Top Video Games Startups in 2024

At Clout Kitchen, we help unlock infinite scale for creators through AI-powered, fan-first experiences — starting in video games. You might be familiar with our first product — the viral Backseat AI, an in-game buddy for League of Legends featuring digital twins of your favorite streamers like Tyler1. Building across Los Angeles and Metro Manila, we’re a startup driven by our mission to help today’s creators become icons that last. We’re serial founders, operators, creators, and gamers-at-heart supported by top investors like a16z SPEEDRUN, AppWorks, and the founders of Crunchyroll, Yield Guild, and Gushcloud. Fun Fact: One of our co-founders played in the League of Legends World Championship in 2013!

Our flag ship game Big Ballers VR is the #1 multiplayer VR Sports game in the world. It's considered by many to be the best VR sports game by far. We use advanced networking, polished mechanics and deeply immersive gameplay to push the limits of what's possible in VR. We're just getting started.

At Codeverse we developed Kidscript, a language designed for learning and for kids and the world's first fully interactive and integrated development platform built just for 6-13 year olds. How Codeverse works is parents sign their kids up for virtual 1:1 lessons with our expert coding guides and kids gain unlimited access to our kid friendly developer tools. Kids learn by building apps and games, earn badges and skill points to level up, and can even submit to our Codeverse App Store (codeverse.com/app-store).

Jabali is a robust suite of generative AI tools and engine aimed at streamlining and simplifying the creation of video games for students, small teams, and anyone aspiring to be a game developer or game designer. Those interested can apply to join the closed beta on our Discord: discord.gg/Jabali. Learn more here: youtube.com/watch?v=w1gLCPyJ_LY

As passionate gamers in India, our mission is to create a thriving gaming industry by nurturing new talent, developing innovative games, and producing world-class players. We believe in pushing boundaries and achieving the impossible, and we're dedicated to making India a leader in the global gaming arena.