Pixelmatic
Company

Last deal

$3.1M

Amount

Private Equity

Stage

03.08.2020

Date

2

all rounds

$3.6M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Pixelmatic is a gaming company that develops social mobile games.

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Also Known As

Pixelmatic Entertainment

founded date

15.09.2011

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Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Private Equity

IPO status

Private

Description

With an experienced team from renowned companies like Ubisoft, Activision Blizzard, and Disney, Pixelmatic is creating innovative games that foster social connections. Their upcoming MMORTS game, Infinite Fleet, allows players to lead customizable fleets in defending humanity against aliens in a vast, procedurally generated universe. The game's narrative is shaped by player decisions, ensuring a unique experience. Additionally, Pixelmatic is integrating a cryptocurrency feature, INF, into the game's in-game currency, offering players new opportunities for engagement. As a AAA game development studio with teams in Canada, China, and France, Pixelmatic has been delivering successful games since 2011, drawing on the expertise of its veteran team that has worked on acclaimed franchises like Age of Empires and Mass Effect. Infinite Fleet is highly anticipated within the gaming community.
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Number of Funding Rounds

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Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 03.08.2020. Their latest investor Max Keiser. Their latest round Private Equity

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Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
01.05.2012
$500K
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Samson Mow
Samson Mow

Samson Mow

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Employee Profiles
9
Jason Lee

Jason Lee

CCO At Pixelmatic

Hope Fan

Hope Fan

CMO

Sonny Alves Dias

Sonny Alves Dias

CTO

Nat Mak

CFO

Samson Mow

Samson Mow

Founder and CEO

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