Sweet Numbers
Animoca Brands raises $88,888,888 to fuel blockchain game growth
Values the company at $1 billion
More Data
Apptopia raises $20 million in Series C funding
Expanding tech for more nuaunced insights
Big Brain Time
BigBrain raises $4.5 million in funding to launch real-money trivia game
Going live later in 2021
New Market
Carry1st secures $6 million in Series A funding to scale mobile games in Africa
Konvoy Ventures led the investment round
Adtech Boom
Adtech company Moloco raises more funding at a $1 billion valuation
Shinhan GIB led the round
Money
Azerion raises $242 million via bonds on Nasdaq Stockholm
To be used for acquisitions and expansion
Out The Box
Pragma raises $12 million in Series A funding
For its online games backend solution
Cashin
AppLovin IPO raises $2 billion
25 million shares sold
Big Injection
Play Ventures secures $135 million in funding
Backing start-ups
Reality Check
AR outfit Blippar secures $5 million in pre-Series A funding
To grow across Asia, Europe and the US
Getting Competitive
Ryu Games secures $2.3 million in funding
To help the competitive games platform grow
Money Bags
Frost Giant secures additional $5m funding
Fellow Blizzard vet James Anhalt joins the studio
Money Money Money
Stratosphere Games raises $2.5 million for new projects
Including a mobile strategy game
Money Bags
Overwolf raises $52.5 million in Series C funding round
It also launched user generated content platform CursedForge
Gone Rogue
Rogue Games raises $2.5 million in Series A Funding
To grow its team and portfolio
Puzzling
Dream Games raises $50 million for casual puzzle titles
It's first game Royal Match launched today
Show Me The Money
Hiro Capital invests $15 million in three mobile studios
Snowprint Studios, Double Loop Games and Happy Volcano
Money Bags
BebopBee raises $2 million for live ops and user acquisition
The developer is focused on match-three titles
Money Money Money
Beamable secures $5 million in funding
To be used to grow its live game service for Unity
Get Connected
Social media platform eFuse raises $6 million in funding
Known as the "Linkedin for gamers"
Let's Get Creative
IGDA teams up with Grant for the Web to create the Diverse Game Developers Fund
$300,000 will go towards aiding with prototypes, scholarships and game jams
Money Money Money
Colossi Games secures $2.5 million in seed funding
"This new funding will enable us to bring the game to life in a more advanced state and create more game-changing entertainment"
Match Set
Candivore raises $12m for match-three title Match Masters
To go towards user acquisition
Money Money Money
Pocket Worlds secures $7 million in Series A funding
“At Pocket Worlds, every feature we create and product we build is intentionally designed to cultivate a social-first gaming experience for our users"
Mobile Game Funding
UA Managers are Quantitative Traders
At Société Générale, we are convinced that there is enough transparency in the mobile industry to create accurate financial risk models.
Money Money Money
Kuato Studios raises $6 million as it launches VR title Panic Room
"We are incredibly excited to be launching this game as part of our ambition to shift into the VR market"
Over The Moon
Moonrise is the new early stage fund from Glitch CEO Karr
Organisation to provide support for projects with unique gameplay
Going Public
Roblox to go public via direct listing at a valuation of $29.5 billion
Following a $520 million Series H funding round
Money Money Money
Mobile app marketing specialist Liftoff secures backing from Blackstone
“We’re excited to be partnering with Blackstone, one of the premier private equity firms in the world"
Money Money Money
Discord valuation has doubled to $7 billion
Firm raising $140 million in new funding round
Money Money Money
Aglet raises $4.5 million in seed funding
"We seek to be the 'metaverse for commerce' where online and offline consumption experiences fuse together"
Money Money Money
New studio Core Loop secures $2.4 million
“We want to have something that is easier for players to enjoy and have fun whether they are spenders or not"
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Bigger Games joins the race for the next puzzle hit
The MTM team discusses Bigger Games and the battle for puzzle prowess
Investment
My.Games invests in three more mobile studios
Appyfurious, Purple Games and AppLife
Money Money Money
Bombay secures $1 million in funding from Lumikai
"Lumikai's investment is a great validation for us, given the fund's sector focus and expertise"
Shoot Some Hoops
GreenPark Sports forms partnership with NBA and secures $14m in funding
"It's a huge honour to have an organization like the NBA' buy-in' to our vision for the Future of Fandom"
Money Money Money
Bigger Games secures $6 million in seed funding
"Exceptional culture is a must to create a global success story, and we are committed to creating this culture with exceptional people"
Money Money Money
AppsFlyer receives late backing from Salesforce Ventures in Series D funding round
"AppsFlyer has been the driving force in mobile marketing attribution and has demonstrated true, long-term commitment to represent the app developers within the ecosystem"
Team Work
Supercell backs new studio 2UP Games with $2.8 million investment
"It's a privilege to be supporting 2UP Games on their mission to bring players across the world together around co-op gaming"
Helping Hand
Epic aids nearly 1,000 developers with $60 million through its MegaGrants scheme
Across games, education, media and more
Money Money Money
Bandai Namco backs Genies with $3 million investment
The avatar tech firm will expand across Asia
Shoot Em Up
Mobile studio Lila Games secures $2.8 million in seed funding
"Lila Games is made up of an outstanding founder team, and they are focused on a very sizable genre that has room for innovation on mobile"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: "Your time is the most valuable thing," says Koch Media's Thomas Glenn on publishing vs. self-publishing
The advice was shared as part of The Art of Publishing track
Investment
Aptoide receives $1.5 million investment from 200M
In partnership with Faurecia
Money Money Money
Lockwood Publishing secures $25 million in Series A funding round
The investment was led by Tencent
So Sweet
Sugar raises $1.9 million in pre-seed funding
"With this round of funding, we can focus on developing our platform, growing the team and ultimately giving studios quick and easy finance to scale up"
Gaining Independence
Light Brick Studio splits from Lego following an investment from the company
"We're very excited to be able to expand and continue our journey to create new and interesting experiences"
Money Money Money
Scopely raises $340 million in Series E funding
“We’re proud to have built Scopely to be a significantly profitable business with a strong balance sheet driven by the success of each game in our diverse portfolio"
Money Money Money
VSPN raises $100 million in funding round led by Tencent
"VSPN's long-term company vision and leading position in esports production is vital for Tencent to optimise the layout of the esports industry's development."
Talking Strategy
Blizzard veterans raise $4.7m to fund new studio Frost Giant
Venture to focus on real-time strategy titles