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Gaming funding in H1 2011

European Gaming startup funding raised during H1 2011.

In H1 2011, 24 European Gaming companies closed 24 funding rounds and raised €113M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 294.9% versus H1 2010. Finland led by capital raised, and IDInvest Partners was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€113M
+294.9% vs H1 2010 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
24
+118.2% vs H1 2010
Companies
24
Top country
Finland
Rank among sectors
#8
6.3% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
92.0%
of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month
Gaming — funding by month, H1 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
FundingRounds
Jan€9.1M3
Feb€3.3M3
Mar€30M3
Apr€21M4
May€38M9
Jun€11M2

Top countries

by € raised
Gaming — top countries by capital, H1 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
Gaming — top countries by capital, H1 2011
Finland€42M
UK€23M
France€23M
Germany€16M
Türkiye€3.4M
Russia€3.4M
Spain€2.4M
Sweden€130k

Stage mix

by € raised
Gaming — stage mix, H1 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
Gaming — stage mix, H1 2011
Series A€51M
Series B€31M
Other€23M
Series C€3.4M
Early VC€2.4M
Seed€1.7M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition · 1 IPO

2 exits · €479M disclosed.

NaturalMotionAcquisitionApr 2011€479M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2011
CompanyStageDateAmount
RovioSeries AMar 2011€30M
WoogaSeries BMay 2011€16M
MediastaySeries BApr 2011€15M
Playcast MediaOtherJan 2011€9.0M
Mind CandyOtherJun 2011€9.0M
SupercellSeries AMay 2011€8.1M
KobojoSeries AApr 2011€5.3M
We R InteractiveOtherMay 2011€4.5M
Peak GamesSeries AMay 2011€3.4M
PixonicSeries CMay 2011€3.4M
PREtty SimpleEarly VCMay 2011€2.4M
Social PointSeries AJun 2011€2.4M
Grey AreaSeries AFeb 2011€1.8M
ApplifierSeedFeb 2011€1.5M
TeePee GamesOtherApr 2011€450k
View all 24 Gaming deals in H1 2011 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2011, by deal count
← All 2011 Gaming funding