Industry 2021 predictions: part three – finance
17th February 2021
| By contenteditor
M&A activity ramped up significantly during 2020 and experts believe it will accelerate further this year, with the trend for US firms to aggressively pursue European assets expected to become even stronger as the Stateside expansion continues.
As we look to the year ahead, industry experts share their thoughts on the opportunities and challenges facing the industry.
In part three we talk to finance experts. In part one we heard from igaming operators and suppliers, while in part two we covered land-based operators and suppliers. In parts four to eight we will focus on marketing, people, technology and innovation, regulation and social responsibility.
15th February 2021
| By Conor Mulheir
Yolo Investments, a fund launched by Coingaming founder Tim Heath, has launched a new gaming and fintech sub-fun, and is searching for investment opportunities in these areas.
Yolo’s new sub-fund is focused on seed-stage and A-stage investment opportunities in the gaming and fintech spaces.
“We have already assembled a diverse portfolio of high-growth companies across gaming and fintech and are now looking to build specialised sub-funds to specifically focus on these verticals,” Tim Heath, general partner of Yolo Investments, said.
“As well as capital, we are now in a position to provide significant upside to our investments via our network. With more than €200 million AUM, we are actively searching for disruptive businesses to which we can add value and open for investment from Limited Partners.”
Tim Heath launches gaming focused fund via Yolo Investments Share
Tim Heath’s
Yolo Investments venture-capital fund has launched a sub-fund focused on the gaming and financial technology sectors.
The newly established sub-fund will search for seed and A-stage opportunities across the gaming and fintech industries.
Prior to launching the sub-fund, Yolo has already made investments in casino content studios
OneTouch and
coins.io,
Furthermore, the fund has announced its first successful exit, gaining a six-fold return on its investment in
Coolbet, the Estonia-based gaming operator which was acquired by GAN Limited in December.
“These new sub-funds in Yolo Investments will continue the fantastic work of Vereeni Investments over the last couple of years,” said Heath