| Date | Title | Description |
| 13.06.2024 | 13 UK-Based VCs Invested in 15 Romanian Startups, with Seedcamp Leading in Deals | Romania, UK ~
Company:
UK/Romania Business, in cooperation with CMS, Endeavor Romania and How to Web, published their “Technology Report: Understanding and Advancing the UK/Romania Opportunity”.
The report, launched yesterday at the Palace ... |
| 07.09.2022 | Hiro Capital closes Fund II on €300m to target games, Metaverse innovators | Tech-focused venture capital firm Hiro Capital has closed its second fund on €300m. The latest fund will target early |
| 27.06.2022 | Incredibuild powers up with $35M to boost its distributed, faster approach to games and software development | Incredibuild, an Israeli startup that has picked up a lot of traction in the worlds of gaming and software development for a platform that drastically speeds up (and reduces the cost of) the shipment of code and related collateral during bu... |
| 16.06.2022 | Digital ski coach zips in $5.1 million to let you have more fun in the mountains | London-based digital ski coach Carv has raised $5.1 million in funding. The round was led by European games industry-focused VC firm Hiro Capital, with follow-on investment from Artesian VC and SOSV. This brings the total funding raised to ... |
| 13.06.2022 | Mapping: 20+ Gaming Startups from Southeast Europe | Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey ~
Company:
Have you ever wondered why the gaming industry is so huge and popular, or why the sector is so fast-growing? The truth is that gaming provides one of the most incredible forms of enterta... |
| 01.06.2022 | Luxembourg-based Machinations plays in €3.07 million to build future of game design | Luxembourg-based startup that helps video game makers design and predict game economies, Machinations has raised €3.07 million in funding. The Series A financing will help it to grow its team and add new features and services to its custome... |
| 27.05.2022 | It’s game on for Romanian startup Machinations.io as they raise $3.3M | Bucharest, Romania ~
Romanian game design startup Machinations.io raised $3.3 million in Series A funding round led by European venture capital firm Hiro Capital and follow-on investments by Acequia Capital, Venrex Investment Management and... |
| 27.05.2022 | Luxembourg-based Machinations.io raises €3M led by Hiro Capital | Luxembourg-based Machinations.io, a browser-based platform to design, prototype and handoff game systems, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $3.3M (approximately €3M) in its Series A round of funding.
The round was led by London/Luxe... |
| 05.05.2022 | Team Liquid Secures $35 Million Growth Round Led by Ares Management | Participation from Revolution Growth and Hiro Capital diversify strategic investor base |
| 28.02.2022 | UK’s VC firm Hiro Capital launches a €300M second fund to invest in videogames and metaverse tech | London and Luxembourg-based Hiro Capital, an entrepreneur-led tech venture capital fund focused on video games, Metaverse technologies, creator platforms, and gamified fitness, announced on Monday that it has launched Hiro Capital II, a €30... |
| 28.02.2022 | Hiro Capital gives London its second SPAC listing, launches second fund at €300 million | Focusing on the video games industry, metaverse technologies, creator platforms, and gamified fitness, London-based Hiro Capital has announced its second fund at €300 million, now more than doubling the firms’ first outing. Hiro is targetin... |
| 08.12.2021 | Frameplay raises $8M for in-game advertising | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Frameplay has raised $8 million in funding for its immersive in-game advertising experiences.
Hiro Capital led the round, and the inves... |
| 08.12.2021 | Frameplay raises $8M for in-game advertising | Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.
Frameplay has raised ... |
| 19.07.2021 | Tencent aims to acquire UK games developer Sumo Group for £919 million | Add another gaming acquisition to Tencent’s seemingly endless shopping spree, as the Chinese giant has announced its intentions to acquire Sheffield, England-based Sumo Group for £919 million. In November of 2019, Tencent bought an 8.75% mi... |
| 27.05.2021 | Double Loop raises $8M for mobile game development | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Double Loop Games has closed an $8 million funding round, as the company starts beefing up for the production of its mobile puzzle hybr... |
| 27.05.2021 | Double Loop raises $8M for mobile game development | Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.
Double Loop Games has... |
| 10.05.2021 | DIGIT Deal Roundup Column | April 2021 | Funding and Investment Ten Bio
Dundee University tech spin-out Ten Bio gained more than £900,000 to aid the ‘transformation’ of pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing.
The tech firm’s funding round was led by TRICAPITAL, with matched f... |
| 08.04.2021 | Edinburgh Digital Sports Startup Raises £1.6m in Series A Investment Round | Edinburgh-based PlayerData has completed a $2.3 million (£1.67m) series A investment round led by Hiro Capital.
