.0M Series C 2021-07-15
39
Cloud9
Cloud9 is a professional multi-game esports organization that is based in the Lo…
Los Angeles 11 - 50 $79.3M Series Unknown 2019-11-05
40
GreenPark Sports
GreenPark Sports is a social sports gaming developer designed to create a virtua…
Burlingame 11 - 50 $53.5M Series B 2021-10-22
41
GameSquare Esports
GameSquare is an international esports company.
Frisco 101 - 250 $114.4M Post Ipo Equity 2025-07-08
42
Fenway Sports Group
Fenway Sports Group is a global sports, marketing, media, entertainment, and rea…
Boston 11 - 50 $735.0M Private Equity 2021-03-31
43
SciSports
Data-driven actionable insights improving football performance
Zeist 11 - 50 $4.5M Series Unknown 2022-12-19
44
1v1Me
1v1Me allows you to stake top gamers all day, everyday.
New York 11 - 50 $4.1M Series A 2024-04-01
45
VSPN
VSPN is a provider of esports media with offerings such as tournaments, content …
Shanghai 1K - 5K $422.4M Series C 2023-02-16
46
Blink
Blink Where gamers become heroes. Leveraging advanced AI to enable mobile gamer…
Jerusalem 11 - 50 $3.0M Seed 2016-11-30
47
AXiomatic
AXiomatic powers unforgettable eSports experiences through sports and entertainm…
Los Angeles 1 - 10 $82.5M Series Unknown 2022-05-05
48
Boom Entertainment
Boom Entertainment is a technology company developing a sports gaming applicatio…
New York 51 - 100 $34.3M Series Unknown 2024-07-01
49
Nerd Street Gamers
Nerd Street Gamers is a national network of eSports facilities and events dedica…
Philadelphia 51 - 100 $31.3M Series Unknown 2024-07-01
50
Vindex
Vindex is a global esports and technology company that serves as the connective …
New York 51 - 100 $109.6M Series Unknown 2021-12-03