Sisu Ventures III

Sisu Game Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Helsinki, Finland, founded in 2014. The firm specializes in investing exclusively in the gaming industry, with a strong focus on supporting promising founders and innovative startups. With deep roots in the Nordic region, Sisu has cultivated a global network of founders and industry experts. The team comprises experienced professionals from the gaming and startup sectors, having founded and built numerous game companies since the early 1990s, achieving several successful exits. In addition to providing capital, Sisu Game Ventures acts as a studio builder, assisting individual founders in assembling their teams, refining product strategies, and connecting with the right investors.

Samuli Syvähuoko

Co-Founder and Partner

Past deals in Finland

Quicksave

Seed Round in 2021
Quicksave Interactive is a Helsinki-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing chat game platforms aimed at enhancing social messaging applications. The company focuses on creating engaging gaming-based chatting applications that integrate HTML5 and TypeScript technologies, as well as proprietary tools for blockchain game development. Quicksave's mission is to redefine the gaming experience on social messaging platforms by offering a variety of interactive games that enhance communication and social interaction among users. Through its innovative approach, Quicksave Interactive aims to improve gameplay experiences while allowing gamers to engage within their preferred messaging environments.

Lightheart Entertainment

Series A in 2021
Lightheart Entertainment Oy is a mobile game development studio located in Helsinki, Finland. Founded in 2019 by a team of experienced developers, the company focuses on creating engaging mobile gaming experiences. Lightheart aims to innovate the game development process by minimizing time-to-learning and establishing scalable development practices. The studio emphasizes the importance of data and craftsmanship in decision-making, with the goal of not only producing high-quality games but also enhancing the methodologies used to create them.

Dazzle Rocks

Series A in 2020
Dazzle Rocks Oy is a mobile game development studio based in Helsinki, Finland, founded in 2014 by industry veterans. The company specializes in designing and developing social multiplayer mobile games that connect players globally through immersive experiences. Their games are built to foster community engagement in a massive multiplayer online environment, appealing to both East Asian and Western markets. Dazzle Rocks employs a proprietary engine that supports features such as virtual world building, a virtual economy, and real-time social communication, allowing players to interact during gameplay. The company's first game, currently in beta testing, is expected to launch in the latter half of 2020, reflecting Dazzle Rocks' commitment to creating meaningful and social gaming experiences.

Superplus Games

Venture Round in 2020
Superplus Games Oy is a Helsinki-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in the development and commercialization of casual multiplayer games for mobile platforms. The company has achieved significant success with its flagship game, Hills of Steel, which has garnered over 50 million downloads and received recognition as an Editors’ Choice on Google Play. Unlike many developers who focus on competitive genres such as real-time strategy, role-playing, and first-person shooters, Superplus Games aims to introduce playful competition within the casual gaming sector. The company's mission is to create engaging games that players will enjoy for extended periods, and it employs a data-driven approach to inform its development decisions and strategies.

Mainframe Industries

Series A in 2020
Mainframe Industries is a game development company founded in 2019, with headquarters in both Helsinki, Finland, and Reykjavik, Iceland. The company specializes in creating an open-world, social sandbox MMO designed for cloud gaming, which enables cross-platform play across mobile devices, PCs, and televisions. By leveraging the expertise of teams with backgrounds in AAA, MMO, and mobile gaming, Mainframe aims to enhance the gaming experience through friction-free access from social networks and streaming platforms. This innovative approach is intended to broaden the creative possibilities for game developers and provide players with immersive gaming experiences.

Mainframe Industries

Seed Round in 2019
Mainframe Industries is a game development company founded in 2019, with headquarters in both Helsinki, Finland, and Reykjavik, Iceland. The company specializes in creating an open-world, social sandbox MMO designed for cloud gaming, which enables cross-platform play across mobile devices, PCs, and televisions. By leveraging the expertise of teams with backgrounds in AAA, MMO, and mobile gaming, Mainframe aims to enhance the gaming experience through friction-free access from social networks and streaming platforms. This innovative approach is intended to broaden the creative possibilities for game developers and provide players with immersive gaming experiences.

Immersal

Venture Round in 2019
Immersal Ltd., based in Helsinki, Finland, specializes in augmented reality (AR) technologies, focusing on a visual positioning and mapping solution known as the Immersal AR Cloud SDK. This innovative platform enables markerless, persistent, and battery-efficient AR experiences, making it suitable for a variety of applications, including indoor navigation, product discovery, multiplayer gaming, and advertising. Immersal's technology is particularly valuable for large venues such as retail stores, exhibition centers, stadiums, and movie theaters, facilitating shared infotainment experiences. With a team of ten AR experts, Immersal aims to enhance the AR infrastructure, allowing developers to create immersive and interactive applications that blend digital and physical realities.

Lightheart Entertainment

Seed Round in 2019
Lightheart Entertainment Oy is a mobile game development studio located in Helsinki, Finland. Founded in 2019 by a team of experienced developers, the company focuses on creating engaging mobile gaming experiences. Lightheart aims to innovate the game development process by minimizing time-to-learning and establishing scalable development practices. The studio emphasizes the importance of data and craftsmanship in decision-making, with the goal of not only producing high-quality games but also enhancing the methodologies used to create them.

Quicksave

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Quicksave Interactive is a Helsinki-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing chat game platforms aimed at enhancing social messaging applications. The company focuses on creating engaging gaming-based chatting applications that integrate HTML5 and TypeScript technologies, as well as proprietary tools for blockchain game development. Quicksave's mission is to redefine the gaming experience on social messaging platforms by offering a variety of interactive games that enhance communication and social interaction among users. Through its innovative approach, Quicksave Interactive aims to improve gameplay experiences while allowing gamers to engage within their preferred messaging environments.
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