A platform for gamers that keeps cheaters, hackers, bots and predators out of games has raised a £840k pre-seed funding to bring trust, fairness and accountability to gaming communities, without compromising player privacy or freedom.
The raised capital will fuel rapid expansion and strategic platform integrations, as Ipswich-based PlaySafe ID gears up for a major go-to-market push and targets 250,000+ users in the coming months.
Early Game Ventures led the round, with participation from Hartmann Capital and Overwolf.
“This round gives us the firepower to move fast, expand our world-class team, and partner with games that want the most fair and safe environment for players to enjoy,” said Andrew Wailes, CEO of PlaySafe ID.
“This is now more important than ever before. With cheating in games as a mass-epidemic that ruins fun for players daily, and the Online Safety Act ushering in long overdue requirements for child protection in gaming, PlaySafe ID’s mission to safeguard gamers isn’t just relevant – it’s now essential for compliance and the future of global gaming.”
The company issues a verified, anonymised and game-agnostic digital ID that proves a user is real and hasn’t been caught cheating or being inappropriate to children in games, which are core problems that continue to erode online experiences across games.
The single, secure identity layer on the platform allows both developers and communities to enforce fair play across titles, without sacrificing player anonymity, or the open and creative nature of games.
Cristian Munteanu, managing partner at Early Game Ventures, added: “We believe PlaySafeID is building the trust layer for gaming—and beyond.
“In a world where AI and anonymity are eroding safety and fairness, PlaySafeID restores balance with identity, transparency, and accountability. PlaySafeID builds a network-effects flywheel.
“Once a gamer is verified through PlaySafeID, that identity becomes portable across games, platforms, and genres. The more developers adopt it, the more valuable it becomes to players – and vice versa.
“Eventually, the verified identity becomes a default layer of the gaming stack, just like your Steam account or your Xbox Live profile. It’s a winner-takes-all kind of play.”
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