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
Splash The Cash
Tencent is investing $70 billion into tech infrastructures
Including cloud computing and cybersecurity
Splashing Cash
Tencent acquires 20% stake in Japanese games firm Marvelous
"In comparison to Western companies, there is a widening abyss in terms of development capability and financial clout"
Sweet Investment
AppLovin invests in Supercell-backed developer Redemption Games
Terms were not disclosed
Sensor Tower Funding
Sensor Tower secures $45 million investment from strategic partnership with Riverwood Capital
First investment since 2013
Pastures New
Interview: Why Jens Begemann thinks now is the right time to leave Wooga
"Wooga is strategically set in the right direction and I miss the early days"
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
Subject To Approval
Nordisk Film Games becomes largest shareholder in Nitro Games following $4.5 million investment
Funds will go towards more shooter games
Investment
Sony invests $400 million in streaming platform Bilibili
It owns 4.98 per cent of the Chinese firm
Money Money Money
Embracer Group raises $164 million in investment
Will be used for acquisitions and expansion
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: What investors in Europe and Asia want in the current climate
Fundamentally Games' Ella Romanos leads the chat
Esports Funding
Tribe Gaming raises $1 million in funding for mobile esports growth
Investors include an NBA player and WWE star
New Lifestyles
Robin Games raises $7 million to bring mobile gaming to 'underserved women audience'
Ex-Jam City team going big
Esports Growth
Esports Players League receives $1 million in funding
Led by VC 500 Startups
Starting Up
End Game Interactive raises $3 million seed funding from Makers Fund and Supercell
Working on auto-battler Fate Arena
How Fun
New studio FunCraft raises $1.8 million in funding
Headed by industry veterans
Thinking Deeper
Why investors misunderstand esports' opportunity
LVP drills down into the business model
"great Potential"
Sega invests in Indian music startup Flutin
Flutin boasts nine million downloads with over 300,000 daily active users
Make Your Move
Huuuge Games signs publishing deal with Pakistan-based Turbo Labz for its game Chess Star
First investment in a Pakistan-based developer
Wild Investment
Supercell invests $1.1 million in new Stockholm-based developer Wild Games
CEO Robert Wasser tells us why he's moving from console AAA to mobile indie
Funding
Hamburg to invest $2.2 million into local games industry over next four years
Open to developers of any size in the city
A Few More Knights
South Korean dev Npixel raises $25.9 million in series A funding
Reportedly the largest series A round ever for a South Korean game dev
New Partnership
Tencent invests undisclosed sum in Bayonetta developer PlatinumGames
"We hope to use this capital to strengthen our foundation as a business"
New Investment
PatronGG raises $1 million for its Kokyo esports app
The seed round was led by Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Rocking Beats
Gismart invests $500,000 in social music platform Jambl
Will also acts as strategic partner and publisher
Growth Curve
Wildlife Studios secures $60 million investment to focus on talent acquisition
Brazilian outfit on the rise
New Investment
Coffee Stain Studio invests in horse-centric mobile game outfit Kavalri
It's part of The Levelling the Playing Field Initiative
In The Flow
Genvid Technologies raises $27 million to fund new streaming engine
Building more tools
Cash In
NetEase invests up to $30 million into Bossa Studios
Hogwash will be the developer's first title in China
In The Cloud
Cloud-based games service AirConsole raises $3 million in Series A
Claims over five million players
More Cash
Skillz raises funding from NFL's 32 Equity investment arm
Former Airbnb chief financial officer Laurence Tosi has also been appointed to the board of directors
Keep It Lean
Turkish startup Dream Games raises $7.5 million for mobile puzzle titles
Makers Fund leads the round
From Devs For Devs
Social video app for gaming Bunch raises $3.85 million from Supercell, Miniclip, Riot
Industry funding for synergetic NYC startup
Seed Funding
Wappier raises $4 million to enhance revenue and dataviz platform
Financing was led by New York-based venture group Counterview Capital
Cash Up
Scopely raises another $200 million, taking total funding to over $450 million
Financing led by NewView Capital
Event
Investor Connector at Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan - applications close next week!
Free entry to the event for a limited number of developers wanting one-on-one meetings with investors - or games companies seeking funding - at next month’s two-day games industry conference
Big Deal
CVC buys minority stake in mobile game monetisation outfit IronSource for $400 million
Cash will drive organic growth and M&A activity
Event
Investor Connector at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki - applications closing soon!
Don’t miss out on the chance to get one-on-one meetings with investors - or games companies seeking funding - at next month’s two-day games industry conference
Series C Investment
VRChat secures $10 million in funding to expand team
Investment comes from Makers Fund, HTC, Brighstone VC and GFR Fund
Lovin It
AppLovin invests in Belka Games, Firecraft Studios and PeopleFun
“Strategic investments in dynamic studios with high-quality games and outstanding leadership is an important part of our goal"
Supporting Vr
Ex-Beat Games boss Beck looking to invest in VR projects
“I think it will be great to put a bunch of money together and start supporting new developers”
China Expansion
Huya picks up minority stake in ESL for $30m
The two companies plan to expand esports services in China following the deal
Spectator Games
Lucky’s Tale developer Playful Studios raises $23 million for spectator games
“We’re working on a large project It’s about the fact that video games are becoming a spectator sport”
Who's There?
Instant games developer Knock Knock raises $4m
The San Francisco-based studio has raised $6 million to date
Finding Funding
Cerberus Interactive secures $1.75m for location-based augmented reality games
Debut title Atlas Empires due for a Q1 2020 global release
Seed Funding
Hyper-casual competitive gaming platform Ready secures $5 million in seed funding round led by Bitkraft
The money will be used to expand the company’s audience of engaged players
Telling New Tales
It looks like Telltale Games is coming back from the dead
“There is still a huge fanbase of Telltale players and that’s one of the main reasons we decided to make this investment"