Date | Title | Description |
19.03.2024 | GAMEPLAY TRAILER OF HOLLYWOOD ANIMAL BY WEAPPY! | Weappy Studio unveiled the thrilling new gameplay trailer for their latest creation, Hollywood Animal! |
12.03.2024 | GEM Capital at GDC 2024 | Kirill Gurskiy, Managing Director of GEM Capital, is heading to GDC! |
08.03.2024 | Mobidictum published an exclusive interview with Alexey Sazonov, Co-Founder and CEO of Order of Meta! | Mobidictum published an exclusive interview with Alexey Sazonov, Co-Founder and CEO of Order of Meta! The interview follows the company’s recent $3.3M investment round led by GEM Capital |
04.03.2024 | GEM Capital at Think Games Istanbul 2024 | Roman and Kirill Gurskiy are going to Think Games Istanbul by Google and Deconstructor of Fun this week |
29.02.2024 | Power Plays: Navigating Investment Landscapes and Gaming Trends in 2024 | Roman Gurskiy moderated a panel discussion at WN Abu Dhabi’24 |
28.02.2024 | Gameram has been included in the EU-Startups lists of «10 promising startups in Cyprus to watch in 2024 and beyond» & «15 Tech Startups Shaping Cyprus’s App Economy» | Our portfolio company Gameram has been included in the EU-Startups lists |
27.02.2024 | «Five Secrets Of Successful M&A Negotiations» by Roman Gurskiy for Forbes | Roman Gurskiy, Managing Director of GEM Capital, shared with Forbes valuable insights gleaned from his own experiences. |
22.02.2024 | ANNIVERSARY OF ATOMIC HEART RELEASE | Celebrating the one-year anniversary of the release of Atomic Heart by Mundfish |
15.02.2024 | GEM CAPITAL AT WN ABU DHABI ’24 | Roman Gurskiy will take part in the panel discussion on February 15 at WN Abu Dhabi ’24. |
14.02.2024 | GEM CAPITAL IS IN THE LIST OF THE TOP GAMING VCS IN THE WORLD! | GEM Capital was once again included in the list of the most active VC gaming funds in the world! |
08.02.2024 | Breaking news! Our team is heading to the UAE next week! | Our stops:
Feb 14 — Dubai
Feb 15-16 — Abu Dhabi |
05.02.2024 | Exclusive Comments to VentureBeat about investment in Order of Meta | Following GEM Capital’s recent investment in innovative Finnish gaming studio, Alexey Sazonov, Founder & CEO of Order of Meta, and Kirill Gursky, Managing Director of GEM Capital, shared exclusive insights with Venture Beat about this d... |
02.02.2024 | GEM Capital led a $3.3 million Seed round of Helsinki-based mobile first games development company Order of Meta. | We are glad to be joined by our friends from Play Ventures, Korea Investment Partners and The Games Fund. |
30.01.2024 | Meet Our Makers! | As we mentioned last week, this month’s cover story of the Gold Magazine, one of the most reputable Cyprus business media, is dedicated to the games industry of our beautiful island |
29.01.2024 | What makes the best founders from Cyprus and Eastern Europe choose GEM Capital as their investors? | Well, yes, GEM is the largest investor in the region with over $100m AUM, and yes, we are known for investing in some of the most prominent companies including Mundfish (Atomic Heart), Deus Craft (Grand Hotel Mania), Weappy (This Is The Pol... |
24.01.2024 | Be Our Guests! | Just a friendly reminder: when you’re in Paphos, drop us a line if you’d like to meet up and talk gaming! Our doors in the heart of the Old Town are always open to all our current and new friends! |
22.01.2024 | GOLD Magazine, the largest business media in Cyprus, has dedicated its latest issue to the booming gaming industry on our beautiful island. | Thrilled to share that 7 of 16 most prominent companies featured are portfolio gems of GEM Capital! |
18.01.2024 | GEM Capital and Unfrozen meet up in Paphos! | Unfrozen are the creators of Iratus: Lord of the Dead (85% Steam rating), the most successful successor of the Darkest Dungeon |
17.01.2024 | ATOMIC HEART IS ONE OF BAFTA’S 60 BEST GAMES OF 2023 | Atomic Heart by our portfolio company Mundfish was named one of BAFTA’s 60 best games of 2023 and longlisted as Best Debut Game! |
15.01.2024 | Kirill Gurskiy shared with Entrepreneur A 5-Step Survival Guide to Fundraising for a Niche Industry | The global venture capital market is going through an undeniably rough phase caused by a seemingly unending stream of economic and geopolitical issues, simultaneously occurring across all corners of the globe. |
10.01.2024 | REPLACED IN THE LIST OF IGN’S MOST ANTICIPATED GAMES OF 2024! | Replaced by our portfolio company Sad Cat Studios was included in the list of most anticipated games of 2024 by IGN! |
