Finnish game studio SOCIAL FIRST was recently founded by Kim Soares and Mikko Kähärä. Founded by experienced names in the game industry, the company aims to make long-lasting games with prominent social features.
SOCIAL FIRST received a $2.5 million pre-seed investment led by Play Ventures and Joakim Achrén. The company’s team includes many experienced names in the game industry, and the majority of the team consists of people who have worked together before. The portfolio of the SOCIAL FIRST team includes companies such as Kukouri, Paradox Interactive, Nitro Games, Ubisoft, and Housemarque.
This experienced team is very good at creating social gaming environment due to previous cross-platform MMO experiences. SOCIAL FIRST also says that its team will rely on this experience to develop ambitious cross-platform, long-lasting social games.
The CEO of the company, Kim Soares, states the following on the subject:
“Social gaming is growing rapidly and our team is very experienced in creating social cross-platform games with strong communities that enable people all over the world to form friendships that can last a lifetime. Combining that into games that are designed to be played for a decade or more, and taking into account other new and emerging technological possibilities, we saw an opportunity to ride a perfect storm and really make a huge impact in the games industry.”
Play Ventures Co-Founder Harri Manninen says:
“We’re thrilled to be backing Kim and Mikko and their impressive team. The social games market has grown massively in recent years, with people finding more meaningful connections globally through engaging social gameplay. Social First are approaching this opportunity with decades of know-how and the proven ability to scale cross-platform social MMOs. We believe that Social First will play a major role in defining the next big trend in gaming.”
Joakim Achrén, who is also the leader of an investor syndicate, adds:
“I’m thrilled to invest in Social First with my angel syndicate. Both Kim and Mikko are exceptional game founders and it’s awesome to be on this journey with them and giving them all the support that I can.”
The SOCIAL FIRST team is promising thanks to the financial support they received from the very beginning and its experienced team. We will see after a while how the games that will be produced by the company will be and how they will affect the game world.
