European Gaming startup funding raised during H2 2016.
In H2 2016, 51 European Gaming companies raised a combined €123M across 53 funding rounds, down 65.8% versus H2 2015. Sweden led by capital raised, and Back in Black Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 23 Aug 2026.
13 exits · €1.5B disclosed.
| Outfit7 | Acquisition | Jul 2016 | €909M |
| Social Point | Acquisition | Jul 2016 | €230M |
| THQ Nordic | IPO | Sep 2016 | €220M |
| InnoGames | Acquisition | Nov 2016 | €83M |
| Space Ape Games | Acquisition | Nov 2016 | €51M |
| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team17 | Growth/Late | Sep 2016 | €19M |
| The Future Group | Series C | Nov 2016 | €18M |
| THQ Nordic | Growth/Late | Nov 2016 | €15M |
| Kahoot! | Series A | Sep 2016 |
| Luck Genome |
| Acquisition |
| Oct 2016 |
| €11M |
| €9.1M |
| Snow Print Studios | Other | Jul 2016 | €5.3M |
| Starbreeze Studios | Early VC | Aug 2016 | €4.8M |
| Kenzan Studios | Series A | Dec 2016 | €4.7M |
| Gumbler | Early VC | Sep 2016 | €4.5M |
| Critical Force | Seed | Sep 2016 | €4.0M |
| RFRSH Entertainment | Early VC | Dec 2016 | €4.0M |
| Lightneer | Series A | Sep 2016 | €2.8M |
| Futureplay Games | Series A | Aug 2016 | €2.3M |
| nDreams | Early VC | Nov 2016 | €2.2M |
| FunRock | Early VC | Sep 2016 | €2.1M |
| Isbit Games | Early VC | Nov 2016 | €2.0M |
