Date | Company | Category | Invested | Series | Country | Lead investor | Other key investors | Description |
Oct-08 | Playfish | Social games | $17,0 | Series B | UK | Accel Partners | Index Ventures | Social games developer and publisher |
Oct-08 | Metaplace | Casual MMO | $6,7 | Series B | USA | Charles River Ventures | Crescendo Ventures | Platform for creating your own casual MMO, virtual world |
Oct-08 | Second Interest | Virtual world | $0,5 | undis | Germany | Angel investors | Virtual worlds agency developing content for Metaversum's Twinity | |
Oct-08 | Kirkland North | Social games | $0,2 | Seed | USA | Harrison Metal Capital | Turf, online risk-style strategy game over real-world neighborhoods | |
Oct-08 | Booyah | Other | $4,5 | Series A | USA | Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers | (Mixed reality?) games with real-world social impact | |
Oct-08 | Ray Flame Entertainment Inc. | Casual MMO | $0,8 | Series A | USA | InnoBridge Ventures | Browser-based MMO | |
Oct-08 | Oberon | Casual games | $20,0 | undis | USA | Infinity Equity | developer & publisher of casual games | |
Oct-08 | Farbflut Entertainment | Casual MMO | undis | undis | Germany | undis | Browser game www.pennergame.de with 400k players | |
Oct-08 | MindFuse | Casual MMO | $1,0 | Debt/bridge | USA | Keiretsu Forum angels | 3D high-end MMO for casual audiences | |
Oct-08 | Taatu | Virtual world | $2,5 | undis | Belgium | BAMS Angels Fund | Virtual wolds as extensions to media properties | |
Sep-08 | Challenge Games | Casual MMO | $10,0 | Series B | USA | Globespan Capital Partners | Asynch PvP duels (e.g. duels.com, Baseball boss) | |
Sep-08 | Big Fish Games | Casual games | $83,0 | Series A | USA | Balderton Capital | developer & publisher of casual games | |
Sep-08 | RobotGalaxy | Virtual world | $5,0 | Series B | USA | Bachmann Industries | Angel investors | Virtual World extension of real world toy franchise |
Sep-08 | Hollywood Interactive Group | Virtual world | $5,0 | Series A | USA | BlueRun Ventures | MyHollywood.com targets women 18-34 with casual games and a community based around celebrity gossip | |
Sep-08 | RobotGalaxy | Virtual world | $7,0 | Series A | USA | Bachmann Industries | Virtual World extension of real world toy franchise | |
Aug-08 | Nonoba | Casual games | $1,7 | Series A | DK | Mangrove Capital Partners | Flash game portal & platform | |
Aug-08 | LOLapps | Other | $4,5 | Series A | USA | Polaris Venture Partners | White-label social apps developer | |
Aug-08 | Webcarrz | Virtual world | $4,0 | Series A | USA | Meakem Becker Venture Capital | multi-player online game promoting social activities without fixed game rules | |
Aug-08 | Knowledge Adventure | Virtual world | $5,0 | undis | USA | Azure Capital Partners | TeleSoft Partners | developer of educational games & virtual worlds for children |
Aug-08 | Dizzywood | Virtual world | $1,0 | Series B | USA | European Founders Fund | virtual world developer & operator | |
Jul-08 | Challenge Games | Casual MMO | $4,5 | Series A | USA | Sequoia Capital | Asynch PvP duels (e.g. duels.com) | |
Jul-08 | Zynga | Social games | $29,0 | Series B | USA | Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers | Union Square Ventures | Social games developer and publisher |
Jul-08 | Virtual Tweens | Virtual world | $1,0 | Seed | Israel | Angel investors | Ekoloko, a green themed new virtual world for 7-12 year olds | |
Jul-08 | Monte Cristo Games | Casual MMO | $7,0 | undis | France | Arts Alliance | 360° Capital Partners | Cities XL, a video game merging social networking and virtual worlds |
Jul-08 | Playfish | Social games | $1,0 | Debt/bridge | UK | Accel Partners | Social games developer and publisher | |
Jul-08 | Gaia Interactive | Virtual world | $11,0 | Series C | USA | Institutional Venture Partners | Redpoint Ventures | Virtual world, MMO, "world's largest forums" |
Jul-08 | Six Degrees Games | Casual MMO | $7,0 | Series A | USA | Prism VentureWorks | Clearstone | Sports virtual world |
