Company:InnoSpark

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InnoSpark
TypePrivate
IndustryMobile games
Founded2012; 14 years ago (2012)[1]
DefunctNovember 2017 (2017-11)
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea[1]
Key people
JaeChan Shin (Founder and CEO)[1]
ProductsFull list
Websiteinnospark.com

InnoSpark Inc (Korean: 이노스파크) was a mobile game development company founded in April 2012 by key members of the team who created Rule the Sky, published by JCE.[1] The company's debut game was Dragon Friends, originally serviced by NHN.[2] From February 27, 2015, InnoSpark started directly servicing Dragon Friends in South Korea and 175 other countries. It also released Hero Sky: Epic Guild Wars.

In June 2015, InnoSpark raised $6.5 million in a Series B funding round. The funding round was led by venture capital firm Keynote Ventures, SL Investment and Company K Partners.[3] InnoSpark was expected to use the funding to continue developing games and enter the Chinese market.[4] The company was absorbed into PUBG Labs after acquisition and closed down in November 2017.[5]

Games

  • Dragon Friends: Green Witch (2013) is a social farming game centered on breeding and collecting different cute dragons.[6] It is currently available on iOS, Android, Kindle, Windows and Facebook.
  • Hero Sky:Epic Guild Wars (2014) (kor. 히어로스카이 ) is a strategic game somewhat similar to Clash of Clans, but with an additional complex Hero System.[7] It reached 3 000 000 downloads in 2015.[8] It is available on iOS, Android, Windows and Facebook.

History

2016

  • Publishing contract for "Trendy Town" signed on October 20.[9]

2015

  • July 8 – Hero Sky: Epic Guild Wars re-opening service in Korea [10]
  • June – $6.5m in a Series B funding round [3]
  • February 27 – Starting Global Service of Dragon Friends

2014

  • August 8 – Hero Sky (kor. 히어로스카이 ) launching in Korea (with Nexon)[11]

2013

  • December – Dragon Friends Awarded Best New Entry in Korean Apple Appstore 2013 [12]
  • August 22 – Dragon Friends Launching (with NHN) [2]
  • March – ₩2 billion investment.[13]

2012

  • June – partnership with NHN [14]
  • April 19 – company foundation day.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Creators of Rule the Sky which earned $40 million start a new company (in Kor.)". 2012-05-16. http://www.etnews.com/201205160278. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NHN Entertainment Announces Start of New SNG: Dragon Friends (in Kor.)". 2013-08-06. http://biz.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/08/06/2013080601674.html. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mobile Developer Innospark Earns 6.5m In Series B Funding". 2015-06-24. https://venturebeat.com/2015/06/24/mobile-developer-innospark-earns-6-5m-in-series-b-funding/. 
  4. ↑ "Korean Innospark Receives 40 350 000 Yuan Investment (in Chinese)". 2015-06-25. http://news.17173.com/content/2015-06-25/20150625145104898.shtml. 
  5. ↑ Seo, Jeonggeun (12 April 2019). "'매출 1조' 펍지, M&A로 개발력 확대 나서". MTN News. https://news.mtn.co.kr/news-detail/2019041217014379706. 
  6. ↑ "Dragon Friends: Green Witch Is Like Hay Day With Dragons". 2015-04-03. http://toucharcade.com/2015/04/03/dragon-friends-green-witch-is-like-hay-day-with-dragons/. 
  7. ↑ "Hero Centric Clash Of Clans-Like Hero Sky: Epic Guild Wars". 2015-03-19. http://toucharcade.com/2015/03/19/hero-centric-clash-of-clans-like-hero-sky-epic-guild-wars/. 
  8. ↑ "[히어로 스카이 전세계 300만 돌파, 원조 글로벌 원빌드 SRPG 강림!"] (in Korean). heraldcorp.com. 2015-08-07. http://biz.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=20150807000487. 
  9. ↑ "넷마블, 모바일 게임 '트렌디타운' 글로벌 퍼블리싱 계약 체결" (in ko). 2016-10-20. https://www.thisisgame.com/webzine/nboard/225/?n=65732. 
  10. ↑ "Innospark Releases Hero Sky:Epic Guild Wars (in Kor.)". 2015-07-08. http://www.gameshot.net/common/con_view.php?code=GA559cbc04d34c8. 
  11. ↑ "트라이톤, 전략게임 ‘히어로스카이’ 국내 및 글로벌 서비스 시작". 20 July 2017. https://www.thisisgame.com/articles/73864. 
  12. ↑ "Dragon Friends Wins Shiny Best New Entry Reward From Apple Appstore (in Kor.)". 2013-12-23. http://www.thisisgame.com/webzine/news/rboard/1/?n=50421. 
  13. ↑ "Mobile Games Company InnoSpark Gets 2billion Won Investment (in Kor.)". 2013-03-12. http://www.gamechosun.co.kr/article/view.php?no=99368. 
  14. ↑ "Hangame-Innospark Smartphone Game Publishing Contract (in Kor.)". 2012-06-21. http://www.gamechosun.co.kr/article/view.php?no=90185. 



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