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Gaming funding in H2 2013

European Gaming startup funding raised during H2 2013.

In H2 2013, 35 European Gaming companies closed 36 funding rounds and raised €124M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 187.1% versus H2 2012. UK led by capital raised, and Boldstart Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€124M
+187.1% vs H2 2012 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
36
+50.0% vs H2 2012
Companies
35
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#7
4.3% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
86.4%
of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month
Gaming — funding by month, H2 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
FundingRounds
Jul€10M5
Aug€1.7M7
Sep€9.5M5
Oct€15M3
Nov€54M10
Dec€34M6

Top countries

by € raised
Gaming — top countries by capital, H2 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
Gaming — top countries by capital, H2 2013
UK€59M
Iceland€18M
Israel€14M
Finland€11M
Sweden€6.2M
Germany€5.2M
Netherlands€4.8M
Russia€4.4M

Stage mix

by € raised
Gaming — stage mix, H2 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
Gaming — stage mix, H2 2013
Growth/Late€31M
Series B€30M
Series A€24M
Other€18M
Early VC€15M
Seed€5.9M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2013
CompanyStageDateAmount
GameAccount NetworkGrowth/LateNov 2013€31M
Plain Vanilla GamesSeries BDec 2013€16M
BetableSeries ANov 2013€14M
PlumbeeOtherDec 2013€12M
Tab TaleSeries BOct 2013€8.9M
Grand CruEarly VCJul 2013€8.4M
appliftSeries BOct 2013€5.2M
NivalOtherDec 2013€4.4M
MAG InteractiveEarly VCNov 2013€4.4M
OverwolfSeries ASep 2013€4.0M
BoosterMediaSeries ASep 2013€3.8M
SeriouslySeedNov 2013€1.7M
Nuday GamesSeries ADec 2013€1.5M
Plain Vanilla GamesSeries ANov 2013€1.5M
Space Ape GamesSeedJul 2013€1.4M
View all 36 Gaming deals in H2 2013 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2013, by deal count
← All 2013 Gaming funding