Ellie Horvath
At Best Startup London we track over 100,000 London based startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 101 Gaming companies in London. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Gaming Companies & Startups (London)
Outlier Ventures
| Founders | Aron van Ammers, Jamie Burke |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
The World’s Leading Open Metaverse Accelerator
Improbable
| Founders | Herman Narula, Peter Lipka, Rob Whitehead |
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Improbable is a UK-based games technology company that is dedicated to building powerful technology designed to help problems.
Space Ape
| Founders | John Earner, Simon Hade |
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Space Ape is a mobile gaming company dedicated to creating the highest quality games for players.
Twin Science & Robotics
| Founders | Asude Altintas, Cemil Cihan Ozalevli, Mustafa Sapcili, Omer Gorgulu |
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Twin Science & Robotics is an award-winning UK company that develops children’s skills through purpose-led STEM learning.
Hutch
| Founders | Shaun Rutland, Sean Turner, Will Whitaker, James Emmins, James Mcdonald |
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Hutch develops games app for iPhones and ipad.
Stakester
| Founders | Andy Charlton, Gary Foreman, Leander Hambley, Ross Nicol, Thomas Fairey |
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Stakester is a mobile first skill-based competition platform that enables competitors to compete with each other for prizes.
The Stars Group
| Founders | David Baazov |
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The Stars Group is the ultimate owner of industry gaming brands including PokerStars, PokerStars Casino, BetStars, Full Tilt ect.
Quell
| Founders | Cameron Brookhouse, Doug Stidolph, Lorenzo Spreafico, Martin Tweedie |
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Quell delivers a virtual fitness world that offers a unique experience of intense workout while gaming to achieve fitness goals.
FaceIT
| Founders | Alessandro Avallone, Michele Attisani, Niccolo Maisto |
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FaceIT is the gaming platform for professional competitions within online multiplayer video games.
Emergent Games
| Founders | Unknown |
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Emergent Games is a metaverse and blockchain games studio.
Kepler Interactive
| Founders | Alexis Garavaryan, Samuel Lee |
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The first global game publisher co-owned and run by developers!
Live Tech Games
| Founders | Nathan Moore, Sam Furr, Samuel Worsley |
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Live Tech Games is pioneering a new wave in Mobile Entertainment.
RLC Ventures
| Founders | Reece Chowdhry |
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RLC Ventures is an award-winning VC which continues to back founders building global tech companies, from idea to exit.
Luna Labs
| Founders | Lior Shiff, Steven Chard |
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Luna Labs is a startup that’s built a platform allowing app developers to create and manage video and playable ads.
Coda Platform
| Founders | Sekip Can Gokalp |
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Coda Platform is a publishing platform to enable free-to-play and casual mobile games to go to market.
Rainmaker Games
| Founders | Will Deane |
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Rainmaker Games is now offering a new and interesting way to invest in a portfolio of GameFi NFTs that can be used to earn blockchain games.
IntellectoKids
| Founders | Mike Kotlov |
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IntellectoKids is a media, entertainment & education platform for parents and their kids ages up to 7 years old.
Snatch
| Founders | Jamal Hirani, Joe Martin |
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Snatch is a computer game development company that provides a radical reinvention of the brand experience.
NumberEight
| Founders | Abhishek Sen, Chris Watts |
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On-device AI software to predict user context using mobile sensors
Cauldron
| Founders | Unknown |
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Cauldron is building a new worlds that reimagine fictional experiences.
Reality Gaming
| Founders | Morten Rongaard, Tony Pearce, Torben Majgaard |
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Reality Gaming Group develop games that connect to the blockchain utilizing digital collectables known as NFT’s (Non Fungible Tokens)
Aphetor
| Founders | Carsten Thode, Fivos Pantazis |
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Aphetor is the next generation, creator-based sports/entertainment property for the next generation of fans
FitXR
| Founders | Sam Cole, Sameer Baroova |
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FitXR, the leading developer of VR/AR fitness apps, is passionately dedicated to making fitness more fun and accessible for everyone.
