July 3, 2026 Funding For Games Google launches $1m Indie Games Fund for African developers Ten indie game studios will receive between $50,000 and $200,000 each
July 2, 2026 Job News Supercell head of investments Jaakko Harlas departs Harlas said he has no new role planned and will spend time with his family
June 29, 2026 Funding News Spill Games raises $3.1m seed round to scale mobile games portfolio The funding will support portfolio growth, technology development and selective team expansion
June 26, 2026 Investment News CVC Capital Partners invests in Chess.com to support global growth CVC will support Chess.com's continued platform and community growth
June 25, 2026 Funding News Reactional Music secures €2.5m EIC grant to scale music monetisation in games The EIC has also earmarked up to €6.5m ($7.3m) in future equity funding
June 24, 2026 Funding News Playtika veterans secure $10m for AI-powered mobile app operations platform The funding will support the development of new predictive models and AI-driven automation tools
June 22, 2026 Investment News AppsFlyer secures over $1bn investment from Moloco, Google, Meta and Unity Firm stresses neutrality and independence as major tech and ad firms become backers
June 16, 2026 Pgc Barcelona Inside FunPlus' "AI-native" plan with Chris Petrovic At PGC Barcelona, FunPlus CBO Chris Petrovic laid out the studio's plan to put AI at its core - and what a tighter funding market now demands of founders
June 10, 2026 Funding News Two Desperados secures $20m in user acquisition financing from PvX Partners The funding will be used to scale growth and expand the studio’s global player base
May 14, 2026 Investment Insights Show me the money: UKIE CEO Nick Poole on how a more realistic investment landscape is beginning to emerge UKIE CEO Nick Poole delves into the state of games industry investment in his first PocketGamer.biz column
May 11, 2026 Funding News Grand Games raises $70m Series B to scale hybridcasual games Funding will support marketing, hiring, and upcoming game launches
May 7, 2026 Ai For Ua Exclusive: Kohort raises $7m to build UA AI agents for mobile The company's suite of AI tools have been trained on $6bn of historical UA spend
May 7, 2026 Funding Influx Astrocade raises $56m to expand AI-powered games creation platform The company claims its platform now generates hundreds of millions of plays monthly
May 7, 2026 Funding For Games Griffin Gaming Partners launches $100m indie games fund The fund has already backed 15 game projects
May 6, 2026 Investment News EasyWin closes second seed funding round at $20m valuation The company expands its real-money gaming platform into 12 countries
May 5, 2026 Funding News Chance Studios raises $3.2M for trading card collectibles platform Platform surpassed $100,000 in daily trading volume during beta
May 5, 2026 Funding News Turkish mobile studio Mindtail raises $2m for AI-driven puzzle games The studio aims to triple its team size after the funding round
April 29, 2026 Brazil Games How Brazil is accelerating games as a cultural export Brazil Games' Patrícia Sato discusses why the organisation set up an accelerator program and the importance of games as a cultural export
April 28, 2026 Global Ambition Afrime Studios founders on funding Unyverse and building for 670m players of colour “We've been in rooms where the vision is clear, the opportunity is clear, and you still feel the weight of scepticism that isn't evenly distributed"
April 27, 2026 Funding News Metasports Interactive secures $20m non-dilutive user acquisition funding Capital will be used to scale marketing and global user acquisition
April 27, 2026 Funding News Soloband Games raises Series A led by Zubr Capital to scale flagship title Funding will accelerate user acquisition and global market reach
April 27, 2026 Podcast | Episode 90 Tim Cook's Apple legacy | Week in Mobile Games podcast The PocketGamer.biz podcast team give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and what's inside this week's episode 90...
