Hiring Now
XR Games secures $2 million in funding to open 20 new jobs in Leeds
"Immersive technology has huge potential in this industry…"
Over The Moon
Former King and Z2 developers raise $5 million for Starform studio
The funding round investment will be used to scale the company to work on upcoming and future projects
Smart Money
People, talent and teams - MGVC's winning formula for investment
My.Games Venture Capital discusses the company's approach to investment and the new $30M game drive campaign
It's Not Unusual
Spanish casual startup Unusuall raises $3.6 million, led by Garena
Free Fire outfit makes second investment
Next Level
Turkish indie studio Udo Games raises $420,000 to begin self-publishing
"We will take serious steps to raise qualified human resources…"
India Rising
Indian social mobile gaming platform Eloelo raises $2.1 million
The platform has one million users with over 50 per cent female
Network For Gamers
Former Pixonic CEO raises $500,000 for new games social network
The new platform will allow people to share information about the games they are playing
Great Guns
Tilting Point raises $235 million to accelerate studio acquisition strategy
General Atlantic leads first equity raise
Gen-erous
Genvid raises $113 million to launch Genvid Entertainment and more massive interactive live events
Netflix executive Cindy Holland joins firm as an advisor too
Pgc Digital #7
PGC Digital: 1Up Capital's Maximilian Seeburg on why you need to "know your numbers"
Seeburg discusses different options available to game developers seeking funding
A New Resolution
Resolution Games closes $25 million round of funding to expand IP
"We see vast potential in VR and that the market is maturing"
Voodoo Voice
Voodoo president and COO joins Homa Games as senior strategic advisor
The announcement follows Voodoo’s former CFO’s appointment as Homa Games’ new VP of
finance and legal.
Sky High
$60 billion worth of deals in the games industry have already taken place in 2021
Drake Star Partners adds up the activity
Extended Play
Animoca Brands raises $50 million from investors such as Scopely and Samsung
Blockchain game funding is booming
New Backers
Mobile UGC platform Hiber raises $15 million
EQT Ventures leads the investment
2022 Launch
Green Grey invests $4 million into Developers Unknown's third-person shooter Mercs
"We are sure that the results will turn heads..."
A Very Royal Match
Dream Games valued at $1 billion after closing $155 million funding round
Ex-Peak team accelerate business
Fast Forward
Pollen VC now allows devs to borrow four times their game's monthly revenue
Lending outfit has refined its revenue model
Recruitment Drive
Educational games platform Lingokids raises $40 million for expansion
Over 30 million families reached weekly
Turkey Thriving
Istanbul-based Hungri Games raises $1.1 million, opening new UK studio
"Hungri Games is revolutionising the core mobile games…"
Hypercasual Have-a-go
Voodoo offering $1 million for new hypercasual hits
Summer Games Competition takes place between June 10th to July 15th
Like Clockwork
Estonian developer Clickwork Games raises $1.2 million to "rejuvenate" idle genre
Headed up by former Hypestar games co-founder Marko Mänd
Tel Aviv Hold’em
Comunix raises $30 million to scale video chat mobile game Pokerface
Series A was led by March Capital
Krongregational
Double Loop raises $8 million for its first game for unconsidered gamers
Takes total funding to $10.5 million
Big Social Beasts
New social gaming platform Noice raises $5 million from Supercell, Unity and Remedy founders
Come on feel the...
No Slowing Down
Embracer is looking to spend $2 billion on another 20 deals
Raised another $890 million in March
New Funding
Focus Home Interactive raises $86 million for further acquisitions
Company will look to "upgrade the range of games" produced
Out Swinging
The Game Band raises $3 million to launch Blaseball on mobile
Viral success gains momentum
Expanding
Madfinger Games raises $6 million from Nuverse
"We are thrilled to have Nuverse on board..."
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