Jul-08 | Social Gaming Network | Social games | $3,0 | undis | USA | Jeff Bezos Expeditions | Social games developer and publisher | |
Jul-08 | Young Internet | Virtual world | $4,7 | undis | Germany | undis | Panfu.de, a virtual world for kids with over 1M registered users | |
Jul-08 | Riot Games | Casual MMO | $7,0 | undis | USA | Benchmark Capital | FirstMark Capital | League of Legends: an online game that combines quick-hit sessions with fantasy action settings |
Jul-08 | Atomic Moguls | Casual MMO | $1,0 | Series A | USA | Second Avenue Partners | Fantasy sports games (e.g. fantasy football) | |
Jul-08 | 8D World | Casual MMO | $1,0 | Series A | USA | Spark Capital | Fantasy casual MMO | |
Jun-08 | Erepublik | Casual MMO | $0,7 | Seed | Spain | Angel investors | Civilization-style strategy casual MMO | |
Jun-08 | I'm in like with you | Social games | $1,5 | Series B | USA | Spark Capital | Online dating & games | |
Jun-08 |
Lumos Labs | Other | $3,0 | Series A | USA | Pequot Ventures | Norwest Venture Partners | Brain training and brain games |
May-08 | Social Gaming Network | Social games | $15,0 | Series A | USA | Greylock Partners | Founders Fund | Social games developer and publisher |
May-08 |
Grockit | Other | $8,0 | Series B | USA | Integral Capital | Benchmark Capital | Massively Multi Player Online Learning Game |
May-08 |
Caspian Learning | Other | $2,8 | undis | UK | undis | Learning Based Games: Caspian Learning are global leaders in the use of simulation games tech to solve learning issues | |
Apr-08 | Serious Business Inc | Social games | $4,0 | Series A | USA | Lightspeed Ventures | Social games (e.g. Friends for sale) | |
Apr-08 | Kongregate | Casual games | $3,0 | Series B | USA | Jeff Bezos Expeditions | Flash game portal & platform | |
Apr-08 | Northworks | Casual games | undis | undis | Germany | High Tech Gründerfonds | Browser game developer | |
Apr-08 | Club Cooee | Virtual world | undis | undis | Germany | Aurelia Private Equity | free 3D Live community | |
Apr-08 | Akoha | Other | $2,0 | Seed | USA | Angel investors | Mixed reality "pay good deeds forward" game | |
Apr-08 | Metaversum | Virtual world | several m€ | undis | USA | Balderton Capital | Metaversum’s virtual world Twinity mashes up the real with the virtual life | |
Apr-08 |
Nurien Software | Virtual world | $15,0 | Series A | Korea | Northern Light Venture Capita | Globespan Capital Partners | 3D social network |
Apr-08 |
Bunchball | Social games | $4,0 | Series B | USA | Granite Ventures | Adobe Ventures | Social games and white-label games |
Apr-08 | Play Hard Sports | Casual MMO | $5,0 | Series A | USA | New Enterprise Associates | Interactive fantasy sports games | |
Apr-08 | Numedeon | Virtual world | $1,0 | Series B | USA | BankInter's Venture Capitol Group | Portfolio of virtual worlds | |
Apr-08 |
Eximion | Casual games | Undis | undis | Netherlands | Techno Stars | 3d games in your browser | |
Mar-08 | Hangout Industries | Virtual world | $6,0 | Series A | USA | Polaris Venture Partners | Highland Capital Partners | 3D virtual world for social networking |
Mar-08 |
Playfish | Social games | $3,0 | Seed | UK | Accel Partners | Social games developer and publisher | |
Mar-08 | 9You | Other | $100,0 | undis | China | Temasek Holdings | Digital lifestyle entertainment operator for casual gaming, interactive entertainment portal sites | |
Mar-08 |
Simmersion Holdings | Virtual world | $1,9 | undis | USA | Blue Cove Ventures | 3D virtual world & technology platform | |
Mar-08 | Chapatiz | Virtual world | $0,5 | Seed | French | Angel investors | virtual worlds for pre-teens | |
Mar-08 | EveryScape | Virtual world | $7,0 | Series B | USA | Dace Ventures | Draper Fisher Jurvetson | Virtual World/3-D mapping site for virtual tours |
Mar-08 | Fluid Entertainment | Virtual world | $3,2 | Series A | USA | Trinity Ventures | Kids social games / MMO | |
Mar-08 | Gamook | Casual games | $1,5 | Series A | USA | US Venture Partners | Platform for online casual games | |
