Sectors/Gaming/2011/H2

Gaming funding in H2 2011

European Gaming startup funding raised during H2 2011.

In H2 2011, 17 European Gaming companies closed 17 funding rounds and raised €26M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 78.2% versus H2 2010. Türkiye led by capital raised, and Earlybird Venture Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€26M

+78.2% vs H2 2010 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+88.9% vs H2 2010

Companies

Top country

Türkiye

Rank among sectors

#18

1.3% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

99.6%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€1.2M	3
Aug	€603k	3
Sep	€11M	4
Oct	€13M	3
Nov	€714k	2
Dec	€0	2

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Gaming — top countries by capital, H2 2011
Türkiye	€8.0M
UK	€6.6M
Germany	€5.4M
Russia	€3.7M
Spain	€1.2M
Ireland	€714k
Israel	€346k
Italy	€150k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Gaming — stage mix, H2 2011
Series B	€11M
Other	€5.4M
Growth/Late	€3.7M
Series A	€3.7M
Seed	€2.5M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2011

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Peak Games	Series B	Sep 2011	€8.0M
Crowdpark	Other	Oct 2011	€5.4M
PlayJam	Series A	Oct 2011	€3.7M
Pixonic	Growth/Late	Oct 2011	€3.7M
FanDuel	Series B	Sep 2011	€2.8M
Ideal Binary	Seed	Nov 2011	€714k
Akamon Entertainment	Seed	Jul 2011	€692k
Hooptap	Seed	Aug 2011	€500k
Applicasa	Seed	Jul 2011	€346k
FUNGO STUDIOS	Seed	Jul 2011	€150k
Greenman Gaming	Seed	Aug 2011	€103k

View all 17 Gaming deals in H2 2011 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2011, by deal count

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