PlaySafe ID, a new platform designed to rid online games of cheaters, hackers, bots and online predators, has raised €1 million (approximately £850,000) in pre-Seed funding. The investment aims to bring trust, fairness and accountability to gaming communities without compromising player privacy or freedom.
Founded last year with headquarters in Ipswich, London-based PlaySafe ID provides a verified, anonymised and game-agnostic digital ID. This ID confirms a user is a genuine player who has not been caught cheating or acting inappropriately towards children in gaming environments.
By offering a single, secure identity layer, the platform enables both game developers and player communities to enforce fair play across various games, all while preserving player anonymity and the open, creative nature of gaming.
Andrew Wailes, CEO of PlaySafe ID, commented: “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. 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 funding round was spearheaded by Early Game Ventures, with participation from Hartmann Capital and Overwolf. The newly acquired capital will be used to fuel rapid expansion and strategic platform integrations, as the company prepares for a significant market entry, aiming for over 250,000 users in the coming months.
Felix Hartmann, Managing Partner at Hartmann Capital, highlighted the broader implications: “Gaming has quickly become the new social center of our world, with over 3 billion active gamers globally. Despite its immense social and economic value, the gaming ecosystem remains largely ungoverned. Accountability is fragmented across platforms, allowing bad actors to evade consequences by simply creating new accounts or migrating between games.”
Cristian Munteanu, Managing Partner at Early Game Ventures, stated: “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.”
PlaySafe ID is currently in discussions with several major gaming platforms, with the first partnerships expected to be launched later this year.
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