Mar-08 | Handipoints | Virtual world | $0,8 | Seed | USA | Charles River Ventures | virtual community where children’s everyday “real world” chores earn them prizes and adventures | |
Mar-08 | Alamofire | Social games | $2,0 | Series A | USA | Founders Fund | Social games developer and publisher | |
Mar-08 | PopJax | Casual games | $4,7 | Series A | USA | Draper Fisher Jurvetson | Online user generated trivia games | |
Feb-08 | Dizzywood | Virtual world | $1,0 | Series A | USA | Shelby Bonnie | Charles River Ventures | virtual world developer & operator |
Feb-08 | Sparkplay Media | Casual MMO | $4,3 | Series A | USA | Redpoint Ventures | Prism VentureWorks | Browser-based MMO Earth Eternal |
Feb-08 | Flowplay | Casual MMO | $3,7 | Series A | USA | Intel Capital | Ambient Sound Investments | Virtual world wrapper around flash games |
Feb-08 | Atomic Moguls | Casual MMO | $1,0 | Seed | USA | Second Avenue Partners | Amazon.com | Fantasy sports games (e.g. fantasy football) |
Feb-08 | RocketOn | Other | $5,0 | Series A | USA | D.E. Shaw Group | Avatars layered on top of any web page | |
Jan-08 | C3L3B Digital | Virtual world | $3,0 | Series A | USA | BlueRun Ventures | web 2.0 & casual MMO & VW destinations for the mass market. | |
Jan-08 | Zynga | Social games | $10,0 | Series A | USA | Union Square Ventures | Foundry group | Social games developer and publisher |
Jan-08 | Rebel Monkey | Casual MMO | $1,0 | Series A | USA | Redpoint Ventures | Casual games developer | |
Dec-07 | Playfirst | Casual games | $16,5 | Series C | USA | DCM | Casual games developer and publisher | |
Dec-07 | WildTangent | Casual games | $20,0 | Debt/bridge | USA | Hercules Technology Growth Capital | Casual games developer, publisher and platform provider | |
Nov-07 | Hidden City Games | Virtual world | $15,0 | Series B | USA | Trinity Ventures | Rustic Canyon Ventures | Bella Sara, a collectible card game about horses tied to an online world for girls |
Nov-07 | Zweitgeist | Other | undis | Series A | Germany | T-Online Venture Fund | Avatars layered on top of any web page | |
Nov-07 | Apaja Online | Casual games | $2,3 | Series A | Finland | Martinson Trigon Venture Partners | Flash game portal & developer | |
Oct-07 | Numedeon | Virtual world | Undis | Series A | USA | Pat Sajak (angel) | Portfolio of virtual worlds | |
Oct-07 | Star in Me | Virtual world | Undis | undis | USA | Electric Sheep Company | children’s virtual world | |
Oct-07 | GameLayers | Other | $0,5 | Series A | USA | O'Reilly Alphatech Ventures | Passive-Multiplayer MMO played on top of existing web pages | |
Sep-07 | Emote | Casual games | $8,0 | Series A | UK | Electra Quoted Management | Games across social networks, challenging gamers and friends, communicating with like-minded players | |
Sep-07 | Watercooler | Other | $4,0 | Series A | USA | Canaan partners | Social apps, largest community online for TV and Sports fans | |
Sep-07 | RocketOn | Social games | $0,8 | Seed | USA | undis | Avatars layered on top of any web page | |
Aug-07 | Spill Group | Casual games | undis | undis | Netherlands | Van den Ende & Deitmers | distributer/developer of online games through more than 45 gaming portals worldwide. | |
Aug-07 | GameForge | Casual MMO | undis | undis | Germany | Accel Partners | Free to play, browser based games publisher | |
Aug-07 | Kongregate | Casual games | $5,0 | Series A | USA | Greylock Partners | Flash game portal & platform | |
Aug-07 | D2C | Casual games | $6,0 | Series A | USA | Rubicon Ventures | casual games for a variety of platforms, including consoles | |
Aug-07 | Conduit Labs | Social games | $5,5 | Series A | USA | Charles River Ventures | Prism VentureWorks | Games to let people meet new people, e.g. LoudCrowd dancing games |
Aug-07 | Doppelganger | Virtual world | $11,0 | Series D | USA | ComVentures | Trident capital | vSide virtual world for young adults |
Jul-07 |
Weblo | Casual MMO | $3,2 | Series A | USA | VantagePoint | Buy and sell representations of real-world locations and people | |
Jul-07 |
