Shukri Shammas
Partner & Co-founder @ Initial Capital
London, United Kingdom
Shukri Shammas is a seed investor at Initial Capital in London focused on Gaming and Video Games. Shukri is a Partner at Initial Capital which he co-founded in 2010 and serves on the boards of several of its portfolio companies. Prior to Initial Capital, Shukri was co-founder, Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Playfish, a leading developer of social games, up to the company's acquisition by Electronic Arts in November 2009. BeforePlayfish, Shukri was co-founder and Managing Director of Macrospace which merged with Sorrent to become Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU), a global publisher of mobile games. Previously, he was co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Domainia, an Internet services provider, after starting his career at accounting firm Westbury Schotness. He holds a Bachelor's in Business Administration from the American College, London.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 20%
Last updated:
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Industries Shukri Shammas invests in
Stages Shukri Shammas invests in
Countries Shukri Shammas invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $1.4M–$9M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Gaming 2 (40%)
- Video Games 2 (40%)
- EdTech 1 (20%)
- Mobile 1 (20%)
- Sports 1 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (40%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (20%)
Country
- Finland 1 (20%)
- Hong Kong 1 (20%)
- United Kingdom 1 (20%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Traplight creates ultra approachable and deep F2P games. From the first seconds their games offer you fun, effortless gameplay and a deep, empowering progression. They focus on creating entertainment that lasts for years and is always fresh. Players are the ones they create their games for, not us. This drives us to make fun, empowering andcoherent gaming experiences that their players truly want.Founded in 2010 and based in Tampere, Finland, Traplight currently has a 28 strong team working on several games. Traplight’s team and vision have been backed up by renowned game investors such as Initial Capital, Korea Investment Partners, Sunstone Capital and Finnvera Venture Capital. Traplight’s Big Bang Racing was chosen as Best of 2016 in AppStore, and currently the company is preparing to soft launch their next big hit soon. | $9M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 09, 2020 | ||
| Traplight creates ultra approachable and deep F2P games. From the first seconds their games offer you fun, effortless gameplay and a deep, empowering progression. They focus on creating entertainment that lasts for years and is always fresh. Players are the ones they create their games for, not us. This drives us to make fun, empowering andcoherent gaming experiences that their players truly want.Founded in 2010 and based in Tampere, Finland, Traplight currently has a 28 strong team working on several games. Traplight’s team and vision have been backed up by renowned game investors such as Initial Capital, Korea Investment Partners, Sunstone Capital and Finnvera Venture Capital. Traplight’s Big Bang Racing was chosen as Best of 2016 in AppStore, and currently the company is preparing to soft launch their next big hit soon. | $2.7M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 23, 2017 | ||
| Kek eSports app. The free app, which is in public beta, is an eSports video aggregation platform that integrates multi-source livestreams and game video replays, as well as news, statistics and tournament feeds into one socially-curated experience for the growing audience of Asian eSports fans. | $2.5M / Seed / May 03, 2016 | ||
| Traplight creates ultra approachable and deep F2P games. From the first seconds their games offer you fun, effortless gameplay and a deep, empowering progression. They focus on creating entertainment that lasts for years and is always fresh. Players are the ones they create their games for, not us. This drives us to make fun, empowering andcoherent gaming experiences that their players truly want.Founded in 2010 and based in Tampere, Finland, Traplight currently has a 28 strong team working on several games. Traplight’s team and vision have been backed up by renowned game investors such as Initial Capital, Korea Investment Partners, Sunstone Capital and Finnvera Venture Capital. Traplight’s Big Bang Racing was chosen as Best of 2016 in AppStore, and currently the company is preparing to soft launch their next big hit soon. | $1.4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 02, 2015 | ||
| Brainbow (now Peak) was founded in 2012 by a Physics PhD and Amazon, EA/Playfish and Google alumni.The company's mission is to reinvent how they consume and ‘play’ with knowledge - making it a more enjoyable experience and building healthy habits. Peak is brain training redesigned for the mobile you. Improve your cognitive skills andbuild healthy training habits with fun but challenging games, goals and workouts | Seed / Apr 03, 2013 |
Co-Investors
About Initial Capital
Initial Capital is an investor in seed and early-stage technology companies with a focus on games, consumer services and technology enablers. They are not a traditional VC fund - they are a group of serial entrepreneurs who invest their own money and actively partner with world class teams to build global category winners. Based out of London and Silicon Valley, they have played a key part in growing companies. Early stage fund raising is not just about money. It's about finding the best team around you to help with the ups and downs of the business and get ongoing advice on everything from product and tech to recruitment and growth. They know because they have been there.
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 Shukri Shammas invest in?
Shukri Shammas invests primarily in Gaming, Video Games and EdTech startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Shukri Shammas invest in?
Shukri Shammas typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$9M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Shukri Shammas's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Shukri Shammas took part in.
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When did Shukri Shammas last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Shukri Shammas closed in Jul 2020. Shizune tracks 5 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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