Jan 31, 2014
Investment
- KongZhong
- OurPalm
$16.5m
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- Type
- Companies Involved
- Size
Jan 30, 2014
Acquisition
- Zynga
- NaturalMotion Games
- Boss Alien
$527m
Zynga acquires NaturalMotion for $527 million
Jan 29, 2014
Investment
- Com2uS
- Neowiz Mobile
- SoftBank
- Naver Corporation
- Buzzvil
$3m
Lockscreen ad platform start-up Buzzvil raises $3 million from Softbank
Jan 21, 2014
Investment
- Adways
- 5Rocks. Inc.
Not disclosed
Adways invests in 5Rocks to create better mobile marketing channel
Jan 8, 2014
Investment
- iDreamsky
- Klik! Games
- Yodo1
- Gamelion
- MorningTec
- Haitong
$8.3m
Chinese mobile publisher MorningTec raises $8.3 million
Dec 26, 2013
Investment
- Sequoia Capital
- Plain Vanilla
$22m
Plain Vanilla strikes while QuizUp is hot, raising $22 million
Dec 23, 2013
Investment
- Touchten Games
- CyberAgent
Not disclosed
CyberAgent invests in Indonesian mobile developer TouchTen
Dec 19, 2013
Investment
- Tencent
- CyanogenMod
$23m
Android OS customisation outfit CyanogenMod raises $23 million
Dec 13, 2013
Acquisition
- ARM
- Geomerics
Not disclosed
ARM buys game real-time lighting specialist Geomerics
Oct 30, 2013
Investment
- Nexon
- Rumble Entertainment
$17.5m
Nexon leads $17.5 million investment in US core studio Rumble Entertainment
Sep 18, 2013
Investment
- data.ai
- Sequoia Capital
$15m
App Annie raises $15 million to sharpen its app store market intelligence
Sep 11, 2013
Investment
- BoosterMedia
- Neomobile
$5m
BoosterMedia raises over $5 million to expand its HTML5 gaming platform
Aug 15, 2013
Investment
- Apsalar
- DCM
$9m
Mobile advertising and analytics outfit Apsalar raises $9 million
Aug 15, 2013
Investment
- Vungle
- Crosslink Capital
$6.5m
Ad video platform Vungle raises $6.5 million
Aug 14, 2013
Acquisition
- Jumptap
- Millennial Media
$225m
Mobile advertising consolidates as Millennial Media bids $225 million for Jumptap
Jul 31, 2013
Acquisition
- RealNetworks
- Slingo Inc
$15.6m
RealNetworks buys Slingo for $15.6 million
Jul 28, 2013
Acquisition
- Shanda Games
- Shanda Interactive Entertainment
$811.5m
Shanda tidies up online service costs for longterm mobile success with $811.5 million deal
Jul 29, 2013
Investment
- Kiwi
- Sequoia Capital
$9m
Kiwi Inc. closes $9 million funding round lead by Sequoia Capital
Jul 18, 2013
Investment
- KLab
- Oak Capital Corporation
$6.6m
Building an empire: Japanese publisher KLab raises $9.3 million
Jul 15, 2013
Investment
- Lunagames
- Linden Mobile Ventures
$0.5m
Dutch mobile outfit Lunagames raised $520,000 for expansion
Jun 26, 2013
Investment
- Ludei
- Kibo Ventures
$1.5m
Ludei raises $1.5 million to accelerate its HTML5 vision
Jun 25, 2013
Investment
- Appington
- Unity Ventures
$1.2m
Voice engagement platform Appington raises $1.2 million seed round
Jun 21, 2013
Investment
- Adjust
- Capnamic Ventures
$4.6m
Adeven raises $4.3 million to extend its mobile analytics platform
Jun 6, 2013
Investment
- AdDuplex
- Practica Capital
$0.5m
Windows cross-promotion network AdDuplex raises $500,000 seed round
Jun 5, 2013
Acquisition
- PlayHaven
- Staq
Not disclosed
PlayHaven boosts its analytics acquiring team behind Staq.io
Jun 3, 2013
Investment
- Akamon Entertainment
- Axon Partners Group
$3.7m
Spanish-speaking social gaming specialist Akamon raises $3.7 million
Jun 2, 2013
Investment
- AppLift GmbH
- Prime Ventures
$13m
AppLift closes $13 million series A round with Prime Ventures
May 30, 2013
Investment
- Numecent
- T-Venture
$13.6m
Deutsche Telekom leads $13.6 million round in cloud vendor Numecent
May 7, 2013
Acquisition
- iVentureCapital
- Kamicat
Not disclosed
iVentureCapital invests in German social-mobile developer Kamicat
May 6, 2013
Investment
- Atlas Venture
- DraftKings
$7m
Fan-tastic: Fantasy sports developer DraftKings raises $7 million
Mar 26, 2013
Investment
- GungHo Online Entertainment
- SoftBank
$265m
Japanese telecoms firm Softbank acquires majority stake in Puzzle & Dragons developer GungHo Online
Feb 20, 2013
Investment
- Playnomics
- Vanedge Capital
$5m
Analytics outfit Playnomics boosted by $5 million funding round
Jan 17, 2013
Investment
- AppGratis
- Iris Capital
$13.5m
App discovery boost: AppGratis secures $13.5 million funding
Jan 8, 2013
Investment
- Chartboost
- Sequoia Capital
$19m
Chartboost leaps into 2013 with $19 million investment
Dec 18, 2012
Investment
- MunkyFun
- GREE
$3m
Stable deal: GREE invests $3 million in My Horse developer MunkyFun
Dec 13, 2012
Acquisition
- Corona Labs
- Game Minion
Not disclosed
Corona Labs acquires cross-platform cloud services provider Game Minion
Dec 13, 2012
Investment
- Applifier
- Lifeline Ventures
$4m
Mobile momentum: Applifier fuelled by $4 million funding round
Dec 7, 2012
Acquisition
- MunkyFun
- GREE
$3m
GREE switches platform development to Japan, while investing $3M in US studio MunkyFun
Nov 13, 2012
Investment
- PlayHaven
- GGV Capital
$8m
Monetisation platform PlayHaven targets international growth with $8 million investment round
Nov 9, 2012
Acquisition
- Zynga
- November Software
Not disclosed
Zynga continues march on mid-core with November Software acquisition
Nov 7, 2012
Investment
- Medialets
- Greenspring Associates
$10m
Medialets raises $10 million in Series C round
Nov 7, 2012
Investment
- Trademob
- Kennet Partners
$15m
App marketing platform Trademob raises $15 million
Nov 7, 2012
Investment
- DeNA
- Cygames
$92m
DeNA spends $92 million, buying a 20% stake in Rage of Bahamut dev Cygames
Nov 6, 2012
Acquisition
- Imagination Technologies
- MIPS
$60m
Imagination looks to an integrated chip future, buys CPU company MIPS
Nov 1, 2012
Merger
- Digital Goldfish
- Ninja Kiwi
Not disclosed
Scottish studio Digital Goldfish bagged by Ninja Kiwi
Oct 25, 2012
Investment
- Softgames GmbH
- IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft
Not disclosed
Softgames closes investment round to expand its mobile HTML5 gaming platform
Oct 24, 2012
Acquisition
- GREE
- Pokelabo
$170m
GREE pays $170 million in cash to snap up Japanese publisher Pokelabo
Oct 5, 2012
Investment
- Microsoft
- Barnes & Noble
$300m
Microsoft and Barnes & Noble complete $300 million strategic alliance
Oct 1, 2012
Acquisition
- Nexon
- gloops
$470m
Nexon acquires Japanese dev gloops in $470 million deal
Sep 17, 2012
Acquisition
- Zynga
- A Bit Lucky
Not applicable