Grockit | Other | $2,7 | Series A | USA | Benchmark Capital | Massively Multi Player Online Learning Game | |
Jul-07 | Geewa | Casual games | $2,0 | undis | Czech republic | MCI Management | Free multiplayer games for variety of devices | |
Jul-07 | WatAgame | Virtual world | $4,0 | Series B | Denmark | Accel Partners | GoSupermodel, a girl's fashion community for web and mobile | |
Jul-07 | Three Rings | Casual MMO | $3,5 | Series B | USA | True Ventures | Chance Technologies | Developer and operator of casual MMOs (Puzzle pirates, Bang! howdy & Whirled) |
Jun-07 | Metaversum | Virtual world | several m€ | undis | Germany | Balderton Capital | Metaversum’s virtual world Twinity mashes up the real with the virtual life | |
May-07 | Frenzoo | Virtual world | undis | Series A | Hong Kong | Ambient Sound Investments | 3D social networking platform | |
May-07 | Multiverse | Virtual world | $4,2 | undis | USA | Sterling Stamos | Angel investors | Virtual World platform |
May-07 | Avaloop | Virtual world | Undis | undis | Austria | i5invest | Papermint virtual world for casual audiences | |
May-07 | World Golf Tour | Casual MMO | several m$ | Series A | USA | Panorama Capital | Battery Ventures | Flash-based realistic golf game & world |
May-07 | Two Way Media | Other | $10,6 | undis | UK | undis | creates and distributes cross media TV shows and games | |
Mar-07 | Kongregate | Casual games | $1,0 | Seed | USA | Reid Hoffman | Joe Kraus | Flash game portal & platform |
Mar-07 | Flowplay | Casual MMO | $0,5 | Seed | USA | Angel investors | Virtual world wrapper around flash games | |
Mar-07 | Gaia Interactive | Virtual world | $12,0 | Series B | USA | Benchmark Capital | Redpoint Ventures | Virtual world, MMO, "world's largest forums" |
Feb-07 | Zweitgeist | Other | $0,6 | Seed | Germany | High Tech Gründerfonds | Mountain Partners | weblin makes you and others on the Web visible as small avatars |
Feb-07 | Virtual Air Guitar | Casual games | $0,2 | Seed | Finland | undis | Machine vision based rhythm game | |
Feb-07 | Doppelganger | Virtual world | $5,0 | Series C | USA | Greycroft Partners | vSide virtual world for young adults | |
Dec-06 | Metaplace | Casual MMO | $5,0 | Series A | USA | Charles River Ventures | Crescendo Ventures | Platform for creating your own casual MMO, virtual world |
Dec-06 | D2C | Casual games | $1,5 | Seed | USA | Rubicon Ventures | casual games for a variety of platforms, including consoles | |
Nov-06 | WatAgame | Virtual world | Undis | Series A | Denmark | Vaekstfonden | Seed Capital Denmark | GoSupermodel, a girl's fashion community for web and mobile |
Nov-06 | Bunchball | Social games | $2,0 | Series A | USA | Granite Ventures | Adobe Ventures | Social games and white-label games |
Oct-06 | Mind Candy | Virtual world | $7,4 | undis | UK | Accel Partners | Index Ventures | Developer & operator of social virtual world for kids |
Aug-06 | WildTangent | Casual games | $13,0 | Series D | USA | Granite Global Ventures | Greylock Partners | Casual games developer, publisher and platform provider |
Jul-06 | Sulake | Virtual world | $8,0 | Series C | Finland | Movida Group | Habbo, world's largest teen virtual world + social media properties (e.g. IRC-Galleria and Luupo) | |
Jun-06 | Stardoll | Virtual world | $6,0 | Series B | Sweden | Sequoia Capital | Paperdoll dress-up virtual world | |
Jun-06 | WeeWorld | Virtual world | $15,5 | Series B | UK | Accel Partners | SocNet where you can meet and interact with WeeMees, play games and create your own online cartoon | |
Feb-06 | Stardoll | Virtual world | $4,0 | Series A | Sweden | Index Ventures | Paperdoll dress-up virtual world | |
Dec-05 | Doppelganger | Virtual world | $8,5 | Series C | USA | Draper Fisher Jurvetson | Trident capital | vSide virtual world for young adults |
May-05 | WeeWorld | Virtual world | $5,5 | Series A | UK | Benchmark Capital | SocNet where you can meet and interact with WeeMees, play games and create your own online cartoon | |
Apr-05 | Doppelganger | Virtual world | $2,5 | Series B | USA | Draper Fisher Jurvetson | vSide virtual world for young adults | |
