Jul 20, 2017
Investment
- Plexchat
$7m
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Jul 20, 2017
Investment
- Kahoot
$20m
Games learning platform Kahoot raises extra $10 million in Series A funding round
Jul 19, 2017
Investment
- Hypernova Interactive
Not disclosed
Hypernova Interactive raises seed funding from first-time games investor Kae Investments
Jul 18, 2017
Investment
- Leap Motion
$50m
Motion tracking developer Leap Motion secures $50 million series C funding round
Jul 14, 2017
Investment
- Force Field
$1.1m
Term1nal developer Force Field raises $1.14 million to finish its next six games
Jul 13, 2017
Investment
- nDreams
- Mercia Technologies
$3.5m
VR developer NDreams secures $3.5 million investment in second stage of funding round
Jul 10, 2017
Investment
Not disclosed
Private equity firms invest in Chinese mobile game developer Since Times
Jul 5, 2017
Investment
- Supercell
$0.3m
Supercell grants over $280,000 to Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Jul 4, 2017
Investment
- Sharkbite Games
$1.3m
Steam founder Rick Ellis raises $1.25 million for new studio Sharkbite Games
Jun 30, 2017
Investment
- Wonder
$14m
LA startup Wonder raises $14 million to build smartphone-console hybrid
Jun 27, 2017
Investment
- Acquired.io
$2m
New user acquisition tool Acquired.io launches with $2 million in funding
Jun 20, 2017
Investment
- Film Victoria
$0.5m
Film Victoria awards $500,000 to nine Australian developers to help finish their games
Jun 20, 2017
Investment
- Tencent
- OurPalm
$7.2m
¥489m
¥489m
Tencent makes $72 million strategic investment in Chinese developer Ourpalm
Jun 15, 2017
Investment
- Scopely
$60m
Walking Dead: Road to Survival publisher Scopely raises $60 million to fund acquisitions and partnerships
Jun 13, 2017
Investment
- TreasureHunt
$6m
TreasureHunt closes $6 million series A funding round ahead of Pet Paradise launch
Jun 9, 2017
Investment
- Discord
$50m
Discord reportedly valued at $725 million after quietly raising $50 million funding round
Jun 6, 2017
Investment
- MergeVR
$1m
Mobile VR manufacturer Merge VR starts $1 million Merge Developer Fund
May 31, 2017
Investment
- Gamevice
$12.5m
Gamevice raises $12.5 million to bring Nintendo Switch-like controllers to regular smartphones and tablets
May 31, 2017
Investment
- GameMine
$20m
Mobile game subscription service GameMine raises $20 million to expand its platform
May 31, 2017
Investment
- Gumi Inc.
- Playsnak GmbH
$1.2m
Berlin-based Playsnak snags $1.2 million investment from Gumi as it pushes further into VR development
May 24, 2017
Investment
- AppOnboard
$4m
Full-game demo ad platform AppOnboard raises $4 million to expand operations
May 24, 2017
Investment
- Unity Technologies
$400m
Unity scores $400 million investment from equity firm Silver Lake
May 16, 2017
Investment
- Razer
- 3 Group
$0m
100m
100m
Razer reportedly raises up to $100 million in investment, signs new branding and data deal with Three
May 12, 2017
Investment
- Simplaex
$2.6m
Mobile marketing platform Simplaex raises $2.6 million to expand beyond games
May 12, 2017
Investment
- Improbable
$502m
London's SpatialOS developer Improbable raises $502 million
May 11, 2017
Investment
- Pocket Gems
- Tencent
$90m
Tencent ploughs $90 million into Episode and War Dragons developer Pocket Gems
Apr 28, 2017
Investment
- Polka Dot Studio
Not disclosed
Ex-Rovio and Digital Chocolate staff score pre-seed funding round for new Finnish mobile studio Polka Dot
Apr 27, 2017
Investment
- Mech Mocha Game Studios
$5m
Indian mobile game studio Mech Mocha raises $5 million series A funding
Apr 25, 2017
Investment
- Mail.Ru
$100m
Mail.Ru opens $100 million games investment arm
Apr 25, 2017
Investment
- GameInfluencer
Not disclosed
GameInfluencer raises six-figure funding from European mobile game developers to grow platform
Apr 11, 2017
Investment
- Fnatic
$7m
ESports organisation Fnatic raises $7 million to grow operations
Apr 11, 2017
Investment
- Mind Candy
$1.5m
Mind Candy averts bankruptcy with two-year loan extension and $1.5 million funding
Apr 10, 2017
Investment
- Supercell
- Shipyard Games
$2.9m
Shipyard Games secures $2.9 million investment from Supercell to develop location-based game
Apr 6, 2017
Investment
- appota
Not disclosed
Vietnam-based publisher Appota pushes towards $50 million valuation with series C funding round
Mar 28, 2017
Investment
- Tilak Healthcare
$2.7m
Therapeutic mobile game developer Tilak Healthcare raises $2.7 million
Apr 3, 2017
Investment
- Nordisk Film
- Gumi Inc.
$0.1m
Gumi and Nordisk Film partner for €100,000 incubation program Nordic VR Startups
Mar 31, 2017
Investment
- iDreamsky
$30m
China's iDreamSky establishes $30 million fund to publish indie games globally
Mar 29, 2017
Investment
- Gamee
$2.2m
Social gaming platform Gamee raises $2.15 million
Mar 23, 2017
Investment
- Traplight Games
$2.7m
Big Bang Racing developer Traplight raises $2.7 million to create games for the Minecraft generation
Mar 21, 2017
Investment
- Kingston University
$0.1m
Kingston University invests $66,000 in new educational AR and VR facility
Mar 17, 2017
Investment
- Alibaba
$145m
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba invests $145 million in new global mobile game distribution venture
Mar 14, 2017
Investment
- Index Ventures
- Roblox
$92m
Roblox closes $92 million funding round to support its 48 million MAUs
Mar 13, 2017
Investment
- Animoca Brands
$5m
Animoca Brands raises $5 million to expand into mobile VR and eBooks
Mar 9, 2017
Investment
- Small Giant Games
$5.7m
Small Giant Games closes $5.7 million funding round to grow new game Empires & Puzzles
Mar 7, 2017
Investment
- LoopMe
$10m
AI-driven mobile video marketer LoopMe closes $10 million funding round
Feb 28, 2017
Investment
- TotallyAwesome
$2m
Kid-friendly ad platform TotallyAwesome raises $2 million
Feb 27, 2017
Investment
- Nexon
- imcGAMES Co., Ltd.
Not disclosed
Nexon Korea makes strategic investment in Tree of Savior developer IMC Games
Feb 23, 2017
Investment
- Gaming Corps
$10m
Swedish developer Gaming Corps pivots to acquisition strategy following $10 million investment
Feb 23, 2017
Investment
- Armada Interactive
$10m
Armada Interactive secures $10 million from two seed funding rounds
Feb 22, 2017
Investment
- Maple Media
$30m