A Kind Of Magic
Report: Magic Leap eyes $500 million investment round which values it at $6 billion
Mixed reality firm hasn't publicly shown off its tech, but still needs more money
Sneaky Investment
Sneaky Bears VR developer WarDucks raises $1.5 million
Dublin studio plans to open launch Oculus, PSVR and Vive versions of its flagship game
Funding Advice
Tips on securing funding for your gaming start up
Gamee CEO Bozena Rezab offers advice based on her own experiences pitching for investment
In Heaven
Influencer marketing firm Matchmade scores $1.73 million in funding to grow business
Global Founders Capital, London Venture Capital, and Reaktor Ventures all chip in
Investment News
360-degree VR eSports platform Sliver.tv secures $9.8 million funding round
Total investment in company now stands at $17.5 million
Immersive Advertising
Interactive advertising platform Immersv scores $10.5 million funding round
Company to develop and scale its tech for mobile 360 and VR advertising
Explosive Start
Lightneer secures $5 million seed funding round to prep for launch of Big Bang Legends
Invisible-learning game now due to launch in January 2018
Investment News
Indian publisher Nazara invests in mobile cricket games developer Moong Labs
Money to fund game engine development and new cricket-based titles
Essential Phone?
Mobile start-up Essential confirms $300 million funding round
Tencent, Amazon and Foxconn invest in new company from Android co-creator
Something's Brewing
Singapore-based mobile developer BattleBrew closes angel investment round
Using the money to work on its first game
Even More Evil
Super Evil Megacorp raises $19 million to bring 5v5 battles and engine improvements to Vainglory
Looking for new staff to help bolster its mobile MOBA
Milky Tencent
Liverpool-based developer Milky Tea secures investment from Tencent
Expanding its team and focusing in on its current game
Show Me The Money
3 videos on M&As and funding from Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2017
Get advice and insights from the experts
Viral Ua
Tech start-up Megacool raises $1.5 million to make viral GIFs for mobile games
Funds to be used to employ new staff and accelerate development of API
Funding Round
Web and app market intelligence firm SimilarWeb raises $47 million
Company plans to open new offices, develop new products and extend its data coverage
Funding Round
Medtech firm Highmark raises $2 million to make games that treat brain injuries
Company also recruits John Gardiner as new CFO
Financing Education
Games learning platform Kahoot raises extra $10 million in Series A funding round
Mobile app for teachers and students to launch during the new school year
Blasting Off
Hypernova Interactive raises seed funding from first-time games investor Kae Investments
Two-man developer has released two games so far
Dreams To Reality
VR developer NDreams secures $3.5 million investment in second stage of funding round
Mercia Technologies continues to pour money into the studio
Games In Leeds
GamesLab Leeds grants $200,000 to nine Yorkshire devs in latest round of funding
40 jobs created or safeguarded by funding
Business News
Private equity firms invest in Chinese mobile game developer Since Times
Company previously backed by Tencent
Expanding Footprint
Smartphone manufacturer Foxconn plots $5 billion investment in India
Move will help companies get around new taxes and import duty
Education Funds
Supercell grants over $280,000 to Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Studio wants to turn Finland into a "Hollywood for gaming"
Mighty Start-up
Ex-Nonstop Games devs open new studio Mighty Bear Games in Singapore
Start-up working on an MMORPG for mobile
Catch Of The Day
Steam founder Rick Ellis raises $1.25 million for new studio Sharkbite Games
Eight-person team's first casual mobile game to be released this year
Super Space Ape
“I’ve always struggled to imagine ourselves anywhere else”: Space Ape CEO on Supercell deal
John Earner discusses why the London studio turned down other offers to partner with the most successful mobile games developer in the world
Business Tips
10 reasons your game studio will never get funding
Execution Labs co-founder Jason Della Rocca shares some sage advice
Ua Simplified
New user acquisition tool Acquired.io launches with $2 million in funding
Aims to streamline UA management
Feeding The Fire
The explosive rise of Scopely
US publisher just can’t stop raising cash
Australian Funding
Film Victoria awards $500,000 to nine Australian developers to help finish their games
Mobile titles include Joko's World: Pocket Planet and Paper House's Paperbark
Tencent Investment
Tencent makes $72 million strategic investment in Chinese developer Ourpalm
Strengthens the relationship between the two tech giants
War Chest
Walking Dead: Road to Survival publisher Scopely raises $60 million to fund acquisitions and partnerships
Comes a year after company raised $55 million in Series B financing round
Funding Paradise
"The timing is perfect": TreasureHunt on its $6 million investment and future plans
CEO Kyle Smith gearing up for Pet Paradise launch
Struck Gold
TreasureHunt closes $6 million series A funding round ahead of Pet Paradise launch
Total funding now sits at $8.4 million
Sow The Seeds
Discord reportedly valued at $725 million after quietly raising $50 million funding round
Also hires former Twitch veteran Andy Swanson as Head of Publisher Relations
Nest Egg
New early stage investment fund Rooks Nest Ventures launches with £28 million
Interested in mobile games industry start-ups
Attractable Attachables
Gamevice raises $12.5 million to bring Nintendo Switch-like controllers to regular smartphones and tablets
Gamevice CEO Phillip Hyun on the mass market potential for attachable gamepads
Mine, All Mine
Mobile game subscription service GameMine raises $20 million to expand its platform
Currently has 3.5 million users with access to 100 games
Snak Attack
Berlin-based Playsnak snags $1.2 million investment from Gumi as it pushes further into VR development
Secures $1.2 million from Gumi
Vision Fund
Softbank reportedly picks up $4 billion stake in Nvidia
Japanese firm acquires 4.9% of shares
Get Onboard
Full-game demo ad platform AppOnboard raises $4 million to expand operations
Lets players play a game's tutorial in an ad
Unity Investment
Unity scores $400 million investment from equity firm Silver Lake
Values developer at $2.6 billion
The Charticle
Why did Tencent invest a further $90 million into Pocket Gems?
Tracking the impact of Tencent's millions on Episode and War Dragons
Revved Up
Top Gear mobile developer Motorious drives up extra $894,000 in funding
Debut game Top Gear Road Trip set for summer release
Simplaex Funding
Mobile marketing platform Simplaex raises $2.6 million to expand beyond games
Now has 300 million users on its platform
Not Impossible
London's SpatialOS developer Improbable raises $502 million
SoftBank takes non-controlling stake in the company
Pocket Change
Tencent ploughs $90 million into Episode and War Dragons developer Pocket Gems
Studio to remain largely independent
Apple Manufacturing
Apple to invest $1 billion in US manufacturing in effort to boost local industry
Might score points with Trump while he's at it
Eye For Fashion
Ex-Rovio and Digital Chocolate staff score pre-seed funding round for new Finnish mobile studio Polka Dot
Developer's ambition to become the leader in fashion games
Making India Play
Indian mobile game studio Mech Mocha raises $5 million series A funding
Shunwei Capital, Accel Partners and Blume Ventures invest