Game Studio Growth: PvX Partners Secures $3.8M
PvX Partners is the financing platform built to help Mobile Games & Apps scale.
Founders include NetEase, Mobile Premier League & Morgan Stanley veterans.
As reported by PocketGamer, PvX Partners has raised $3.8 million in a seed investment round.
The round was co-led by Play Ventures and General Catalyst, with key backing from Michail Katkoff (Deconstructor of Fun) & Matej Lancaric (Two & a Half Gamers)—two of the most respected voices in gaming growth strategy.
Faster, Founder-Friendly Game Financing
Scaling a game is all about timing. Studios with predictable marketing returns often hit a critical growth window, but traditional financing options come with trade-offs: slow bootstrapping, painful equity dilution, or risky debt.
PvX Capital changes the game with Cohort Financing, giving studios fast, flexible capital—up to $25M per year—while sharing downside risk. With term sheets in 24 hours and funds deployed within days, PvX has already helped gaming companies like Dabble, Top App Games, MysteryTag, and Playsome level up their user acquisition.
A Smarter Model for Gaming Growth
“As founders, we’ve faced this funding dilemma firsthand,” said Joe Wadakethalakal, Co-Founder & CEO of PvX Partners.
“Studios with reliable marketing returns shouldn’t have to dilute ownership or take on risky debt just to grow. This is the model I wish I had—it blends equity flexibility with debt efficiency into a financing solution that works with founders, not against them.”
Investors See a Game-Changer
With deep gaming and finance expertise, PvX is built By founders, For founders—a fact that resonates with investors.
Kenrick Drijkoningen, General Partner at Play Ventures, called PvX “exactly what gaming studios need right now—fast and flexible growth capital without extra dilution.”
Niko Bonatsos, Managing Director at General Catalyst, highlighted Wadakethalakal’s strong founder-market fit, emphasizing how PvX combines creative financing and analytics to fuel scalable growth.
A Team Built for Game Studios
PvX Partners was founded by Joe Wadakethalakal, Ridzki Syahputera, and Zhen Jie Sim, whose backgrounds span NetEase, Mobile Premier League, and Morgan Stanley—a powerhouse mix of gaming operations, investment strategy, and financial expertise.
