Welcome to the first This Week in Mobidictum for July!
🎯 Top Story
Behold Ventures secures $58.2M to back European game studios
Swedish VC Behold Ventures has raised $58.2 million to support early-stage game developers across Europe. Led by industry veteran Karl Magnus Troedsson, the fund focuses on studios building for Gen Z and Gen Alpha audiences, especially in the Nordics and the UK.
📰 Industry Highlights
- RMV acquires Plane Evolution with 10M+ downloads
RMV IT Services Inc. has acquired the hit mobile title Plane Evolution, originally developed by Global Champions.
- Revo Capital backs Boby.ai
Turkiye’s largest venture capital fund, Revo Capital, announced its investment in Boby.ai — a generative AI-native mobile startup focused on consumer products.
- Mihada Capital launches under Jim Ying
Jim Ying, formerly of CVCapital, has launched Mihada Capital, a new advisory firm focused on gaming and digital media M&A.
- Gamezop expands into the Middle East
Gamezop is entering the MENA market with a new subsidiary in Bahrain, aiming to strengthen its global footprint in casual gaming.
🎙️ Featured Interview
From Istanbul to the world: Griffin’s investment strategy in Turkiye
We spoke with İbrahim Hafeez of Griffin Gaming Partners about the firm’s increasing presence in Turkiye. He shares what attracts them to local studios, what founders need to stand out, and how Turkiye fits into Griffin’s global strategy.
✒️ Articles of the Week
- Black Sea Game Summit 2025
Why Bulgaria could become a new hotspot for game development.
- Vietnam’s rise in global publishing
How top publishers are responding to Vietnam’s growing influence in the global mobile games market.
- Kingshot by Century Games dominates charts
Kingshot is performing strongly in the US, Japan, and Korea, here’s how they did it.
- Squid Game trend check-in for 2025
We take a look at the state of Squid Game-inspired content this year.
📌 Other News
- Spekter Games raises $5M to launch Spekter Agency, a Web3 roguelite coming to Telegram.
- Outfit7 unveils next-gen strategy
New games, new target audiences, and a reimagined Talking Tom experience.
- The Battle of Polytopia launches global championship
$10,000 prize pool announced for the 2025 World Championship.
📅 That’s a wrap
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