Oct 15, 2021
Acquisition
- IronSource
$400m
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Oct 14, 2021
Investment
- Lucid Sight, Inc
- Galaxy Interactive
$2.6m
Lucid Sight raises $2.6 million to bring Colyseus Arena multiplayer tech to the cloud
Oct 14, 2021
Investment
- Mobile Deluxe
- Murka
Not disclosed
Murka to acquire solitaire development company Mobile Deluxe
Oct 12, 2021
Investment
- Ludus Venture Studio
Not disclosed
Ludus invests in three Turkish mobile game startups
Oct 11, 2021
Investment
- Northzone
- Singular
- Homa
$50m
Homa Games raises $50 million to scale hypercasual
Oct 8, 2021
Investment
- My.Games Venture Capital
$3m
My.Games Venture Capital invests into Tworogue Games and Wideview Games
Oct 8, 2021
Other
- Nazara
$42m
Nazara raises $42 million to fund growth initiatives and acquisitions
Oct 5, 2021
Investment
- Play Ventures
- Original Games
$6m
MZ and Rovio vets launch Original Games with $6 million seed round
Oct 7, 2021
Acquisition
- MoPub
- AppLovin
$1,050m
AppLovin purchases MoPub from Twitter for $1 billion cash
Oct 6, 2021
Acquisition
- Niantic
- Hoss
Not disclosed
Niantic acquires developer experience firm Hoss
Oct 4, 2021
Investment
- Reliance Games
- Simteractive
Not disclosed
Reliance partners with Simteractive to publish Eden Isle: Paradise Resort
Oct 1, 2021
Investment
- Voodoo
- Beach Bum
Not disclosed
Voodoo buys Beach Bum to diversify monetisation from ads to IAPs
Sep 30, 2021
Acquisition
- Playsoft
- Product Madness
Not disclosed
Product Madness acquires Polish mobile developer Playsoft
Sep 29, 2021
Investment
- Sisu Game Ventures
- 1939 Games
- Crowberry Capital
$5.3m
1939 Games raises $5.3 million to bring Kards to mobile
Sep 30, 2021
Investment
- NetEase
- Kepler Interactive
$120m
Startup conglomerate Kepler Interactive raises $120 million from NetEase
Sep 23, 2021
Partnership
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Garena
Not applicable
Garena partners with Sony to bring Venom to Free Fire
Sep 23, 2021
Investment
- Google Ventures
- Andreessen Horowitz
- Dapper Labs
- Coatue
$250m
Game blockchain outfit Dapper Labs raises $250 million on a $7.6 billion valuation
Sep 22, 2021
Investment
- Sisu Game Ventures
- Bitkraft Ventures
- 1Up Ventures
- FuzzyBot
$3.5m
FuzzyBot raises $3.5 million for co-op games starting with Switch
Sep 16, 2021
Partnership
- GameAnalytics
- Tenjin
Not applicable
Tenjin and GameAnalytics partner to launch Growth FullStack
Sep 21, 2021
Acquisition
- TAPPX.COM
- PlayOn Content
Not disclosed
Tappx acquires video generation and monetisation platform PlayOn Content
Sep 21, 2021
Acquisition
- My.Games
- Mamboo Entertainment
$2m
My.Games acquires hypercasual studio Mamboo Games for $2 million
Sep 21, 2021
Investment
- SoftBank
- Atomico
- Sorare
$680m
Sorare raises $680 million for NFT fantasy soccer game
Sep 16, 2021
Acquisition
- AddictingGames
- Enthusiast Gaming
Not disclosed
Addicting Games acquires 2D tank arena game Diep.io
Sep 14, 2021
Investment
- Andreessen Horowitz
- Galaxy Interactive
- Elodie Games
$32.5m
Elodie Games raises $32.5 million for co-op, cross-platform titles
Sep 16, 2021
Investment
- Mobile Premier League
$150m
Indian mobile esports outfit MPL raises $150 million on a $2.3 billion valuation
