MTG Ventures

MTG Ventures is the dedicated venture capital fund of Modern Times Group MTG AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: MTG.B), a Swedish digital entertainment company headquartered in Stockholm. Since its operational scaling in 2020, MTG Ventures has committed approximately SEK 396 million (roughly USD 40 million) across more than 26 early-stage investments in gaming, esports, and interactive entertainment startups, primarily in the United States and Europe. The fund takes non-controlling minority stakes in high-potential companies, focusing on startup game developers, massively multiplayer online games, and the platforms and tooling that serve them. MTG originally launched the vehicle as a $30 million gaming investment fund and announced USD 11 million in gaming and esports investments in the first half of 2019 alone. Average check sizes run $500,000 to $3 million at seed and Series A. Portfolio companies include Blitz, an esports learning app for League of Legends, Overwatch, and CS:GO; Tonk Tonk Games based in Austin; BITKRAFT Esports Ventures; Runtime, a performance nutrition company for gamers; Sviper, a mobile games studio in Hamburg; and Phoenix Labs, the creator of AAA action RPG Dauntless. MTG's parent portfolio includes InnoGames, Hutch, Ninja Kiwi, Snowprint, and PlaySimple across its Midcore and Casual gaming districts, providing MTG Ventures' portfolio companies with commercial and operational relationships across the global games industry. At Capital Markets Day 2025, MTG announced continued gaming sector expansion synergies, particularly in mobile and midcore games, signaling that MTG Ventures remains an active strategic tool for the parent company's growth agenda.