Press release

Pixminds changes its name to Lexip and announces a €19.4 million fundraising round.

Barberaz, France, November 25th, 2025

Pixminds, a leader in technology, patented accessories and experiences, announced it has rebranded as Lexip and raised 19.4M€ in strategic funding. The investment will accelerate the company's growth trajectory and ability to create unique experiences in retail and online, blending licensed hardware and software for the communities of its partner publishers and brands such as Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, and Seagate Technology, LLC, a global, mass capacity data storage leader.

The success of this round with Technology, Finance and Publishing industry partners is a token of the market confidence in Lexip’s ability to disrupt the Gaming hardware market by delivering innovative concepts mixing patented products and experiences. In a market gathering 3.5 billion gamers worldwide, worth $200B next year with double digit growth for the next couple of years, this investment will allow Lexip to further create value generating ecosystems gathering hardware, software, solutions and services.

“Securing this investment marks a pivotal moment for us,” said Lionel Chataignier, CEO and founder of Lexip. “This validates our vision and enables us to shift gears, further expand our business and continue to delight our customers with innovative and unmatched products and experiences. This new chapter will be written under Lexip which becomes the name of our new company”.

“Lexip has become a key player in this space by patenting technologies that make a major difference in immersion, comfort, productivity and performance. We now have the means to accelerate our mission to bring this experience to all our partner brands’ communities” added Hugo Loi, Managing Director of Lexip.

Pixminds (now Lexip) is transforming the gaming industry by offering innovative combinations of patented hardware and experiences partnering with key players in Tech and Publishing industries. Founded in 1999 by Lionel Chataignier, Pixminds is quickly gaining traction in EMEA and US with leading retailers and a growing base of product enthusiasts.

Contact: Line Doutaz ldoutaz@lexip.co

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