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Sisu Game Ventures

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Sisu Game Ventures is a Pre-Seed and Seed fund fueling the next generation of game founders.

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Sisu Ventures

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01.01.2014

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Established in 2014, Sisu Game Ventures is a Helsinki-based venture capital firm exclusively dedicated to the gaming industry. With a global network of founders, the team, consisting of experienced game industry veterans, provides funding and acts as a studio builder, supporting individual founders in team building, product strategy, and investor connections. Their focus is on the most promising gaming companies in the Nordic region and beyond, leveraging their extensive background in entrepreneurship and successful exits from sixteen game companies they have founded and built since the early 90s.
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Samuli Syvähuoko
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Kalle Kaivola
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Moaffak Ahmed
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Paul Bragiel
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Jere Partanen

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Kadri Harma

Kadri Harma

Venture Partner

Erik Gloersen

Erik Gloersen

General Partner

Samuli Syvähuoko

Samuli Syvähuoko

Founding Partner

Paul Bragiel

Paul Bragiel

Founding Partner

Kalle Kaivola

Kalle Kaivola

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Moaffak Ahmed

Moaffak Ahmed

Co-Founder, Chairman

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