The funding round, which saw former Tesco CEO Sir Terry Leahy participate, will support the firms’ ongoing growth plans as it lo... |
| 07.04.2021 | Hiro Capital puts $2.3M into team sports tracking platform PlayerData — as does Sir Terry Leahy | Hiro Capital has gradually been making a name for itself as an investor in the area know as “Digital Sports” or DSports for short. It’s now led a $2.3 million funding round in PlayerData. While the round might sound small, the area it’s goi... |
| 21.03.2021 | Game Finance Market shows strength of U.K. game industry | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
A total of 65 investors with £589 million, or $816 million, to invest in game startups are showing up this week at the Game Finance Mar... |
| 21.03.2021 | Game Finance Market shows strength of U.K. game industry | Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.
A total of 65 investo... |
| 01.03.2021 | Hiro Capital Leads $15M Investments Into Three Video Game Studios | Hiro Capital, an entrepreneur-led venture capital fund focused on backing innovators in video games, the Metaverse, Esports and Digital Fitness, led led $15M of Investment into three international video game studios.
The three mobile and cr... |
| 27.02.2021 | London-based VC Hiro Capital invests in two European game studios | Hiro Capital, a London-based VC firm focused on backing innovators in video games, the metaverse, e-sports and digital fitness announced leading funding rounds totalling €6.8 million in two European-based game studios. |
| 26.02.2021 | European gaming studios Happy Volcano and Snowprint nab €6.8 million in funding | Rivengard by Snowprint Studios
Today Hiro Capital, a VC focused on backing innovators in video games, the metaverse, e-sports and digital fitness, has announced leading funding rounds totalling around €12.3 million into two European-based, ... |
| 26.02.2021 | London-based tech VC Hiro Capital invests £10.6M in three international video game studios | Hiro Capital, a tech VC fund focused on Games, Esports, and Digital Sports has invested $15 million (approx £10.6 million) in three international video game studios – Snowprint (Stockholm/Berlin), Double Loop Games (San Francisco), and Happ... |
| 26.02.2021 | Hiro Capital invests in three gaming studios: Snowprint Studios, Double Loop Games and Happy Volcano | Three international video game studios are the latest picks for Hiro Capital, a relatively new fund based in London and Luxembourg that focuses on video games, the metaverse, esports and digital fitness. The cheques totaled $15 million.
The... |
| 26.02.2021 | UK’s VC fund Hiro Capital leads €12.3M investment in three video game studios: Find out here | London-based Hiro Capital is an entrepreneur-led Venture Capital fund focused on sectors such as video games, the metaverse, esports, and digital fitness. The fund has, today, announced that it has invested $15M (approx €12.34M) into three ... |
| 25.02.2021 | Hiro Capital leads $15 million investments in Snowprint, Double Loop, and Happy Volcano | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Hiro Capital said it has led investments totaling $15 million in Snowprint Studios, Double Loop Games, and Happy Volcano Games.
That’s ... |
| 25.02.2021 | Hiro Capital leads $15 million investments in Snowprint, Double Loop, and Happy Volcano | Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.
Hiro Capital said it ... |
| 20.11.2020 | Lightfox Games raises $3.3 million for ‘hypercore’ mobile games | Lightfox Games, a Seattle-based mobile game developer and publisher, has raised $3.3 million in seed funding to make accessible mobile titles that they have dubbed “hypercore” games.
