UA financing is the new VC. 10 gaming deals, $77M+ last week
Sanrio enters publishing, Indian cricket stars back a AAA, and three companies change hands. 422#
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Here’s your weekly curated look at the deals that moved the needle in gaming.
Funding, Investments & M&A
$62.9M → Sanrio launches in-house publishing label Sanrio Games
$11M → LightFury Games raises — backed by MS Dhoni, Bumrah & Pandya
$3.1M → Spill Games closes seed (Centre Court Capital, PeerCapital)
Tamatem acquires Playable Factory — moves into AI-enabled ad tech
Atari acquires Implicit Conversions — brings classic games to new platforms
People Can Fly acquires Cooldown Games — undisclosed
Non-Traditional one
$58M → Firstpoint VC launches fund for AI gaming startups in emerging markets
$10.5M → PvX closes UA financing round
$4.5M → Uplane raises seed — AI replaces marketing agencies
$2M → Smash Games secures UA financing to scale Animal Suika
Sanrio entering publishing is bigger than it looks.
LightFury is the most interesting Indian gaming bet in years.
Playtika partners Bingo Blitz with Shortical — serialised storytelling meets gameplay.
Which of these moves are you tracking?
Stay ahead. Curated weekly at iCartic.com
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