Play Ventures
Investor profile
Venture capital
Play Ventures has backed 27 European tech companies across 32 funding rounds between 2018 and 2026, joining rounds totalling €273M. Most active in Gaming and Software. Data as of 4 Nov 2026.
Deals
32
distinct rounds
Companies
27
backed
Active span
2018–2026
9 yrs
Total round €
€273M
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearPlay Ventures — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Play Ventures — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026 | 6 |
Top sectors
by dealsPlay Ventures — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Play Ventures — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Gaming | 21 |
| Software | 4 |
| AI | 3 |
| Sports | 2 |
| Edtech | 1 |
| Fintech | 1 |
| Travel | 1 |
Stages
by dealsPlay Ventures — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| Play Ventures — stages | |
|---|---|
| Other | 12 |
| Seed | 10 |
| Pre-Seed | 7 |
| Series A | 1 |
| Series B | 1 |
| Series C | 1 |
Countries
by dealsPlay Ventures — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Play Ventures — countries | |
|---|---|
| Finland | 7 |
| Türkiye | 7 |
| UK | 7 |
| Estonia | 3 |
| Spain | 2 |
| Cyprus | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Romania | 1 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- Akın Babayiğit4
- Business Finland3
- e2vc3
- Makers Fund3
- Riccardo Zacconi3
- The Raine Group3
- 20VC2
- Arcadia Gaming Partners2
- Big Bets VC2
- Discerning Capital2
- GEM Capital2
- Humam Sakhnini2
- Joakim Achrén2
- Sfermion2
- The Games Fund2
- 500 Emerging Europe1
- 500 Global1
- a16z Speedrun1
- Affan Butt1
- AlbionVC1
- Animoca Brands1
- Anton Gauffin1
- APY Ventures1
- ATH211
- Backed VC1
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vuelo | UK | 1 | €64M |
| Midnite | UK | 2 | €39M |
| Cypher Games | Türkiye | 3 | €38M |
| Bigger Games | Türkiye | 1 | €22M |
| Bible Chat | Romania | 1 | €13M |
| geoSurge | UK | 1 | €11M |
| Redhill Games | Finland | 1 | €10M |
| Move AI | UK | 1 | €9.6M |
| Omada | France | 1 | €7.1M |
| Circle Games | Türkiye | 1 | €6.2M |
| Social First | Finland | 2 | €6.1M |
| Original Games | Estonia | 1 | €5.2M |
| Nefta | UK | 1 | €4.7M |
| Unlockd | Estonia | 1 | €4.4M |
| Order of Meta | Finland | 2 | €4.3M |
| FERASET | Türkiye | 1 | €4.2M |
| Cheer Games | Spain | 1 | €3.9M |
| Uplane | Germany | 1 | €3.8M |
| Studio 42 | Cyprus | 1 | €3.2M |
| Kek Entertainment | Russia | 1 | €2.6M |
| Surge Games | Türkiye | 1 | €2.6M |
| 99Math | Estonia | 1 | €2.1M |
| Champion Games | Spain | 1 | €2.0M |
| Carter | UK | 1 | €1.6M |
| Reworks | Finland | 1 | €1.3M |
| Makea Games | Finland | 1 | €1.3M |
| Bright Star Studios | Denmark | 1 | €646k |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount| Company | Stage | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vuelo | Other | €64M | 2026-03 |
| Midnite | Series C | €30M | 2026-01 |
| Cypher Games | Other | €26M | 2025-10 |
| Bigger Games | Series A | €22M | 2025-06 |
| Bible Chat | Other | €13M | 2025-02 |
| geoSurge | Seed | €11M | 2026-07 |
| Redhill Games | Other | €10M | 2019-07 |
| Move AI | Other | €9.6M | 2023-10 |
| Cypher Games | Seed | €9.1M | 2024-09 |
| Midnite | Series B | €8.8M | 2025-04 |