Sep 14, 2021
Acquisition
- Azur Games
- Neosus
Not disclosed
Azur Games acquires minority stake in Neosus for $2.2 million
Sep 15, 2021
Partnership
- Tribe Gaming
- Lightfox Games
Not applicable
Lightfox Games partners with Tribe Gaming in Knight’s Edge
Sep 14, 2021
Investment
- Bitkraft Ventures
- Galaxy Interactive
- Immutable
$60m
Blockchain gaming platform Immutable raises $60 million
Sep 14, 2021
Acquisition
- Sumo Digital
- Auroch Digital
$8m
Sumo Group acquires Auroch Digital for $8.3 million
Sep 13, 2021
Acquisition
- Stillfront Group
- Jawaker
$205m
Stillfront Group acquires Jordan-based gaming startup Jawaker for $205 million
Sep 9, 2021
Partnership
- Discovery Education
- The Singleton Foundation for Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship
Not applicable
Venture Valley dev partners with Discovery Education
Sep 9, 2021
Investment
- 1Up Ventures
- Toya
$4m
Toya raises $4 million following Miraculous Ladybug Roblox success
Sep 8, 2021
Partnership
- Tilting Point
- Huya
Not applicable
Tilting Point partners with Huya to bring SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off to China
Sep 7, 2021
Acquisition
- Ludia
- Jam City
- Netmarble
- Kabam
$165m
Jam City raises $350 million and acquires Ludia for $165 million
Sep 6, 2021
Acquisition
- Playright Games
- Qiiwi Games
$1.1m
Qiiwi Games acquires Playright Games for $1.1 million
Sep 6, 2021
Acquisition
- Azerion
- Sublime
Not disclosed
Azerion acquires French digital advertising company Sublime
Sep 3, 2021
Investment
- Sisu Game Ventures
- Multiscription
$0.8m
Multiscription secures $800,000 for F2P game subscription service Unleashd
Sep 2, 2021
Investment
- Play Ventures
- Odeeo
$1m
In-game audio ad platform Odeeo raise $1 million in seed funding
Sep 2, 2021
Investment
- Gigantic Duck
$1.2m
Swedish dev Gigantic Duck raises $1.2 million in seed funding
Sep 1, 2021
Investment
- Green Grey
- Infusion Games
$2.5m
Green Grey invests $2.5 million into Infusion Games’ upcoming projects
Sep 1, 2021
Acquisition
- Playtika
- Reworks
$400m
Playtika snap up Redecor dev Reworks for up to $600 million
Aug 31, 2021
Investment
- Lumikai
- Studio Sirah
$0.8m
Studio Sirah raises $830,000 for India-first midcore mobile games
Aug 31, 2021
Investment
- Nifty Games
- Courtside Ventures
- Vulcan Capital
$38m
Nifty Games gains $38 million in new funding for its mobile sports games
Aug 27, 2021
Investment
- Skycatcher LLC
- SuperGaming
- 1Up Ventures
$5.5m
Indian midcore dev SuperGaming raises $5.5 million Series A funding
Aug 26, 2021
Acquisition
- Azerion
- Keymobile
Not disclosed
Azerion acquires Swedish mobile advertising firm Keymobile
Aug 24, 2021
Merger
- Vungle
- Liftoff
Not disclosed
Vungle and Liftoff merge to create end-to-end mobile adtech
Aug 24, 2021
Acquisition
- Sideplay Entertainment Limited
- Scientific Games
Not disclosed
Scientific Games acquires instant win developer Sideplay Entertainment
Aug 20, 2021
Partnership
- Voodoo
- Electric Manta
Not disclosed
Electric Manta and Voodoo agree long-term publishing partnership
Aug 20, 2021
Investment
- Andreessen Horowitz
- Yield Guild Gaming
$4.6m
Play-to-earn gaming community Yield Guild raises $4.6 million
Aug 18, 2021
Partnership
- Voodoo
- Storms Publishing
Not disclosed