Investments·Updated Mar 17, 2026 by Konvoy
The global gaming market reached $189.3 billion in Q2 2024, representing a 2.9% year-over-year growth rate.
Venture capital funding for gaming declined 20% quarter-over-quarter to $492 million, with 90% of capital concentrated in early-stage seed and pre-Series A rounds.
M&A volume in the gaming sector has slowed, decreasing 17% year-over-year as investors prioritize building IP and technology foundations over late-stage scaling.
Despite lower quarterly deal counts, private-market funding for the year has already surpassed the total recorded for the full year of 2023.
Konvoy Capital manages $260 million across three funds, with a strategy that allocates 40% of its 51 investments outside of North America to mitigate regional risk.
Public gaming ETFs have seen year-to-date gains between 7% and 20%, though they have generally trailed the S&P 500's 15.1% growth over the same period.
The global gaming market reached $189.3 billion in Q2 2024, representing a 2.9% year-over-year growth rate.
Venture capital funding for gaming declined 20% quarter-over-quarter to $492 million, with 90% of capital concentrated in early-stage seed and pre-Series A rounds.
M&A volume in the gaming sector has slowed, decreasing 17% year-over-year as investors prioritize building IP and technology foundations over late-stage scaling.
Despite lower quarterly deal counts, private-market funding for the year has already surpassed the total recorded for the full year of 2023.
Konvoy Capital manages $260 million across three funds, with a strategy that allocates 40% of its 51 investments outside of North America to mitigate regional risk.
Public gaming ETFs have seen year-to-date gains between 7% and 20%, though they have generally trailed the S&P 500's 15.1% growth over the same period.