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Flaregames | F2P Mobile Games Publisher
http://www.flaregames.com/Last activity: 25.10.2023
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flaregames is a fast-growing mobile game publisher and developer that is focused on creating and bringing fun, high-quality, free-to-play games to smartphones and tablets. The company has a pipeline of games in development internally, and is working with some of the most talented mobile game developers from around the world to bring their games to mobile gamers.
Flaregames publishes and builds games across a number of top genres including Tower Defense (and Offense), Real-Time Strategy, RPG, and world building games. The company has also recently signed publishing partnerships with Subatomic Studios, Superweapon, and FuzzyCube Software as part of its portfolio publishing initiative to bring AAA titles from world-class studios to market.
Based in sunny Karlsruhe, Germany, flaregames is located just an hour from Frankfurt, and two hours from Paris by train. The company was founded in 2011 by a group of industry veterans, including Klaas Kersting, the former CEO and founder of online games leader Gameforge. flaregames is committed to an environment free of office politics under the belief that in the games industry, it should be fun to come to work and rewarding to be a part of a great team.
The company is venture-backed, having raised $23 Million to employ the best people in mobile games and ensure the company fulfills its destiny of becoming a major publisher reaching and entertaining the massive global audience of mobile gamers.
Flaregames publishes and builds games across a number of top genres including Tower Defense (and Offense), Real-Time Strategy, RPG, and world building games. The company has also recently signed publishing partnerships with Subatomic Studios, Superweapon, and FuzzyCube Software as part of its portfolio publishing initiative to bring AAA titles from world-class studios to market.
Based in sunny Karlsruhe, Germany, flaregames is located just an hour from Frankfurt, and two hours from Paris by train. The company was founded in 2011 by a group of industry veterans, including Klaas Kersting, the former CEO and founder of online games leader Gameforge. flaregames is committed to an environment free of office politics under the belief that in the games industry, it should be fun to come to work and rewarding to be a part of a great team.
The company is venture-backed, having raised $23 Million to employ the best people in mobile games and ensure the company fulfills its destiny of becoming a major publisher reaching and entertaining the massive global audience of mobile gamers.
Overview
Location
Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe
Employees
51-200
Total raised
$22.81M
Founded date
2011
Funding Rounds 3
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| Apr 5, 2012 | Funding round | $2.63M | |
| Feb 3, 2012 | Funding round | $7.9M |
Mentions in press and media 14
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| Nov 12, 2018 | Flaregames lays off 45, founder gives up CEO title | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Mobile publisher Flaregames is laying off 45 people, and founder Klaas Kersting is handing over the CEO duties to executive Todd Englis... |
| Nov 12, 2018 | Flaregames lays off 45, founder gives up CEO title | Mobile publisher Flaregames is laying off 45 people, and founder Klaas Kersting is handing over the CEO duties to executive Todd English. The seven-year-old company has been a one-stop shop for mobile game developers, and it makes its own g... |
| Mar 17, 2015 | Germany’s Flaregames uses a rap video to make a splash in Korea with Royal Revolt 2 | Flaregames, a German publisher of mobile games, has had a rare success with a Western-made game in the ultra-competitive South Korean mobile-games market. In the past week, Royal Revolt 2 has climbed the charts on the leading mobile-chat pl... |
| Sep 25, 2014 | Alan Wake creator Remedy Entertainment taps Flaregames to publish Agents of Storm on mobile | Alan Wake and Max Payne studio Remedy Entertainment has signed a deal with Germany’s Flaregames to co-develop and publish a free-to-play mobile game called Agents of Storm. The partnership brings together Remedy, a seasoned maker of high-en... |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Flaregames Raises €9M in Series B Funding | Flaregames, a Karlsruhe, Germany-based mobile gaming company, raised €9M ($12.2M) in Series B funding. Backers included current investors Accel Partners and T-Venture, with additional participation from an unnamed investor. The company, whi... |
| Jun 5, 2014 | Germany's Flaregames raises $12.2M for free-to-play mobile games | German mobile game startup Flaregames has raised $12.2 million in venture funding from Accel Partners and T-Venture. This shows that the ante for participating in the fast-growing mobile game sector — which could be a $35 billion business b... |
| Aug 13, 2012 | Deutsche Telekom Ups Its Game As New Global Publisher For Browser-Based Asterix Game | Earlier this year, Deutsche Telekom took a step into mobile gaming with a €2 million investment in Flaregames. Today, it’s expanding its in-house online gaming business. The carrier, which owns mobile operator T-Mobile, has announced that a... |
| Apr 5, 2012 | flaregames Raises €2M in Funding from T-Venture | flaregames GmbH, a Karlsruhe, Germany-based mobile games start-up, has raised €2m in funding from T-Venture, the venture capital arm of Deutsche Telekom. The funding, which follows a €6m round raised from venture capital firm Accel Partners... |
| Apr 4, 2012 | Deutsche Telekom invests $2.63M in Germany’s Flaregames (exclusive) | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Germany’s Flaregames, a mobile game startup headed by Gameforge founder Klaas Kersting, has raised $2.63 million (2 million euros) from... |
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FAQ about Flaregames | F2P Mobile Games Publisher
When was Flaregames | F2P Mobile Games Publisher founded?
Flaregames | F2P Mobile Games Publisher was founded in 2011.
How much funding has Flaregames | F2P Mobile Games Publisher raised?
Flaregames | F2P Mobile Games Publisher has raised $22.81M in total across 3 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has Flaregames | F2P Mobile Games Publisher raised?
Parsers VC lists 3 funding rounds of Flaregames | F2P Mobile Games Publisher, among them a funding round of $2.63M on Apr 5, 2012 and a funding round of $7.9M on Feb 3, 2012.
What has the press written about Flaregames | F2P Mobile Games Publisher?
Parsers VC has collected 14 articles mentioning Flaregames | F2P Mobile Games Publisher, among them “Flaregames lays off 45, founder gives up CEO title” (Nov 12, 2018) and “Flaregames lays off 45, founder gives up CEO title” (Nov 12, 2018).
Is Flaregames | F2P Mobile Games Publisher still active?
Yes, Flaregames | F2P Mobile Games Publisher is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 25, 2023.