--- title: Why Hiro are bullish on UK and EU game dev funding after... description: Hiro Capital launched an advisory division 18 months ago to help game studios navigate independence and funding. The firm facilitated The Chinese Room and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-hiro-are-bullish-on-uk-and-eu-game-dev-funding-after-helping-the-chinese-room-and-bulkhead-go-in-c0oh8ckqk twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why Hiro are bullish on UK and EU game dev funding after helping The Chinese Room and Bulkhead go independent | daily.dev og:description: Hiro Capital launched an advisory division 18 months ago to help game studios navigate independence and funding. The firm facilitated The Chinese Room and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-hiro-are-bullish-on-uk-and-eu-game-dev-funding-after-helping-the-chinese-room-and-bulkhead-go-in-c0oh8ckqk og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/c0OH8CKQK.png og:image:alt: Why Hiro are bullish on UK and EU game dev funding after helping The Chinese Room and Bulkhead go independent og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Why Hiro are bullish on UK and EU game dev funding after helping The Chinese Room and Bulkhead go independent **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Hiro Capital launched an advisory division 18 months ago to help game studios navigate independence and funding. The firm facilitated The Chinese Room and Bulkhead Interactive's independence from Tencent-owned entities, capitalizing on market fragmentation after industry consolidation. Europe has become the most attractive market for game investment due to strong talent, lower costs than North America, and US regulatory restrictions on Chinese investment. While the funding landscape has shifted to favor buyers over studios, Hiro Advisory sees emerging opportunities with private equity-backed companies entering the market to aggregate IP and studios. Studios now need unique strengths and earlier validation to secure funding, with publishers favoring shorter-term prototyping deals over large upfront investments. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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