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| 23.02.2026 | Саудовский разработчик игр Scopely покупает контроль в турецкой студии Loom Games за сумму до $1 млрд | Саудовская Scopely покупает долю в Loom Games на сумму до $1 млрд. Саудовская игровая студия Scopely Inc. договорилась приобрести контрольный пакет в турецкой студии-разработчике Loom Games, поскольку королевство стремится превратить себя в... |
| 20.07.2025 | Top mobile game hacks & tips in 2025 | Table of contents
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Let me be honest: I’ve spent more time playing mobile games than I care to admit. And if you’ve ever been stuck on a level for weeks or lost five ti... |
| 02.05.2025 | The New Wave of Acquisitions: Navigating Tariff Turbulence and Gaming Growth | In the ever-shifting landscape of global business, two companies stand out: Recordati and Dream Games. Both are poised for growth, but their paths diverge. Recordati, an Italian pharmaceutical firm, eyes acquisitions amid tariff volatility.... |
| 02.05.2025 | Dream Games: Strategic Investment Raised From CVC | Dream Games, the developer and publisher of globally renowned mobile games Royal Match and Royal Kingdom, announced a strategic investment from CVC, a leading global alternative asset management firm, as its sole equity partner.
The deal wi... |
| 01.05.2025 | Dream Games secures investment from CVC to accelerate global expansion | Dream Games, a Turkish mobile gaming studio renowned for Royal Match and Royal Kingdom, has announced a strategic investment from global alternative asset management firm CVC.
The investment from CVC, alongside debt financing from funds man... |
| 01.05.2025 | Private equity CVC to invest in 'Royal Match' developer Dream Games | LONDON :European private equity firm CVC will invest in Dream Games, the mobile games developer known for "Royal Match" and "Royal Kingdom" said on Thursday
The transaction, which includes debt provided by funds managed ... |
| 17.12.2024 | Agave Games, Turkish creator of 'Find My Cat,' secures $18M Series A | Turkish mobile gaming startup Agave Games has raised $18 million Series A funding. This brings the company’s funding to $25.5 million with a post-money valuation of around $100 million.
The company was founded by former high school friends ... |
| 13.08.2024 | Balderton Capital's Bold Bet on European Innovation | In a significant move for the European tech landscape, Balderton Capital has unveiled nearly €1.2 billion in new funds. This includes €563 million for its Early Stage Fund IX and €627 million for Growth Fund II. The goal? To fuel the ambiti... |
| 13.08.2024 | Balderton Capital: A New Dawn for European Tech Investment | In the heart of Europe, a financial storm is brewing. Balderton Capital, a titan in the venture capital arena, has just unleashed a staggering $1.3 billion to fuel the continent's tech revolution. This is not just a cash infusion; it’s a cl... |
| 12.08.2024 | Balderton Capital: $1.3 Billion In New Funds Announced For Backing European Companies | Balderton Capital, one of Europe’s leading technology venture capital firms, announced today its $615 million Early Stage Fund IX and $685 million Growth Fund II, to back ambitious entrepreneurs from seed stage through IPO across Europe.
Th... |
| 12.08.2024 | Balderton Capital fuels European tech growth with $1.3B investment | Balderton Capital today announced its $615 million Early Stage Fund IX and $685 million Growth Fund II, to back Europe’s most ambitious entrepreneurs from Seed stage through IPO.
“At Balderton, we believe the best way to change the world is... |
| 12.08.2024 | Balderton Capital presents almost €1.2 billion between early and growth funds | Balderton Capital, one of Europe’s leading technology venture capital firms, announced its €563 million Early Stage Fund IX and €627 million Growth Fund II, to back Europe’s most ambitious entrepreneurs from seed stage through IPO.
“At Bald... |
| 20.03.2023 | Valued at $2.75 billion, Istanbul’s Dream Games opens London office to support global expansion | Istanbul-based Dream Games has announced two key c-level appointments in conjunction with the opening of a new office in London. A descendant of the Peak Games lineage, Dream Games was founded just three years ago, and Dream Games has raise... |
| 13.06.2022 | Mapping: 20+ Gaming Startups from Southeast Europe | Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey ~
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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... |
| 10.03.2022 | Makers Fund closes third fund at $500M to back interactive entertainment companies | Makers Fund has closed its third fund of $500 million to invest in interactive entertainment startups.
