3rdKind Inc., a Tokyo, Japan-based mobile game publisher focused on Asia, closed $1m second funding round.
Backers included Nippon Venture Capital (NVCC), Global Brain and Adways.
The company intends to use the funds to strengthen its team, expand its games catalog and increase sales in Japan, China and South Korea.
Founded in 2011 by CEO Taro Hosotani and Frederic Nouel, 3rdKind allows worldwide developers to grow their sales on the Japanese App Store and Google Play and to team up with local companies such as KDDI, Sanrio, Nifty, etc., to localize and “culturalize” foreign game apps to fit with the Asian market.
It has already released more than 20 titles, including “Happy Street” and “Pocket Mine”.
FinSMEs
30/07/2014