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December 11, 2023 Hot Five Hot Five: Activision Blizzard’s app store alternative, Google Play’s download dominance and a 3D Candy Crush Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
December 5, 2023 Platform Psychology Former Activision Blizzard CEO supports GameTree's $1.7M seed round for AI app to unite gamers The funding round saw support from Ukraine’s former president and a former Activision Blizzard CEO
November 28, 2023 Platform Power KEK Entertainment raises $8M in seed round to build "platform-agnostic IP" The round was led by Korea Investment Partners with participation from Woori Technology Investment Co, Kona Venture Partners and others
November 22, 2023 Production Power Layer AI seed round raises $1.8M to bolster generative game art production The AI-powered productivity tool sees support from The Games Fund, GFR Fund and others
October 26, 2023 Ai Advancement Harmony Games raises $3M in seed round to build an AI puzzle game The seed round was led by Griffin Gaming Partners
October 19, 2023 Forge Finds Funding Riot-backed Forge raises $11M to launch a platform rewarding gamer communities Makers Fund, Animoca Brands and Bitkraft Ventures led the round
October 5, 2023 Studio Seed Krafton invests $7M in former Riot and Blizzard artist’s Studio Sai The Seed Round comes after the success of Eternights and will support development of Sai’s next game
September 27, 2023 Better Than Betting Omada raises $7.5M for a sports game with a twist: tackling gambling addiction Money isn’t spent or won on bets, providing a healthier alternative
September 20, 2023 Making Myths Spectarium raises €5M in Seed Round to bolster personalised AI RPG Myths Each player will have a unique experience by leveraging AI technology
September 13, 2023 Mythic Manoeuvres Mythic Protocol raises $6.5M towards blockchain, collaboration and cross-platform ambitions Founder Igor Tanzil wants to avoid the trap of "squandered" potential by "frenzied financialisation"
September 12, 2023 Dino Designs Zynga, FunPlus and NetEase veterans receive $8M investment for NFT dinosaur game New studio GamePhilos gets support from Xterio, Animoca Ventures, SevenX Ventures and Chain Hill Capital
August 25, 2023 Success In Funding British developer Scriptic raises $6.2 million in second seed round The round includes investment from Sony Innovation fund
June 29, 2023 Investment Scriptic raises $5.7m in funding for AI-driven narrative mobile games The round was led by perennial investor Bitkraft Ventures
April 25, 2023 Chess With A Change SuperDuperSecretCo raises $1m to make a chess battle royale game Dual economy will make Web3 elements optional
March 21, 2023 Seed Secured Mystic Games seed round aims towards bringing Web3 mobile games "into the mainstream" Veterans from King, Rovio and more looking to democratise digital ownership
March 8, 2023 Soccer Goes Mobile Matchday secures $21 million in seed funding The company plans to make soccer, mobile, and Web3 games more accessible
October 20, 2022 Bytebrew Boom ByteBrew raises $4 million in a Seed Round to provide game developers with more tools and aid growth Seed Round participants include Konvoy, Valhalla Ventures, Node Ventures and more
October 12, 2022 Raising A Seed Round Muus Collective raises $5 million in Seed Round to increase diversity in gaming and fashion Seed Round led by venture firm Griffin Gaming Partners
September 8, 2022 Successful Funding Round Gameplay Galaxy closes $12.8M seed funding round Gameplay Galaxy have secured a seed funding round of $12.8M with Blockchain Capital leading the round
September 7, 2022 Mobile Games Studio Secures $750k Investment Gulliver’s Games Raised $750k Seed Investment Round Multiple investors with Boğaziçi Ventures leading the way.
September 6, 2022 Investment Metaverse Magna raises £3.2M in latest seed funding round Multiple investors including WeMade participated in the round
June 30, 2022 People's Platform Soba raises $13.6 million in seed round to help gamers make games User-generated content platform now in closed Alpha
June 22, 2022 Bounty Hunting CloudFeather Games raises $1.25 million in seed funding round "Bounty Hunting" SDK aims to tap into competitive side of gamers
April 20, 2022 Casual Crypto Yomi Games raises $2 million to become the "Zynga of Crypto" Will develop play-to-earn casual social games to be more accessible for those entering crypto gaming
April 5, 2022 Blooming Superbloom raises $3 million to develop its first mobile game for women "Women deserve games that are designed with their interests in mind."
April 1, 2022 Seed Round Secured Former Riot Games founded Battlebound raises $4.8 million First game will launch on PC and Mac, then coming to mobile
March 18, 2022 Future Funding Joyride raises $14 million to launch Web3 platform for casual Unity developers Launching Solitaire Blitz, Tennis Champs and more
March 16, 2022 Score And Earn Update: Volt Games raises $1.5 million, led by Voodoo Follows earlier pledge of $200 million to fund blockchain games
March 11, 2022 Indian Esports Indian esports and game streaming platform Loco raises $42 million Backed by PUBG Mobile developer Krafton
March 2, 2022 Work Hard, Play Hard Legends of Learning raises $5 million to be "learning corner" of the metaverse Over 2,000 unique maths and science games
February 23, 2022 Region Lock Region Lock: Turkey's hypercasual truimph, and what it means for its young population PocketGamer.biz takes a look at the meteoric rise of Turkey as a mobile games behemoth, and what it means for the country’s young workforce
February 22, 2022 Pocket Metaverse Chillchat raises $1.85 million for create-to-earn "pocket metaverse" Led by blockchain platform Solana's VC arm, Solana Ventures
January 27, 2022 Casual Mmo Rocky Road raises $2.5 million to create first casual MMO for mobile Led by QuizUp creators
January 20, 2022 Growing Guilds Infinity Force raises $5.5 million to grow blockchain and P2E games Backed by key metaverse investor Animoca Brands
January 17, 2022 Built To Win CEO Rina Onur Sirinoglu on Spyke Games' massive $55 million seed round UA is a bloody competition
December 21, 2021 Raising For Rewards Mana Interactive raises $7 million for mobile game rewards platform Rewards include gift cards, vouchers, and cryptocurrency
December 15, 2021 Cyball Scores Cyball raises $1.8 million for football-themed P2E NFT mobile game Focused on reaching new audiences for blockchain gaming
December 10, 2021 Blockchain In Brazil Bayz raises $4 million for NFT gaming Starting with play-to-earn in Brazil
December 2, 2021 Gotiva’s Got It Sarajevo startup Gotiva Games raises $250,000 for NFT social puzzle games Debut title scheduled for Q2 2022
December 1, 2021 Create To Dominate Sneaky Panda raises $6 million for novel 'luck-puzzler' mobile games Debut title scheduled to release next year
November 23, 2021 The Secret Sauce UK-based indie studio Pocket Burger Games raises $1 million for casual mobile games Founded by former Rovio, Space Ape, and Gram Games alumni
November 12, 2021 Creating Casual Titles Turkish dev studio Hadi raises $5.2 million for casual mobile games Currently working on several unannounced titles
November 1, 2021 Up And Coming Ex-War Robots execs launch Kek Entertainment, raise $3 million for multiplayer mobile titles Debut will be competitive mobile action game featuring deep tactical elements
October 18, 2021 Seeded Order of Meta raises $1.5 million in a round led by Play Ventures Will release its first game in 2022
October 12, 2021 Rocket Fuel Ludus invests in three Turkish mobile game startups Istanbul cluster is blooming
October 8, 2021 Mgvc Makes Moves My.Games Venture Capital invests into Tworogue Games and Wideview Games Acquires minority stake with option to purchase full control in future
October 8, 2021 Ballistic For Blockchain OP Games raises $8.6 million to combine blockchain, NFTs and DAOs Plans to support 500 games by end of 2022