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General Intuition raises $220m at $6.2bn valuation
Funding News
Circle Games raises $25m in Series A led by Tencent
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Milestone
Jest hits $1m run-rate after enabling in-app purchases
Fund II will provide up to $1m for mobile games and entertainment apps
Funding News
Nex raises over $150m to take Nex Playground global
Nex Playground has surpassed 1m units sold and is distributed across more than 7,000 US retail locations
Providing Support
Business Finland receives €14m in creative industries R&D funding applications
Gaming companies submitted some of the largest funding applications
Funding News
Kalank secures €1.5m funding round to accelerate international expansion
The funding will support hiring, talent retention and publishing activities
Funding News
Arcustin Games raises $500,000 in pre-seed funding
The investment values the Istanbul-based studio at $10m
Funding Round
GenAI firm Tripo raises $445m two months after Series A3 round
The tech firm had recently raised $150m in a series A3 financing round
Funding News
Saudi gaming startup Takahouse raises $1.5m from Impact46
The company is focused on games that combine entertainment with social interaction
Funding News
W4 Games raises $18m to expand Godot enterprise push
The funding brings W4 Games’ total investment raised to $33m
Funding News
Surge Games raises $3m pre-seed to build AI-native mobile games
The company plans to use the funding to grow its team and scale user acquisition
Funding News
Entity raises $5.8m to bring console-quality games to the ‘new web’
The Irish startup is building a browser-based platform for console-quality games
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
Investment News
Square Enix-backed Magic Potion Games completes Series A after Imagine Island tops one million players
The platform is designed specifically around safety and age-appropriate social features for Gen Alpha
Funding Round
Türkiye studio Rotatelab secures seed investment from Arcadia Gaming Partners and Laton Ventures
The studio has ambitions to become the country's next gaming unicorn
Investment News
Copa Fantasy finalising $750,000 seed round to accelerate growth
The company will add new leagues and introduce a Trivia game as part of its expansion
Funding
FunVenture secures $1m seed financing
Polish studio has worked on titles such as Miners Settlement and Arcanterra
Investment News
Saudi studio Majestic Mind Games raises $1.45m
Studio developing PC games and will expand select titles to other platforms including mobile
Funding For Games
Drilo Ventures launches $30m fund for Turkey's next generation of mobile game founders
The fund will invest $500,000 to $1.5m in early-stage studios
Into The Incubator
Türkiye launches NextGen high school startup incubator with Loom Games support
Six teams will each receive a $1,000 grant, with a $10,000 prize for the winning team
Funding For Games
UK Games Fund unveils largest-ever Prototype Fund cohort
The UK Games Fund will receive an additional £28.5m over the next three years
Funding News
Ash Games Studio secures $1.5m seed funding for Saudi-inspired games
The studio is building games inspired by Saudi stories and history
Funding News
Saudi-based mobile games studio Floaty raises $1m investment round
The studio is currently developing two mobile titles
Funding News
Neon raises $13m Series A to expand direct-to-consumer commerce platform for game publishers
The company focuses on giving publishers control over commerce, payments, and player data
Funding For Games
Gamecity Hamburg opens second prototype funding round in September
Developers can apply for non-repayable grants of up to €80,000
New Offerings
Uzbekistan launches first game investment fund for developers
Funding ranges from $1,000 for early concepts to $100,000 or more for established studios
Investment News
Vgames raises $500m to launch growth financing platform for gaming companies
The fund plans to deploy more than $500m in additional financing in the coming years
Industry Outlook
Ukie welcomes UK government's IP-backed lending plans for games studios
The scheme is expected to support 20,000 businesses a year, up from 8,000 currently
Funding News
Exclusive: Türkiye studio Bold Games raises $6m
Studio aims to grow the team and scale debut sort puzzle mobile game Market Match
Funding News
Tripo AI raises $150m in Series A3 funding round
Tripo AI plans to invest further in 3D foundation models and world model technologies
Funding News
Innovate UK opens £10m Createch funding call for game developers
Grants of between £100,000 and £500,000 are available for eligible projects
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
Job News
Supercell head of investments Jaakko Harlas departs
Harlas said he has no new role planned and will spend time with his family
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
Investment News
CVC Capital Partners invests in Chess.com to support global growth
CVC will support Chess.com's continued platform and community growth
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
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
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
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
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
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
Funding News
Grand Games raises $70m Series B to scale hybridcasual games
Funding will support marketing, hiring, and upcoming game launches
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
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
Funding For Games
Griffin Gaming Partners launches $100m indie games fund
The fund has already backed 15 game projects
Investment News
EasyWin closes second seed funding round at $20m valuation
The company expands its real-money gaming platform into 12 countries
Funding News
Chance Studios raises $3.2M for trading card collectibles platform
Platform surpassed $100,000 in daily trading volume during beta
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
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