Grand Cru was founded in 2011 by six Finnish game industry veterans. We are out to revolutionize mobile and social gaming.
Location: Finland, Mainland Finland, Helsinki
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $13.28M
Founded date: 2011
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Level-up | level-up.c... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 30.07.2013 | Series A | $11.28M | - |
| 20.03.2012 | Seed | $2M | - |
Mentions in press and media 16
| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.05.2023 | Startup Showcase: Grand Cru Revolutionizes Mobile and Social Gaming | Welcome to EUStartup.news, your trusted source for the latest updates on European startups. In this edition of our startup showcase, we are thrilled to present Grand Cru, a pioneering company based in Helsinki, Finland. Grand Cru is on a mi... |
| 27.08.2017 | Nexon and Finland’s Grand Cru contemplate making mobile games that last for years | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Asian gaming giant Nexon and Finland’s Grand Cru recently launched Battlejack, a mobile game that mashes up a fantasy role-playing game... |
| 26.06.2014 | Grand Cru finally launches social world-builder Supernauts — bills it as 'most ambitious iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch game of all time' | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. More than two years in the making, Supernauts has launched on iOS today as a new entry in the world-building genre that Minecraft pione... |
| 30.12.2013 | How an office sauna might help make Finland’s next tablet game blockbuster | The organizers of Slush paid my way to Finland last month. Our coverage of the event and of the Helsinki startups we talked to remains objective. HELSINKI, Finland — Grand Cru has built a very nice and very Finnish headquarters for its empl... |
| 30.12.2013 | How an office sauna might help make Finland’s next tablet game blockbuster | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. The organizers of Slush paid my way to Finland last month. Our coverage of the event and of the Helsinki startups we talked to remains ... |
| 03.12.2013 | In Rovio And Supercell’s Wake, Finland’s Gaming Scene Sees A Renaissance | Somehow, 2013 marked the year that Helsinki became a global gaming capital in its own right. Maybe it was because Supercell, a humble gaming studio that started back in 2010, blossomed into a $3 billion company in less than a year. Or maybe... |
| 02.08.2013 | Funding Roundup - week ending 8/2/13 | Tidemark, Synack, Fab, Albumatic, Datorama, Patreon, BioBeats all raised funds Seed Stage Local social network streetlife secured a £600,000 investment from Archant Digital Ventures, and new financial investors Shohet & Cie S.A. Social ... |
| 30.07.2013 | Grand Cru Grabs $11M in Series A | HELSINKI, FINLAND, Finnish game developer Grand Cru has announced the closing of EUR8.5 million ($11 MM) in Series A funding. >> Click here for more funding data on Grand Cru >> To export Grand Cru funding data to PDF and Ex... |
| 30.07.2013 | Grand Cru Closes €8.5M Series A Funding | Grand Cru, a Helsinki, Finland based mobile and social gaming company, closed a €8.5m Series A funding. The round was led by IDInvest Partners, with participation from new investors Qualcomm Ventures and Nokia Growth Partners. The company i... |
| 29.07.2013 | Finland’s Next Gaming Phenom? Grand Cru Raises $11M From Idinvest, Qualcomm, Nokia Growth | Almost at a steady pace, Helsinki has produced a hit gaming company every couple of years: Rovio’s Angry Birds blew up in 2009 and then Supercell took the crown as one of the highest-grossing iOS game developers in the world last year throu... |
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