Small Giant Games is a Helsinki-based developer best known for its mobile RPG Empires & Puzzles. The company plans to use new funding to expand its developer and graphic design teams and to reach international markets with Empires & Puzzles and forthcoming titles. Empires & Puzzles generated $33 million in revenue in 2017 and has 10 million players globally, demonstrating commercial traction. The financing included secondaries to reward the team, according to CEO Timo Soininen. Management says the funds will enable continued innovation and leverage the game’s framework for future games. Investors have praised the company’s strong, data-driven entrepreneurial team and clear vision. Small Giant Games is a Helsinki, Finland-based developer of mobile multiplayer and social games. Led by CEO Timo Soininen, the studio's portfolio includes Rope Racers, Oddwings Escape and newly launched Empires & Puzzles. On March 14, 2017 the company raised €5.4M in funding. The round was led by EQT Ventures with participation from Creandum, Spintop Ventures, PROfounders and First Fellow Partners. The company said it will use the proceeds to expand its game development efforts and to market its new title. Empires & Puzzles, released on iOS and Android, is a fantasy match-3 game with a PvP mode in which players collect cards and resources to upgrade heroes and defend strongholds. Small Giant Games is a Helsinki, Finland–based game studio founded in early 2013 and led by CEO Timo Soininen. The company is finalizing its first title, Oddwings Escape, a flying game that combines one-touch control mechanics with detailed graphics and physics-enhanced character animations. It completed a $3.1M funding round to support the launch of its first game and the development of several new titles. The funds will be used to launch Oddwings Escape globally and to develop additional games. The studio is actively recruiting experienced game designers and developers to expand its team for upcoming projects.

Total raised

$50M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Feb 2018