Esports
EVOS Esports raises $12 million in Series B funding
"Esports is currently one of the fastest-growing industries, and ATTN has managed to establish themselves as the most advanced esports platform across Asia"
The Living Dead
Donut Lab raises $1.6 million for Kids vs Zombies
“It’s for those who want to feel like kids again"
Mo' Money
Admix raises a further $1.5 million in Series A funding extension
Accelerating roadmap to scale faster
Series A Funding
Playco secures $100 million in Series A funding round
"Our mission is to bring the world closer together through play"
Funding
Mobile Premier League raises $90 million in Series C funding
"Even in an environment as challenging as the current one, we are impressed with the success and accessibility of the platform concept"
Series A Funding
Bunch secures $20 million in Series A funding
"At Bunch, we are creating one way for players to connect with friends inside and outside of their favourite games"
In Or Out?
Mobile Dev Memo launches the MDM Investment Syndicate
"Members of the syndicate can decide whether they want to invest in any given deal or not"
Money Money Money
Gameye secures $2.4 million in seed funding
It's set to host a second Industry Insights Conference
Funding
Indian games platform Winzo secures $18 million in Series B funding
"Winzo is at the heart of India's gaming evolution"
Next Big Wave
Potato Play secures $1.75 million in seed funding for Asian hybrid-casual games
"With this seed round, we will be limitless in what we can achieve for developers"
Money Money Money
Gamezop secures $4.3 million in Series A funding
"We are excited to partner with a team that has successfully solved the distribution problem when it comes to HTML5-based gaming"
Money Money Money
Bitkraft Esports Ventures secures $165 million for games industry investments
"We are grateful to our investors for their confidence in our team's ability to identify talent, trends, and opportunities in the gaming and esports space"
All About Survival
New studio Colossi Games raises $650,000 for a mobile survival game
"Colossi Games is building the next generation of mobile survival games"
Righting Wrongs
Apple Korea is providing $84 million in support programmes for small businesses
$33.6 million will aid South Korean manufacturers
Investment
March Capital unveils a $60 million March Gaming Fund
"Gaming has joined the ranks of becoming a mainstream conversation"
Funding
Hiber raises $2.25 million in a seed funding round for its creative platform
"Each of the new investors brings additional expertise and guidance to our business"
"positive Cultural Impact"
Former Riot and Netflix employees set up new studio Odyssey Interactive, raise $6 million
Canadian studio will aim to ship first title by end of 2021
Funding
Wildlife raises $120 million with a company valuation of $3 billion
"We will use most of the resources from this round to expand our creative powerhouse"
That's Epic
Epic Games secures $1.78 billion in new funding round
"Having the support of leaders in the financial community accelerates Epic's efforts to build a new kind of digital ecosystem"
A Different Reality
Polyarc raises $9 million for AR development
"This round of funding was essential for us to expand our development focus to further embrace VR and AR games"
Now That's Epic
Epic Games has given $42 million to 600 developers as part of its MegaGrants scheme
AMD has donated 200 Ryzen 7 3800X desktops to the initiative
Carbonated Seed Round
Carbonated Games closes $8.5 million seed funding round
Using AI and in-house live ops tech to make a better shooter experience on mobile
Get Funded
Israel-based games-focused fund VGames committing $30 million to studios in the region
"We are privileged to be able to fuel and support new talent"
Sweet Investment
Sony invests $250 million in Fortnite creator Epic Games
"We share a vision of real-time 3D social experiences leading to a convergence of gaming, film, and music"
Making Money
Traplight secures $9 million in funding as it launches Battle Legion worldwide
"We now have a game with huge potential and are proud to be partnering with EQT Ventures"
A Caring Cause
Tru Luv looks to its next phase of emotionally-aware AI development after new funding round
Also looking to hire new key staff members
Create A Change
4Good Games closes its seed funding round to make socially impactful games
"Our mission is to be the change we want to see in the world"
Investment
Wings sets up new investment initiative for diverse teams
"The most impactful thing we can do is give access to resources"
Series A Funding
Admix raises $7 million in a Series A funding round
"We have spent the last two years building our platform and partnerships with publishers and advertisers"
A Good Deed
Zynga launches a $25 million fund for educational and charitable purposes
"The focus of the fund is to increase diversity and inclusion within Zynga and the games industry"
Money Money Money
Report: Epic Games is valued at $17 billion in new funding round
Firm raising $750 million
Investment
SockMonkey Studios secures a £250,000 investment to launch its first game
It's expected to have 50 employees by 2021
Minority Support
Riot is putting $10m behind minority-led studios
Firm also puts $1m behind social justice causes
Seed Funding
Swedish firm LootLocker raises $250,000 in seed funding
Investment comes from various individuals in Sweden's games industry
1.5 Million Users
Carry1st raises $4 million to help grow mobile games in Africa
"Social gaming is the largest and fastest-growing form of mobile media"
Gamestream Funding
Gamestream secures $3.8 million funding for B2B cloud games platform
Money will also be used to increase staff numbers
Magic Fund
Report: Magic Leap has raised $350 million in funding
Follows layoffs the company announced exactly a month ago
Need Funding?
The UK Games Fund selects 38 studios for funding
Mobile studios include Panic Barn and Jolly Good Games
Mygamez Funding
MyGamez partners with Small Giant Games on Empires & Puzzles' Chinese Android launch
Fingersoft, Small Giant Games, Peter Vesterbacka, and more contribute to new funding round
Scaling Up
Advertisement platform AdInMo secures $500,000 in funding
Former DeltaDNA co-founder Chris Wright appointed as CTO
Level Up
Rogue Games raises $2 million to expand to console games
Also announces new title Coreupt
Dazzling
Dazzle Rocks raises $6.8 million in Series A funding round
Funds to be used in developing new social mobile MMO
Series A Funding
Guilded raises $7 million for gaming chat platform
"We're building the world's best platform for connecting communities"
Emergency Appeal Ongoing
National Videogame Museum continues fight for survival as it raises £130,000
"Every donation gets us closer to securing our future"
So Much Money
Transcend Fund raises $50 million for games companies
Firm wants to write cheques between $200,000 and $2 million
Investment
Finnish studio Reworks raises $4.3 million led by EQT Ventures
Launches home design game Redecor
A Big Plus
Superplus raises $4.7 in funding for causal PVP games
Hills of Steel 2 and Brawls of Steel launch this year
Typing...
Storytelling platform Unrd raises $2.5 million in funding
To be used for new formats and audience growth
Hot Stuff
Idle Coffee Corp dev StarBerry raises $1.1 million
Berlin startup is expanding
"unprecedented Challenges"
Sony sets up $100 million Covid-19 global relief fund
Fund will go towards medical workers, first responders and more.