Investment news – digest from 3 to 10 May
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. Sensor Tower analytical company raised $45 million from Riverwood Capital
Sensor Tower mobile analytics service has raised $45 million as part of a strategic partnership with the private equity fund Riverwood Capital.
The investments will be used to further develop the service and expand the range of services for analytics and application marketing.
Earlier in 2013, the service raised $1 million during a seed funding round.
2. The developer of the mobile MMO sandbox Dazzle Rocks raised $ 6.8 million for his debut project
The Finnish studio-developer of the mobile MMO sandbox Dazzle Rocks has successfully closed the investment round of the series “A” in the amount of $ 6.8 million.
The lead investor in the transaction was the Galaxy Interactive EOS VC venture fund.
3. Unity has acquired a plug-in visual programming tool Bolt
The developer of technological solutions Ludiq has sold a visual programming plug-in Bolt.
The buyer was Unity Technologies. Ludiq released its tool in 2017. It allows you to create games on Unity without writing code, using special visual maps and macros.
4. AppLovin invested in mobile developer Redemption Games
AppLovin marketing network has invested strategically in Redemption Games, the American developer of the mobile match-3 Sweet Escapes.
Details of the transaction were not disclosed. The company only mentioned that Redemption Games will continue to operate independently and retain leadership. Investments will be spent on the development of this title and the creation of new ones.
In June 2018, the Finnish developer Supercell, controlled by Tencent, also invested $5 million in Redemption Games.
5. Playbyte has raised $3.2 million to develop a platform for creating and distributing games
The American studio Playbyte has raised $3.2 million in funding.
Playbyte is creating an application that will allow any user to create games and share them on desktop, web and mobile platforms.
6. Publisher Rogue Games raised $2 million for business development
The American game publisher Rogue Games has raised $ 2 million in funding from a venture fund with Russian roots Runa Capital.
The publisher of indie games Rogue Games has been working since 2017, it helps developers to release games and promote them.
The company is based in Los Angeles, with people from Kabam, Apple, Glu Mobile, IGN and Activision Blizzard working with it. The publisher’s portfolio includes 35 mobile games.
In May last year, the venture fund Grishin Robotics co-founder Mail.Ru Dmitry Grishin’s Group invested $1.25 million in Rogue Games.
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