The 50 Gaming companies that produced the most founders (2026)
A founder factory is a company whose people leave to start companies of their own. This ranks every company in the graph by how many of its alumni — people who founded it or worked there — went on to found at least one company, counting only ventures started no earlier than the company itself.
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| # | Company | Sector | HQ | Founded | Founders | Companies started |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twitch Interactive | Gaming | United States | 2006 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Fractal | Gaming | — | — | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Atari | Gaming | United States | 1972 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | id Software | Gaming | United States | 1991 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Blizzard North | Gaming | United States | 1993 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Scaleform | Gaming | United States | 2004 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Digital Chocolate | Gaming | United States | 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Gardens | Gaming | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Gardens Interactive | Gaming | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Genvid | Gaming | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Genvid Technologies | Gaming | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Quell Tech | Gaming | London, United Kingdom | 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Unity | Gaming | San Francisco, USA | 2004 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Unity Technologies | Gaming | San Francisco, USA | 2004 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Bullfrog Productions | Gaming | United Kingdom | 1987 | 2 | 6 |
| 16 | Lionhead Studios | Gaming | United Kingdom | 1996 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | FASA Corporation | Gaming | United States | 1980 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | ArenaNet | Gaming | United States | 2000 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Atari, Inc. | Gaming | United States | 1972 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Flagship Studios | Gaming | United States | 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Infogrames | Gaming | France | 1983 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Ion Storm | Gaming | United States | 1996 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Kabam | Gaming | — | — | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Moon Beast Productions | Gaming | — | — | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Offbrand | Gaming | United States | 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | PLAI Labs | Gaming | — | — | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Rough House Games (Plai Labs) | Gaming | — | — | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | The Tetris Company | Gaming | United States | 1996 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | Vigil Games | Gaming | United States | 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | Activision | Gaming | United States | 1979 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Bluemoon Interactive | Gaming | Estonia | — | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | CryptoKitties | Gaming | Vancouver, Canada | 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Double Fine | Gaming | United States | 2000 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | FanDuel | Gaming | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | GameRamp | Gaming | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Jam City | Gaming | — | 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Rockstar Games | Gaming | United States | 1998 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Vostu | Gaming | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Zynga | Gaming | San Francisco, USA | 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | miHoYo | Gaming | People's Republic of China | 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | ustwo games | Gaming | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | 1047 Games | Gaming | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Ash Games | Gaming | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Ash Games Studio | Gaming | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Limit Break | Gaming | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Rusty Lake | Gaming | Netherlands | 2015 | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | Second Maze | Gaming | Netherlands | — | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Sierra Entertainment | Gaming | United States | 1979 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | Sierra On-Line | Gaming | United States | 1979 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Spill.com | Gaming | — | 2006 | 2 | 1 |