Sectors/Gaming/2013/Q1

Gaming funding in Q1 2013

European Gaming startup funding raised during Q1 2013.

In Q1 2013, 16 European Gaming companies closed 16 funding rounds and raised €42M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 218.6% versus Q1 2012. Lithuania led by capital raised, and ACT Venture Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€42M

+218.6% vs Q1 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+33.3% vs Q1 2012

Companies

Top country

Lithuania

Rank among sectors

3.9% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

99.0%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€11M	5
Feb	€23M	6
Mar	€8.4M	5

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Gaming — top countries by capital, Q1 2013
Lithuania	€18M
UK	€13M
Israel	€3.7M
Spain	€3.1M
Finland	€2.2M
Ireland	€1.9M
Türkiye	€74k
Germany	€38k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Gaming — stage mix, Q1 2013
Series A	€23M
Series C	€8.3M
Seed	€5.2M
Series B	€2.9M
Early VC	€2.7M
Other	€38k

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €2.3B disclosed.

Mojang

Acquisition

Jan 2013

€2.3B

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Game Insight	Series A	Feb 2013	€18M
FanDuel	Series C	Jan 2013	€8.3M
Social Point	Series B	Feb 2013	€2.9M
Carmageddon	Early VC	Mar 2013	€2.7M
Nextpeer	Seed	Mar 2013	€2.2M
Nonstop Games	Seed	Mar 2013	€2.2M
Digit Game Studios	Series A	Jan 2013	€1.9M
Smarkets	Series A	Feb 2013	€1.7M
Tab Tale	Series A	Mar 2013	€1.1M
Applicasa	Seed	Jan 2013	€379k
Beebrite	Seed	Mar 2013	€200k
Dibbz	Seed	Jan 2013	€123k
Gram Games	Seed	Feb 2013	€74k
Dustcloud	Other	Jan 2013	€23k
Pfeffermind Games	Other	Feb 2013	€15k

View all 16 Gaming deals in Q1 2013 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2013, by deal count

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