? Pre-Seed Funding
Cyprus-based mobile game developer Colossi Games has raised $650k in a pre-seed funding round led by gaming-focused VC fund Play Ventures
The money raised will support the development of Colossi’s first game — a mobile survival action RPG, that is planned to be released in 2021
The company was founded by Manuel Prueter, CEO (previously producer on Westland Survival, Planet of Heroes), Andrey Panfilov (Nexters game designer), and Anton Petrov, CTO (Divo Games co-founder)
The studio also wants to expand its team and is currently hiring developers
? Product
Colossi Games is a newly-formed mobile game development studio that hopes to bring something new to survival genre, making their games more accessible and authentic at the same time
Colossi Games founded by the industry veterans:
Manuel Prueter — Colossi Games CEO, who has produced Westland Survival and Planet of Heroes
Andrey Panfilov — a veteran from Nexters, the studio working on casual and social mobile games
Anton Petrov — a co-founder of casual mobile games development studio Divo Game
SOURCES: GAMESINDUSTRY, POCKETGAMER