# Supercell

> Supercell is a VC fund in Helsinki backing Gaming and Video Games. See 38 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 38
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 58%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/supercell
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/supercell
- Website: http://www.supercell.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Supercellgames

Supercell is a VC fund in Helsinki focused on Gaming and Video Games. 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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $425k–$4.3M |
| Series A | $4.3M–$26M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 16 | 42% |
| Video Games | 13 | 34% |
| PC Games | 6 | 16% |
| Software | 6 | 16% |
| Android | 5 | 13% |

35 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 32% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 13% |
| Series A | 4 | 11% |
| Corporate Round | 4 | 11% |
| Debt Financing | 3 | 8% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 8 | 21% |
| United States | 5 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 8% |
| Spain | 2 | 5% |
| Sweden | 2 | 5% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jaakko Harlas | Developer Relations Lead | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jaakko-harlas |
| Janne Snellman | COO & CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/janne-snellman |
| Jim Yang | General Manager, Greater China | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-yang-3 |
| Kaarlo Kananen | Programmer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaarlo-kananen |
| Lasse Seppanen | Game Lead | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lasse-seppnen |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nilo | Nilo is a collaborative 3D platform that works across desktop, mobile, Discord, and Telegram. It combines generative AI with world-building tools, allowing users to generate assets, characters, animations, and code from natural language or drawings. The result: a radically simplified creation experience that lowers the barrier to entry andaccelerates how quickly new ideas can be built, tested, and shared.It’s creation at the speed of culture: whether spinning up a game inspired by today’s viral sound, turning a group chat joke into a playable world or crafting a custom hangout, Nilo transforms imagination into interaction — instantly and collaboratively.Nilo’s key features include:Text-to-3D generation: Create characters, environments, and code from prompts or images. Browser-Based: Nilo runs entirely in your browser - no installs, no downloads, no friction. Voice-enabled coding: A built-in AI-powered code editor that supports spoken commands and natural language for playful, social programming. Real-time multiplayer: Co-create and play with friends instantly.Nilo was founded in April 2024, bringing together veterans from Fortnite, Twitch, YouTube, Snapchat, Microsoft, Adobe, Blizzard, VRChat, Rec Room, and major VFX projects such as Avatar and Star Wars. | $4M | Seed | Sep 24, 2025 |  |
| Appcharge | Appcharge offers a platform that enables mobile game publishers to sell virtual items directly to their players. It facilitates the creation of branded web stores, supports global payment processing, and enables gamified promotional experiences. The platform includes tools such as customizable subscription plans and trials, secure and localizedcheckout flows, iOS payment links, and game portals for exclusive player content. Appcharge also supports alternative distribution models like Android sideloading and provides publisher-facing tools for A/B testing, analytics, and offer segmentation via dashboard and APIs. | $58M | Series B | Aug 13, 2025 |  |
| Appcharge | Appcharge offers a platform that enables mobile game publishers to sell virtual items directly to their players. It facilitates the creation of branded web stores, supports global payment processing, and enables gamified promotional experiences. The platform includes tools such as customizable subscription plans and trials, secure and localizedcheckout flows, iOS payment links, and game portals for exclusive player content. Appcharge also supports alternative distribution models like Android sideloading and provides publisher-facing tools for A/B testing, analytics, and offer segmentation via dashboard and APIs. | $26M | Series A | Nov 25, 2024 |  |
| Penguin Armada | Penguin Armada produces and develops video games. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 01, 2024 |  |
| Future Run | Future Run is a game development studio. It focuses on developing the core gameplay experience. |  | Seed | Oct 03, 2024 |  |
| Redly Games | Redly Games is an independent gaming studio. |  | Pre-Seed | Sep 13, 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 |  |
| Games for a living | Games for a Living is a Barcelona-based blockchain video game developer. | $3.2M | Seed | Apr 29, 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 |  |

10 of 38 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Supercell invest in?

Supercell invests primarily in Gaming, Video Games and PC Games startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 38 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Supercell's check size?

Supercell typically joins rounds of $425k–$4.3M at Seed and $4.3M–$26M 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 Supercell participates in.

### How do I contact Supercell?

Public channels for Supercell include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Supercell?

The team at Supercell includes Jaakko Harlas (Developer Relations Lead), Janne Snellman (COO & CFO) and Jim Yang (General Manager, Greater China), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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.

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