April 27, 2026 Next Stage Game Challenge Supercent launches Next Stage Game Challenge, open to all mobile games worldwide “NEXT STAGE is designed to give both new prototypes and live games the opportunity to scale globally through Supercent’s publishing capabilities”
April 24, 2026 Funding News PvX raises $10.5m as user acquisition financing scales The firm has now committed over $750m in user acquisition financing
April 23, 2026 Funding News Spill Games raises $3.1m seed round to scale systems-driven mobile games studio The studio plans to expand its team and test over 20 prototypes in the next 18 months
April 22, 2026 Podcast Podcast: The state of the UK games industry with UKIE CEO Nick Poole We discuss the challenges facing the UK's games industry and what developers need in the coming years to boost their success
April 22, 2026 Investment Shift Firstpoint VC launches $58m fund to back AI-driven gaming startups in emerging markets The fund’s strategy is built on replicating Türkiye’s capital-efficient gaming success across Europe and Asia
April 20, 2026 Mobile Mavens “Government support has moved from a nice-to-have benefit to a priority”: The Mobile Mavens on where games studios choose to build Our Mobile Mavens discuss whether government support has become essential for studios competing in the global games market
April 20, 2026 Government Backing The UK's games hub gets a boost in the face of global competition A look at UK and global incentives for the games industry and their impact
April 20, 2026 Smash Out Of Stealth Smash Games secures $2m UA financing to scale Animal Suika PvX Partners led the round, supporting UA on mobile
April 17, 2026 Funding News Reforged Studios secures $30m to scale global games IP platform The funding follows the company’s acquisition of German publisher Headup
April 15, 2026 Finding Funds Mission Control Games launches with $4m pre-seed to rethink casual puzzle design The funding will be used to grow the team and build its first title
April 13, 2026 Funding Support Government pledges £28.5m for UK Games Fund to boost industry The support marks a doubling of the fund and forms part of the UK Games Growth Package announced earlier this year.
April 10, 2026 Funding Round Cloud gaming firm Playruo raises $2.5m Company aims to expand its services globally following investment
April 9, 2026 Gearing Up Exel Gaming Accelerator reopens with up to $300,000 in funding for third cohort The programme is particularly designed for startups looking to grow in Saudi Arabia
April 7, 2026 Culture And Creativity UAE Ministry of Culture opens fifth cycle of national grant programme The programme supports projects across fields including video games, film, music, publishing and design
April 1, 2026 Fund Raise Nazara raises over $50m to fund acquisitions and AI-led expansion The new capital will be used to build AI-enabled gaming businesses designed for international markets and support recent acquisitions
March 30, 2026 Funding News Sett raises $30m to scale AI-driven marketing automation platform The company plans to expand beyond gaming into fintech, apps and e-commerce by the end of 2026
March 27, 2026 Funding For Games LVL Zero receives over 240 applications as new wave of Indian game studios takes shape More than 30% of applicants are designing games with live operations and analytics frameworks from the outset
March 24, 2026 Industry Decline TIGA clamours for government support as UK game dev jobs fall at record rate and startup activity collapses CEO Richard Wilson calls for better tax incentives and support initiatives to compete on the global stage
March 19, 2026 Funding News Afrime Studios enters seed round after raising $400,000 to build afrofuturistic RPG Unyverse The studio is targeting an estimated 670m gamers of African descent globally
March 18, 2026 Developer Support Malmö boosts games industry with new funding push for startups Nearly $400,000 annually will back new studios and early-stage developers
March 16, 2026 Funding News Quicksave Interactive secures HyperScope Ventures investment for Playables.ai Playables.ai enables advertisers to create playable ads using simple prompts rather than traditional development workflows
March 6, 2026 Funding News Cheer Games raises $4.5m pre-seed to build puzzle franchises The studio plans to use the funding to develop new puzzle titles and expand its Barcelona team
March 3, 2026 Finding Funds Antihero Studios raises $4.5m in seed funding ahead of Misfitz open alpha a16z Speedrun and Laton Ventures led the round
March 3, 2026 Funding News Istanbul-based Vento Games secures $4m to scale family-friendly mobile puzzle portfolio Funding will support talent expansion and accelerate the rollout of new brain-building puzzle titles
March 2, 2026 Funding News Minit Games raises $2m to bring instant play gaming into the feed era Startup prepares for invite-only early alpha following pre-seed round