Founding partner Jayson Chi told TechCrunch that it now has over $1 billion in assets under management (AUM). The third fund is Maker’s l... |
| 19.01.2022 | Inside crypto exchange FTX’s new venture fund | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
FTX wants to move fast.
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| 19.01.2022 | Inside crypto exchange FTX’s new venture fund | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
FTX wants to move fast.
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| 18.01.2022 | Dream Games raises $255M at a $2.75B valuation | Yet more funding is finding its way to Istanbul’s gaming startups. Today, Dream Games — the casual games developer behind the hit game Royal Match — is announcing a $255 million Series C that values the startup at $2.75 billion.
This Serie... |
| 18.01.2022 | Score another win for Istanbul gaming startups: Dream Games raises $255M at a $2.75B valuation | Yet more funding is finding its way to Istanbul’s gaming startups. Today, Dream Games — the casual games developer behind the hit game Royal Match — is announcing a $255 million Series C that values the startup at $2.75 billion.
This Series... |
| 18.01.2022 | Dream Games: Entertaining the World | Games have delighted people of all ages, genders and geographies for millennia. From chess and other popular board games, to early video games, to today’s hits like Roblox, games are daily rituals that have come to occupy a defining role in... |
| 18.01.2022 | Dream Games Raises $255m at $2.75bn Valuation – as Royal Match Becomes One of the World's Top Grossing Mobile Games | Dream Games, the Turkey-based studio behind the hit mobile game Royal Match, has become one of the most valuable private mobile gaming companies in the world after raising $255 million from investors at a $2.75 billion valuation – represent... |
| 09.09.2021 | New unicorns in the first half of 2021 | New unicorns in the first half of 2021 |
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| 30.06.2021 | Match-3 team at Turkey’s Dream Games raises $155M at $1B valuation | 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.
Turkey has another un... |
| 30.06.2021 | Match-3 team at Turkey’s Dream Games raises $155M at $1B valuation | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Turkey has another unicorn on its hands. Dream Games has raised $155 million at a valuation of $1 billion thanks to its focus on match-... |
| 30.06.2021 | Dream Games raises $155M at a $1B valuation as its Royal Match puzzle game hits a royal flush | Dream Games — a developer of mobile puzzle games — has raised $155 million in funding, a Series B that values the startup at $1 billion. This is a massive leap for the company, which raised $50 million (the largest Series A in Turkey’s star... |
| 30.06.2021 | Dream Games raises $155M at a $1B valuation as its Royal Match puzzle game hits a royal flush | Istanbul in Turkey continues to prove itself as very fertile ground for casual gaming startups, which appear to be growing from small seedlings into sizable trees. In the latest development, Dream Games — a developer of mobile puzzle games ... |
| 30.06.2021 | Turkish mobile games studio Dream Games wakes up to $155 million in funding at a unicorn valuation | Dream Games, a fledgling mobile games outfit based in Istanbul, has scored a $155 million Series B round led by Index Ventures and Makers Fund that gives the company a post-money valuation of $1 billion.
Balderton Capital, IVP and Kora also... |
| 30.06.2021 | Turkish mobiles games startup Dream Games raises USD 155 million | Turkish mobile games startup Dream Games said on Wednesday it had raised $155 million from investors, valuing the business at $1 billion within months of launching its debut title, Royal Match.
The Series B investment round is the largest o... |
| 30.06.2021 | Turkey's Dream Games Raises $155 Million, with a $1 Billion Valuation in a Series B Round Led by Index Ventures and Makers Fund | Dream Games, a Turkey-based mobile games company, has closed a $155M Series B round co-led by Index Ventures and Makers Fund, with participation from Balderton Capital, IVP and Kora. The largest Series B financing in Turkey, with a valuatio... |
| 30.06.2021 | Turkey’s Dream Games Raises $155 Million, with a $1 Billion Valuation in a Series B Round Led by Index Ventures and Makers Fund | - |
| 30.06.2021 | Today in European Tech: Dream Games grabs $155 million in funding to become a unicorn, IDnow buys ARIADNEXT, and more | Hello!