09.01.2024 | GEM Capital shared with mobilegamer.biz some predictions on what 2024 will bring! | We were happy to share with Mobilegamer.biz some of our thoughts on what awaits the mobile gaming industry in 2024 |
03.01.2024 | Atomic Heart has won the 2023 Steam Awards for Outstanding Visual Style! | We enter 2024 with AMAZING news! Atomic Heart has won the 2023 Steam Awards for Outstanding Visual Style! |
28.12.2023 | Atomic Heart nominated for Outstanding Visual Style at Steam Awards 2023 | Atomic Heart is nominated for Outstanding Visual Style at Steam Awards 2023! |
22.12.2023 | Roman and Kirill Gurskiy gave an interview to GOLD Magazine, one of the largest business media in Cyprus | Big interview with Roman and Kirill Gurskiy came out in GOLD Magazine, one of the largest business media in Cyprus! |
20.12.2023 | 2023 Wrap-Up in an interview with WN and App2top! | Kirill and Roman Gurskiy, Managing Directors of GEM Capital, summed up our results of 2023 in an interview with WN and App2top. |
20.12.2023 | Kirill Gurskiy was happy to share his thoughts on Mobile Game of the Year with mobilegamer.biz! | Kirill Gurskiy was happy to share his thoughts on Mobile Game of the Year with mobilegamer.biz! |
13.12.2023 | Atomic Heart in the TOP-10 most searched games of 2023 | Atomic Heart by Mundfish, portfolio company of GEM Capital, is officially one of the 10 most searched-for games of 2023! |
17.11.2023 | GEM Capital is in the list of the top gaming VCs in the world! | GEM Capital is once again included in the list of the top gaming VCs in the world |
13.11.2023 | GEM Capital is heading to G-Star | We look forward to meeting all our friends and industry partners! |
09.11.2023 | Hollywood Animal game by Weappy announced! | Weappy, a portfolio company of GEM Capital, has announced its new game, Hollywood Animal, coming in 2024 |
08.11.2023 | Atomic Heart nominated for 2023 Hollywood Music In Media Awards | Atomic Heart by Mundfish, portfolio company of GEM Capital, was nominated for 2023 Hollywood Music In Media Awards in SCORE — VIDEO GAME (CONSOLE & PC) category! |
07.11.2023 | Replaced in the list of Kotaku’s most anticipated games of 2024! | Replaced by our portfolio company Sad Cat Studios was included in the list of Kotaku’s most anticipated games of 2024! |
13.10.2023 | Kirill Gurskiy shared with Forbes the main reasons why GEM primarily focuses on investing in games companies from emerging markets | Kirill Gurskiy, Managing Director of GEM Capital, shared with Forbes the main reasons why GEM primarily focuses on investing in games companies from emerging markets. |
11.10.2023 | GEM Capital participated in the GAME ON Podcast hosted by Shorooq Partners | Kirill and Roman Gurskiy, Managing Directors of GEM Capital, took part in the GAME ON Podcast hosted by Shorooq Partners, leading technology investor in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan. |
04.10.2023 | Gem capital invested in sad cat studios | We are thrilled to announce our new investment — GEM Capital invested $5M in Sad Cat Studios |
29.09.2023 | GEM Capital at WN Connect Yerevan 2023 | Kirill and Roman Gurskiy, Managing Directors of GEM Capital, will hold a master class “Roast My Pitch or Where Fundraising in 2k23 Can Go Wrong” at WN Connect Yerevan 2023! |
20.09.2023 | GEM Capital at Reflect Festival 2023 | Kirill Gurskiy, Managing Director of GEM Capital, will take part in the panel discussion «Venture Investing in Cyprus is Picking Up Steam» on September 21 at Reflect Festival 2023 in Limassol. |
12.09.2023 | Kirill Gurskiy shared with Forbes GEM’s view on current games industry trends and prospects | Kirill Gurskiy, Managing Director of GEM Capital, shared with Forbes GEM’s view on current games industry trends and prospects. |
08.09.2023 | GEM Capital at WN Cyprus 2023 | Kirill and Roman Gurskiy — Managing Directors of GEM Capital — are visiting WN Cyprus 2023 on September 12-13. |
07.09.2023 | GEM Capital Team will Take Part in the Techisland Awards 2023 | Kirill and Roman Gurskiy — Managing Directors of GEM Capital — will take part in Techisland Awards 2023 in Limassol today |
21.08.2023 | GEM Capital invested in Made on Earth Games | We are excited to announce our new gaming deal — GEM Capital led a $3.25M seed round of mobile game developer Made on Earth Games |
04.08.2023 | GEM Capital Gamedev II Is Launched! | We are happy to announce the launch of new $50 million GEM Capital fund dedicated to investments in gaming across all spectrum of play in Cyprus, Eastern Europe and MENA! |
