The Games Fund

I am happy to announce that our portfolio company, Zakazane, a Warsaw-based studio, has signed an $8 million global publishing deal with NEOWIZ, a leading developer and publisher (Lies of P), to bring their unique Cinematic Noir Old West RPG to the world. Zakazane was founded in 2023, and the founding team worked on Witcher, Cyberpunk 2077, This War of Mine, Frostpunk, Shadow Warrior, and other iconic IPs. The Games Fund is proud to have supported ZAKAZANE from the very beginning and through their first steps. We are thrilled to see them find the perfect partner and enter the next chapter. ZAKAZANE is a true gem - one of the most dedicated and vision-driven teams we have ever seen. We are happy to see that NEOWIZ shares our belief in the power of original IP, unique gameplay, and narrative. We appreciate your trust and commitment! Congratulations to Jan Bartkowicz, Marta Sobek (nee Adamska), Rados?aw Gwarek, Justin Carnahan ??Gstar, and Kayin Lee! Thank you, Dean Takahashi and VentureBeat, for the story! Congrats TGF team: Maria Kochmola, Ilya Karpinskiy, Alena Potorskaya, Roman Ilyutkin

Wow, The Games Fund was ranked number 1 in terms of deal count among seed-focused gaming VC funds over the last 12 months, as featured in the Drake Star Global Gaming Report Q3 2024! I’m incredibly proud of all the hard work our team has done to partner with the best and most talented teams in the industry, and I’m grateful that those teams chose The Games Fund. It’s also exciting to see the first results of that work – released games, substantial new funding rounds raised by our portfolio companies – and I’m looking forward to the growth ahead in the coming years! Hoping to be included among the top-performing funds soon – it’s a shame no such ranking exists yet :) Ilia Eremeev Ilya Karpinskiy Alena Potorskaya Roman Ilyutkin Grigory Bortnik

The Games Fund made it to the top again! Thank you, InvestGame, for your service. Please read their amazing report.

The Games Fund Annual Summit 2024 is in the books, and what an incredible time it was! This year exceeded our expectations by far! We received nearly 400 applications and hosted 200 founders, investors, and top executives from over 90 leading gaming companies, making these two days truly unforgettable. Friends from all over the world joined us: Playrix, KRAFTON, Wargaming, Hypetrain, Neowiz, Matchingham Games, Gismart, Scopely, Com2us, Gaijin Entertainment, Aream, Sandsoft, Playducky, Nekki, Xsolla, My.Games, Raine, DLA Piper, Nexters, and many many other amazing companies and funds. Together, we celebrated games and dove deep into The Games Fund’s portfolio, strategy, and performance with our existing and new investors. We are especially proud of the enthusiastic community we formed around The Games Fund. At some moment, I just looked around, and it felt unreal. In these pictures, you see people who have created billions in value, built fantastic companies, and are shaping the next generation of video games and entertainment. Every random encounter at this party was a potential partnership in the making and I just felt that people are having a great time here! I’m confident that during these two days, some very important handshakes and introductions were made ;) Thank you so much to everyone who helped make this event possible! We are fortunate to have the best portfolio, the best investors, the best team, and the best partners who continue to support us year after year and those joining us on this exciting journey. We are definitely doing the right thing! PS. Wishing a speedy recovery to those who attended the karaoke afterparty! Bye Cyprus and see you all next time!

In this week’s Mobile Mavens, Ilia Eremeev, Nick Gibson, Maria Kochmola and Joost van Dreunen share their thoughts on the recent announcement that Playtika will acquire Dice Dreams developers SuperPlay for up to $1.95 billion. Here’s what they had to say on the acquisition and what it means for the broader market. https://lnkd.in/eT63bmqQ

Our portfolio company ROAR Games just released an official gameplay trailer of their debut game Tenet of the Spark on IGN Entertainment ! Tenet of the Spark, an upcoming narrative-led urban brawler adventure game, where you can jump between three worlds, including a gritty NY city, the Viking age, and ancient Aztec civilization. The trailer gives us a peek at gameplay, story, and the three unique worlds. Tenet of the Spark will be available on PC and consoles in 2026. We invested in the company when they had a fantastic concept and a tech gameplay demo, and now they built a really solid MVP that feels and plays great. Roar is currently exploring publishing and strategic partnership opportunities, so if you want to learn more, do not hesitate to contact Artem Shcherbakov and Anton Chistiakov! Please show your support and like the video if you like what you see!