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The Games Fund to Champion Women Gamers

The Games Fund wants to create a more inclusive ecosystem for women gamers. Gaming, once considered merely a children's activity, has now grown into a dominant force in the global entertainment industry. This shift from a niche interest to a major player has changed perceptions and unlocked vast investment potential, particularly in emerging markets. On a global scale, the gaming market is forecasted to reach $282.3 billion this year and expand to $363.2 billion by 2027, with an audience of 1.472 million users. In the MENA region, the gaming industry is estimated to be worth $6.34 billion in 2024, projected to grow to $10.69 billion by 2029, representing an 11.02% increase. This growth is primarily fueled by greater access to technology, a youthful population, rising disposable incomes, and the availability of high-speed mobile internet and gaming hardware. As a result, […]

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Dynamics Of Gaming Deals

We partnered with my favorite analytical platform, InvestGame, to analyze the trends in video game investments over the past five years and created an internal presentation for The Games Fund. I decided to share this report with the community and held a seminar earlier this year in Belgrade, Serbia. Now, I’m excited to present this updated and enhanced analysis to you, which I believe will be useful for gaming company founders and investors to reflect on investment dynamics and their underlying causes.The key takeaway is that the real challenge lies not in securing the initial round of funding but in achieving full funding and successfully delivering the product. While competition for promising early-stage startups remains intense, many struggle to secure follow-on rounds. Early-stage investors are a part of the ecosystem and should work in sync with larger partners. Saying so, […]

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Inside The Investor’s Mind

For the sake of transparency in the industry, I decided to create a presentation and share how we at The Games Fund make investment decisions, identifying what we perceive as risks and opportunities. We believe this process shouldn't be a mystery or a black box for founders. There is enough struggle already in fundraising. So, why not explain our thought process and allow founders to measure their pitch against our framework? This can lead to a better understanding of the process and ultimately improve the chances of successful fundraising in these challenging times. This is our perspective, other funds may have different views, but I believe the general principles are universal.

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Global Gaming Report Q2 2024

Following the recent recognition by InvestGame, The Games Fund was once again named the top #4 early-stage gaming VC fund in the world by Drake Star, confirming our status as a leading VC firm in the industry. As Eitan Reisel wisely stated in his post - VC funds' success is the success of founders who put their trust in us. We are incredibly proud to be trusted and lead first rounds in the most promising European gaming companies from Poland and Cyprus (where we are an absolute dominator!) to France, Estonia, Norway, the UK, Germany, and beyond, and happy to see them growing, raising new rounds from top growth stage investors and strategics, launching games, and conquering top charts. We are dedicated to our vision and our mission to back the outstanding founders, of all creeds, in often overlooked regions […]

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Out of 124 recent gaming investments, only 19 in Europe?

InvestGame recently released a new report on business activity in the video game industry, and it's quite positive! Make sure to check it out - link here. I am happy to see The Games Fund sits firmly among the most active early-stage gaming funds, leading investments in outstanding gaming startups. Despite all the challenges, we believe that great times, great games, and even more success stories are ahead of us all. I also wanted to address an interesting question that Olle Pridiuksson recently raised.He asked, "Why, out of 124 recent gaming investments, only 19 were in Europe? What is wrong with European gaming companies?"My answer is: nothing is wrong!1. The largest funds are based in the US, and US funds mostly invest in US companies.2. The EU startup legal framework is extremely fragmented and quite complex. We've invested directly in […]

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A few thoughts about missing opportunities.

A few thoughts about missing opportunities. In life, the FOMO pain is real, especially when you are actually missing that opportunity. Life feels so bitter, and disappointing. It brutally sucks! But I learned the hard way that there is always another opportunity waiting around the corner, and another one, and another one. And so many times in my life and career, missing something actually led to a way better outcome - another deal, another job, another meeting, that would have been missed if I hadn't lost the first one. Why am I even thinking about this now? Well, some time ago, we did not get into the deal, and I was really upset, and FOMO had me crushed. But today, we landed an amazing deal at a whole new level, and we would not have had the bandwidth and capacity […]

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