Build A Rocket Boy, an Edinburgh Scotland, UK-based independent gaming and entertainment company, closed on an over $110m Series D fundraising round.
The round was led by RedBird Capital Partners with participation from Galaxy Interactive, NetEase Games, Endeavor, Alignment Growth, Woodline Partners LP, GTAM Partners, and others. Julia Wittlin, a Partner at RedBird Capital, will join Build A Rocket Boy’s board of directors.
The company intends to use the funds to launch its three flagship products: immersive gaming and entertainment open world platform EVERYWHERE, AAA game series MindsEye, and suite of UGC design tools called ARCADIA.
Led by Leslie Benzies, Founder and Chairman, Build A Rocket Boy is an independent game developer and publisher, headquartered in Edinburgh Scotland, with operations in Budapest Hungary and recently opened offices in Montpellier France. Titles include MindsEye, a story-driven game, exploring key societal issues around increasing inequality, the explosion of artificial intelligence, the rise of military robots and the impending climate crisis, and EVERYWHERE, a multi-world game experience that connects reality and the digital world.
FinSMEs
22/01/2024
