InnoSpark Inc (Korean: 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.
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| Company 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 |
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
editDragon 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
edit2016
edit- Publishing contract for "Trendy Town" signed on October 20.[9]
2015
edit- July 8 – Hero Sky: Epic Guild Wars re-opening service in Korea [10]
- June – $6.5m in a Series B funding round [4]
- March 19 – Hero Sky: Epic Guild Wars Global Launching in 154 countries[citation needed]
- February 27 – Starting Global Service of Dragon Friends [3]
2014
edit2013
edit- 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
edit- June – partnership with NHN [14]
- April 19 – company foundation day.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Creators of Rule the Sky which earned $40 million start a new company (in Kor.)". 2012-05-16.
- ^ a b "NHN Entertainment Announces Start of New SNG: Dragon Friends (in Kor.)". 2013-08-06.
- ^ a b "Dragon Friends:Green Witch Reborn, Service Opens on 27th (in Kor.)". 2015-02-27.
- ^ a b "Mobile Developer Innospark Earns 6.5m In Series B Funding". 2015-06-24.
- ^ "Korean Innospark Receives 40 350 000 Yuan Investment (in Chinese)". 2015-06-25.
- ^ "Dragon Friends: Green Witch Is Like Hay Day With Dragons". 2015-04-03.
- ^ "Hero Centric Clash Of Clans-Like Hero Sky: Epic Guild Wars". 2015-03-19.
- ^ "[히어로 스카이] 전세계 300만 돌파, 원조 글로벌 원빌드 SRPG 강림!" [Hero Sky Reaches 3 million Global Downloads, Advent of The Original Global One-build SRPG]. heraldcorp.com (in Korean). 2015-08-07.
- ^ "넷마블, 모바일 게임 '트렌디타운' 글로벌 퍼블리싱 계약 체결". 디스이즈게임 (in Korean). 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "Innospark Releases Hero Sky:Epic Guild Wars (in Kor.)". 2015-07-08.
- ^ "Nexon Mobile Hero Sky Climbing Fast in Google Play Ranking(in Kor.)". 2014-08-12. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
- ^ "Dragon Friends Wins Shiny Best New Entry Reward From Apple Appstore (in Kor.)". 2013-12-23.
- ^ "Mobile Games Company InnoSpark Gets 2billion Won Investment (in Kor.)". 2013-03-12.
- ^ "Hangame-Innospark Smartphone Game Publishing Contract (in Kor.)". 2012-06-21.