Craig Chapple
PocketGamer.biz
Craig Chapple is the head of content at PocketGamer.biz, leading the team's editorial direction and developing the conference agenda for the Pocket Gamer Connects conferences around the world. He has previously served as Senior Editor at PocketGamer.biz, as well as holding roles at Sensor Tower, Nintendo and Develop.
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How to Raise Games Investment in 2025
Everyone is saying it: the global games industry is in a tough spot. Raising money for game development is more challenging than ever. And yet, opportunities remain. Deals continue to be done.
Fresh from raising nearly £130 million in December – Europe’s largest gaming fundraise in 2024, second only to the Epic-Disney mega-deal globally – Aonic hasn’t slowed down with its investments in games companies. In January, it invested £8 million+ in Turkish studio Mega Fortuna, with an option to acquire for nearly £60 million.
In this panel, Aonic co-founder and Chief Product Officer Olliver Heins will reveal what investors are looking for when injecting cash into games studios, the process of actually making such investments and what founding companies can expect from it all. He will be joined by a range of fellow experts in the gaming investment space, whether from the perspective of those investing in studios, studios receiving investment, publishers offering funding on a project basis, or similar.
Space will be given for the attendees to ask questions of the panel, with candid answers given to help demystify the investment process.
Session Takeaway
- What: As a games studio in 2025, what are the avenues for investment?
- How: Advice from investor and developer side on standing out as a worthy investment
- Why: The key reasons why investments are worth pursuing (and why, in some cases, they might not be)
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