Compra Gamer

What Compra Gamer does

Compra Gamer is a Buenos Aires-based, privately held ecommerce retailer founded in 2013 that sells gaming equipment and accessories through its website at compragamer.com. The company operates as a for-profit business with a workforce of 101-250 employees, serving gaming consumers in Argentina via an online storefront.

Its core offering is a vertical-focused product catalog covering gaming hardware and accessories (such as peripherals, components, consoles, and related gear), delivered through a direct-to-consumer ecommerce channel. The firm does not appear to develop proprietary technology platforms, and no APIs, SDKs, integrations, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed in the available source material.

The business model is classic online retail: purchasing gaming equipment from upstream suppliers and reselling to end consumers at a markup, monetized through per-transaction sales. No pricing tiers, subscription components, marketplace fees, or B2B contracts are documented. No funding rounds, investors, acquisitions, partnerships, leadership bios, regulatory actions, or expansion milestones are present in the source data, leaving ownership, growth cadence, and forward strategy largely opaque to external observers.

Name

Compra Gamer

Website

https://compragamer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Compra Gamer is an Argentine ecommerce retailer founded in 2013 that sells gaming equipment and accessories directly to consumers through its online storefront, serving gaming enthusiasts primarily in Argentina.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gaming Equipment Retail

NAICS

Electronics and Appliance Retailers (4492), Hobby, Toy, and Game Retailers (459120)

SIC

Retail-Computer & Computer Software Stores (5734), Retail-Radio, Tv & Consumer Electronics Stores (5731)

akta.pro primary industry

PC Gaming Peripherals Retail (Keyboards, Mice, Headsets, Controllers) (CRACAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Console/Handheld Accessories (Docks, Cases, Stands, Skins) (CRACAOAJ), Handheld & Mobile Gaming Hardware (Dedicated Handhelds, Accessories) (MPAFAGAB), PC Gaming Computers & Peripherals Retail (CRACABAI)

Keywords

• Gaming equipment
• Gaming accessories
• Gaming peripherals
• Computer hardware
• Online retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure

Core offering

Compra Gamer operates an ecommerce store that sells gaming equipment and accessories to consumers. The company offers a wide range of products including computer hardware, peripherals, and related gaming gear through its online storefront at compragamer.com. The business is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina and serves as a retail channel for gaming-related products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gaming Equipment and Accessories

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Broad incumbents

• Frávega: A large Argentine consumer electronics retailer with a gaming and PC category, offering broader assortment but overlapping directly with Compra Gamer on gaming hardware and accessories.
• Amazon: Global ecommerce platform that increasingly serves Argentine consumers with gaming hardware, peripherals, and accessories, putting pricing and selection pressure on local specialists.
• Cetrogar: Argentine consumer electronics and home appliance retailer carrying gaming hardware, overlapping with Compra Gamer in console and PC gaming products.
• Garbarino: Historically one of Argentina's largest consumer electronics retailers with a gaming assortment, competing with Compra Gamer in hardware and accessory categories.
• Mercado Libre: The dominant Latin American marketplace, carrying extensive gaming hardware and accessories in Argentina and competing with specialized retailers on assortment, logistics, and pricing.

Direct peers

• Kabum: A major Brazilian ecommerce pure-play focused on PC components, gaming hardware, and peripherals, a close comparable in business model and category focus, though operating in a different country.
• Fullh4rd: An Argentine ecommerce retailer specializing in gaming PCs, components, and peripherals, directly competing with Compra Gamer in the same niche and geography.
• Pichau: Brazilian gaming-focused ecommerce retailer selling components, peripherals, and accessories, with a specialized pure-play model analogous to Compra Gamer but in the Brazilian market.

Regional players

• Nissei: Consumer electronics and gaming retailer with operations in Argentina and Paraguay, competing in the same product categories across overlapping South American markets.
• New Era Computers: Latin American PC components and gaming retailer with regional reach, comparable to Compra Gamer in category focus but operating across multiple South American markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CompraGamerOK
• Facebookfacebook.com/compragamer

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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