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The partnership, combining Playable Factory’s proven expertise with Ludus Ventures’ strategic insights, is set to redefine Interactive Advertising. Playable Factory, a leader in gamified advertising and interactive ad technologies, has secured a strategic investment from Ludus Ventures. This partnership will further enhance Playable Factory’s leadership in both its core playable ads business and its growing focus on non-gaming applications, enabling the company to deliver even greater value to brands across diverse industries. The investment will help the company expand its innovative web tools, refine its industry-leading playable ad solutions, and unlock new opportunities in emerging markets.  Ludus Ventures’ extensive experience in scaling successful technology companies makes this partnership uniquely strategic with a portfolio that includes brands like Monetizr, specializing in gamified rewards, and Goama, a brand in gamification services, Ludus Ventures brings unmatched expertise in interactive solutions. Backed by General Partners with […]

After "AppLovin's Adjust Layoffs", now AppsFlyer's turn. CEO Oren Kaniel says the company will focus on AI and scalability as part of long-term growth plans. Unicorn AppsFlyer is laying off 100 of its employees, about 7% of its workforce. The company currently employs 1,200 people, two-thirds of whom are based in Israel. The layoffs will affect employees both in Israel and in the company’s other global offices. AppsFlyer was founded in 2011 by Oren Kaniel and Reshef Mann. According to estimates, the company's revenue is currently around $400 million, and the layoffs may be part of preparations for a planned IPO in the coming year. AppsFlyer was founded in 2011 by Oren Kaniel and Reshef Mann. The company has developed technology that allows app owners to identify where their most profitable users originated from, such as a Google search, an […]

🚀 🟣 Laton Ventures announces:- $50M Fund raised- 5 investments were completed in TR/EU/US, 2 of them raised Series-A rounds within a year. Grand Games, one of our first investments, raised $30M- Ranked among the global top 10 most active gaming VCs- Backed by 40+ exited gaming/tech founders and industry veterans from 10+ countriesLaton Ventures, Melisa Yaguboglu, Volkan Özen Laton Ventures: Görkem Türk (left), Melisa Yaguboglu, Volkan Özen. Laton Ventures, a Gaming & Apps focused VC firm founded by Görkem Türk, has closed its first fund with $50 million. The Istanbul venture capital fund is the largest gaming and apps-focused fund in Türkiye, which has become one of the prominent global hubs for the gaming industry, said Türk in a statement. Laton Ventures will globally invest in pre-seed and seed-stage gaming startups, while also backing non-gaming app companies. Back in April, […]

It will use the funds to scale its live ops operations and fast-track the launch of new titles. AI-powered social games platform Little Umbrella has raised $2 million in a seed funding round.  Little Umbrella said it will use the funds to scale its live ops operations and fast-track the launch of new titles powered by Playroom, its cross-platform social game kit.  Investors who participated in the latest round include Virtual Reality Fund (VRF), a16z speedrun, Mark Pincus's Workplay Ventures, Ubiquoss Investment, Disrupt.com, Breakpoint Ventures, GFR Fund, and angel investors Matt Bilbey and Ryan Peterson all participated in the round.  Little Umbrella is creating social games using AI with a focus on cross-platform gameplay and adaptive mechanics. Their game, Death by AI, launched last year and quickly gained over 20 million players in three months. It's available for free on Discord, web, […]

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Moon Active, the gaming giant behind Coin Master and Family Island, recently laid off dozens of employees worldwide, including in Israel. The company attributed the cuts to an “organizational restructuring” aimed at aligning its structure with its strategy. Moon Active operates a major development center in Kyiv, alongside offices in Romania, Belarus, and Lithuania, and employs about 2,500 people. Founded in 2011, the company was valued at $5 billion in 2021 after raising $300 million in a secondary funding round led by Insight Partners. Unlike most startups, Moon Active has raised just $10 million in equity funding, with subsequent rounds focused on secondary share sales for employees and investors. Other notable backers include Andalusian Private Capital, Gigi Levy-Weiss, Guy Gamzu, and David Alliance. Moon Active's flagship title, Coin Master, surpassed $6 billion in revenue in 2024, according to Sensor Tower. […]