Sectors/Gaming/2012/H2

Gaming funding in H2 2012

European Gaming startup funding raised during H2 2012.

In H2 2012, 24 European Gaming companies closed 24 funding rounds and raised €43M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 66.4% versus H2 2011. Iceland led by capital raised, and CrunchFund was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€43M

+66.4% vs H2 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+41.2% vs H2 2011

Companies

Top country

Iceland

Rank among sectors

#16

1.7% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

93.8%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€1.0M	3
Aug	€18M	3
Sep	€1.5M	2
Oct	€5.1M	5
Nov	€6.2M	3
Dec	€11M	8

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Gaming — top countries by capital, H2 2012
Iceland	€17M
UK	€6.0M
Denmark	€4.7M
Israel	€4.6M
Finland	€3.2M
Russia	€3.1M
Spain	€1.7M
France	€1.6M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Gaming — stage mix, H2 2012
Growth/Late	€21M
Early VC	€9.9M
Seed	€7.6M
Series B	€3.1M
Other	€1.8M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
CCP Games	Growth/Late	Aug 2012	€16M
KnapNok Games	Early VC	Oct 2012	€4.7M
PlayScape	Growth/Late	Dec 2012	€4.6M
Applifier	Series B	Dec 2012	€3.1M
Outplay Entertainment	Early VC	Nov 2012	€3.1M
NARR8	Seed	Nov 2012	€3.1M
Space Ape Games	Early VC	Aug 2012	€2.1M
Playspace	Seed	Sep 2012	€1.5M
Madea Concept	Other	Dec 2012	€1.2M
Epawn	Seed	Dec 2012	€1.0M
Plain Vanilla Games	Seed	Jul 2012	€1.0M
FACEIT	Seed	Dec 2012	€770k
Royal Cactus	Other	Dec 2012	€500k
Perfect Earth International BV	Seed	Oct 2012	€100k
Beebrite	Seed	Oct 2012	€100k

View all 24 Gaming deals in H2 2012 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2012, by deal count

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