Flyer One Ventures
| Founders | Vitaly Laptenok |
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International venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups, founded by CEE founders.
exceL eSports
| Founders | Joel Holmes-Darby, Kieran Holmes-Darby |
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exceL eSports is a gaming organisation serving to enable its players to compete at the highest level in global eSports.
Supersolid
| Founders | Edward Chin, Kenneth Fejer, Michelle Chuang, Tommy Chuang |
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Supersolid is a mobile games studio based in London, UK.
NaturalMotion
| Founders | Torsten Reil |
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NaturalMotion is a software company creating and publishing social mobile games for iOS and Android.
Chessable
| Founders | David Tenemaza Kramaley, John Bartholomew |
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Learn chess efficiently using our training tools based on learning science. Learn chess online: openings, endgames, strategy or tactics.
Blue Duck Education
| Founders | Mohit Midha, Toby Rowland |
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Blue Duck Education is the holding company behind Mangahigh.com which develops and publishes maths games for 11 to16 year-old students.
Fusebox Games
| Founders | Wil Stephens |
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Live the stories you love with Fusebox Games.
Trailmix
| Founders | Carolin Krenzer, Tristan Clark |
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Trailmix is a mobile game studio company that combines storytelling with free-to-play mobile gaming.
Monterosa Productions
| Founders | Simon Brickle |
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Monterosa is the global leader in audience interaction technology and commerce
Cauldron Studios
| Founders | Unknown |
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Cauldron Studios is a gaming company that designs and engineers building new game worlds in web3 with fictional experiences.
LVP
| Founders | David Gardner, David Lau-Kee, Paul Heydon |
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London Venture Partners is a seed fund that focuses on the game ecosystem.
Reality Games London
| Founders | Michal Lagodzic, Sebastian Lagemann, Zbigniew Woznowski |
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Mobile games based on real world Big Data as a content.
LF Group
| Founders | Alex Karetin, Alexey Moiseenkov, Dmitry Beseda, Stas Kapinus |
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SaaS for communities. We help you find new teammates in your favorite online games.
Gfinity
| Founders | Neville Upton |
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Gfinity is a UK based esports & gaming digital media company focused on communities, technology & strategic partnerships.
BeyondPlay
| Founders | Karolina Pelc |
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B2B Saas startup for the Igaming Industry
Herd
| Founders | Jack Cantillon, Rob Minford |
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It’s nice to be right. Predict sports events with your friends.
Erase All Kittens
| Founders | Dee Saigal, Leonie Van Der Linde |
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Erase All Kittens is the first game designed to teach children transferable digital skills, and inspire more girls to code and create.
Plumbee
| Founders | Gerald Tan, Jodi Moran, Raf Keustermans |
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Plumbee is a social casino games company providing a free-to-play and real-money digital casino entertainment platform.
PlayCanvas
| Founders | Dave Evans, Will Eastcott |
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PlayCanvas is a cloud-hosted, collaborative platform for building video games.
Maze Theory
| Founders | Geoff Heath OBE, Ian Hambleton |
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Maze Theory is a virtual reality developer.
Banjo Robinson
| Founders | Kate Boyle |
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Banjo Robinson turns education into a magical game for kids
Entain
| Founders | Unknown |
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Entain is a multinational sports betting and gaming group operating in the online and retail sector.
GameStake
| Founders | Amit Puri |
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Competitive gaming platform
GamerPro
| Founders | Gary Sonyak |
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Gamerpro is the online platform for competitive gaming experiences on mobile.
gamesGRABR
| Founders | Tony Pearce |
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gamesGRABR is a London-based social gaming network, which is available on mobile, tablet, and PC.
Netspeak Games
| Founders | Callum Brighting |
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Netspeak Games operates as a zero-crunch studio that develops online multiplayer games.
BARE: Dating Less Serious
| Founders | Alex Sergent, Anna Adamiak, Gillian Myhill, Phil Beesley |
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BARE is a platform that allows women to expose their pictures in a simple, secure, and enjoyable way.
