$70M+ poured into gaming last week, here’s where the money went
Covering gaming startup funding, AI game studios, investments, partnerships [Week of June 9, 2025] 344#
Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗
Investment news update from the second week of June:
Hypernative Raises $40M
Orange Cap Games Raises $3.5M
Homa co-founder opens new AI-first studio Everyday
Studio555 raises $4.6M to build playable app for interior design
Among Us dev Innersloth starts new indie game fund Outersloth
Gaming startup MetaShot raises $232K from Karnataka Govt’s Venture Fund
Nazara acquires Smaaash for $14.7M aiming to revamp the brand with digital Ips
Nice Plans Studio secures $3M to launch a new mobile shooter and rethink the genre
Former Tacticool devs at Nice Plans Studio secure $3M for 3v3 shooter Ricochet Squad
Ex-Netflix VP Mike Verdu and Zynga founder Mark Pincus form AI games startup Playful AI
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Have a great start to the week.
tCARe, CARtic P
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