Mobile game studio based in Helsinki, Finland. We make games for the way people play today!
Location: Finland, Mainland Finland, Helsinki
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $8.15M
Founded date: 2015
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | GSV Accele... | gsv.ventur... |
| - | Reach Capi... | reachcapit... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 16.08.2017 | Seed | $5M | GSV Accele... |
| 15.09.2016 | - | $3.15M | - |
Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description |
| 05.01.2021 | Startup ecosystem of Paris Numbers and facts Strong sides Negative aspects Governmental support Success stories Investors Business angels Education What’s next? | Startup ecosystem of Paris |
| 05.01.2021 | Стартап-экосистема Парижа Цифры и факты Сильные стороны Негативные стороны Государственная поддержка Истории успеха Инвесторы Ангелы Образование Что дальше?... | Стартап-экосистема Парижа |
| 16.08.2017 | Educational gaming company Lightneer secures $5 million seed funding to start the fun-learning revolution | Lightneer, the Finnish learning game studio founded by Rovio (Angry Birds) alumns together with some of the world’s top scientists from CERN, Helsinki and Oxford Universities, has just closed a $5 million seed funding round. The list of inv... |
| 16.08.2017 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, August 16 | ET CETERA $12 BILLION: Thanks to SoftBank’s gigantic pile of Vision money, there is an actual scenario where Travis Kalanick could conceivably return to Uber. Bloomberg reports that the company is in talks with SoftBank, General Atlantic, D... |
| 16.08.2017 | Finnish learning game studio Lightneer raises a $5 million seed round | Finnish educational game developer Lightneer, which was founded by Rovio (Angry Birds) alumns, has raised a seed funding round of $5 million. The round was led by GSV Acceleration, with participation from Helsinki-based IPR.VC, the French V... |
| 15.08.2017 | Lightneer Closes $5M Seed Funding Round | Lightneer, a Finnish learning game studio, closed a $5M seed funding round. The round was led by GSV Acceleration, with participation from IPR.VC, Brighteye VC and Reach Capital. The company, which has launched the game in Hong Kong, Macau,... |
| 15.09.2016 | Lightneer Completes €2.8M Financing Round | Lightneer Inc., a Helsinki, Finland-based learning game development studio, completed a €2.8m ($3.16m) financing round. The round, which brought total to investment €3.5m, was led by GSV Acceleration (€1.8m), and IPR.VC (€1m). Founded in 20... |
| 09.07.2016 | The two best pieces of early-stage pitching advice | David Hickson Contributor David Hickson is head of corporate development at Founders Factory and an entrepreneur in his own right. Over the past 10 years I’ve been on the first cap tables of three startups for which I’ve been responsible fo... |
| 10.02.2016 | From Nokia’s Snake Game To Supercell, Finland’s Gaming Industry Is Serious Business | Dennis Mitzner Contributor Dennis Mitzner is a journalist and writer with a focus on tech, culture and politics. You can find his commentary here. He also writes about e-commerce and retail for Forbes. More posts by this contributor Magic L... |
| 29.10.2015 | As Rovio Restructures, Angry Bird Alums Launch Lightneer To Build Learning Games | Last week, when Helsinki-based Angry Birds publisher Rovio confirmed it would cut 213 jobs, it also said it would shut down its education division, with some of its education employees forming a spinoff. Today, an educational gaming startup... |