Sneaky Panda raises $6M to launch new form of cell sport

Sneaky Panda, a nascent sport developer primarily based in Israel, introduced as we speak it has raised $6 million as a part of its efforts to launch a brand new cell sport style. Bitkraft Ventures led the spherical of fundraising, with Reimagine Ventures, FireArc, Joakim Achrén, and Eyal Chomski collaborating. In line with the corporate, the cash will go in the direction of increasing the corporate’s expertise.

Sneaky Panda’s founders have a number of years of expertise with cell gaming. Ron Rejwan, co-founder and CEO, was one of many founders of Jelly Button Video games, the writer of Pirate Kings. Niv Touboul, one other founder, was previously the founding father of Upopa Video games and in addition served as head of in-house video games at SuperSonic.

Sneaky Panda refers back to the new style it intends to launch as a “luck-puzzler.” Rejwan mentioned in an announcement, “The cell gaming market is saturated with firms which might be attempting to make higher variations of current merchandise, however our method at Sneaky Panda is to introduce the ‘Luck-Puzzler’ style, a totally new style that places extra emphasis on talent and technique than present cell video games available in the market. A brand new technology of cell gamers have emerged and they’re prepared for extra numerous and difficult gameplay experiences.”

Apparently the luck-puzzler style caught the eye of some, together with Bitkraft. Founding accomplice Malte Barth mentioned in an announcement, “Cell gaming represents one of many fastest-growing gaming platforms worldwide and the market is ripe for style improvements. The Sneaky Panda crew is creating a totally new style within the cell gaming area, and we consider there’s a sizable viewers that play puzzle and luck video games that can recognize the progressive design of Sneaky Panda’s first title and develop into loyal neighborhood.”