Aug 8, 2014
Investment
- Gumi Inc.
- LINE Corporation
Not disclosed
- Date
- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Aug 7, 2014
Partnership
- Nexon
- Envision Entertainment
Not disclosed
Nexon signs again; grabs rights to ex-Phenomic devs first mobile strategy title
Aug 6, 2014
Acquisition
- Tapjoy
- 5Rocks. Inc.
Not disclosed
West heads east: Tapjoy acquires Korean analytics platform 5Rocks
Aug 6, 2014
Investment
- Kiwi
- Sequoia Capital
- Northgate Capital
- DFJ Venture
$15m
Android F2P specialist Kiwi raises $15 million
Aug 5, 2014
Investment
- Smaato
- Singapore Press Holdings
$25m
Smaato closes $25 million investment; expanding in Indonesia and Singapore
Aug 4, 2014
Partnership
- Kabam
- Undead Labs
Not disclosed
Kabam partners with Undead Labs for original mobile RPG Moonrise
Aug 1, 2014
Investment
- Kabam
- Alibaba
$120m
China in its hands: Kabam signs $120 million publishing deal with Alibaba
Jul 31, 2014
Investment
- JuiceBox Games
$2.5m
Going it alone: Former Zynga devs raise $2.5 million following successful solo debut
Jul 30, 2014
Partnership
- Chukong Technologies
- Chartboost
Not disclosed
Chartboost makes China move with Chukong
Jul 28, 2014
Investment
- Leanplum, a CleverTap company
- Shasta Ventures
$4.8m
Leanplum raises $4.8 million and rolls out new marketing automation feature
Jul 25, 2014
Acquisition
- Twitch Interactive
$1,000m
Golden age of video: Google confirms $1 billion Twitch purchase
Jul 23, 2014
Investment
- Lionsgate
- Next Games
Not disclosed
Next Games adds to $6 million funding thanks to strategic deal with Lionsgate
Jul 23, 2014
Investment
- BlueStacks
$13m
GamePop primes for the big time with $13 million round led by Samsung Ventures
Jul 22, 2014
Acquisition
- Flurry
- Yahoo
Not disclosed
Analytics acquisition: Yahoo to acquire mobile data giant Flurry
Jul 22, 2014
Investment
- SupersonicAds
- Supersonic Studios
- Greylock IL
- SAIF Partners
$15m
Supersonic raises $15 million to open offices in China, India and Japan and boost headcount to 250
Jul 17, 2014
Investment
- Changyou
- MoboTap
$91m
Changyou buys 51% stake in Dolphin Browser outfit MoboTap for $91 million
Jul 16, 2014
Investment
- Bad Seed Entertainment
- United Ventures
$0.3m
Italian start-up BadSeed raises $330,000 early stage investment
Jul 9, 2014
License
- Actoz Europe Soft
- Gamblit Gaming
- Flexball
- Gamiker
Not disclosed
Real-money mobile gaming gets a boost with 3 companies integrating Gamblit’s platform
Jul 9, 2014
Investment
- mNectar
- New Enterprise Associates
$7m
Interactive mobile ad outfit mNectar raises $7 million
Jul 8, 2014
Partnership
- ZeptoLab
- Nextury Ventures
- Toyze
Not disclosed
GetJar CEO launches Toyze: an app store for 3D printed game characters
Jul 8, 2014
Investment
- AppLift GmbH
- PubNative
Not disclosed
AppLift funds API-based customisable native ad platform PubNative to tune of 'x' million
Jul 7, 2014
Partnership
- Fingersoft
- SixMinute
Not disclosed
Ex-PopCap Dublin devs evolve thanks to publishing deal with Hill Climb Racing studio Fingersoft
Jul 4, 2014
Investment
- Sega
- GREE
- Gumi Inc.
- World Innovation Lab
$49m
With IPO rumours mounting, Gumi raises $49 million and hooks up with Sega for US invasion
Jul 3, 2014
License
- Glu Mobile
Not disclosed
The power of film IP to lower UA costs underlined as Glu releases Hercules game
Jul 1, 2014
Partnership
- Kiyat Games
- Ekkorr Games
Not disclosed
East meets West publisher Kiyat signs up Ekkorr's Tiny Conquerors
Jul 3, 2014
Partnership
- AppFlood
- Bidstalk
Not disclosed
AppFlood adds Bidstalk to its China-focused RBT ad exchange
Jun 30, 2014
Investment
- Gumi Inc.
