Hamburg-based Minit Games, an innovator in feed-based gaming discovery, today announced its exit from stealth and a €1.7 million ($2 million) pre-Seed funding round to support the expansion of their team and accelerate the platform’s technical rollout – they are currently preparing for its invite-only early Alpha launch.
The investment is led by LVP and Sony Innovation Fund, with participation from industry angels including Stefan Klemm, Timo Soininen, and Klaas Kersting.
“Players live in algorithmic feeds, but games are still trapped in stores,” says Ole Schaper, co-founder of Minit Games. “We’re building a destination where short-form games are as easy to discover and engage with as any other modern media format. We aren’t just showing clips; we are delivering the full, interactive experience immediately.”
In the broader European gaming and interactive content ecosystem in 2025–2026, several startups have attracted early-stage funding that highlights investor interest in game discovery and platform innovation.
For example, Hoora in Paris raised €1.1 million to build a “TikTok for gaming” focused on feed-like mobile discovery; Reality Games in London secured €4.3 million to gamify real-world interactions with its Monopoly World experience; Latent Technology, also UK-based, raised €7 million for AI-driven animation tools for games; and smaller support like the backing for Yrdvaab underscores the range of funding scales within the sector.
Against this backdrop of €12 million in funding, Minit Games’ €1.7 million round aligns with these trends in gaming discovery and platform enabling innovation, reinforcing that early-stage capital continues to flow into ventures rethinking how games are distributed and experienced.
“At LVP, we look for teams that are not just building games, but are fundamentally evolving the way people interact with them. Minit Games is solving the discoverability crisis by meeting players exactly where they spend their time: in the feed. By removing the friction between discovery and play, Minit Games is opening up a massive new frontier for both creators and players alike,” adds Are Mack Growen, General Partner at LVP.
Founded in 2025, Minit Games is an open platform for short-form play. It turns bite-sized games and interactive challenges into daily, instantly playable moments designed for quick discovery and easy sharing.
While digital distribution has historically relied on static storefronts and long downloads, Minit Games says they are introducing a personalised, algorithmically driven feed of bite-sized HTML5 games that load instantly.
Whether built via emerging AI tools or established HTML5-compatible engines, creators can publish directly to the feed in real time.
Powering this ecosystem is an AI-driven discovery engine. By analyzing real-time user signals and engagement patterns, Minit Games’ recommendation algorithm looks to ensure that creator content is precision-matched with the right audience, potentially maximising reach for developers and relevance for players.
“The shift toward feed-native, instant-access content is a global trend that has finally reached its turning point in gaming. Minit Games’ approach through their AI-driven discovery engine offers a persuasive solution for an audience that demands immediacy. We are excited to support Minit Games as they build the infrastructure for the next generation of short-form interactive entertainment,” shares Antonio Avitabile, Managing Director, Sony Ventures – EMEA.
Read the orginal article: https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/03/germanys-minit-games-secures-e1-7-million-to-advance-ai-driven-short-form-gaming-feed/
