“It took me all of two minutes to decide to join the company when I saw the gameplay,” says Thorbjörn Warin, the newly hired head of marketing for the Helsinki-based Grand Cru, the creators of their upcoming release, The Supernauts. Warin had previously worked as a head of marketing for Wooga, but left in September […]
Grand Cru, an independent game studio based in Helsinki on the leading edge of social game development, added Thorbjorn Warin as marketing and business development director. His role is to assist with the creation of the company’s cross-platform, content-creating game, The Supernauts. Thorbjorn joins Grand Cru from Wooga, a leading social game publisher, where he […]
“We first came across Finnish studio Grand Cru in the summer of 2011 when it decloaked from stealth mode. Now, however, the developer formed by the principals of Real Network’s Mr Goodliving studio has burst into the prime time, announcing details of its $2 million seed funding round and debut game The Supernauts. Dealing with the […]
“Grand Cru is announcing today it has raised $2 million in seed funding to build a kids online adventure game called The Supernauts. The company is entering a crowded field, but Grand Cru chief executive Markus Pasula said in an interview with VentureBeat that the company is trying to bring kids entertainment into a more […]
Grand Cru, a start-up game developer based in Helsinki, secured $2 million in seed funding to develop cross-platform mobile adventure games. The funding largely comes from French venture capitalist firm Idinvest Partners, which manages €3 billion in equity, including several game start-ups; as well as several individual investors, such as Idle Games and Playdom co-founder, […]
