Top Gaming companies in San Francisco

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Industrial Light & Magic· San Francisco, California, United States
Founded by George Lucas in 1975, ILM creates iconic moments that inspire the imagination. Home of Lighter Darker: The ILM Podcast. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.Since 1975, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) has set the standard for visual effects, creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film. At the forefront of the digital revolution, ILM continues to break new ground in the field not only in visual effects but now virtual reality, augmented reality, immersive entertainment, and virtual production.ILM is the leading effects facility in the world, with studios located in San Francisco, Vancouver, London, Sydney, and Mumbai. The company serves the motion picture, television, streaming, commercial production, and attraction industries. ILM has created visual effects for over 500 feature films and television shows.
- 4.1k employees
- Founded 1975
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Zynga· San Francisco, California, United States
Zynga was founded in 2007 with the vision that play would become one of the core activities on the Internet. We pioneered social games with the belief that if we could make games simple, accessible and social the world would start playing. We are excited that games have grown to become the second most popular activity by time spent, even surpassing email. But we have a lot of hard work, innovation and growth ahead of us to create a future where social gaming is a daily habit for everyone. Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment with a mission to connect the world through games and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. With massive global reach in more than 175 countries and regions, the combined diverse portfolio of popular game franchises has been downloaded more than 10 billion times on mobile, including Color Block Jam, CSR2TM, Empires & PuzzlesTM, Game of Thrones: LegendsTM, Game of Thrones Slots CasinoTM, Golf RivalTM, Harry Potter: Puzzles & SpellsTM, Hit it Rich! CasinoTM, Match Factory!TM, Merge Dragons!TM, Toon BlastTM, Toy BlastTM, Wizard of Oz Slots CasinoTM, Words With FriendsTM, and Zynga PokerTM. Founded in 2007, Zynga is headquartered in California with locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.zynga.com or follow Zynga on X, Instagram, Facebook, or the Zynga blog
- Post-IPO equity
- 2.9k employees
- Founded 2007
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Amazon Music· San Francisco, California, United States
Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that connects fans, artists, and creators through music, podcasts, and culture. Amazon Music brings fans closer to what they love, with curated and personalized playlists, artist livestreams, artist merch, and Amazon Exclusive podcasts. Prime members get access to over 100 million songs in shuffle mode, All-Access playlists, plus the largest catalog of top ad-free podcasts, included with their membership. Customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for full, on-demand access to 100 million songs in HD and a growing catalog of Ultra HD and Spatial audio. Anyone can listen to Amazon Music by downloading the free Amazon Music app, or wherever they listen to music including Alexa-enabled devices.Come build the future of entertainment with us - https://tinyurl.com/5dryusf8
- 2.1k employees
- Founded 2007
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Lucasfilm· San Francisco, California, United States
Founded in 1971 be George Lucas, Lucasfilm is one of the world's leading film and entertainment companies. Lucasfilm is an American film and television production company based in the Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco, California. The studio is best known for its films, such as the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, as well as its leadership in developing special effects, sound and computer animation for film.
- 1.2k employees
- Founded 1971
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Tubi· San Francisco, California, United States
Tubi is the most watched free TV and movie streaming service in the U.S., dedicated to providing all people access to all the world's stories. As a leading ad-supported video-on-demand service, the company engages diverse audiences through a personalized experience and the world’s largest content library of over 275,000 movies and TV episodes, a growing collection of Tubi Originals, and nearly 250 FAST channels. Tubi is part of the Tubi Media Group, a division of Fox Corporation that oversees the company’s digital businesses
- Series D
- 979 employees
- Founded 2014

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GREE International Entertainment, Inc.· San Francisco, California, United States
GREE, Inc. (“GREE”) is a global leader in building top-quality, high engagement free-to-play mobile games. GREE’s annual revenue run rate is over $1 billion, and the Company has a market cap of $1.4 billion with over $500 million available in cash and cash equivalents. GREE International, the division leading GREE’s charge into the Western market, was formed in 2011 and rapidly achieved international success, with revenue growth of 350% and a cumulative lifetime revenue quickly approaching $500 million. GREE International is a world leader in the hugely popular role-playing and strategy game genres and its highly successful titles, including Modern War,Crime City, and War of Nations, have been downloaded over 130 million times. In addition to developing its own high-quality mobile games in San Francisco, GREE International developed in collaboration with IUGO the worldwide hit Knights & Dragons. Knights & Dragons earned over $80 million in revenue in its first two years, making it one of the most profitable co-development relationships in the mobile games industry. GREE International is currently expanding its operating reach to Europe, Russia, Turkey and Latin America and remains focused on creating innovative and enduring next-gen mobile games. That expansion includes a focus on creating long-term profitable relationships with key distribution and development partners, which may include M&A and Publishing opportunities, in all Western markets.GREE is comprised of over 1,800 talented and passionate game developers and business professionals worldwide, all of whom are committed to building and playing the best and most innovative mobile games. GREE has established an expansive network of offices around the world, including studios in Tokyo, Seoul, and San Francisco. GREE, Inc. is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (3632). For more information about GREE International, please visit www.gree-corp.com.
- Series unknown
- 807 employees
- Founded 2011
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Sandbox VR· San Francisco, California, United States
Sandbox VR is the future of entertainment. With over 80 global combined retail and franchise locations, the most advanced VR technology, premium AAA experiences developed in-house, and an exclusive Netflix collaboration, we’re the most successful and fastest growing location-based virtual reality company on the planet. And, with over $60M raised by investors including a16z, Alibaba, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, and Kevin Durant, we are continuing our path to rapid growth.Interested in own the future of entertainment? Learn more about franchise opportunities: https://franchise.sandboxvr.com/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=link_in_bio&utm_content=corp
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- 517 employees
- Founded 2016
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Rehab· San Francisco, California, United States
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- 515 employees
- Founded 2002
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Fortis Games· San Francisco, California, United States
Fortis is a global game studio with a mission to create worlds that matter — that challenge minds, build connections, and inspire communities. Founded by industry veterans, Fortis believes games have the ability to create a positive impact on society and culture, and now more than ever, those are the experiences players are looking for. With team members already in the US, UK, Canada, Romania, Portugal and Brazil, Fortis is growing and seeks the best of the best from around the world in order, regardless of location, to create a best-in-class games studio. Join us!
- 421 employees
- Founded 2021
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Arc Games· San Francisco Bay Area
Arc Games is a leading publisher of online multiplayer, AA, and indie games. Founded in 2008, originally as Perfect World Entertainment, we were acquired by Embracer in 2022, and operated as Gearbox Publishing; and now operating independently as Arc Games. With our strong team of producers, engineers, marketers, people who bring the x-factor, Arc Games has published popular titles including Gigantic: Rampage Edition, Remnant 2, Unidentified Falling Objects, Have a Nice Death, Neverwinter, and Star Trek Online.At Arc Games, we strive to entertain people with games that challenge and inspire, which means that we are dedicated to bring more titles to PC and console so that players around the world can see that we are the most developer-friendly publisher in the industry. Check us out at https://www.arcgames.com/
- 399 employees
- Founded 2008

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