Easy Peasy
| Founders | Jen Lexmond |
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EasyPeasy is an app that sends game ideas to parents of young children, to help develop the skills that will prepare children for school.
SwiftSkill
| Founders | Unknown |
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SwiftSkill is an esports analytics, strategy, and efficient team collaboration platform that helps you become a monster gamer.
PlayDough Technologies
| Founders | Mehul Khati |
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PlayDough Technologies is a blockchain gaming platform
Trust Payments
| Founders | Kobus Paulsen |
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Trust Payments is a global unified payments group for global pay-in, pay-out and customer journey technologies.
Tifosy
| Founders | Fausto Zanetton, Geoff Tidey, Gianluca Vialli, James Pollock |
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Tifosy helps sports clubs raise funds online by connecting them with a global fan and investor base
Playwind Games
| Founders | Jack Tang |
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Playwind Games is a mobile game studio based in the UK with a tight-knitted team that have years of experience working together.
Sensible Object
| Founders | Alex Fleetwood |
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Sensible Object Makes games that combine beautiful things, custom hardware and digital apps into new kinds of play.
GAME
| Founders | Kisha Scott |
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Game.co.uk is a games retailer with many deals on video games, consoles, accessories, and the latest preorder games.
TubeChat
| Founders | Nina Tumanishvili |
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TubeChat is the only short-range messaging app designed to work on the London Underground where there is no cellular or wifi.
Inspired Entertainment
| Founders | Dirk Gibson |
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Inspired is a global games technology company, supplying Virtual Sports, Mobile Gaming and Server Based Gaming systems.
GAN
| Founders | David McDowell |
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GAN develops bespoke and off-the-shelf internet gaming systems that can be flash, mobile and native.
Fundamentally Games
| Founders | Adam Betteridge, Ella Romanos, Oscar Clark |
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Fundamentally Games is helps developers and organisations transform their games into services, from concept to live ops.
Labworks
| Founders | Tom Hewitson |
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Labworks is an award-winning voice games studio, with the goal to build platform-defining voice experiences.
AFFIX
| Founders | Nika Khaburzania |
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AFFIX is home to competitive gaming, where users enjoy a variety of tournaments and leaderboards to monetize their gaming time.
Gaijin Entertainment
| Founders | Anton Yudintsev |
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Gaijin Entertainment is a fast growing game development company established in 2002. Gaijin’s team specializes in creation of games for
Dugout FC
| Founders | Andrew Moffatt, Ben Rometsch, Chris Sees, Daniel Burnside, Matthew Evans |
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Dugout FC is the ultimate fantasy football experience.
MOWJOW
| Founders | Andreas Christensen |
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Mowjow is a mobile gaming company. Our innovative trivia game gives players a unique rewarding experience.
Brightlobe
| Founders | Shivani Lamba |
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Brightlobe builds games to improve preschoolers’ long-term educational outcomes.
Zattikka
| Founders | Tim Chaney |
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Zattikka is an online social video game developer and publisher for PC web browsers, social networks and mobile devices.
Falcon Interactive
| Founders | Miodrag Stajic |
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Global game development company, specialized in delivery of high-end gaming content. Makers of the Arizona Derby #1 Game on Steam Greenlight
Flutter
| Founders | Josh Hannah, Vince Monical |
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Flutter is a peer-to-peer betting site that merged with Betfair in 2001.
Drest
| Founders | Graham Edwards, Lucy Yeomans |
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Drest is an interactive luxury styling game.
Gameway
| Founders | Benjamin Woolf, Samuel Koch |
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Gameway is the mobile gaming experience of the future.
SKARA The Blade Remins
| Founders | Cesar Ortega, Pablo Rodriguez Valero |
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SKARA is the next generation of eSports with versus fighting mechanics and RPG elements.
William Hill
| Founders | William Hill |
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William Hill is a is a bookmaker that provides online betting and gambling games for sports betting and gaming markets.