We’ll find out what those are when they ship their first ... |
| 20.11.2020 | Lightfox Games raises $3.3 million for ‘hypercore’ mobile games | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Lightfox Games, a Seattle-based mobile game developer and publisher, has raised $3.3 million in seed funding to make accessible mobile ... |
| 06.08.2020 | Polyarc Vows to Expand From Virtual Reality to Augmented Reality Games By Raising $9 Million Funds | wyrdarah, Tech Times 06 August 2020, 04:08 am
On July 29, the creator of one of the famous virtual reality adventure games, Moss, Polyarc, raised $9 million to expand from VR to AR games. The funding was led by Hiro Capital, along with Vulc... |
| 31.07.2020 | This Week In XR: $300M To Ro And Heal Telehealth, Virtual Music Fest Rakes In $15M, Covid-19’s Got CES | CES 2021 moving to an all-digital experience on January 6-9, 2021, extending COVID’s winning streak over the best laid plans. It’s probable the online version will be a shadow of itself. Expect droning Zoom webinars, scores of online produc... |
| 29.07.2020 | Moss creator Polyarc raises $9 million to expand from VR to AR games | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Polyarc, creator of the virtual reality game Moss, has raised $9 million as it expands beyond VR to augmented reality games. The fundin... |
| 29.07.2020 | Moss creator Polyarc raises $9 million to expand from VR to AR games | Polyarc, creator of the virtual reality game Moss, has raised $9 million as it expands beyond VR to augmented reality games. The funding was led by Hiro Capital, with contributions from Vulcan Ventures and Galaxy Interactive via its Galaxy ... |
| 10.07.2020 | VR Fitness Developer FitXR Secures $7.5 Million In Series A Venture Round Led by Hiro Capital | FitXR, the leading VR fitness company, today announces that it has secured $6.3m in investment funding, led by Hiro Capital, with continued support from U.S.-based BoostVC, Maveron and TenOneTen Ventures, together with an additional $1.2m i... |
| 06.02.2020 | Deep data running wearable NURVV closes $9M Series A led by Hiro Capital | Launched at CES 2020, NURVV, a biomechanics startup, has closed a $9m Series A round, led by Hiro Capital, the sports/Esports VC, whose partners include Ian Livingstone CBE (Games Workshop co-founder) and Cherry Freeman (co-founder of LoveC... |
| 06.02.2020 | Next Generation Sports Wearable Pioneer NURVV Secures $9 Million Venture Round Led by Hiro Capital for its Revolutionary NURVV Run Insoles and Coaching App |
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fresh from a legendary launch at CES 2020, NURVV – the biomechanics innovator using British science to disrupt the global wearables industry – is today announcing it has closed its first venture funding round, led b... |
| 19.11.2019 | LIV Secures $2.6m in Funding From Hiro Capital for its Revolutionary Mixed Reality Game Streaming Platform | Hiro Capital announces its second deal with a lead Series A investment in Prague-based LIV, the breakthrough VR streaming platform
LIV is a next-generation game streaming platform, built to empower Virtual Reality streamers and game stream ... |
| 15.10.2019 | This London-based VC launches €100M fund to bridge current funding gap in gaming industry | Almost fifteen years back, the video games sector was popular while Esports was underground and Digital Sports tracking was something that only elite athletes could access. Now, there three billions of gamers across the world, 500 million s... |
| 14.10.2019 | Hiro Capital launches a $110 million fund, to back the future UK and EU startups in the global games, esports and digital sports space | The Esports and Digital Sports sector is $200 billion and continues to grow. In 2018, global revenues in the Games, Esports and Digital Sports sectors exceeded those in music, video and Hollywood combined and the UK/EU is a leading creator ... |
| 14.10.2019 | Hiro Capital Launches €100M Venture Capital Fund Focused on Games, Esports and Digital Sports | London, UK and Luxembourg based Hiro Capital has launched a €100m fund to back UK and EU leaders in the global Games, Esports and Digital Sports sectors.
The founding team includes:
– Ian Livingstone CBE, the game industry legend who co-fou... |
| 14.10.2019 | Top tech startup news for today, Monday, October 14, 2019 | Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Monday, October 14, 2019.
WeWork opens new locations at breakneck speed despite cash-burn concerns. In an effort to generate new revenue, real estate startup WeWork has o... |
| 14.10.2019 | Hiro Capital launches €100 million fund for games, e-sports sector | Three self-professed gamers and veteran entrepreneurs have come together to form a brand new VC firm focused on games, e-sports, and digital sports in Europe and the UK. Hiro Capital is its name, and today it launches a €100 million fund fr... |
| 14.10.2019 | London-based Hiro Capital launches a €100 million fund for UK and EU gaming and esports startups | London-based Hiro Capital launches a €100 million fund to back the future UK and EU leaders in the global games, e-sports and digital sports. Leading a team with more than 100 years collective experience in these sectors, the partners will ... |
| - | Luxembourg-based Machinations plays in €3.07 million to build future of game design | Luxembourg-based startup that helps video game makers design and predict game economies, Machinations has raised €3.07 million in funding. The Series A financing will help it to grow its team and add new features and services to its custome... |
| - | Digital ski coach zips in $5.1 million to let you have more fun in the mountains | London-based digital ski coach Carv has raised $5.1 million in funding. The round was led by European games industry-focused VC firm Hiro Capital, with follow-on investment from Artesian VC and SOSV. This brings the total funding raised to ... |
| - | Hiro Capital gives London its second SPAC listing, launches second fund at €300 million | Focusing on the video games industry, metaverse technologies, creator platforms, and gamified fitness, London-based Hiro Capital has announced its second fund at €300 million, now more than doubling the firms’ first outing. Hiro is targetin... |
| - | Tencent aims to acquire UK games developer Sumo Group for £919 million | Add another gaming acquisition to Tencent’s seemingly endless shopping spree, as the Chinese giant has announced its intentions to acquire Sheffield, England-based Sumo Group for £919 million. In November of 2019, Tencent bought an 8.75% mi... |
