Eyeball Games
The gaming studio set up by the original creators of 8 Ball Pool
- Jonathan Ivarsson, Director
- Singapore
- July 2023
- Current
- Pre-seed
The Investment
The gaming industry is huge, and growing
The gaming industry has evolved at a near-continuous rate since the 1970s. Commercial and tech innovations have increased the number of worldwide gamers to nearly 3b, and annual industry revenue to $385b.
Game studios have repeatedly innovated on ways to retain and monetise gamers. From buying hard disc games like Super Mario Kart in the 1990s, to gaming-as-a-service subscriptions like World of Warcraft in the early 2000s, to free-to-play apps with in-app purchases like Candy Crush, gameplay has continuously evolved and with it, user spend.
Eyeball Games was founded by Jonathan Ivarsson and managed together with Karsten and Thomas, the original creators of 8 Ball Pool. It’s a Singapore-based game studio whose first title, Eyeball Pool is a high-quality and fun pool game built on Unity.
Why We Invested
All eyes on the mass appeal of Web3 casual gaming: why we invested in Eyeball Games
We’re thrilled to be investing in the future of mobile gaming, leading Eyeball Game’s oversubscribed $1.5m pre-Seed equity round that included participation and grants from Web3 firms Polygon Ventures and Immutable, venture capital funds Ocular and Great South Gate Ventures and prominent angel investors.
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Eyeball Games raises $1.5M for blockchain pool game
Eyeball Games has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding to develop its upcoming mobile game, Eyeball Pool. The funding round was led by White Star Capital, which invested from its Ubisoft-backed Digital Asset Fund, and included participation from Polygon Ventures, Immutable, Ocular, Great South Gate Ventures, and prominent angel investors.