Business of games: 22 biggest funding rounds, partnerships, and trends from the last 2 weeks

investment round-up details for Jan 4th and Feb 1st week. #213

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Investment news update, for Jan 4th week and Feb 1st week:

Jan 4th week:

1. Rize.gg wraps up pre-seed round, raises $430,000 to train and empower gamers

2. Playdemic founders raise $10m for new UK mobile studio ForthStar

3. TapNation acquires AI-powered UAhero to amp up its user acquisition strategy

4. Rocksteady founders set up new studio Hundred Star Games

5. Crikey Gaming Studio has raised undisclosed funds

6. Nazaras Nodwin Gaming acquired comic con India for Rs 55 crore

7. Build A Rocket Boy completes $110 million Series D funding round

8. True Gamers secures $45m investment for esports expansion in Saudi Arabia.

9. AOFverse raises $3 million to propel Web3 gaming vision.

10. Fasanara Capital has acquired Pollen VC

Feb 1st week:

1. Sony Innovation Fund backs Carry1st with strategic investment

2. Order of Meta raises $3.3M seed for Cargo Hunters

3. Stormgate was already fully funded—then it earned $2M on Kickstarter

4. Eggscape Entertainment has cracked into the world of VC funding with its $4.25 million fundraising to bring social gaming to mixed reality experiences,

5. Kwalee invests €1.5m in mobile studio 8SEC 

6. GameSquare reveals Moonlight Studios

7. PlayGreen has raised $6 million in funding to expand its sports betting business in Latin America.

8. Loric Games raises $4M in funding and appoints Jeff Hickman as CPO.

9. Pixelmon raises $8M as it seeks redemption for its Web3 game

10. Toca Boca and Mojang alum unveil games studio Roro and raises $1.6M for 3D digital dollhouse game

11. Mountaintop Studios nets Shroud, Zedd, and $30M in new funding round

12. Volition vets form new studio Shapeshifter Games

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