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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”736952″]MeKiwi Oy, one of Finland’s leading developers and publishers of VR games, completed its early-stage funding round in July and is now moving with increased resources towards a new game release, which is planned to be launched on the world’s major gaming platforms in autumn 2022. The investors in the financing round are the Oulu-based Nordic Option Oy<\/a> and Korpu Siemen Oy<\/a>, as well as the company’s current shareholders and key personnel.<\/p>\n

“As a company, we have a long history of working with VR games and have proven that our expertise allows us to develop and publish commercially successful games worldwide. The completed funding round will result in stronger marketing initiatives with the release of the new Cave Digger 2 game, as well as the overall development of the company in line with its growth objectives,” says Samuel Kuosmanen<\/a>, CEO of MeKiwi.<\/p>\n

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\n“The VR content market is growing at a significant pace, especially for games, and at Nordic Option we believe that MeKiwi’s talented team has the potential to make an international breakthrough. The company’s ambitious growth targets will require the development and commercialisation of several new games in the future. The key task for the current owners is to ensure that sufficient resources are available for the development of new games alongside other strategic measures,” continues Teemu Puumalainen<\/strong>, Investment Director at Nordic Option.<\/p>\n

“MeKiwi’s future plans are to increase its game publishing volumes by developing its own games, but also by publishing and marketing other developers’ games. It is also important to develop and manage the distribution channel network to ensure that the games released are accessible to customers on all major and popular platforms. In a few years’ time, MeKiwi will be hopefully a brand that everyone knows”, concludes CEO Kuosmanen.<\/p>\n

Additional information:<\/h3>\n

Samuel Kuosmanen<\/strong>, CEO MeKiwi Oy, samuel.kuosmanen@mekiwi.org, 044-5452020<\/p>\n

Teemu Puumalainen<\/strong>, Investment Director Nordic Option Oy, teemu.puumalainen@nordicoption.fi, 040-6318362<\/p>\n

Matias Itkonen<\/strong>, Managing Partner SijoittajaPRO Corporate Finance, matias.itkonen@sijoittajapro.fi, 045-6721414<\/p>\n

MeKiwi in brief:<\/h4>\n

Mekiwi is the largest developer and publisher of VR games in Finland. It also offers customised software development and web services to corporate customers. The company was founded in 2014 and its turnover has grown to over \u20ac1 million. The company currently employs around 30 people.<\/p>\n

Nordic Option in brief:<\/h4>\n

Nordic Option Oy is a venture capital fund investing primarily in growth companies in Northern Finland. Its largest owners are Arvo Sijoitusosuuskunta, Partnera Oyj, and the City of Oulu. The goal of the company is to offer a nordic option to facilitate the growth and internationalisation of small and medium businesses.<\/p>\n

Korpun Siemen in brief:<\/h4>\n

Korpun Siemen Oy, founded by SijoittajaPRO Corporate Finance, is backed by 33 early-stage investors with extensive experience in start-up, growth and family-owned companies in various industries. The company includes active angel investors, growth company entrepreneurs and investors who have already exited their companies.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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