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List of investors triples to 21 companies
Read More »$2m investment for VR dev Reload Studios
Studio behind virtual reality multiplayer FPS receives funding from World Innovation Labs
Read More »Softbank ups Supercell stake
Japanese telecoms firm Softbank has upped its stake in Clash of Clans developer Supercell by 22.7 per cent to 73.2 per cent. The Japanese telecoms giant bought shares held by existing external investors, including Accel Partners, which has sold all of its remaining stock in the firm. Supercell CEO Ilkka …
Read More »Hipster Whale joins $500,000 funding for Halfbrick veterans’ start-up
The duo behind Crossy Road studio Hipster Whale has helped to fund a new developer in Australia. Prettygreat has completed an early stage round of seed funding to the tune of $500,000, with key investors including Matt Hall and Andy Sum. The new studio was founded in February by three …
Read More »NCsoft invests $5m in Canadian mobile start-up
MMO publisher continues expansion into smart devices with investment in This Game Studio
Read More »Bica Studios closes first seed investment round
Portugal Ventures leads new wave of funding for start-up
Read More »Improbable receives $20m from venture capital firm
Andreessen Horowitz invests in ambitious London tech start-up
Read More »PlayFab raises $7.4m in funding
Series A round led by Benchmark, whose general partner Mitch Lasky is joining the PlayFab board
Read More »Puzzles & Dragons firm leads funding for Kamcord mobile games network
GungHo leads wave of investors for Series B funding that raises $15m
Read More »Birmingham Uni invests £10m in STEM skills
Academic institute will expand its capacity to teach science, technology, engineering and maths
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