Sectors/Gaming/2013/Q2

Gaming funding in Q2 2013

European Gaming startup funding raised during Q2 2013.

In Q2 2013, 16 European Gaming companies closed 16 funding rounds and raised €126M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 144.1% versus Q2 2012. Finland led by capital raised, and Angels Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€126M

+144.1% vs Q2 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+33.3% vs Q2 2012

Companies

Top country

Finland

Rank among sectors

7.5% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

99.8%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Apr	€107M	6
May	€4.9M	3
Jun	€14M	7

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Gaming — top countries by capital, Q2 2013
Finland	€102M
Germany	€11M
Spain	€4.1M
Czech Republic	€2.3M
Russia	€2.3M
Iceland	€2.0M
Italy	€1.5M
Israel	€1.1M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Gaming — stage mix, Q2 2013
Series B	€102M
Series A	€17M
Early VC	€3.8M
Seed	€3.5M
Other	€47k

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q2 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Supercell	Series B	Apr 2013	€102M
applift	Series A	Jun 2013	€10.0M
Akamon Entertainment	Series A	May 2013	€2.8M
BuddyBet	Early VC	Apr 2013	€2.3M
Playtox	Series A	Jun 2013	€2.3M
Plain Vanilla Games	Series A	Apr 2013	€2.0M
Bangbite	Early VC	Apr 2013	€1.5M
Ludei	Seed	Jun 2013	€1.2M
JoyTunes	Seed	May 2013	€1.1M
Zoobe	Seed	May 2013	€1.0M
Codigames	Seed	Jun 2013	€200k
Dustcloud	Other	Jun 2013	€47k

View all 16 Gaming deals in Q2 2013 →

Top investors

most active in Q2 2013, by deal count

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