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
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