Oct 10, 2018
Investment
- Newzoo
- Advance Publications
Not disclosed
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Sep 27, 2018
Investment
- TinyBytes Games
$1.4m
Chile dev TinyBytes Games picks up $1.4m investment
Oct 4, 2018
Investment
- Tencent
- Bilibili
$317.6m
Tencent invests $318 million in Chinese video-sharing company Bilibili
Sep 30, 2018
Investment
- ClanPlay
$2m
Blockchain outfit ClanPlay secures $2 million for its gamer rewards platform
Sep 7, 2018
Investment
- Daybreak Game Company
- NantWorks
Not disclosed
NantWorks invests in H1Z1 developer Daybreak and forms new publishing division
Sep 6, 2018
Investment
- Roblox
$150m
Roblox picks up $150 million investment to fuel global expansion
Sep 5, 2018
Investment
- Caffeine
$100m
Streaming platform Caffeine nets $100m investment from 21st Century Fox
Aug 16, 2018
Investment
- Nazara
Not disclosed
Nazara Technologies invests in Bangalore-based VR gaming studio Instasportz
Aug 16, 2018
Investment
- Nordisk Film
- Raw Fury Games
$5.5m
Indie publisher Raw Fury gets $5.5m boost from Nordisk Film Games
Aug 14, 2018
Investment
- Tilting Point
Not disclosed
Metropolitan Partners Group invests in Tilting Point Media user acquisition fund
Aug 10, 2018
Investment
- Quizizz
$3m
Indian learning platform Quizizz raises over $3 million in funding
Aug 3, 2018
Investment
- Kakao Corp
$16.8m
Kakao Games makes a third $16.8 million investment in esports developer Neptune
Jul 30, 2018
Investment
- Microsoft
$0.5m
Microsoft puts $500k behind tech training for students of colour
Jul 27, 2018
Investment
- NetEase
- Improbable
$50m
NetEase invests $50m in UK tech company Improbable
Jul 25, 2018
Investment
- Raine Ventures
- Knock Knock
$2m
Ex-Zynga and TinyCo devs raise $2m for chat app games start-up Knock Knock
Jul 20, 2018
Investment
- Jumpship
Not disclosed
Chinese publisher NetEase picks up minority stake in UK studio Jumpship
Jul 18, 2018
Investment
- FRVR
$3m
HTML5 and chat app games specialist FRVR secures $3 million investment
Jul 16, 2018
Investment
- Octi
$7.5m
Machine learning-driven AR outfit Octi raises $7.5 million
Jul 16, 2018
Investment
- Stanga Games
$0.5m
Underworld Football Manager dev Stanga Games picks up further $500k investment
Jul 13, 2018
Investment
- Ubisoft Blue Byte
$1.8m
Ubisoft Berlin receives $1.84m in subsidies from city senate
Jul 12, 2018
Investment
- HTC
- Animoca Brands
$4.5m
Mobile publisher Animoca Brands raises $4.5 million through over-subscribed share placement
Jul 10, 2018
Investment
- FunRock
$2.5m
Swedish mobile developer Funrock raises $2.5 million for expansion in the Middle East and North Africa
Jul 3, 2018
Investment
- Oasis Games
- Iron Mountain
$3m
Oasis Games heads up $3 million investment in Austrian indie developer Iron Mountain
Jun 22, 2018
Investment
- Roblox
$150m
Roblox set to raise up to $150 million
Jun 21, 2018
Investment
- Mighty Bear Games
Not disclosed
Singapore dev Mighty Bear Games fetches several million dollars in seed funding round
Jun 7, 2018
Investment
- Supercell
- Redemption Games
$5m
Supercell invests $5 million in US mobile developer Redemption Games
Jun 4, 2018
Investment
- Tencent
- Hero Entertainment
Not disclosed
Tencent invests in Chinese esports tournament operator VSPN
Jun 4, 2018
Investment
- Bungie
- NetEase
$100m
Destiny developer Bungie could be set for mobile push following $100m investment from NetEase
May 29, 2018
Investment
- Voodoo
$200m
Casual mobile games publisher Voodoo raises $200 million
May 22, 2018
Investment
- HMD Global
$100m
Nokia phone manufacturer to “aggressively expand” in 2018 after raising $100 million
May 21, 2018
Investment
- Epic Games
$100m
Epic puts up $100 million for Fortnite esports tournament prize pools
May 18, 2018
Investment
- Gamelynx
$1.2m
Riot Games amongst investors in new mobile esports-focused studio Gamelynx
May 16, 2018
Investment
- Index Ventures
- Atomico
- Teatime Games
$9m
QuizUp creators secure $9m funding for new studio to develop real-time social gaming platform
May 15, 2018
Investment
- Nordisk Film
- Star Stable Entertainment
$18m
Nordisk Film invests $18 million in Star Stable Online dev
Apr 24, 2018
Investment
- WeQ
$50m
New mobile ad tech firm WeQ secures $50 million to challenge Facebook and Google ‘duopoly’
Apr 24, 2018
Investment
- Epic Games
- Tencent
$15m
Tencent backs Fortnite China release with $15 million investment
Apr 10, 2018
Investment
- Altered Ventures
$36m
New VC fund Altered Ventures plots $36 million investment focusing on emerging markets
Apr 4, 2018
Investment
- Makers Fund
$200m
Makers Fund raises $200 million to invest in interactive entertainment industry
Apr 3, 2018
Investment
- Shanda Games
- Kakao Corp
$9.4m
China’s Shanda Games invests $9.4 million in Kakao Games
Mar 29, 2018
Investment
- Raw Fury Games
$0.1m
Multiplay founder invests $125,000 into indie publisher Raw Fury
Mar 27, 2018
Investment
$93m
South Korean cryptocurrency operator Dunamu to invest $93 million in blockchain technology
Mar 26, 2018
Investment
$1.7m
Mayor of London pledges $1.7 million to Games London
Mar 15, 2018
Investment
- Virtuos
$15m
Outsourcing specialist Virtuos eyes acquisitions after raising $15 million
Mar 12, 2018
Investment
- Blast
$5m
Blast closes $5 million round to let gamers earn money while they play
Mar 12, 2018
Investment
- Tencent
- Douyu
$632m
Tencent pumps $632 million into Chinese online games streaming platform Douyu
Mar 12, 2018
Investment
- Tencent
- Huya
$461.6m
Chinese games livestreaming service Huya picks up $462 million funding from Tencent ahead of IPO
Mar 12, 2018
Investment
- KIXEYE
- Lightspeed Venture Partners
$20m
Mobile developer Kixeye raises $20 million for machine learning platform
Mar 9, 2018
Investment
- Flexion Mobile
$10m
Alternative Android game store Flexion raises $10 million prior to 2018 IPO
Mar 8, 2018
Investment
- Intermedia Labs
$15m
HQ Trivia dev scoops up $15 million funding round
Mar 7, 2018
Investment
- Magic Leap
$461m