22.06.2023 | GEM CAPITAL INVESTED IN RED ROVER INTERACTIVE | With the goal of creating truly captivating multiplayer experiences and shaking up the survival genre in the process, brand new studio Red Rover Interactive can today lift the lid on its future plans. |
07.06.2023 | GEM CAPITAL AT WHITE NIGHTS Istanbul 2023 | Co-Heads of Games & Entertainment Investments of GEM Capital are visiting WN Istanbul 2023 on June 7-8. |
01.06.2023 | Kirill Gurskiy will participate in panel discussion «Investing in Games in 2023» at GDCy Fest | Kirill Gurskiy — Head of Games & Entertainment Investments of GEM Capital — will participate in panel discussion «Investing in Games in 2023» on June 2 at GDCy Fest in Limassol. |
31.05.2023 | Co-heads of Games & Entertainment Investments of GEM Capital participated in 2 panel discussions at the BEST INVEST Congress | Kirill and Roman Gurskiy — co-heads of Games & Entertainment Investments of GEM Capital — participated in 2 panel discussions dedicated to the games industry at the BEST INVEST Congress. |
30.05.2023 | GEM Capital will participate in BEST INVEST Congress 2023 | Kirill and Roman Gurskiy — co-Heads of Games & Entertainment investments at GEM Capital — will participate in BEST INVEST Congress 2023 |
19.05.2023 | GEM CAPITAL IS IN THE TOP-10 VC FUNDS IN THE WORLD! | Investgame has published its Q1′ 23 Global Gaming Deals Report and we are happy to be in the Top-10 VC Funds worldwide in both categories: by number of deals and by deals value! |
03.04.2023 | GEM Capital at CEO IT meetup by REVERA Cyprus | Roman Gurskiy — Head of Games & Entertainment investments of GEM Capital — will participate in panel discussion «Successful M&A Negotiations: Philosophy and Experience» hosted by REVERA Cyprus. |
23.03.2023 | Mundfish announced that over 5 million players enjoyed Atomic Heart | Mundfish — portfolio company of GEM Capital — announced that over 5 million players enjoyed Atomic Heart during the first 3 weeks after release |
09.03.2023 | GEM Capital will lead the round table at Istanbul Gaming Summit 2023 | Kirill Gurskiy (Head of Games & Entertainment Investments of GEM Capital) will lead the round table titled «The gaming industry: what the coming day brings us» during the second day of Istanbul Gaming Summit |
06.03.2023 | GEM Capital at Istanbul Gaming Summit 2023 | GEM Capital is participating in Istanbul Gaming Summit 2023 on March 9-10. |
28.02.2023 | Top 10 Games Startups Emerging From Cyprus | 7 out of 10 top games startups emerging from Cyprus are portfolio companies of GEM Capital. |
27.02.2023 | GEM Capital at PREQVECA INTERNATIONAL Venture Capital & Private Equity FORUM 2023 | GEM Capital is participating in PREQVECA INTERNATIONAL Venture Capital & Private Equity FORUM in Dubai on February 28, 2023. |
14.02.2023 | GEM Capital at the first Xsolla Accelerator Demo Day | GEM Capital is participating in the first Xsolla Accelerator Demo Day on February 15-16, 2023. |
07.02.2023 | Mundfish at Taipei Game Show 2023 | Mundfish — portfolio company of GEM Capital — took part in Taipei Game Show 2023 on February 2-5 where presented Atomic Heart! |
02.02.2023 | GEM Capital is the Gold Sponsor of WN Belgrade 2023 | We are happy to announce that GEM Capital is the Gold Sponsor of WN Belgrade 2023. |
25.01.2023 | Atomic Heart Final Previews | Mundfish — portfolio company of GEM Capital — and Focus Entertainment have recently held playtests of Atomic Heart for games journalists in London and Paris. |
07.12.2022 | GEM Capital at TikTok Cyprus Summit 2022 | Kirill and Roman Gurskiy — co-Heads of Games & Entertainment investments at GEM Capital — participated in TikTok Cyprus Summit 2022 |
22.11.2022 | GEM Capital at White Nights Tel Aviv 2022 | GEM Capital team is visiting White Nights Tel Aviv 2022 on November 23-24 |
17.11.2022 | Eschatology Entertainment, a new studio by Wargaming and Valve veterans, raises $4m from GEM Capital and The Games Fund to disrupt hardcore games. | A game developer company Eschatology Entertainment, today announced the successful closing of a Seed Series investment round. The round was co-led by GEM Capital and The Games Fund (TGF). The total size of the round is $4 million: $2 millio... |
14.11.2022 | GEM Capital took part in the closing panel discussion of Google Gaming Summit Dubai 2022 | Kirill Gurskiy — Head of Games & Entertainment Investments of GEM Capital — took part in the closing panel discussion of Google Gaming Summit Dubai 2022. |
