UPDATED 08:21 EDT / MAY 26 2011

Supercell Secures $12M for Social Games of the Future

Supercell, a Finish game developer focused on broad scope browser-based social games, has raised $12 million from Accel Partners. Accel is a major tech industry investment firm, and the round represents significant step forwarded for the start-up, founded in June of last year.  Existing investors London Venture Partners and Klaas Kersting, founder of German browser-game giant Gameforge and current CEO of Flaregames also invested in the round.

Supercell has only released one game to date, Gunshine, which has been available in a closed beta since February, and is set to hit open beta in the near future.

“Now that the product is about to enter open beta and will become available for everyone to play, the investment will help Supercell accelerate its growth, expand its team and also release new games and target new platforms.”

Kevin Comolli, a partner in the London office of Accel, will join the Supercell Board of Directors. Accel Partners has a history of going after gaming companies, and a portfolio including Angry Birds developer Rovio, Gameforge and MindCandy as well as an investment Playfish led by Comolli.

A lot of startups have been gaining traction lately, both in the game industry and beyond. This seems to be a global phenomenon, and Europe is no exception.

The Aalto Entrepreneurship Society will be holding the Summer of Startups gathering on June 6th at the Aalto Venture Garage. 74 startups applied to present at the event, and 11 finalists were chosen to make a 2 minutes long flash-pitches. The event will also feature case studies and keynotes by  executives representing Springtoys, Saraxa Media, Nvidia Finland and others.

Another  tech gathering happening around the same time is Startup Weekend, a 54-hour event bringing together individuals working in the startup scene.

 

 


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