# Shukri Shammas

> Shukri Shammas is a seed investor at Initial Capital (London) backing EdTech and Gaming. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Initial Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/initial-capital)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jul 2020
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shukrishammas/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/shukrishammas

Shukri Shammas is a seed investor at Initial Capital in London focused on EdTech and Gaming. 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.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 20% |
| Gaming | 1 | 20% |
| Mobile | 1 | 20% |
| Sports | 1 | 20% |
| Fitness | 1 | 20% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 1 | 20% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TrapLight Games | 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. | $8.5M |  | Jul 09, 2020 |  |
| TrapLight Games | 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 |  | Mar 23, 2017 |  |
| Kek.tv | 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 Games | 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 |  | Dec 02, 2015 |  |
| Peak | 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 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Heartcore Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heartcore-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Finnvera Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finnvera-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BITKRAFT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitkraft-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DN Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dn-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EQT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eqtventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Korea Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Initial Capital

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Initial Capital is an investor in seed and early-stage technology companies with a focus on games, consumer services & technology enablers.

5 contacts available at Initial Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ken Lamb | Limited Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-lamb |
| Mayra Tama | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mayra-tama |
| Sam Lababidi | Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-lababidi |
| Tarek Abuzayyad | Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tarek-abuzayyad-2 |
| Tareq Naqib | Limited Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tareq-naqib |

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## FAQ

### What does Shukri Shammas invest in?

Shukri Shammas invests primarily in EdTech, Gaming and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round 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.

### 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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