07.11.2022 | GEM Capital is visiting Google Gaming Summit Dubai 2022 | GEM Capital is visiting UAE on November 8-11, 2022. |
07.11.2022 | Nemo partners with Kafrit to bring its innovative additives to new industrial markets | Nemo Nanomaterials and Kafrit Industries Ltd. have signed an agreement according to which the companies shall join forces in order to market Nemo’s existing portfolio of products and develop new nanomaterial-based products. |
02.11.2022 | Mundfish has announced the release date of Atomic Heart | We are thrilled to share that Mundfish — portfolio company of GEM Capital — has just announced the release date of Atomic Heart and the start of pre-orders |
31.10.2022 | GEM Capital is honored to join TechIsland | As one of the leading investors in the region we believe in unique business potential of Cyprus and eager to contribute to further growth of its tech industry. Together we will make Cyprus the top destination in the region for world-class t... |
11.10.2022 | GEM Capital at Best Invest Congress 2022 | Roman Gurskiy — Games & Entertainment Leader at GEM Capital — will take part in «Investments in Innovations and New Technologies» plenary session at Best Invest Congress 2022 on October 17 in Limassol |
29.09.2022 | GEM Capital at the TechIsland Summit 2022 | Kirill Gurskiy — Games & Entertainment leader at GEM Capital — will be speaking at the TechIsland Summit on October 20 in Limassol. |
15.09.2022 | 110 Industries is taking part in Tokyo Game Show 2022 | 110 Industries — portfolio company of GEM Capital — is taking part in Tokyo Game Show 2022 which started today! |
12.09.2022 | new updated Instagram | We are happy to share our brand-new updated Instagram! |
09.09.2022 | Roman Gurskiy participated in panel discussion at WN Cyprus 2022 | Roman Gurskiy — Games & Entertainment Leader at GEM Capital — participated in panel discussion dedicated to relocation to Cyprus at WN Cyprus 2022 |
05.09.2022 | GEM Capital at White Nights Cyprus 2022 | GEM Capital team is visiting White Nights Cyprus in Limassol on September 8-9. |
01.09.2022 | The latest video of Atomic Heart is one of the most watched at Gamescom | Within just 1 week the new gameplay trailer of Atomic Heart shown at gamescom came close to 5 million views! Astonishing result |
30.08.2022 | 110 Industries at Gamescom | 110 Industries — portfolio company of GEM Capital — took part in Gamescom 2022. The team of the Swiss-based publisher presented its upcoming Wanted: Dead game to the press and media |
25.08.2022 | new gameplay trailer of Atomic Heart at gamescom! | Mundfish, portfolio company of GEM Capital, released new gameplay trailer of Atomic Heart at gamescom! |
19.08.2022 | GEM Capital is in the Top-15 VC Funds in the world! | Investgame has published its Global Gaming Deals Activity Report H1 2022 and we are happy to be in the Top-15 VC Funds in the world! |
15.08.2022 | GEM Capital team is visiting Gamescom | GEM Capital team is visiting Gamescom in Cologne on August 23-26 |
10.08.2022 | GEM Capital is now on Medium! | We will share there our market insights and forecasts as well as tell more on our portfolio companies including the reasons why we invested in them, their progress, major faced challenges and successes. |
26.07.2022 | Second Admission of Quickload is launched! | Our partners and good friends from Italy, OGR Torino just launched applications to second admission of Quickload! |
01.07.2022 | World War Armies game by Hypemasters is in Global Launch now! | Hypemasters — portfolio company of GEM Capital — released their game World War Armies in Global Launch! |
28.06.2022 | GEM Capital is giving lectures at Higher School of Economics | Roman and Kirill Gurskiy — Games & Entertainment Leaders at GEM Capital — will give 4 lectures on investing in games for the students of the «Project Management in Games» program of HSE Graduate School of Business. |
20.06.2022 | STORY TRAILER OF WANTED: DEAD BY 110 INDUSTRIES | Portfolio company of GEM Capital — 110 Industries — released exclusive story trailer of its upcoming game Wanted: Dead. |
15.06.2022 | GEM CAPITAL INVESTED IN MOBILE RTS DEVELOPER HYPEMASTERS | Mobile game developer company Hypemasters today announced the successful closing of a new Series A investment round. The round was co-led by GEM Capital and The Games Fund (TGF), with participation from the Turkish VC fund LUDUS. |
