Investment
UA outfit YouAppi raises $3 million to move beyond installs to LTV
Moving downstream
Investment
Buoyant Helsinki: Small Giant Games raises $3.1 million
Round led by Creandum
Investment
OurPalm invests $30 million into loss-making subsidiary FingerFun
Moving money around
Investment
IDG Capital drops $1.55 million on Cloudcade to drive F2P innovation
Seed round complete
Chart Of The Week
Five crazy deals which have inflated the games M&A bubble during 2014
Show me the profits
Investment
Hugo Games raises $4 million for marketing new Hugo the troll games
Boosting the troll
Deal
Stolen Couch Games secures $315,000 in funding for Animal Crossing-style game
Development paradise
Investment
Skillz raises $6 million for an aggressive UA campaign for real-money skill-based games
Total funding now over $13 million
Investment
New company name, faces and direction as Fuel raises $3.5 million
Grantoo is reborn
Deal
KneoWorld receives $6 million to extend its education games to Spanish, Cantonese, and Mandarin
The price of knowledge
Chart Of The Week
Body-mounted wearables are attracting the most VC investment
Generating 10x leverage post-crowdfunding
Investment
Swrve raises $10 million to provide the tools enabling brands to grow the consumer relationship
Acero Capital leads the B round
Investment
Chobolabs raises $1.3 million to redefine competitive shooters on mobile
Round led by Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors
Investment
Adjust raises $7.6 million for US and Asian expansion
Active Venture Partners leads the round
Investment
LINE invests into Gumi and the pair also partner up for game integration
Distribution meets global gaming
Investment
Android F2P specialist Kiwi raises $15 million
Northgate Capital-led round brings total funding to $21 million
Investment
Smaato closes $25 million investment; expanding in Indonesia and Singapore
RTB outfit bids up
Deal
China in its hands: Kabam signs $120 million publishing deal with Alibaba
Online giant to launch Kabam games in China
Going it alone: Former Zynga devs raise $2.5 million following successful solo debut
It's a hits game
Investment
Leanplum raises $4.8 million and rolls out new marketing automation feature
Shasta Ventures funds Series A round
Investment
Next Games adds to $6 million funding thanks to strategic deal with Lionsgate
Mad Men company looks towards games
Investment
GamePop primes for the big time with $13 million round led by Samsung Ventures
Subscription-based unconsole will now be distributed by cable companies
Investment
Supersonic raises $15 million to open offices in China, India and Japan and boost headcount to 250
APAC region is the place for growth
Investment
Italian start-up BadSeed raises $330,000 early stage investment
Start of a relationship with United Ventures
Opinion
Bull or Bubble? How to make sense of mobile gaming M&A activity
Conclusions from Digi-Capital’s Q2 Investment review
Investment
Interactive mobile ad outfit mNectar raises $7 million
NEA impressed with 'huge market opportunity'
Deal
AppLift funds API-based customisable native ad platform PubNative to tune of 'x' million
Seven-digit investment announced
Investment
With IPO rumours mounting, Gumi raises $49 million and hooks up with Sega for US invasion
Japanese publisher gains momentum
Deals
Motor World Car Factory dev Oh BiBi raises $4 million
And hooks up with Japanese publisher Gumi
Finland's latest hottest startup Seriously poaches Rovio marketing chief and raises $2.65 million
Total investment now $5 million
Pg Connects
Seduction secrets: How to make sure investors fall in love with you
Agnitio Capital reveals all
Investment
Crobo expanding into USA and Asia through $5.75 million investment
Germany-based team set to double.
Capital idea: TIGA to connect UK devs with investors at finance event
London bound on 19 June
Deal
Parallel Kingdom dev PerBlue raises $3 million
Ready for an expansion of staff and audience
Deal
PaeDae rebrands as The Mobile Majority and closes $8 million funding
All systems go
Deal
Singapore startup Booster Media raises $1.5 million
LucasArts alumnus up and running
Pool Live Tour dev Geewa announces $4.2 million financing round
Three new games planned for 2014
Deal
Sequoia invests $15 million in Indian mobile game outfit Octro
New opportunities
Royal Revolt dev Flaregames raises $12.2 million to build portfolio
German developer now looking to scale and publish
Investment
Flexion raises $2.5 million to expand its 'off-Google Play' app distribution channel
Dealing with ecosystem fragmentation
Investment
Danish startup Chroma Studios raises $300,000
Seed round
Investment
Egg Baby dev Nix Hydra raises $5 million
Female-focused outfit in expansion mode
Funds for F2P: Dundee-based Outplay boosted by $5 million cash injection
Investors looking to increase exposure
Data derby: App Annie acquires analytics rival Distimo
And wraps up a $17 million funding round
Deal
Nexon takes stake in Socialspiel in return for exclusive publishing deal
Deal chain combo builds
Investment
Ex-Rovio team Boomlagoon raises $3.6 million for F2P character-driven gaming
Northzone leads the round
Interview
Kamcord raises $7.1 million to drive discovery through gameplay videos
Record, share, download and play
Call To Action
Digital Dragons 2014 welcomes developers to VC Speed Networking
Poland's biggest show meets Polands biggest investors
Thrills and kills: How Industrial Toys reimagined the shooter for the touchscreen
5 million ways to accelerate the vision
Sega Sammy invests in Emblem of Falkyrie dev Mynet
Strengthening smartphone capacity