Jan-05 | Big Fish Games | Casual games | $8,7 | Seed | USA | Angel investors | developer & publisher of casual games | |
Jan-05 | Sulake | Virtual world | $24,0 | Series B | Finland | Benchmark Capital | Habbo, world's largest teen virtual world + social media properties (e.g. IRC-Galleria and Luupo) | |
? | Sulake | Virtual world | undis | Series A | Finland | 3i | Habbo, world's largest teen virtual world + social media properties (e.g. IRC-Galleria and Luupo) | |
May-04 | WildTangent | Casual games | $16,5 | Series C | USA | Advanced Technology Ventures | Casual games developer, publisher and platform provider |
Date | Company | Category | Invested | Series | Country | Lead investor | Other key investors | Description |
Oct-08 | Twofish | Economy/payments | $4,5 | Series B | USA | Triplepoint Capital | Rustic Canyon Ventures | Virtual economy engine that seamlessly integrates into any online experience |
Sep-08 | Trion World Network | MMORPG | $70,0 | Series C | USA | Act II Capital | DCM | MMORPG developer and publisher |
Sep-08 | Shanda Interactive Entertainment | MMORPG | $175,0 | Debt/bridge | China | Instutional buyers | MMORPG developer and publisher | |
Sep-08 | Raptr | Social network | $12,0 | Series A | USA | Accel Partners | Founders Fund | Social network for gamers |
Sep-08 | Ukash | Economy/payments | $14,4 | undis | USA | Blue Label Telecoms | DataCash | Pre-paid card payment provider |
Jul-08 | GameDuell | Skill games | $17,0 | Series B | Germany | Wellington Partners | MMORPG developer and publisher | |
Jul-08 | Heatwave Interactive | Video game / online | $7,5 | Series A | USA | Syncom Venture Partner | central studio for developing multiple video game properties with strong online components | |
Jun-08 | ESNation | Social network | Undis | undis | Denmark | undis | eSports news, browser-based games and social networking features | |
Jun-08 |
mGami | Social games platform | Undis | undis | UK | undis | games platform for the social networking generation | |
Jun-08 |
Virgin Play | Video game publisher | $3,9 | undis | Spain | undis | distributor and publisher of video games for video game consoles | |
Jun-08 |
Mochi Media | Ad network | $10,0 | Series B | USA | Shasta Ventures | Accel Partners | Advertisement network for flash games |
Jun-08 |
Bihu.com | Ad network | $10,0 | undis | China | undis | In-game advertising network | |
Jun-08 |
Turbine | MMORPG | $40,0 | undis | USA | Time Warner | GGV Capital | Creator of MMOs Lord of the Rings Online, Asheron's Call: Throne of Destiny, and Dungeons and Dragons Online |
May-08 |
Linekong Online | MMORPG | $25,0 | undis | China | undis | MMORPG developer and publisher | |
May-08 | Orbster | Embedded games | Undis | undis | Germany | undis | designs and publishes online entertainment products for GPS-enabled handsets | |
Apr-08 |
Metaboli | Electronic distribution | $7,8 | undis | France | undis | Download and play several hundreds of full version PC games on Metaboli.co.uk. | |
Apr-08 | G10 Entertainment | Casual MMO | $38,0 | Strategic investment | Korea | The9 | Casual online game developer, incl. Audition (dancing) | |
Apr-08 |
Chengdu Seasky Digital Entertainment | MMORPG | $3,0 | Strategic investment | China | Perfect World | MMORPG developer | |
Apr-08 |
gamerDNA | Social network | $3,0 | Series A | USA | Flybridge Capital Partners | Social network for gamers | |
Apr-08 |
VOIPlay | Game matchmaking | Undis | undis | Sweden | undis | multi-game deathmatch platform with voice chat integrated | |
Apr-08 |
FIX8 | Avatars | $2,0 | undis | USA | SK Telecom | an avatar chat tool that animates expression based on webcam input | |
Mar-08 | Realtime Worlds | MMORPG | $49,0 | Series C | UK | Maverick Capital | Video game & MMORPG developer and publisher | |
Mar-08 |
Gizmoz | Avatars | $6,5 | undis | USA | DoCoMo Capital, Inc. | ||
Mar-08 |
Mochi Media | Ad network | $4,0 | Series A | USA | Accel Partners | Advertisement network for flash games | |
Mar-08 |
