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Impact46 invests $53M in Saudi gaming studio Kammelna

Aug 24, 2025

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Impact46 invests $53M in Saudi gaming studio Kammelna

Kammelna has built a strong position in culturally rooted Saudi games, with Baloot and Jackaroo downloaded more than 6 million times and over 1 million monthly active users

Jamie Lane
Jamie Lane

Gaming

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Saudi Arabia’s Fahy Studios raises $1.75M from Impact46 and Merak Capital to fuel hybrid-casual mobile game development

Aug 19, 2025

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Saudi Arabia’s Fahy Studios raises $1.75M from Impact46 and Merak Capital to fuel hybrid-casual mobile game development

Founded in 2023 by Hani Hashem, Owis Alsaour, and Fahad Alshibl, Fahy has quickly emerged from NEOM’s LevelUp accelerator program and inked a publishing partnership with UK-based Kwalee.

Jamie Lane
Jamie Lane

Results

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Yalla Q2 revenue up 4.1% to $84.6M, adjusted net income hits $39.4M as MAUs climb 8.8%

Aug 14, 2025

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Yalla Q2 revenue up 4.1% to $84.6M, adjusted net income hits $39.4M as MAUs climb 8.8%

On valuation, the stock is trading around 10x next-twelve-month earnings, up from roughly 9x last quarter.

Jamie Lane
Jamie Lane

Gaming

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Impact46 invests $6.6M+ across five gaming studios from its $40M fund

Aug 11, 2025

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2 min read

Impact46 invests $6.6M+ across five gaming studios from its $40M fund

The bets span mobile, PC, console, VR, and hybrid-casual development, with a focus on culturally localised content that can travel globally.

Jamie Lane
Jamie Lane

Gaming

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Impact46 backs Spekter Games in $5M seed round to expand global gaming footprint

Jun 27, 2025

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2 min read

Impact46 backs Spekter Games in $5M seed round to expand global gaming footprint

The investment into Taehoon Kim’s web3-hybrid gaming startup follows Impact46’s launch of a $40M gaming fund earlier this year.

Jamie Lane
Jamie Lane

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