# Sisu Game Ventures

> Sisu Game Ventures is a VC fund in Helsinki backing Gaming and Video Games. See 58 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 58
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 21%
- Fund size: $50M
- Last fund: Jun 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisu-game-ventures/about/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/SisuVentures
- Website: https://sisu.vc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sisugameventures/

Sisu Game Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund focused 100% on games. We set up shop in 2014 to support the most promising founders in the industry. Sisu has deep roots in the Nordic region, but our network of founders is fully global.The Sisu team consists of Samuli, Paul, Erik, Kalle, Moaffak, Kadri, and Jere - all of whom haveextensive backgrounds in the game industry and startup circles, both as entrepreneurs and investors. We've founded and built sixteen game companies since the early 90s and had several successful exits. Apart from funding companies, the team uses their expertise to act as a studio builder. Individual founders are supported in building their team, honing their product strategy and in gathering the right group of investors.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $576k–$4.6M |
| Pre-Seed | $110k–$1.2M |
| Series A | $6.3M–$38M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 25 | 43% |
| Video Games | 17 | 29% |
| Software | 8 | 14% |
| Online Games | 7 | 12% |
| Virtual Reality | 7 | 12% |

56 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 31 | 53% |
| Series A | 8 | 14% |
| Pre-Seed | 6 | 10% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 5 | 9% |
| Series B | 3 | 5% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 19 | 33% |
| United States | 7 | 12% |
| France | 3 | 5% |
| Germany | 3 | 5% |
| Iceland | 3 | 5% |

16 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Erik Gloersen | General Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erik-gloersen |
| Jere Partanen | principal | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jere-partanen |
| Samuli Syvähuoko | Founding Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samuli-syv%C3%A4huoko |
| Kadri Harma | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kadri-harma |
| Kalle Kaivola | Co-Founder, Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kalle-kaivola |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kinoa Labs | Kinoa provides an AI-powered LiveOps platform that helps mobile app and game companies manage user engagement, retention, and monetization. The platform lets teams design behavior-driven user journeys that respond to milestones, purchases, and inactivity in real time. It includes tools for in-app dynamic content, in-app messages, pushnotifications, remote configuration, feature settings, and webhooks, all managed from a single dashboard. Kinoa supports live user state management and live segments so experiences, offers, and pricing can be personalized instantly as behavior changes. It also offers calendar, resource management, and A/B testing capabilities to plan campaigns, manage in-app items and currencies, and optimize configurations. Integration is done via SDKs or APIs, after which operations teams can run experiments and updates without ongoing developer involvement. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 24, 2026 |  |
| Antihero Studios | Antihero Studios creates multiplayer mobile games focused on social interaction and community engagement. | $4.5M | Seed | Mar 03, 2026 |  |
| Torpor Games | Torpor Games is a video game company that offers PC, switch, android, and iOS game development services. |  | Seed | Nov 21, 2025 |  |
| emptyvessel | Emptyvessel is a gaming community that helps in crafting the new horizons of gaming. | $6.3M | Series A | May 02, 2025 |  |
| Seven Stars | Seven Stars is a startup for creating captivating mobile games with a talented, diverse team. |  | Seed | Feb 25, 2025 |  |
| Seven Stars | Seven stars specializes in IT consulting, recruiting, training, staffing, payrolling, and human resource services. |  | Seed | Feb 25, 2025 |  |
| VIZTA DGTL | VIZTA is an innovative gaming studio at the forefront of significant technology shifts and increasing demands from new generations and various consumers. | $1.6M | Seed | Oct 18, 2024 |  |
| Bitmagic | Bitmagic creates a game concept, and it builds a background story and creates an immersive 3D world. | $4.3M | Seed | Jul 02, 2024 |  |
| Rocky Road | Rocky Road intends to create the world's first casual open world mobile game based on real-world map data. | $3M | Seed | Sep 21, 2023 |  |
| Jam & Tea Studios | Jam & Tea Studios is a remote game studio that develops and offers multiplayer games. The company's games focus on leveraging innovative content and fostering social connections among players. | $3M | Seed | Aug 31, 2023 |  |

10 of 58 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Sisu Game Ventures invest in?

Sisu Game Ventures invests primarily in Gaming, Video Games and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 58 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Sisu Game Ventures's check size?

Sisu Game Ventures typically joins rounds of $576k–$4.6M at Seed, $110k–$1.2M at Pre-Seed and $6.3M–$38M 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 Sisu Game Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Sisu Game Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Sisu Game Ventures?

The team at Sisu Game Ventures includes Erik Gloersen (General Partner), Jere Partanen (principal) and Samuli Syvähuoko (Founding Partner), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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