Company:InnoSpark
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mobile games |
| Founded | 2012[1] |
| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea [1] |
Key people | JaeChan Shin (Founder and CEO)[1] |
| Products | Full list |
| Website | innospark.com |
InnoSpark Inc (Kor. 이노스파크) is a mobile game development company founded in April 2012 by key members of the team who created the top-grossing game in Korea: 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.[3] By now[when?] InnoSpark has also fully released and is servicing 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.[4] InnoSpark is expected to use the funding to continue developing games and enter the Chinese market.[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
2015
- July 8 – Hero Sky: Epic Guild Wars re-opening service in Korea [9]
- June - $6.5m in a Series B funding round [4]
- March 19 – Hero Sky: Epic Guild Wars Global Launching in 154 countries [10]
- February 27 – Starting Global Service of Dragon Friends [3]
2014
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
- ↑ 1.0 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.
- ↑ 2.0 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dragon Friends:Green Witch Reborn, Service Opens on 27th (in Kor.)". 2015-02-27. http://www.gamemeca.com/news/view.php?gid=831878.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "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/.
- ↑ "Korean Innospark Receives 40 350 000 Yuan Investment (in Chinese)". 2015-06-25. http://news.17173.com/content/2015-06-25/20150625145104898.shtml.
- ↑ "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/.
- ↑ "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/.
- ↑ "[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.
- ↑ "Innospark Releases Hero Sky:Epic Guild Wars (in Kor.)". 2015-07-08. http://www.gameshot.net/common/con_view.php?code=GA559cbc04d34c8.
- ↑ "Innospark's Hero Sky Global Launching (in Kor.)". 2015-03-21. http://ruliweb.daum.net/news/view/MD20150321094705155.daum.
- ↑ "Nexon Mobile Hero Sky Climbing Fast in Google Play Ranking(in Kor.)". 2014-08-12. http://imbc.gamemeca.com/feature/view.php?category=mecareport&gid=508582.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Mobile Games Company InnoSpark Gets 2billion Won Investment (in Kor.)". 2013-03-12. http://www.gamechosun.co.kr/article/view.php?no=99368.
- ↑ "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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