Game Changers 2024
Our list of the Game Changers 2024 startups are now public.
Categories

Lightspeed and GamesBeat launch Game Changers top game startup list

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
  • Updated
  • 3 min

Lightspeed Venture Partners and GamesBeat—together with industry-leading judges—have launched Game Changers, an annual top game startup list to showcase emerging, innovative gaming and interactive technology companies.

An extraordinary community—with upsides only

Winners of the inaugural Game Changers program will receive widespread media coverage through GamesBeat, access to an exclusive growing Game Changers community, and 1:1 mentoring and interactions with industry leaders across gaming, technology, and interactive media. Each category will also see one standout winner that will receive a special prize.

Unlock premium content and VIP community perks with GB M A X! Join now to enjoy our free and premium perks. 

Join now →

Sign in to your account.

Written by

Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.