🔊 Shout out to new studios, and game funds… (July 2022)

4th week:

1. 💰 F2P publisher 10K Riders secures $500K seed investment from Embria
2. 💰 Mighty Bear Games raises $10 million to launch Web3 games
3. 💰 Nekcom has raised $8 million in its Series A

3rd week:

1. 🤝🏽 Supermodel Karlie Kloss partners with Roblox
2. 💰 Nekcom raises $8M to fuel game development and opens a new studio
3. 💰 AMGI Studios raises money to make a metaverse game that bridges Web3 and Hollywood
4. 🦈 Wildflower Interactive founded by Uncharted, Last of Us co-director
5. 🤝🏽 Jagex are acquiring Pipeworks, in their first ever US studio purchase
6. 💰 L8 Studios closes pre-seed investment round
7. 💰 Klang raised a $41M Series C led by Animoca Brands and Kingsway Capital

3rd week:

1. 🦈 Former TikTok gaming head Jason Fung launching blockchain gaming startup
2. 💰 Animoca Brands completes $75M raise at $5.9B valuation to invest in blockchain games
3. 💰 Edge raises $30m in Series A
4. 🤝🏽 Nordisk Games acquires Supermassive
5. 💰 XR Games raise $7M in funding round
6. 🤝🏽 Spotify acquires music trivia game Heardle
7. 🤝🏽 Unity is merging with Ironsource in an all-stock deal valuing Ironsource at $4.4B in a big consolidation play for gaming
8. 🤝🏽 Netflix and Microsoft partner for a new subscription plan
9. 💰 UnCaged Studios raised a Series A led by Griffin Gaming Studios

2nd week:

1. 💰 NetEase Games invests in Polish VR studio Something Random
2. 💰 Omeda Studios has raised $20M to fund its upcoming MOBA title Predecessor
3. 💰 Supercell makes a further $37M investment in Space Ape Games
4. 📢 Konvoy launches new $150M fund to invest in early-stage game companies
5. 🤝🏽 Kongregate acquires Gamaga to work on NFT and blockchain games
6. 🤝🏽 Resolution Games acquires Zenz VR
7. 💰 Planetarium Labs raises $32M in Series A funding
8. 🤝🏽 Dorian acquires fellow women-founded developer Nix Hydra
9. 💰 Blockchain gaming studio Cauldron secures $6.6M in funding
10. 💰 Klang Games raised $41M to develop its player-built online universe
11. 💰 Crypthulhu Studios raises $3M for Dimension X blockchain game

1st week:

1) 505 Games acquires D3 Go, publisher of Marvel Puzzle Quest
2) Partnership 🤝🏽: Lionsgate teams up with The Sandbox — bringing Hellboy to Web3.0
3) Loco launches India’s first NFT platform for esports
4) Blizzard acquires Proletariat to work on WoW
5) Soba raises $13.5M for no-code game tools for creators
6) Partnership 🤝🏽: Niantic partners with NBA for AR basketball game
7) New studio 🦈: Former Supercell devs raise $5m for new studio Bit Odd
8) Joffre Capital acquires 20% stake in Playtika at $8.5B evaluation
9) Omeda Studios raises $20m
10) 99math has raised $2.1 million to boost its edtech math gaming platform
11) Partnership 🤝🏽: Bandai Namco and Ilca partner to form Bandai Namco Aces

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