- Oh Bibi Socialtainment
- TIME Equity Partners
$3m
Motor World Car Factory dev Oh BiBi raises $4 million
Jul 1, 2014
License
- Kabam
- Warner Bros.
Not disclosed
Kabam signs up for free-to-play games based on The Lord of Rings and Mad Max
Jun 26, 2014
Investment
- Seriously
- Daher Capital
- Sunstone Capital
- Upfront Ventures
$2.7m
Finland's latest hottest startup Seriously poaches Rovio marketing chief and raises $2.65 million
Jun 24, 2014
Acquisition
- Opera
- AdColony
$75m
Opera buys mobile video ad platform AdColony for up to $350 million
Jun 23, 2014
Acquisition
- Animoca Brands
- Black Fire Minerals
Not disclosed
Animoca Brands proposes a reverse takeover to gain Australian Stock Exchange listing
Jun 18, 2014
Other
- SkyMobi
- Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture
$9m
SkyMobi realises $9 million gain on sale of Fangcun shares
Jun 16, 2014
Investment
- Crobo
$5.8m
Crobo expanding into USA and Asia through $5.75 million investment
Jun 11, 2014
Acquisition
- UCWeb
- Alibaba
Not disclosed
Chinese app distribution heats up as Alibaba acquires rest of UCWeb in $4 billion value deal
Jun 10, 2014
Investment
- PerBlue
- Lightbank
$3m
Parallel Kingdom dev PerBlue raises $3 million
Jun 10, 2014
Investment
- The Mobile Majority
$8m
PaeDae rebrands as The Mobile Majority and closes $8 million funding
Jun 10, 2014
Investment
- Index Ventures
$550m
Supercell and King investor Index Ventures raises $550 million
Jun 9, 2014
Acquisition
- TalkWeb
- Huorong Game
$130m
Talkweb spends $130 million to buy 90% of Papa Three Kingdoms dev HRG Tech
Jun 5, 2014
Investment
- Booster Pack
- Cyberworld Studios
$1.5m
Singapore startup Booster Media raises $1.5 million
Jun 5, 2014
Investment
- Geewa
- Springtide Ventures
$4.2m
Pool Live Tour dev Geewa announces $4.2 million financing round
Jun 5, 2014
License
- Nexon
- Turbo Studios
Not disclosed
Nexon accumulates, adding "killer core" title from US startup Turbo to 2015 portfolio
Jun 5, 2014
Investment
- Sequoia Capital
- Octro
$15m
Sequoia invests $15 million in Indian mobile game outfit Octro
Jun 5, 2014
Investment
- Flaregames
- T-Venture
- Accel Partners
$12.2m
Royal Revolt dev Flaregames raises $12.2 million to build portfolio
Jun 2, 2014
Acquisition
- Metaps
- App Data Bank
Not disclosed
Metaps buys market intelligence outfit App Data Bank
Jun 5, 2014
Investment
- Super Evil Megacorp
- General Catalyst
- Raine Ventures
$11.6m
Core tablet dev Super Evil Megacorp raises $11.6 million, nabs Segerstrale as COO
Jun 5, 2014
Investment
- Flexion Mobile
$2.5m
Flexion raises $2.5 million to expand its 'off-Google Play' app distribution channel
Jun 4, 2014
License
- Glu Mobile
- Skydance Productions
Not disclosed
Glu working on a F2P mobile game for fifth Terminator movie
Jun 2, 2014
License
- NTT DoCoMo
- Rovio
Not disclosed
NTT Docomo signs Angry Birds subscription deal with Rovio
May 30, 2014
Partnership
- Chorus Worldwide
- Raven Rock Games
Not disclosed
Chorus to release The Secret of Raven Rock in Japan
May 30, 2014
License
- Kabam
- Lionsgate
Not disclosed