All-in On Ai
The AI paradox: why mobile embraces AI and triple-A holds back
At PGC Summit Shanghai, studio leaders and investors asked why free-to-play races to adopt AI while triple-A holds back
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Play Ventures
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www.playventures.vc/
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Play Ventures is a new games venture capital founded by games entrepreneurs in 2018, by video game entrepreneurs Harri Manninen and Henric Suuronen. The company invests globally in games and game services startups
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Ai Gamechangers Summit
AI Gamechangers Summit: Predictions, pushback and the new investment landscape
The studios shipping AI and the investors backing it are both at PGC Shanghai's AI Gamechangers Summit - here's what they're bringing to the table
Pgc London
Direct-to-consumer at PGC London: "The Pandora’s Box is open"
Appcharge founder and CEO Maor Sason spoke with Play Ventures founding partner Harri Manninen at PGC London 2026 about the evolution of D2C
Series Support
Appcharge raises $58m to scale up with growing DTC demands
The direct-to-consumer platform has raised $89m to date, currently powering stores for more than 100 games
Moving To Mobile
Global Worldwide closes funding round led by Bitkraft Ventures in mobile manoeuvre
The oversubscribed round was "tough" in the current AI landscape, according to chairman and CEO Will Harbin
Delivering Deals
Report: Games industry M&As valued at $10.5 billion in 2024 with 21% volume increase
Drake Star’s Global Gaming Report 2024 highlighted the biggest investors of the year from venture capitalists to games studios
Week That Was
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket breaks out, industry investment returns, Ever Crisis hits $100m | Week in Views
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Investment News
Play Ventures secures $140 million to support early-stage game studios
Since closing the funds in June 2023, Play Ventures has already made eight investments
Investment News
XPLA secures funding from Play Ventures to foster Web3 innovation
The strategic investment signifies a milestone for XPLA by positioning the platform towards accelerated growth within the gaming industry
Platform Power
KEK Entertainment raises $8M in seed round to build "platform-agnostic IP"
The round was led by Korea Investment Partners with participation from Woori Technology Investment Co, Kona Venture Partners and others
Success In Funding
Play Ventures’ Fund I sees 1.5x return in less than four years
The fund has 20 titles in its portfolio
Cfo Insights
Learn the ins and outs of financial management at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
The very best speakers will share practical advice on creating financial security and success for your business next week
Audio In
Mobile gaming audio tech startup Odeeo receives $9 million, becomes DAX’s sales partner
Odeeo co-founder Amit Monheit speaks with PocketGamer.biz on the unrealised potential of the mobile games industry for advertisers
Committing To Casual
Turkish mobile puzzle games developer Cypher Games raises $3.2 million
Investment will be used to expand the team sixfold, open a new office in Berlin, and create the firm's first casual title
Mobile Games Awards 2022
Updated: the winners of the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2022
Championing the mobile games industry at the prestigious MGA 2022
Building On Blockchain
Learn the best practices of blockchain gaming at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Get insights into how crypto works with games at next month’s conference
Out Of Hiding
Social First launches with $2.5 million backing to create cross-platform, social games
Founded by industry veterans Kim Soares and Mikko Kähärä
Up And Coming
Ex-War Robots execs launch Kek Entertainment, raise $3 million for multiplayer mobile titles
Debut will be competitive mobile action game featuring deep tactical elements
Seeded
Order of Meta raises $1.5 million in a round led by Play Ventures
Will release its first game in 2022
New Entrant
MZ and Rovio vets launch Original Games with $6 million seed round
Investment led by Play Ventures
Hearing Ads
In-game audio ad platform Odeeo raise $1 million in seed funding
Suggests in-game audio ads accompany gameplay
Winner Winner
Introducing the winners of the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2021
Celebrate the big wins and catch up with all the highlights
Hotting Up
Play Ventures to launch a blockchain games investment fund
Taking a stake in LuneX Ventures
Big Injection
Play Ventures secures $135 million in funding
Backing start-ups
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: What investors in Europe and Asia want in the current climate
Fundamentally Games' Ella Romanos leads the chat
Hot Stuff
Idle Coffee Corp dev StarBerry raises $1.1 million
Berlin startup is expanding
Z2 Mark2
Ex-Z2 team Starform raises $1.25 million to focus on mobile games to play with friends
New studio moving fast
Start-up Fund
Play Ventures closes $40m fund to back games start-ups
$10m more than the planned $30m raise
Venture Gained
Rovio invests $3 million in games start-up fund Play Ventures
Play Ventures was founded in 2018 by video game entrepreneurs Harri Manninen and Henric Suuronen