# Jaakko Harlas > Jaakko Harlas is a seed investor at Supercell (Helsinki) backing Gaming and Software. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Supercell](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/supercell) - Location: Helsinki, Finland - Total investments: 10 - Last investment: Oct 2024 - Lead investor: 60% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harlas/ - X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jharlas - Website: https://x.com/jharlas Jaakko Harlas is a seed investor at Supercell in Helsinki focused on Gaming and Software. Jaakko heads Supercell's investment activities and was closely involved in the past transactions with SoftBank and Tencent, and Supercell's investments in Frogmind, Shipyard Games, Space Ape, Trailmix and Redemption Games. Jaakko joined Supercell in 2013 having previously worked as an M&A investment banker at Goldman Sachs in London. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Gaming | 6 | 60% | | Software | 4 | 40% | | Mobile | 2 | 20% | | Android | 2 | 20% | | PC Games | 2 | 20% | 18 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 4 | 40% | | Pre-Seed | 1 | 10% | | Series A | 1 | 10% | | Funding Round | 1 | 10% | | Debt Financing | 1 | 10% | 7 stages tracked in total. ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Finland | 2 | 20% | | United States | 2 | 20% | | Spain | 1 | 10% | | New Zealand | 1 | 10% | | United Kingdom | 1 | 10% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Future Run | Future Run is a game development studio. It focuses on developing the core gameplay experience. | | Seed | Oct 03, 2024 | | | Phantom Gamelabs | Phantom Gamelabs is a mobile game studio that specializes in multiplayer Action RPGs and Looter Shooter games. | | Seed | May 05, 2023 | | | Space Ape | Space Ape is a mobile gaming company dedicated to creating the highest quality games for players worldwide. Its diverse and talented team of 100 is dedicated to creating the highest quality and most successful mobile games in the world. It’s the company's passion, imagination, and inventiveness that drives them in their pursuit to creategenre-defining game experiences.The company was founded in 2012 and is based out of London, England. | $37M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 07, 2022 | | | Space Ape | Space Ape is a mobile gaming company dedicated to creating the highest quality games for players worldwide. Its diverse and talented team of 100 is dedicated to creating the highest quality and most successful mobile games in the world. It’s the company's passion, imagination, and inventiveness that drives them in their pursuit to creategenre-defining game experiences.The company was founded in 2012 and is based out of London, England. | $50M | Debt Financing | Jul 07, 2022 | | | Bunch | Bunch is the first app that allows its users to play their favorite games with friends over video chat. Its platform is the easiest way for players to discover, play, and share live mobile games with their friends. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New York City, New York. | $20M | Series A | Sep 17, 2020 | | | End Game Interactive | End Game Interactive is a game development company that built third-party apps for games such as Pokévision. End Game Interactive is a developer of ZombsRoyale.io, a real-time multiplayer shooter that runs in browsers across numerous platforms. It was founded in 2019 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. | $3M | Seed | Feb 28, 2020 | | | Bunch | Bunch is the first app that allows its users to play their favorite games with friends over video chat. Its platform is the easiest way for players to discover, play, and share live mobile games with their friends. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New York City, New York. | $3.9M | Seed | Nov 20, 2019 | | | 2UP Games | 2UP Games builds mobile games to harness humanity’s superpower. | $2.8M | Corporate Round | | | | Future Run | Future Run is a game development studio. It focuses on developing the core gameplay experience. | | Pre-Seed | | | | Applivery | Best-in-class Device Management Solution, easy-to-use admin experience in a cloud-based platform, made for Android and Apple devices. A secure MDM used by governments and enterprises. | | | | | 10 of 10 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Riot Games](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riot-games) — VC Fund, 3 deals together - [LVP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/london-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Makers Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/makers-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Streamlined](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/streamlined-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [500 Startups Vietnam](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups-vietnam) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Alven](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alven-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Supercell VC Fund · Helsinki, Finland Supercell reimagines games with a Tablet First strategy. Supercell's goal is to build an environment where small, independent teams can craft games for as many people as possible, that are played for years and remembered forever.The company is best known for its successful video games like Clash Royale, Boom Beach, Clash of Clans, and HayDay.Based in Helsinki, Finland, with North American operations in San Francisco, Supercell was formed by games industry veterans who have collectively developed more than 165 games across 12 platforms. Supercell is backed by Accel Partners and London Venture Partners (LVP).Supercell was founded in 2012. 5 contacts available at Supercell. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Jaakko Harlas | Developer Relations Lead | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jaakko-harlas | | Janne Snellman | COO & CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/janne-snellman | | Jim Yang | General Manager, Greater China | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-yang-3 | | Kaarlo Kananen | Programmer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaarlo-kananen | | Lasse Seppanen | Game Lead | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lasse-seppnen | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Jaakko Harlas invest in? Jaakko Harlas invests primarily in Gaming, Software and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Jaakko Harlas last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Jaakko Harlas closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly. ### Is Shizune's investor data accurate? Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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