Kristian Segerstrale
Co-founder @ Initial Capital
San Francisco, United States
Kristian Segerstrale is a seed investor at Initial Capital in San Francisco focused on Gaming and Mobile. Kristian Segerstrale is the Co-founder of Initial Capital and Board member of Supercell, as well as the Co-founder and CEO of Playfish. Kristian has been at the forefront of the rapidly transforming game industry since 2001.He was a co-founder of mobile gaming pioneer Macrospace – today Glu Mobile (Nasdaq: GLUU) in 2001 through the successfulIPO in 2007. He left to co-found Playfish, the social gaming pioneer, where he served as CEO through the company’s rapid growth to 60 Million players and the subsequent acquisition by Electronic Arts for $400M in 2009. After a period as EVP Digital at Electronic Arts driving the aggressive transformation of the company from packaged goods to digital, Kristian left in March 2013 to focus on startups. Today Kristian leads seed stage investments with Initial Capital and serves on the board of Supercell, the #1 iOS game company.Kristian has previously served on the board of LOVEFiLM, the European streaming video pioneer until its acquisition by Amazon.com.
- Total investments:
- 18
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Kristian Segerstrale invests in
Stages Kristian Segerstrale invests in
Countries Kristian Segerstrale invests in
Round sizes
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Round size
- Seed
- $2.6M–$7M
- Angel
- $1M–$5M
- Series A
- $10M–$24M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Gaming 10 (56%)
- Mobile 3 (17%)
- PC Games 3 (17%)
- Online Games 3 (17%)
- Apps 2 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 10 (56%)
- Series A 4 (22%)
- Angel 2 (11%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (6%)
Country
- United States 9 (50%)
- Finland 2 (11%)
- India 1 (6%)
- Sweden 1 (6%)
- Turkey 1 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Dead Astronauts reinvents open-world game experiences with technical innovation at the core of the company and PLAYER CREATIVITY at the core of the games we make. | $4.1M / Seed / Feb 10, 2025 | ||
| Harmony Games is a developer of next-generation hybrid-casual games. | $3M / Seed / Oct 25, 2023 | ||
| Battlebound use blockchain technology to create play to earn games. | $4.8M / Seed / Mar 30, 2022 | ||
| Lightforge Games is a new, all-remote studio of industry veterans on a quest to change how the world plays RPGs. They building a studio for the long haul, rooted in a culture of empathy, honesty, and growth. We're looking for wild dreamers and renaissance thinkers from all walks of life. | $15M / Series A / Mar 08, 2022 | ||
| Petaverse Network creates an open standard for crosschain, interoperable pets in the metaverse. | $7M / Pre-Seed / Mar 03, 2022 | ||
| nCore Games is a mobile games and interactive entertainment company. | $10M / Series A / Jan 17, 2022 | ||
| Original Games develops various mobile games with different themes. It works with developers from different countries for engaging games. Original Games was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia. | $6M / Seed / Oct 07, 2021 | ||
| Noice is an early-stage startup building an innovative social platform in one of the fastest-growing areas of the games industry. | $5M / Angel / May 27, 2021 | ||
| We exist because we believe that finance should not be mysterious and every gaming company with great products should have access to advice and money that they need to grow. | $3.5M / Seed / May 12, 2021 | ||
| Gaming | $7M / Seed / Apr 20, 2021 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Initial Capital
Initial Capital is an investor in seed and early-stage technology companies with a focus on games, consumer services & technology enablers.
Initial Capital Contacts
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Ken Lamb
Limited Partner
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Mayra Tama
Principal
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Sam Lababidi
Founder & Partner
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Tarek Abuzayyad
Founder & Partner
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Tareq Naqib
Limited Partner
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FAQ
What does Kristian Segerstrale invest in?
Kristian Segerstrale invests primarily in Gaming, Mobile and PC Games startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Kristian Segerstrale's check size?
Kristian Segerstrale typically joins rounds of $2.6M–$7M at Seed, $1M–$5M at Angel and $10M–$24M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kristian Segerstrale participates in.
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When did Kristian Segerstrale last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Kristian Segerstrale closed in Feb 2025. Shizune tracks 18 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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