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Hiro Capital Leads $10m Investment in Portal Knights Creators Keen Games Upcoming Multiplayer Sandbox RPGKeen Games will use Hiro and Tencent's $10 million to expand game development and to publish their title, the spiritual successor to Portal Knights. Portal Knights sold over 3.5M copies. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210720005321/en/ A shot of Keen Games' next project, to be announced officially in the coming weeks. (Photo: Business Wire) Keen Games will be equipped to retain creative and publishing independence and is currently hiring multiple positions. Interested parties can send a CV to [email protected]. "e are delighted to be investing in such a stellar team. From the first moments playing their game prototype we knew that they were on track to bottle lightning again and build upon the success of Portal Knights," said Cherry Freeman, co-Founding Partner at Hiro Capital.
"We are incredibly excited to start a brand new chapter for Keen Games with the development of our next title and transition to a self-publishing studio," said Jan Joeckel, CEO of Keen Games. "We found in Hiro and Tencent two very strong partners that are aligned with our vision of taking the studio to the next level." Presskit: Dropbox About Keen Games Keen Games is one of the leading independent video game developers in Germany. The Frankfurt-based company is run by veterans of game development having successfully developed games for over 30 years. About Hiro Capital Hiro Capital is a London / Luxembourg Technology Venture Capital fund that invests in Games, Metaverse Technology, Esports, and Digital Fitness. About Tencent Tencent (00700.HK) is a technology company that invests heavily in talent and technological innovation, actively promoting the development of the Internet industry. Founded in China in 1998 and listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.
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