Neowiz Games | MMORPG | $15,2 | undis | Korea | undis | MMORPG developer and publisher | |
Feb-08 |
iOpener | Mixed reality | $6,0 | undis | Germany | Triangle | providing and facilitating real-time data into games and virtual worlds, through satellite navigation technology | |
Feb-08 |
YOOWALK | 3D web browsing | Undis | undis | France | CITA Gestion | 3D Web browsing | |
Jan-08 |
Outspark | F2P Publisher | $11,0 | USA | Tencent | DCM | publisher and operator of free to play games | |
Jan-08 |
IGA Worldwide | Ad network | $5,0 | undis | USA | Translink Capital | Presidio STX, LLC | In-game advertising network |
Jan-08 |
IGG Inc. | MMORPG | $4,5 | Series A | USA | IDG Technology Venture Investment | IGG has successfully released and operated 6 MMORPGs through www.igg.com | |
Jan-08 |
Kadoink | Telephony & widgets | $7,0 | undis | USA | Sutter Hill Ventures | combines widgets, telephony, and music, distributes in SocNets, expanding to virtual worlds | |
Jan-08 |
Unisfair | Virtual events | $10,0 | Series B | Israel | Norwest Venture Partners | Sequoia Capital | a virtual events provider |
Dec-07 | Bahu | Social network | $1,0 | undis | France | undis | Social network for people under 25 | |
Dec-07 |
Live Gamer | Economy/payments | $24,0 | Series A? | USA | Charles River Ventures | Kodiak Venture Partners | publisher-supported virtual items training |
Dec-07 |
XLGames | MMORPG | Undis | undis | Korea | GigaMedia Limited | MMORPG developer and publisher | |
Nov-07 |
Aria Systems | Economy/payments | $4,0 | Series A | USA | Hummer Winblad Venture Partners | billing services for online games, virtual worlds, and software-as-service applications | |
Nov-07 |
Mikoishi | Game developer & publisher | $8,5 | undis | Singapore | undis | Cross-plaform (PC, mobile + more) game developer, publisher and platform | |
Oct-07 |
Vivox | Voice technology | $7,8 | Series B | USA | Benchmark Capital | Canaan Partners | a voice provider for virtual worlds and online games |
Oct-07 | ZeniMax Media | MMORPG | $300,0 | undis | USA | Providence Equity Partners | Video game & MMORPG developer and publisher, parent company of Bethesda (Oblivion and Fallout 3) | |
Oct-07 | FatFooGoo | Economy/payments | $10,0 | undis | Austria | undis | From trading platforms to commercial ecosystems, we monetize your game | |
Oct-07 |
Millions of Us | VW design agency | Undis | undis | USA | Diversified Agency Services | Design agency for virtual worlds, marketing campaigns | |
Sep-07 |
PlaySpan | Economy/payments | $6,5 | Series A | USA | Easton Capital | Menlo Ventures | publisher-supported virtual items training |
Aug-07 | La Cartoonerie | SocNet for animation | $0,7 | undis | France | undis | Share your animation: once created, you can spread your online cartoon. Everybody can see, vote and respond | |
Jul-07 | Trion World Network | MMORPG | $30,0 | Series B | USA | Rustic Canyon Ventures | Time Warner | MMORPG developer and publisher |
Jun-07 | In2Games | Game controller tech | $15,5 | undis | UK | undis | Wiimote-like game peripherals and technology | |
Jun-07 |
K2 Network | F2P Publisher | $16,0 | Series B | USA | Intel Capital | Greycroft Partners | publisher and operator of free to play games |
May-07 | Minoto | Online games TV | Undis | undis | Netherlands | undis | videos of people playing games | |
Apr-07 | Brand New World | Mobile games | $4,3 | undis | Germany | undis | Develops, markets, and promotes innovative mobile apps in the entertainment, multiplayer, and casual gaming | |
Apr-07 | StageSpace (now Bailamo) | Dating | Undis | undis | Germany | undis | "3D sexy", flirting/dating | |
Apr-07 | TVfun | publisher | Undis | undis | Netherlands | undis | international publisher of multimedia family games | |
Apr-07 | ESNation | eSports portal | Undis | undis | Denmark | undis | eSports news, browser-based games and social networking features | |
Mar-07 | Short Fuze | Social movie making | $2,0 | undis | UK | undis | mass market movie-making | |
