Angry Birds creator Rovio acquired an animation studio
Rovio, the Espoo (Finland) based developer of the famous Angry Birds-game, yesterday announced the acquisition of a Finnish animation studio named Kombo. The concrete terms of this deal are undisclosed...
View ArticleRovio announced 500 million downloads of Angry Birds
The Espoo (Finland) based startup Rovio today announced 500 million total downloads of Angry Birds games across all platforms. This milestone makes Angry Birds one of the most downloaded games in the...
View ArticleWorth reading: SecretSales, DropGifts, eYeka, Rovio
There are so many interesting stories out there and unfortunately we don’t have the time to cover all of them. With our new section “Worth reading” we provide you (once in a while) with some links to...
View ArticleWorth reading: Crashpadder, Startup Bootcamp, Rovio, Tobii
There are so many interesting stories out there and unfortunately we don’t have the time to cover all of them. With our section “Worth reading” we provide you (once in a while) with some links to...
View ArticleWorth reading: Reservio, Coworks, Rovio, secure.me, HPV
There are so many interesting stories out there and unfortunately we don’t have the time to cover all of them. With our section “Worth reading” we provide you (once in a while) with some links to...
View ArticleMikael Hed passes the hoodie on – Pekka Rantala to succeed as CEO of Rovio
Today, after more than five years of leading Rovio and successfully turning Angry Birds into a global entertainment phenomenon, Mikael Hed announced that he will be leaving the CEO position. As it was...
View ArticleAngry Birds maker Rovio lays off 130 staff while in pursuit of growth again
Rovio, maker of the world known game Angry Birds, has announced today that it plans to lay off around 130 people while trying to regain growth again. Even though the current CEO of Rovio, Mikael Hed,...
View ArticleEducational gaming company Lightneer secures $5 million seed funding to start...
Lightneer, the Finnish learning game studio founded by Rovio (Angry Birds) alumns together with some of the world’s top scientists from CERN, Helsinki and Oxford Universities, has just closed a $5...
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