? Pre-Seed Funding
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Cyprus-based mobile game developer Colossi Games has raised $650k in a pre-seed funding round led by gaming-focused VC fund Play Ventures
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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
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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)
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The studio also wants to expand its team and is currently hiring developers
? Product
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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
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Colossi Games founded by the industry veterans:
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Manuel Prueter — Colossi Games CEO, who has produced Westland Survival and Planet of Heroes
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Andrey Panfilov — a veteran from Nexters, the studio working on casual and social mobile games
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Anton Petrov — a co-founder of casual mobile games development studio Divo Game
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SOURCES: GAMESINDUSTRY, POCKETGAMER