Categories Posted inin Business Digi-Capital: Game investment doubles previous record at $5.7 billion in 2018 Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 29, 2019 2 min Investments in game companies hit a record $5.7 billion in 2018, or more than twice the previous record set in 2017, according to advisory... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Game deals rebounded in Q1, but mobile game investments plunged Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 21, 2016 1 min Games deals rebounded in the first quarter of the year, with game startups raising more than $500 million, according to tech adviser Digi-Capital. But... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Game industry deals dropped 81% in value in 2015 Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 1, 2016 2 min The game industry saw a big drop in both investments and merger activity in 2015, sending deal values back to 2007 levels, according to... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Games investments took a big dip in 2015, but esports and VR are coming on strong Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 27, 2016 3 min When it comes to games, investors are a fickle lot. In 2015, investments in game companies fell dramatically, according to data from analysis firm... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business VCs favor putting their money into esports and virtual reality Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 26, 2015 11 min Many venture capitalists are shy about investing in games. And for the first nine months of 2015, game investments were down about 35 percent from... Continue Reading 11 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Two decades of work and $1B in sales put Israel’s game industry on the global map Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 23, 2015 7 min TEL AVIV — Israel’s 200 game companies are expected to generate $1 billion in mobile and social gaming revenue in 2015, up 25 percent from... Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business How one Israeli investor overcomes fears and continues to invest in games Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 20, 2015 3 min TEL AVIV, Israel — Investors are still afraid of investing in games because they don’t know how to pick hits. But one Israeli investor... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Game deals fall 89% in first half as mega transactions fail to materialize Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 13, 2015 2 min Game investments fall 48% as game IPOs go quiet. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Crosscut Ventures raises $75M fund for early-stage tech and gaming startups in LA Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 23, 2015 2 min Clinton Foy joins the firm as managing director with gaming expertise. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Game company exits topped $24B in 2014 Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 20, 2015 3 min As corporate buyers invade gaming, midtier firms are feeling the big squeeze. Continue Reading 3 min