14.06.2022 | GEM Capital shared insights on games deals at Istanbul | Roman and Kirill Gurskiy — Games & Entertainment leaders at GEM Capital — gave a lecture on «Useful Fundraising Tips for a Games Company» at White Nights Istanbul 2022. |
10.06.2022 | GEM Capital is proud to be Gold Sponsor of Developer Expo at White Nights Istanbul 2022 | Supporting young and ambitious games startups is one of most important pillars of GEM Capital. We are always in search of promising & creative business founders! |
31.05.2022 | GEM CAPITAL AT WHITE NIGHTS ISTANBUL 2022 | Roman and Kirill Gurskiy — Games & Entertainment leaders at GEM Capital — will give a lecture on «Useful Fundraising Tips for a Games Company» on the second day of White Nights Istanbul 2022 which will take place on June 08. |
30.05.2022 | GEM Capital Games team was honored to visit UAE on April 23-27 sharing games business insights and meeting local opinion leaders 🎮 | We would like to say special thanks to Michael Garin (CEO at twofour54) and James Hartt (Director Of Strategic Partnerships at twofour54) for hosting us and presenting Abu Dhabi games strategy and initiatives. |
26.04.2022 | GEM CAPITAL INVESTED IN TINDER FOR MOBILE GAMES — SKICH | GEM Capital has invested in the Cypriot company Skich, the developer of the app of the same name that brings social discovery to mobile game recommendations helping users find games to play that better match their interests. |
19.02.2022 | GEM Capital experts commented on the deal between Sony and Bungie | Games & Entertainment Leader of GEM Capital, Kirill Gurskiy, gave RBC comments on Sony’s purchase of Bungie. |
14.02.2022 | - | In less than 2 days, the video has surpassed 1 million views on the IGN channel, while the total views on the game’s official channel, IGN, PlayStation, and Xbox channels have surpassed 1.5 million. We wish Mundfish success with the release... |
09.02.2022 | Let’s wrap up 2021! | Our work in 2021 was highly appreciated by experts from the venture capital and games markets. We have received several prestigious awards. |
31.01.2022 | GEM Capital experts commented on Nexters’ acquisition of three games companies | Kirill Gurskiy, Games & Entertainment leader of GEM Capital, gave App2top comments on Nexters deals with Cubic Games, RJ Games and Royal Ark. |
28.01.2022 | Speech by Roman and Kirill Gurskiy, Games and Entertainment leaders of GEM Capital, on the topic «Investors vs Publishers: Whom is Better to Play With?» published on the DevGAMM YouTube channel and on... | Kirill and Roman in their speech talked about the differences between investors and publishers in approaches to financing game studios, the object and criteria for investing, as well as key competencies and conditions for cooperation in the... |
28.01.2022 | GEM Capital is the best fund of the year according to Russian Venture | Last Thursday, January 27, the telegram channel Russian Venture summed up the results of 2021 by awarding the most active participants in the Russian investment market together with Leta Capital. |
26.01.2022 | GEM Capital experts commented on Take-Two and Zynga deal | Kirill Gurskiy, Games & Entertainment leader of GEM Capital, gave comments to RBC on the purchase of Zynga by Take-Two. |
19.01.2022 | GEM Capital & PlayUK Russia | Kirill Gurskiy, Games & Entertainment Leader at GEM Capital, took part in a panel discussion on Strengths and Challenges of the Russian Games Industry at the PlayUK Russia Business Forum. The conference is dedicated to the British and R... |
14.01.2022 | Several portfolio companies of GEM Capital investment group are among the most promising projects in the GameTech category according to Inc. Russia | Inc. Russia has prepared a rating of the 100 most successful Russian startups based on the results of 2021. Portfolio companies of GEM Capital took three positions in the rating in the GameTech category. |
12.01.2022 | Winners of the Annual Gems of GEM Capital Awards Announced | GEM Capital summed up the results of 2021 by awarding its partners who achieved the best results in the past year. The Gems of GEM Capital award is held annually and is intended to draw attention to the success of investments and clients of... |
28.12.2021 | GEM Capital was named Investor of the Year at App2Top.ru Awards 2021! | App2Top.ru — the largest business information portal in the CIS dedicated to the games industry — has summed up the results of the first prize for achievements in the Russian-language games industry App2Top.ru Awards 2021. |