Lvlfi
| Founders | A D, Ale Brooks, Alex Devoto |
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B2B2C SaaS Insurtech. Using gamification and behavioural economics to help insurers with their Customer Engagement & Wellness
Gaming Battleground
| Founders | Ivana Breček, Luka Ciganek |
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They are bringing competitive gaming to everyone!
Loot Masters Studio Ltd.
| Founders | Unknown |
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Mobile Games Design & Development Studio
Cambrian Intelligence
| Founders | Hamid Reza Zaheri |
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Cambrian Intelligence is building a teleoperation interface to intuitively control robots at a distance with hand.
Sporting Mouth
| Founders | John Owrid |
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Sporting Mouth is a mobile social gaming platform for sports audiences that allows fans to compete with each other around live sports.
Nerdeo
| Founders | Caroline Pires |
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An online platform for professionals within the independent film, TV, commercial and Gaming industry.
Gismart
| Founders | Alex Minets, Dmitri Lipnitsky |
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A leading developer and publisher of entertainment-focused apps and games.
AntStream Arcade
| Founders | Steve Cottam |
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The de facto retro games platform. With 1000 games ready to play, you can enjoy old console, arcade and computer classics on most devices
Kwiff
| Founders | Anders Ström, Karl Engström |
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Kwiff is a native mobile sports betting app available in the United Kingdom on both iOS and Android.
rtobjects
| Founders | Craig Walmsley, Ian Monaghan, Matt Rubin, Neil Hutchinson |
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“World Streaming” — delivering rich interactive visuals to everyone everywhere.
itcher
| Founders | Daniel Rovira, Juha Koski |
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itcher, an entertainment discovery application, providing community powered recommendations around movies, tv shows, books, music, and games
TrulySocial
| Founders | Sebastian Coman |
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TrulySocial create contemporary casual social world games.
MuchBetter
| Founders | Jens Bader, PRASANNAA MURALIDHARAN |
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MuchBetter is a payment wallet allowing customers and merchants to process and manage e-payments in a secure, fair and economical way.
Mobango
| Founders | Fabio Pezzotti |
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MOBANGO is a mobile community enabling mobile users to publish, convert and share user generated content with others.
Foxy Bingo
| Founders | Unknown |
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Foxy Bingo is an online gaming platform.
WinPredict Ltd.
| Founders | Unknown |
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Social-Sports Betting Platform, allowing punter’s to Follow & copy each others bet to increase winning chance and community engagement
Rocksteady Studios
| Founders | Jamie Walker, Sefton Hill |
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Rocksteady Studios is a multi-award winning videogame developer based in London, England. Located in a spacious, purpose built converted.
Starlizard
| Founders | Steve Edery |
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Starlizard, they provide their clients with the most accurate predictions of football matches in the world.
Gamesys Limited
| Founders | Noel Hayden |
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Gamesys is a software developer and operator and currently operates several online social and real money slots in the United Kingdom.
Rough Runner
| Founders | Brian Copeland, Jonathan Geitner, Thorfinn Armstrong |
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Rough Runner: a fun outdoor obstacle race inspired by the great game shows like Takeshi’s Castle & Total Wipeout.
GDevelop
| Founders | Florian Rival |
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GDevelop is an open-source, cross-platform game engine designed for everyone.
PlayStack
| Founders | Harvey Elliott, Jasper Smith |
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PlayStack is a company that helps developers in end-to-end funding, publishing expertise, and technology to develop the next big game.
OpenBet
| Founders | Unknown |
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OpenBet is a provider of integrated gaming and betting solutions.
Testt
| Founders | Songnian Zhou |
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testt is a development company that specializes in creating entertainment gaming applications.
Mathscraft
| Founders | Unknown |
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A multiplayer maths games for primary school children – making maths fun and interactive.
WildBrain
| Founders | Michael Donovan, Steven DeNure, Steven Graham DeNure |
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Wild Brain is a computer animation studio that creates short cartoons for corporate advertisements and television shows.