Here's what happened today in European Tech. Deals
- Dream Games, a fledgling mobile games outfit based in Istanbul, has scored a $155 million Series B round led by Index Ventures and Makers Fund that gives the company a post-money v... |
| 01.04.2021 | A look at the global gaming industry in 2021 | The gaming industry in today’s world has hit an all-time high in its growth trajectory, especially with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. Being one of the few industries to flourish amid the pandemic, the gaming industry has witnessed s... |
| 02.03.2021 | Turkey's Dream Games collects $50M Series A | Dream Games has raised $50 million in a round led by Index Ventures, TechCrunch reported. Balderton Capital and Makers Fund also participated in the Series A, which will be used to support the launch of Dream Games' debut mobile puzzle game... |
| 01.03.2021 | Олл инклюзив: как турецкая компания Dream Games подняла раунд на $50 млн без готового продукта | Олл инклюзив: как турецкая компания Dream Games подняла раунд на $50 млн без готового продукта |
| 01.03.2021 | All inclusive: how the Turkish company Dream Games raised the round of $50M without a finished product | All inclusive: how the Turkish company Dream Games raised the round of $50M without a finished product |
| 01.03.2021 | Istanbul’s Dream Games snaps up $50M and launches its first game, the puzzle-based Royal Match | Istanbul-based, Peak alum-founded Dream Games, is announcing the GA launch of its first title, Royal Match (on both iOS and Android), along with $50 million in funding to double down on the opportunity ahead — the largest Series A raised by... |
| 01.03.2021 | Dream Games raises $50m and launches its first casual puzzle game title Royal Match | Dream Games, the Istanbul-based mobile gaming company has raised $50m to create the next generation of casual puzzle games, and today launches its first title Royal Match on the App Store and Google Play Store. The round was led by Index Ve... |
| 01.03.2021 | All inclusive: how the Turkish company Dream Games raised the round of $50M without a finished product | All inclusive: how the Turkish company Dream Games raised the round of $50M without a finished product |
| 28.02.2021 | Istanbul’s Dream Games snaps up $50M and launches its first game, the puzzle-based Royal Match | On the back of Zynga acquiring Turkey’s Peak Games for $1.8 billion last year and then following it up with another gaming acquisition in the country, Turkey has been making a name for itself as a hub for mobile gaming startups, and specifi... |
| 21.11.2019 | Dream Games scores $7.5M seed round | Makers Fund has led a $7.5 million investment in mobile gaming startup Dream Games. Balderton Capital also participated in the round. The Istanbul-based company will use the funds for recruitment.
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| 20.11.2019 | Daily funding roundup - November 20th, 2019 | Kimaï raised $1.2M; Astra landed $1.5M; Studs secured $3M; Bunch picks up $3.85M
Kimaï: Kimaï is a direct-to-consumer jewelry brand that uses lab-grown diamonds and recycled gold. Kimaï has raised $1.2 million in seed funding led by Talis C... |
| 20.11.2019 | Dream Games Raises $7.5M in Seed Funding | Dream Games, an Istanbul, Turkey-based mobile gaming company focused on creating high-quality puzzle games, raised $7.5 in seed funding.
The round was led by Makers Fund, joined by Balderton Capital.
The company intends to use the funds to ... |
| 19.11.2019 | Dream Games raises $7.5M seed to develop ‘high-quality’ puzzle games | Dream Games, a Turkish mobile gaming company founded by former Peak Games employees who worked together on hit puzzle games Toy Blast and Toon Blast, has raised $7.5 million in seed funding. Leading the round is Makers Fund, with co-investm... |
| 19.11.2019 | Ex-Peak team at Dream Games raises $7.5 million for mobile puzzle games | Dream Games, a Turkish studio founded by five former Peak Games developers, has raised $7.5 million for mobile puzzle games.
The funding for the Istanbul studio underscores the growing strength of Turkey’s game developer ecosystem.
