Pragma is providing backend services for games.
Pragma is providing backend services for games.
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Pragma raises $12 million for backend-as-a-service for game studios

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Pragma has raised $12 million to build a backend-as-a-service for game studios.

Just days after Pragma unveiled its seed round in March 2020, the majority of the U.S. shut down, resulting in folks spending more time and money playing games, particularly those that have more social interaction. The pandemic also ushered in a new generation looking to fill time and socialize with friends.

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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.