Mar-07 | Exit Games | Multiplayer tech | $4,6 | undis | Germany | undis | “Neutron” multiplayer platform enables multiplayer capabilities on mobile applications | |
Mar-07 | Xtract | Social media analysis tools | $2,7 | undis | Finland | undis | helps to monetize digital communities | |
Feb-07 |
Electric Sheep Co | VW design agency, tech platform | $7,0 | undis | USA | CBS Corp | Gladwyne Partners | VW design agency turned into white-label VW tech provider |
Jan-07 | Wazap! | Game portal | $7,9 | undis | Germany | undis | Vertical search engine, database and SocNet for gaming news, rankings, cheats, downloads and reviews | |
Dec-06 | Realtime Worlds | MMORPG | $31,0 | Series B | UK | CIM Fund | New Enterprise Associates | Video game & MMORPG developer and publisher |
Aug-06 |
Unisfair | Virtual events | $5,0 | Series A | Israel | Sequoia Capital | a virtual events provider | |
?.2006 | Twofish | Economy/payments | $5,0 | Series A | USA | Venrock | Rustic Canyon Ventures | Virtual economy engine that seamlessly integrates into any online experience |
May-04 | Realtime Worlds | MMORPG | $1,8 | Series A | UK | CIM Fund | Video game & MMORPG developer and publisher |
Date | Company | Category | Invested | Series | Country | Lead investor | Other key investors | Description | |
Jun-08 | Xendex Entertainment | Mobile games | $3,6 | undis | Germany | undis | european mobile games company | ||
Oct-07 |
Tag Games | Mobile games | Undis | Seed | UK | Multiple angels | independent game developer and publisher for mobile devices and game consoles | ||
Sep-07 | Trutap |
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$6,5 | undis | UK | undis | Free mobile service that combines all the elements of a young person’s social life into one application | ||
Sep-07 | SharpCards |
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$3,1 | undis | UK | undis | From ‘Pimp my phone” to “hot or not”, our personalisation services (for mobile) have met with huge success | ||
Aug-07 | Xendex Entertainment | Mobile games | Undis | undis | Germany | undis | european mobile games company | ||
Jun-07 | Handmade Mobile Entertainment | Dating | $4,0 | undis | UK | undis | flirting service for people connected to the Internet either via PC or mobile phone | ||
Jun-07 | Blue Lion Mobile | Mobile community | Undis | undis | Germany | undis | qeep is a global, fast-growing mobile community with over 200,000 users | ||
May-07 | Cometa Wireless | Mobile games | $2,0 | undis | UK | undis | white label casino for mobile devices | ||
Jan-07 | Player X | Mobile games | $5,0 | undis | UK | undis | mobile media company specialising in games and mobile TV & video | ||
Oct-06 | LemonQuest | Mobile games | $2,5 | undis | Spain | undis | global publisher of mobile games and personalization products |
Note: Mobile deals are included as they were part of Adam Martin's original list. Further research has not been done into this sector.
The data on VC investments has been collected from publicly available sources including but not limited to
The data was gathered by Jussi Laakkonen and Adam Martin. The data is most accurate for year 2008. Year 2006 and earlier years have been only covered sporadically and typically only for companies that have received follow-up funding in years 2007-2008. The data is provided AS IS and the authors make no warranties about its accuracy.
The data is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial license.
Much of the analysis done in this blog post is based on assigning companies to the categories. The companies are assigned to categories subjectively and only using publicly available info (i.e. no research has been done into actual user experience to validate the companies' claims). Category assignment has been done solely by Jussi Laakkonen and doesn't represent the opinions of Adam Martin. The categorization part is the weakest and most subjective part of my analysis, so you should take it with a ton of salt.
The categorization uses the terms Virtual worlds, Casual MMO, Social games and Casual games as defined loosely below: