Investment
Flow Games confirms $49m in total funding from Tencent and VC investors
The Smash Fest developer plans to expand its team following the mobile game’s success
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Makers Fund
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EMBRACING THE INDUSTRY
Our passion for interactive entertainment shapes our values and drives our desire for industry innovation.
FAITH IN OUR FOUNDERS
The past, present, and future of the industry is powered by visionaries. We trust and support our founders by providing capital, strategic guidance, and access to our global network of allies.
CHARGING FORWARD, TOGETHER
Our knowledge, experience, and global network keep us attuned to the industry’s shifting landscape. We seize opportunities and support our founders through ever-uncertain times.
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Investment News
Makers Fund closes $250m Fund IV to back next generation of interactive entertainment
Fund IV will back founders building the next generation of games and interactive entertainment
Funding News
Exclusive: Türkiye studio Bold Games raises $6m
Studio aims to grow the team and scale debut sort puzzle mobile game Market Match
Deal
Akin Babayigit and Makers Fund launch AMF Capital with $28m UA financing for Bear Hug
Further deals from UA fund will be announced soon
Funding For Games
South Korea's HYBE secures $80 million investment for games division
The first payment of 61.8 billion won is due by September 6 with the remaining 48 billion won to be paid by October 31st 2024
Investment News
Dusk secures $8 million to "reimagine" social multiplayer games
The platform aims to simplify building and playing multiplayer games on mobile by using its Dusk SDK
Forge Finds Funding
Riot-backed Forge raises $11M to launch a platform rewarding gamer communities
Makers Fund, Animoca Brands and Bitkraft Ventures led the round
Dress Up
House Of Blueberry Raises $6M To Grow Fashion In The Metaverse
“Our ultimate vision is to become the largest digital fashion house in the world…”
Series A Success
Odyssey Interactive raises $19 million ahead of Omega Strikers mobile launch
Series A round led by venture capital fund Makers Fund
Investments
Theorycraft Games raises $50 million in funding
The successful Series B funding round was led by Makers Fund
By Creators For Creators
Gamefam raises $25 million to develop and publish Roblox games
Funding used to scale team of digital content creators and games industry veterans
Web3 Fantasy
Trailblazer raises $8.2 million for Web3-native fantasy universe
Former EA, King, and Microsoft alumni at the helm, backing from Makers Fund
Frvr = Forever
Casual games platform FRVR raises $76 million
Over 1.5 billion players to date, with millions of DAUs
Third Round
Makers Fund raises $500 million for third investment fund
Will continue to invest in founders that are "evolving and innovating" the games ecosystem
Royally Funded
Royal Match sees Dream Games raise $255 million
Valued at $2.75 billion
Diy
Solo game development platform DreamCraft raises $10 million
March Capital leads the round
Mark-up
AudioMob raises $14 million at $110 million valuation
Will scale recently opened offices in London and Abu Dhabi
Packing The Pie
Social gaming platform Piepacker raises $12 million for mobile expansion
Backed by Lego Ventures
A Very Royal Match
Dream Games valued at $1 billion after closing $155 million funding round
Ex-Peak team accelerate business
Out Swinging
The Game Band raises $3 million to launch Blaseball on mobile
Viral success gains momentum
On Fire
Lightheart Entertainment secures $6.8 million in Series A funding
Led by Makers Fund
Meet The Investor
Makers Fund’s Archie Stonehill on what they expect from founders on their first meetings
“What makes a first meeting great is all the stuff around that basic information. For example, when founders tell a story of how they got to where they are.”
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: What investors in Europe and Asia want in the current climate
Fundamentally Games' Ella Romanos leads the chat
Starting Up
End Game Interactive raises $3 million seed funding from Makers Fund and Supercell
Working on auto-battler Fate Arena
In The Flow
Genvid Technologies raises $27 million to fund new streaming engine
Building more tools
Keep It Lean
Turkish startup Dream Games raises $7.5 million for mobile puzzle titles
Makers Fund leads the round
Series C Investment
VRChat secures $10 million in funding to expand team
Investment comes from Makers Fund, HTC, Brighstone VC and GFR Fund
Money Pot
Makers Fund raises $200 million to invest in interactive entertainment industry
Group has already invested in Bossa, SuperData, TinyBuild, Genvid and more