Griffin Gaming Partners announced that it has acquired a 3.24% equity stake in tinyBuild. Financial terms of the transaction beyond the disclosed equity stake were not announced.
Griffin is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on gaming and its adjacencies, with $1.5 billion in assets under management. tinyBuild is an independent game publisher and developer focused on creating, owning, and growing original gaming intellectual property.
Founded in 2011, tinyBuild has built a portfolio of globally recognized franchises and a growing network of development studios. The company has also maintained a long-term focus on building durable intellectual property.
Over the past decade, tinyBuild has developed and published numerous titles while expanding across development, publishing, and transmedia entertainment. The company has increasingly focused on wholly owned IP and building sustainable franchises with global reach.
Griffin said the investment reflects its continued conviction in companies that own differentiated intellectual property and support strong creative talent. The firm also sees tinyBuild as positioned to benefit from the long-term growth of the global games market.
tinyBuild said Griffin’s investment reflects confidence in its strategy, own-IP focus, diversified portfolio, and long-term growth opportunities. As a specialist investor in the games sector, Griffin brings industry expertise and a broader perspective on gaming companies across infrastructure, distribution, content, and platforms.
Griffin Gaming Partners invests from seed through growth stages across the global gaming market. Its portfolio includes companies and projects such as Overwolf, Discord, and AMPLITUDE Studios.
tinyBuild is listed on AIM under the ticker TBLD and has a catalog of more than 100 premium titles across different genres. The company is headquartered in the U.S. and operates across the Americas and Europe.
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“We believe the indie gaming space remains a compelling area of the industry, continuing to produce a range of gaming franchises with established audiences. tinyBuild has assembled a differentiated portfolio of IP with significant long term potential, and we are excited to become shareholders and participate in the company’s next chapter.”
Frankie Zhu, Partner at Griffin Gaming Partners
“We are pleased to welcome Griffin Gaming Partners as a shareholder. As a specialist investor in the games sector, Griffin brings a strong understanding of the industry, and their investment reflects confidence in tinyBuild’s strategy, own-IP focus, diversified portfolio, and long-term growth opportunities.”
Alex Nichiporchik, Co-Founder and CEO of tinyBuild
