The high potential of the Turkish gaming industry and the successes it has achieved in recent years continue to attract the attention of local and global investors. The success of Turkish game studios such as Dream Games, Spyke Games, Peak, Ace Games, Rollic Games in the PC and mobile fields attracts worldwide attention.
The 40 investments made in Turkey, which increased the number of active gaming initiatives to 743 with 24 new start-ups established last year, renewed confidence in the country’s industry. Turkey finished 2023 in Europe in fifth place in terms of transaction volume and first in terms of number of transactions in gaming investment agreements. Additionally, the most game studios in Europe after London are located in Istanbul.
Dream Games’ “Royal Match” game became the game with the highest revenue in the world. In addition, the fact that the world-renowned PUBG Mobile World Championship is held in Istanbul and the leading global studios are opening new offices in Istanbul shows that Turkey has an important position in the gaming world.
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We believe that PlayGate Ventures will be one of the largest funds in our region.
Emphasizing that PlayGate Ventures will be an important lever in the development of the Turkish gaming industry, Chairman of the Board of Directors Mustafa Cihat Durmuş said, “Our fund will be open to all local and global investors. We especially aim to bring the interest of global investors to this industry to our country through our fund. Investments in this field are growing around the world and provide serious profits to investors. On the other hand, investors want to make their investments in strong studios through the right channel. The last part of the StartGate ecosystem was the funding side, and with the establishment of PlayGate Ventures, we will make our ecosystem stronger and more sustainable. “We believe that PlayGate will be one of the largest funds in our region,” he said.
Pointing out that the most important strength of PlayGate Ventures is its team consisting of competent people in their fields, Durmuş said, “We believe that PlayGate Ventures will achieve serious success in a short time because we have established a team with a strong national and international network and consisting of the most successful names in their fields. Muhammed Faruk Durmuş, Dr., who offers a global vision to the institutions he has worked with so far, brings brand awareness and ensures that they become sustainable structures. “We have a versatile team that touches every aspect of the game, especially Arzu Aydın, Berk Uder, Burcu Erol, Efe Kethüda, Mehmet Külte and Umut Ersaraç,” he added.
We have full faith that the Gaming Industry will gain momentum with PlayGate Ventures.
Yasin Atikler, General Manager of Aktif Portföy, one of the supporters of PlayGate Ventures, said: “As Aktif Portföy, a subsidiary of Aktif Bank, Turkey’s most comprehensive financial technologies ecosystem, we attach importance to supporting the entrepreneurship ecosystem and pioneering innovations. With PlayGate Ventures, we once again demonstrate our determination in this field. As a leading portfolio company in the finance sector with a fund size of 30 billion TL; We have full faith that the gaming industry, which we believe is very important for our country, will gain momentum with PlayGate Ventures and lead to many success stories from Turkey to the world. “We look forward to seeing innovative ideas and games come to life on this exciting journey with the support of our investors and entrepreneurs.”
The focus of PlayGate Ventures is “Impact Investments”.
The influence of the gaming industry, which has taken into account the impactful issues such as climate crisis, sustainability, quality education and global health, which have been the focus of the world in recent years, has also attracted the attention of investors. The presence of more than 3 billion players worldwide increases the amount of impact investments in the game.
Stating that healthy societies and the planet are the responsibility of every individual and institution, Durmuş added that they will make impact investments as a part of this responsibility.
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