Mobile gaming studio Million Victories raises $6.5 million in funding

Million Victories, the mobile game developer of strategy game Million Lords, announced today that it has held a Series A funding round totaling approximately $6.5 million. According to the studio, it plans to use at least some of the funding to upgrade and improve Million Lords. This includes in-game updates and future plans to make the game a fully 3D experience. The company also plans to expand its team and work on new games across platforms.

Million Lords is a real-time strategy game for mobile with approximately 200,000 monthly active players. The developer, Million Victories, currently has 30 employees and co-founders Benoît Ducrest and Céline Allary say they plan to hire a new CTO and CMO following the most recent round of funding.

Eurazeo and Griffin Gaming Partners led the round. Griffin also participated in the developer’s 2021 seed funding round. Pierre Planche, a partner at Griffin, said of the investment: “The Million Victories team, led by Benoît and Céline, has consistently lived up to and exceeded our expectations since we launched their seed round. . We are confident that this new funding round will enable Million Lords to establish leadership in the 4X strategy category.”

Eurazeo director of venture investment Louis Bô said in a statement: “We are proud to announce our investment with Million Victories as they confidently establish themselves as a leader in the mobile gaming industry. We are confident that the innovative gameplay and engaging design of Million Lords will continue to push the boundaries of the strategy gaming genre for years to come.”