Hi! My name is Grzegorz Wątroba and I've been making games since 2010 (MobyGames, LinkedIn).
Finding money for a game is a job of its own. Information about publishers, investors and grants is scattered across spreadsheets, Discord servers and dead links — and half of it is outdated the moment you find it. This repository is my attempt to keep it all in one place: a single, maintained database of who funds games and how to approach them, together with my notes on the funding process itself.
As always — these are my notes, not legal or financial advice. Deals differ wildly, so always verify terms and get a lawyer before signing anything — ideally one who specializes in games. In Poland a good starting point is the Gamedev Lawyers Association (GLA) and the games-focused law firms around it.
225+ publishers, VC funds, developer-run funds, platform programs and public grants worldwide — with pitch links, contacts, budget ranges and notes.
The vocabulary of game funding — recoup, minimum guarantee, dilution, vertical slice and friends — explained in plain language.
How a publishing deal, a project investment and an equity (company) investment actually differ — who keeps the IP, who takes what cut, and when each one makes sense.
A comprehensive guide to building a pitch deck — the universal structure, plus what each type of investor actually looks for.
Directory data is credited in GameFundingDirectory.md → Sources (primary: the community In-depth Publisher List by Seyed Nasrollahi, plus official fund/grant pages and industry press). Each guide ends with its own Sources & Further Reading section — built on the work of Rami Ismail, Brian Upton, Jason Della Rocca, Chris Zukowski, Simon Carless, Derek Lieu and others.
If you find this useful, you can find me on social media, follow and like my content: YouTube · X (gamedev) · X (Okiem Deva) · Bluesky · Bluesky (Okiem Deva)
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...or wishlist my game Foxy Dumplings on Steam — it's worth a try :P
I'll TRY to update this regularly — the funding landscape changes fast, so contributions and corrections are always welcome.