Play Ventures

Play Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2018 and based in Singapore. The company specializes in investing globally in startups within the gaming and gaming services sectors, focusing on pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages. Play Ventures emphasizes opportunities in free-to-play and web3 gaming, aiming to support innovative companies that shape the future of the gaming industry. Through its strategic investments, Play Ventures seeks to nurture a diverse portfolio of gaming-related ventures.

Anton Backman

Investment Associate

Harri Manninen

Founding Partner

Henric Suuronen

Founding Partner

Past deals in Finland

Tower Pop

Seed Round in 2023
Tower Pop is a mobile gaming company based in Finland, established in 2020, specializing in the tower defense genre. The company aims to innovate within this traditional gaming format by offering a unique version that enhances the gameplay experience for players. Tower Pop's focus is on transforming how tower defense games are played, providing fresh concepts while maintaining the core elements that fans of the genre appreciate.

LoupeDeck

Funding Round in 2021
Loupedeck Ltd, founded in 2016 and based in Helsinki, Finland, designs and manufactures specialized editing consoles aimed at enhancing the user experience in photo, video, audio editing, and live streaming. The company’s products streamline workflows, making editing more intuitive and ergonomic for both professional and amateur users. By improving the connection between creative vision and execution, Loupedeck's consoles facilitate a more efficient and enjoyable editing process. The company markets its products through a global network of retailers and distributors, with a commitment to developing innovative solutions that enhance the editing and production experience across various software platforms.

TrapLight Games

Venture Round in 2020
Traplight creates ultra approachable and deep F2P games. From the first seconds their games offer you fun, effortless gameplay and a deep, empowering progression. They focus on creating entertainment that lasts for years and is always fresh. Players are the ones they create their games for, not us. This drives us to make fun, empowering and coherent gaming experiences that their players truly want. Founded in 2010 and based in Tampere, Finland, Traplight currently has a 28 strong team working on several games. Traplight’s team and vision have been backed up by renowned game investors such as Initial Capital, Korea Investment Partners, Sunstone Capital and Finnvera Venture Capital. Traplight’s Big Bang Racing was chosen as Best of 2016 in AppStore, and currently the company is preparing to soft launch their next big hit soon.

Mainframe Industries

Series A in 2020
Mainframe Industries is a gaming development company founded in 2019, with headquarters in Helsinki, Finland, and a presence in Reykjavik, Iceland. The company specializes in creating an open-world, social sandbox MMO designed for cloud gaming. With a team that combines expertise in AAA, MMO, and mobile game development, Mainframe Industries aims to deliver a unique gaming experience that supports cross-platform play across mobile devices, PCs, and televisions. The company emphasizes the potential of friction-free access through social networks and streaming platforms to enhance the creativity and engagement of game developers and players alike.

Mainframe Industries

Seed Round in 2019
Mainframe Industries is a gaming development company founded in 2019, with headquarters in Helsinki, Finland, and a presence in Reykjavik, Iceland. The company specializes in creating an open-world, social sandbox MMO designed for cloud gaming. With a team that combines expertise in AAA, MMO, and mobile game development, Mainframe Industries aims to deliver a unique gaming experience that supports cross-platform play across mobile devices, PCs, and televisions. The company emphasizes the potential of friction-free access through social networks and streaming platforms to enhance the creativity and engagement of game developers and players alike.
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