Polygon - About the company
Polygon is an acquired company based in Washington, DC (United States), founded in 2012. It operates as a Provider of gaming and entertainment news, culture, and review content. The company has 1130 active competitors, including 7 funded and 51 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like IGN, Kotaku and Gamurs.
Company Details
Provider of gaming and entertainment news, culture, and review content. It delivers articles covering gaming, entertainment, anime, horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Content includes guides, videos, and reviews. The website offers coverage of various topics within these categories.
- Website
- www.polygon.com/
- Social
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2012
Location
Washington, DC, United States
Stage
Acquired
Investors
Ranked
3rd among 1130 active competitors
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Acquired by Valnet (May 01, 2025)
Legal entities associated with Polygon
Polygon is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
VOX MEDIA, LLC CIN: 03902443 , United States, Active | Dec 23, 2004 | - | - | - |
Polygon's acquisition details
Polygon got acquired by Valnet on May 01, 2025.
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Polygon's funding and investors
Polygon is a funded company. Polygon has 1 institutional investor.
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Polygon's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Polygon include IGN, Kotaku and Gamurs. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Polygon, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | IGN 1996, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired | Online platform offering video gaming news | $35M | 72/100 | |
2nd |  Kotaku 2004, New York City (United States), Acquired | Gaming reviews, news, tips, and guides for serious gamers | - | - | 48/100 |
3rd | Polygon 2012, Washington, DC (United States), Acquired | Provider of gaming and entertainment news, culture, and review content | - | 48/100 | |
4th | Network of publications providing gaming, entertainment, and esports news content | $17M | 46/100 | ||
5th | GameSpot 1996, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Video game news, reviews, and fan community platform | - | - | 43/100 |
6th | _1571383605734.png?devicePixelRatio=2&height=30&width=30){kind=logo} Sleek 2019, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Provider of news and information about World of Warcraft | $2M | 43/100 | |
7th | NintendoLife 2006, Loughborough (United Kingdom), Unfunded | Media portal with a focus on Nintendo games and consoles | - | - | 43/100 |
8th | Provider of news, guides, reviews for gaming and entertainment content | $1M | 42/100 | ||
9th | Rock Paper Shotgun 2007, Bath (United Kingdom), Acquired | Media company focusing on PC games | - | - | 42/100 |
10th |  Pocket Gamer 2005, United Kingdom, Unfunded | Online platform offering poker gaming news | - | - | 40/100 |
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Polygon's Investments and acquisitions
Polygon has not made any acquisitions yet. Polygon has made 4 investments.Here is the list of latest three $investments:
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Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Jan 07, 2023 | Investments | 2008 | Los Angeles (United States) | |
Nov 17, 2022 | Investments | 2021 | Los Altos (United States) | |
Jul 28, 2022 | Investments | 2021 | San Francisco (United States) |
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Reports related to Polygon
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News related to Polygon
Filter this listMedia has covered Polygon for a total of 15 events in the last 1 year, 7 of them have been about company updates and 4 about partnerships.
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Modern Treasury Integrates With Polygon to Accelerate Stablecoin PaymentsBusiness Wire•Apr 29, 2026•Modern Treasury, Polygon
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Tenderly Now an Official Polygon Public RPC Provider for EVM and Blockchain AdoptionCrowdfund Insider•Jan 01, 2026•Polygon, Tenderly
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India's debt-backed ARC token eyes tentative Q1 2026 debutCoinDesk•Nov 20, 2025•ANQ Finance, Polygon
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Revolut Partners with Polygon for Stablecoin Remittances in UK and EEACoinDesk•Nov 18, 2025•Revolut, Polygon
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Mastercard Chooses Polygon for Verified Usernames in Self-Custody WalletsCoinDesk•Nov 18, 2025•Mercuryo, Polygon, Mastercard, Polygon and 1 other
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Turtle Raises $5.5M to Expand Liquidity Distribution NetworkBenzinga•Oct 20, 2025•AltLayer, Polygon, 1inch
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Tria Secures $12M to Pioneer Self-Custodial Neobank for Humans and AIThe Daily Hodl•Oct 14, 2025•Injective, Arbitrum, Sentient Science, Polygon and 2 others
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Ethereum layer-2 solutions Linea and Polygon stumble with outages and finality delaysCryptoSlate•Sep 10, 2025•Ethereum, Polygon
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Crypto platform SwissBorg loses $41m in SolanaTech in Asia•Sep 09, 2025•SwissBorg, Google, Ledger, Backpack Exchange and 3 others
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