When was PlayJam founded?

PlayJam was founded in 1999 and raised its 1st funding round 12 years after it was founded.

Where is PlayJam located?

PlayJam is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Which legal entities is PlayJam associated with?

PlayJam is associated with PLAYJAM HOLDINGS LIMITED and 1 other.

How many employees does PlayJam have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at PlayJam is 11.

Is PlayJam a funded company?

PlayJam is a funded company, having raised a total of $6.41M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Oct 25, 2011.

When was the latest funding round of PlayJam?

PlayJam's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Mar 17, 2016, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is IT Services. In United Kingdom, the IT Services sector has seen $2.74B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does PlayJam rank among its competitors?

PlayJam ranks 914th amongst 75342 active competitors, of which 341 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Granite, which secured $10M in Nov, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of PlayJam?

PlayJam's top competitors include GirnarSoft, Unicorn and Gigster. Among them, Granite secured the most recent funding round in November, 2025.

PlayJam - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

PlayJam is a series A company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 1999 by Jasper Smith. It operates as a Publishing and technology provider for gaming industry. PlayJam has raised $6.41M in funding. The company has 75342 active competitors, including 341 funded and 1369 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like GirnarSoft, Unicorn and Gigster.

Company Details

PlayJam is a publisher and technology provider for the gaming industry. The company provides embedded solutions, Hardware solutions, and advertising solutions. "PlayJam Platform" is the company's core publishing and technology system. It can distribute games on connected TVs directly. Has also created hardware like Playjam Portable Media Console, Playjam Gamepad and PLayJam Ethernet Adapter. Nexad is a mobile ad creation company owned by PlayJam.

Website: www.playjam.com/
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Founded Year

1999

Location

London, United Kingdom

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$6.41M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Mar 17, 2016, $*****

Investors

Adobe & 9 more

Ranked

914^th among 75342 active competitors

Employee Count

11 as on Sep 30, 2026

Similar Companies

GirnarSoft & 97470 more

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PlayJam is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
PLAYJAM HOLDINGS LIMITED CIN: 7738734 , United Kingdom, Active	Aug 11, 2011	-	3 (As on Jun 30, 2024)
PLAYJAM LTD CIN: 3364451 , Germany, Active		-	1 (As on Sep 30, 2021)

PlayJam has raised a total funding of $6.41M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 25, 2011. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Mar 17, 2016 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. PlayJam has 9 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of PlayJam:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 17, 2016	5905624	Series A	4458149	7239228	3847700	6615798
Oct 25, 2011	9822942	Series A	5336578	4298005	6060815	Adobe & 4 more

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The founders of PlayJam is Jasper Smith.

Here are the details of PlayJam's key team members:

Jasper Smith: Founder & CEO of PlayJam. They serve on the board of 1 company.

PlayJam's Board of Directors

PlayJam's board has 1 active member. Jasper Smith is part of team.

Here is the list of PlayJam's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
ignlcxo	Team	-	Past	5y 7m
arxuagv	Team	-	Past	1y 9m
qlfjt{o	Team	-	Past	9y 3m
ea{tyis	Independent board member	-	Past	5y 1m
{rce{ju	Independent board member	-	Past	4y 9m
xeda{dh	Independent board member	-	Past	1y 8m
vvbxvro	Independent board member	-	Past	9y 1m
okvwiay	Independent board member	-	Past	7y 4m
jcylvjr	Independent board member	-	Past	6y 3m
rseieme	Independent board member	-	Past	5y 3m
wjuusrw	Independent board member	-	Past	2y 7m
nexyixf	Independent board member	-	Past	2y 8m
crwrnid	Independent board member	-	Past	8y 9m
vfvbrfw	Independent board member	-	Past	6y 6m
sygmalt	Independent board member	-	Past	5y 9m
ttvd{ve	Independent board member	-	Past	4y 1m
lm{sfvi	Independent board member	-	Past	9y 5m
gu{grua	Independent board member	-	Past	9y 6m
yxhobdr	Independent board member	-	Past	5y 3m

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PlayJam's employee count trend

PlayJam has 11 employees as of Sep 26. Here is PlayJam's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of PlayJam include GirnarSoft, Unicorn and Gigster. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of PlayJam, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	GirnarSoft 2007, Jaipur (India), Series E	Provider of AI-augmented engineering and software development services	$620M	Peak XV Partners, Hillhouse & 43 others	78/100
2nd	Unicorn 1990, Prague (Czech Republic), Acquired	Provider of software development services	$12M	iAngels, Israel Seed Partners & 4 others	67/100
3rd	Gigster 2013, Austin (United States), Acquired	Provider of software development services	$32.5M	Redpoint Ventures, Felicis Ventures & 22 others	65/100
4th	Hedgehog lab 2007, Newcastle Upon Tyne (United Kingdom), Series A	Provider of mobile application development and UX design services	$9.49M	Maven Capital Partners, BGF & 1 others	60/100
5th	Capital Numbers 2012, Kolkata (India), Public	Provider of application development and DevOps services	-	-	58/100
6th	Tset 2017, Kuchl (Austria), Acquired	Provider of software development services	$13.8M	Carbon Removal Partners, Brose & 2 others	57/100
7th	Granite 2008, Cork (Ireland), Series A	Agency providing strategy and technology services	$10M	BGF, Continuous Ventures	56/100
8th	Waracle 2007, Dundee (United Kingdom), Acquired	Mobile app development and IoT firm	$6.32M	BGF	56/100
9th	Silver Touch 1992, Ahmedabad (India), Unfunded	Provides application development services	-	-	56/100
10th	Fixstars Corporation 2002, Tokyo (Japan), Public	Provider of software acceleration solutions and cloud services	-	Mirai Creation Fund, SMBC Venture Capital ... & 2 others	56/100
914th	PlayJam 1999, London (United Kingdom), Series A	Publishing and technology provider for gaming industry	$6.41M	Adobe, QVentures & 8 others	37/100