Makers F... |
| 19.11.2019 | Dream Games raises $7.5M seed to develop ‘high-quality’ puzzle games | Dream Games, a Turkish mobile gaming company founded by former Peak Games employees who worked together on hit puzzle games Toy Blast and Toon Blast, has raised $7.5 million in seed funding.
Leading the round is Makers Fund, with co-investm... |
| 19.11.2019 | Ex-Peak team at Dream Games raises $7.5 million for mobile puzzle games | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Dream Games, a Turkish studio founded by five former Peak Games developers, has raised $7.5 million for mobile puzzle games.
The fundin... |
| - | Dream Games raises $7.5M Seed round to create high-quality puzzle games | The highly competitive round was led by Makers Fund, with Balderton as a co-investor.
The investment will be used to fund the recruitment of new talent to join the Dream Games team in Istanbul as it looks to increase its personnel five-fol... |
| - | Dream Games raises $255M and hits $2.75 billion valuation | Balderton first invested in the Istanbul-based mobile game developer at Seed in November 2019.
Dream Games is now valued at $2.75 billion, almost triple the $1 billion it was worth just six months ago. The new funding will be used both to ... |
| - | This Week in European Tech: More French unicorns, an adopted yet amended Digital Services Act, and Serena Williams on (Sorare's) board | Happy Friday!
This week, the Tech.eu research team tracked more than 115 tech funding deals worth over €2.4 billion, and over 30 exits, M&A transactions, and rumours, and related news stories across Europe, including Russia and Turkey.
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| - | Orrick Advises Dream Games on $50 Million Series A Round | Congratulations to our client Dream Games, a mobile gaming company based in Istanbul, on its $50 million Series A funding round — the largest Series A raised by a startup in Turkey to date. The round was led by Index Ventures, with particip... |
| - | Turkish mobile games studio Dream Games wakes up to $155 million in funding at a unicorn valuation | Dream Games, a fledgling mobile games outfit based in Istanbul, has scored a $155 million Series B round led by Index Ventures and Makers Fund that gives the company a post-money valuation of $1 billion.
Balderton Capital, IVP and Kora also... |
| - | Orrick Advises New Unicorn Dream Games on its $155 Million Series B Round | Congratulations to our client Dream Games, a mobile gaming company based in Istanbul, on its $155 million Series B financing round – the largest Series B financing in Turkish history. Co-led by Index Ventures and Makers Fund, the round also... |
| - | Dream Games | “Dream Games is a leading mobile gaming company focused on creating high-quality games with engaging characters and immersive gameplay. With offices in Istanbul and London, the company is dedicated to delivering the ultimate gaming experien... |
| - | Dream Games secures $50M Series A and launches its first game, Royal Match | Makers Fund and Balderton also led the company's Seed Round in November 2019.
Dream Games was co-founded by the former Product Director of Peak Games, Soner Aydemir, and his former Peak colleagues Ikbal Namli, Hakan Saglam, Eren Sengul and... |
| - | Dream Games: $25 Million Funding And $2.75 Billion Valuation | Dream Games recently announced it raised $255 million in funding at a $2.75 billion valuation. These are the details.
Dream Games, an Istanbul-based mobile gaming company, announced recently that it raised $255 million in a new funding roun... |
| - | Royal Match maker Dream Games levels up with $225 million raise, now valued at $2.75 billion | Istanbul’s Dream Games has raised $225 million in a Series C funding round. With this raise, the company’s valuation more than doubles within a six-month period, and now sits at $2.75 billion. In so much, this figure makes the Turkish firm ... |
| - | Orrick Advises Dream Games on Its $255 Million Series C Round to Hit a $2.75 Billion Valuation | Congratulations to our client Dream Games, the Istanbul-based mobile gaming company behind the hit Royal Match game, on its $255 million Series C round. Dream Games has gone from pre-product launch to $2.75 billion valuation in two years an... |
| - | Today in European Tech: Dream Games grabs $155 million in funding to become a unicorn, IDnow buys ARIADNEXT, and more | Hello!
Here's what happened today in European Tech. Deals
- Dream Games, a fledgling mobile games outfit based in Istanbul, has scored a $155 million Series B round led by Index Ventures and Makers Fund that gives the company a post-money v... |
