Seattle-based mobile games developer and publisher Lightfox Games raised its seed round investment of US$ 3.3M on 20 November 2020.
The seed funding round was led by March Gaming, with participation from Hiro Capital and 1Up Ventures. The total amount raised by the company stands at US$ 3.8M.
The funds raised will be utilized to grow the Lightfox team and launch their first product, Super Battle League in the market.
About Lightfox
Co-founded in 2019 by games industry veterans Ryan Hanft-Murphy, Jordan Arnold, Rex Downham and Tony Tewes, Lightfox Games is dedicated to becoming the gold standard for what it means to build socially connected games. Lightfox Games believes in small passionate teams and deep social experiences to connect players in meaningful ways. Lightfox’s team comprises people who come with experience from King, EA, Disney, Epic Games and Amazon. The Lightfox founding team worked together at Z2, a Seattle mobile gaming studio acquired by King.
“The best games are built by small, passionate, talent-rich, multi-disciplinary teams that are open to and quick to react to player feedback,” says CEO Hanft-Murphy, who has 17 years of experience as a game developer.
About Lightfox’s Product
Super Battle League is a real-time multiplayer game where two teams race to see who can beat the boss first. The inspiration behind Super Battle League comes from the founders playing games like World of Warcraft that have rich and deep social experiences. Those experiences often require hours of gameplay per session that don’t often translate well to mobile.
Head of Product, Jordan Arnold says, “We want to develop experiences that create shared stories among players when they play with their friends, and we want to ensure there is depth and progression that keeps them entertained and rewarded for a long time.” The company wishes to explore the rapidly growing esports and mobile-focused content creation scene.
What Investors Have to Say
“We believe there is a huge demand for compelling synchronous, real-time competitive experience on mobile, just as there is on PC and console. However, the market is currently underserved with few offerings designed for short session mobile play, we believe the Lightfox offering captures incredibly compelling mechanics and gameplay typically found only in much longer session core platform games,” said March Gaming’s Gregory Milken.
“I was instantly impressed by the experience and professionalism of the Lightfox team. Super Battle League is an inspired take, bringing the hack and slash genre to mobile devices in a fun, competitive and social fashion. Hiro Capital is delighted to be investing in such a promising team and vision,” said Ian Livingstone, co-founder of Hiro Capital.
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