# Mail.Ru Games Ventures

> Mail.Ru Games Ventures is a VC fund in Moscow backing Gaming, iOS and Apps. See 5 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Russian Federation
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Dec 2018
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mail-ru
- Website: http://gamesventures.mail.ru/

Mail.Ru Games Ventures is a new games investment division, created by the Mail.Ru Group team as means of supporting and developing promising companies and projects worldwide. The division will be financing accomplished game studios and publishers that need funding for scaling, as well as young game developers.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 4 | 80% |
| iOS | 2 | 40% |
| Apps | 2 | 40% |
| PC Games | 2 | 40% |
| Events | 1 | 20% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Finland | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| Russian Federation | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Game Garden | Game Garden is one of the leading mobile and social networks game developers. With over 25 million players around the world, Game Garden currently develops family oriented games and is the leader in its segment with some of the highest ratings from players. Topping the charts of Apple App Store, Google Play and Amazon Store, Game Garden offersexceptional programming, art, and game design and technologies, as well as a team of highly professional individuals. |  | Seed | Dec 04, 2018 | http://www.game-garden.com/ |
| Red Brix Wall | Red Brix Wall is a developer of high-quality multiplatform games. |  | Seed | Dec 04, 2018 | https://redbrixwall.com/en/ |
| Mobirate | Mobirate is a mobile games development studio. |  | Seed | Dec 04, 2018 | http://www.mobirate.com |
| Zillion Whales | Zillion Whales is a team of game producers, designers dedicated to the development and publishing of mobile games on iOS and Android. |  | Seed | Dec 04, 2018 | http://zillionwhales.com |
| Panzerdog | Panzerdog is a game developer and publisher, maker of Tacticool. | $950K | Seed | Sep 19, 2017 | https://www.panzerdog.com/ |

5 of 5 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Mail.Ru Games Ventures invest in?

Mail.Ru Games Ventures invests primarily in Gaming, iOS and Apps startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Mail.Ru Games Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mail.Ru Games Ventures closed in Dec 2018. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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