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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 successful IPO 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.
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Tiny Rebel Games
Advisor / Angel Investor
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Super Evil Mega Corp
Investor, COO & Executive Director
2014 - 2016
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Kristian Segerstrale is the CEO at Super Evil Mega Corp, based in United States, North America. With a background in Mobile, Kristian Segerstrale has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Kristian Segerstrale studied MA Economics @ University of Cambridge. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.
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Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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Mar 03, 2022 | Petaverse Network | Pre Seed Round - Petaverse Network | 7.0M |
Mar 08, 2022 | Lightforge Games | Series A - Lightforge Games | 15.0M |
Mar 30, 2022 | Battlebound | Seed Round - Battlebound | 4.8M |
Oct 25, 2023 | Harmony Games | Seed Round - Harmony Games | 3.0M |
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