European Gaming startup funding raised during H2 2016.
In H2 2016, 46 European Gaming companies raised a combined €115M across 48 funding rounds, down 44.8% versus H2 2015. Norway led by capital raised, and Back in Black Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 9 Jul 2026.
8 exits · €376M disclosed.
| THQ Nordic | IPO | Aug 2016 | €220M |
| InnoGames | Acquisition | Oct 2016 | €83M |
| Space Ape Games | Acquisition | Oct 2016 | €51M |
| Luck Genome | Acquisition | Sep 2016 | €11M |
| QuizUp | Acquisition | Jul 2016 | €6.8M |
| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team17 | Growth/Late | Aug 2016 | €19M |
| The Future Group | Series C | Oct 2016 | €18M |
| THQ Nordic | Growth/Late | Oct 2016 | €15M |
| Kahoot! | Series A | Aug 2016 |
| Triumph Studios |
| Acquisition |
| Oct 2016 |
| €4.0M |
| €9.1M |
| Starbreeze Studios | Early VC | Jul 2016 | €4.8M |
| Kenzan Studios | Series A | Nov 2016 | €4.7M |
| Gumbler | Early VC | Aug 2016 | €4.5M |
| Critical Force | Seed | Aug 2016 | €4.0M |
| RFRSH Entertainment | Early VC | Nov 2016 | €4.0M |
| Lightneer | Series A | Aug 2016 | €2.8M |
| Futureplay Games | Series A | Jul 2016 | €2.3M |
| nDreams | Early VC | Oct 2016 | €2.2M |
| FunRock | Early VC | Aug 2016 | €2.1M |
| Isbit Games | Early VC | Oct 2016 | €2.0M |
| Ginx TV | Series A | Aug 2016 | €1.9M |
