Starform Game Studio has announced that it has raised a $5M seed, led by BITKRAFT Ventures with participation from Global Founders Capital, VGames, and Dune Ventures. Starform Game Studios is a Seattle-based game studio and is founded by former King and Z2 mobile game veterans.
According to the press release, the amount will be used to build and market its upcoming game and begin additional projects along with hiring new people for the project as well. Starform was formed back in 2018 and it is led by former members of the Z2 leadership team including CEO Lou Fasulo and co-founders Josh Rosen, Taylor Daynes, and Jason English.
Starform also has an experienced team with recent hires including former ArenaNet UX Director, Sam Kirk as UX Lead, former ArenaNet Lead Combat Designer, Carter McBee as Lead Designer, former Amazon Software Engineer Tom Conti as Software Engineer; and Eric Alayoubi who was previously working at Marketing leadership positions at Big Fish Games and Scopely.
Lou Fasulo, CEO of Starform said:
At Starform we are committed to creating an environment that we believe is the best place to build games. We want to work with people who are excited to write their own story: to use their skills, experience, and passion to shape the entire player experience.
Starform is aiming to assemble a team of talented game developers who take ownership in building and refining vision and gameplay while working closely with players. The studio was founded to create experiences that bring players together with shared goals and a common purpose. Since their previous crowdfunding, the studio has a project currently in Closed Beta which will be revealed soon.
BITKRAFT Founding General Partner, Malte Barth also said:
We are excited to partner with a skilled second-time founder team, with their former studio being acquired for $45 million by King. Starform has a very unique and strong culture that centers around building games that deeply resonate with the community.
Additional details can be found on the official website of the studio.
