$130M+ poured into gaming last week, let’s break down where and why

Covering gaming startup funding, AI game studios, investments, partnerships [Week of July 1st, 2025] 350#

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Here’s your quick breakdown of the top funding headlines from the July 1st week:

1. Grand Mobile raises $750K to grow its flagship mobile title
2. Behold Ventures raises $59.2M to invest in European game developers
3. Keleops Group acquires Kotaku from G/O Media to expand its media footprint
4. Google Play’s Indie Fund returns to Latin America, granting $2M across 10 studios
5. Liftoff secures a minority investment from General Atlantic to accelerate adtech growth
6. Eldramoor: Haven in the Mist crosses $100K+ on Kickstarter, with momentum still rising
7. Cold River Games raises $2M for its F2P steampunk action RPG, launching on Steam in 2025
8. Reaper Actual, an upcoming tactical shooter studio, raises $30M+ for production and publishing
9. Impossible Cloud raises $34M to scale its decentralized infrastructure, potentially powering future games
10. Hello World!, a Scottish student-led startup event, is selected by the Ecosystem Fund from the Scottish Government

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