Investment news – digest from April 13 to 19
All the gaming deals for the past week in one material.
The material was prepared specifically for App2Top.ru Sergey Evdokimov, Investment Manager Mail.Ru Games Ventures and the author of the telegram channel Gaming – M&As and Investments.
Sergey Evdokimov1. Riot Games acquires Hypixel Studios, an indie developer of the Hytale role-playing sandbox
The developer of League of Legends has acquired Hypixel Studios.
The latter expects to release its first Hytale game in 2021. Today, the game has more than 2.5 million subscribers for the upcoming beta version and 56 million trailer views on YouTube. It is not known how much the acquisition of Hypixel cost Riot Games.
2. Nifty Games has raised $12 million to develop sports gamesNifty Games has successfully completed a $12 million Series A funding round.
The investment will be used to create a mobile sports game NFL Clash. The round was led by March Capital Partners with the participation of previous investors Axiomatic Gaming and Defy VC. Among the new investors: Vulcan Capital, Courtside Ventures, Transcend Fund, Century Game and OneTeam Ventures.
3. Superplus Games has raised $4.7 million for the development and marketing of mobile games
Finnish mobile game developer Superplus Games received $ 4.7 million in funding.
The lead investor in the transaction was the Makers Fund with the participation of Business Finland Hub and the previously participating investor Sisu Game Ventures.
4. Nordisk Film Games became the largest shareholder of the Finnish Nitro Games, having invested $4.5 million in it
The Finnish mobile studio Nitro Games has attracted financing from Nordisk Film Games in the amount of $ 4.5 million through an additional issue of shares ($2.5 million) and a convertible loan ($2 million).
As a result of the transaction, Nordisk Film Games becomes the largest shareholder of Nitro Games.
5. Unrd has raised $2.5 million to further develop its interactive stories platform
The interactive story platform Unrd has raised $ 2.5 million.
The investments will be aimed at developing new content formats, expanding the platform’s capabilities and signing TV content partnerships. Galaxy Interactive (EOS VC), Play Ventures, Initial Capital, Backed VC and Saatchi Invest participated in the funding round.
6. Breaking Walls Studio raised $1.75 million to create an adventure game about animals
Ubisoft’s studio, Breaking Walls, has raised $1.75 million to develop its debut game, animal adventure Away:
The Survival Series. The main investor in the transaction was the Game Seer Venture Partners venture fund.
