In July 2026, GameGum Co., Ltd. raised a total of 30 million yen in a pre-seed round. The lead investors were Hyperion Inc., CafeGroup Inc., and Incubate Fund Inc. The funds raised will be used for recruitment, organizational expansion, and strengthening the Roblox development system.
GameGum is a company headquartered in Sakaiminato City, Tottori Prefecture, and has been involved in the development of games based on character content such as anime, manga, and movies. Their track record includes supporting the official game development of the movie “Exit 8” and producing a licensed game based on “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.” In conjunction with this announcement, they completely revamped their corporate website in August 2026.
The funds will be used for two different projects. One is the expansion of the game production business. They will hire producers, directors, engineers, and designers to create a system that can handle everything from planning to development and operation. They already have projects underway, including a game adaptation of a fan brand that incorporates merchandise sales, and a game development project for a brand that incorporates in-store experiences.
The second initiative is the full-scale expansion of the creative entertainment business. In addition to joint ventures with popular content creators, the company will accelerate GameStudy and the “GameJam” game contest as a means of nurturing the next generation of creators. This initiative also involves projects to adapt manga and anime IPs into games, as well as game creation projects with influencers and artists.
With this funding, the company plans to collaborate with IP holders and develop titles aimed at millions of users. Furthermore, they aim to expand their creator community through Game Jams and build a development system that can continuously produce hit titles originating from Roblox.
This article is an English translation of an original Japanese article, translated by the Mogura VR editorial team.
Reference
https://gamegum.co.jp/news/article?id=2026-08-27-preseed-funding
