BIT ODD
5 known investors
BIT ODD develops mobile games focused on gameplay and player experience rather than monetization through advertisements or deceptive mechanics. The company creates games for mobile players seeking higher-quality gaming experiences.
Also known as Bit Odd
Founders & leadership
Investors · 5
Also in the syndicate · 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeedNov 2024 · 2 sources
Griffin Gaming Partners (lead), Index Ventures, Makers Fund
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026BIT ODD is a Helsinki, Finland-based mobile game studio founded in 2022 by former Supercell developers Lasse Louhento (Game Lead and Art Director of Clash of Clans), Jani Lintunen (Clash universe game developer and artist) and Taneli Oksama (Clash lead artist), who worked together for more than six years on Supercell's Clash titles. The founding team also includes operations specialist Teemu Halminen (previously Lightneer and Wargaming), engineer Ruoyu Sun (previously Unity and Wargaming) and developers Toni Pesola and Juuso Toikka. According to one account, the company originally operated as a consultancy before pivoting to making its own games in 2020.
The studio positions its design approach against what it describes as "finance-first" mobile development, stating that games should be built from the ground up around gameplay and player experience rather than around advertising density or purchase mis-clicks. Its first title is a free-to-play multiplayer action game in development for iOS and Android, described as placing the player in control of a character in a world with a campy, soft-horror 1980s mood and aesthetic, with immersive, collaborative multiplayer dynamics more typically associated with console titles.
The company recruits game creators, programmers and artists through its website, which lists a team of roughly sixteen named contributors alongside the founders.
Founding story
Co-founder and CEO Lasse Louhento has described a career in games beginning with a childhood Commodore VIC-20 bought with saved earnings in 1983, and cites moments of wonder in classics such as Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Super Metroid as the design sensibility behind the studio. He and Jani Lintunen, together with Taneli Oksama, left Supercell after more than six years working on Clash of Clans and Clash Royale and founded BIT ODD in Finland in 2022, motivated by a view that the mobile gaming boom had produced a "gold rush" focused on analytics, competitive imitation and safe execution.
Business model
The studio develops its own mobile games; its first announced title is free-to-play for iOS and Android.
Its game in development is free-to-play, distributed via mobile app stores. The company states it rejects designs oriented around maximizing early ad exposure or accidental purchases.
Traction
Raised €5 million in 2022 and €17 million in 2024 from institutional and angel investors; first game in development with a targeted mobile launch the year following the 2024 round; team of ex-Supercell veterans and newer designers based in Helsinki.
Latest developments
In November 2024 the studio announced a €17 million financing led by Griffin Gaming Partners with Makers Fund and Index Ventures, to be used for expanding operations and development of its multiplayer action game, then slated to launch on iOS and Android the following year. The company website, updated in August 2026, highlights both the Index Ventures and Griffin Gaming Partners investments and an ongoing recruitment drive for game creators, programmers and artists.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
A venture-backed Finnish independent studio competing in mobile free-to-play, differentiated publicly by a design-led rather than data- and monetization-led philosophy, and by its founders' track record on Supercell's Clash of Clans and Clash Royale.
Founders' creative leadership on top-grossing Clash titles; a stated design process based on feeling and player experience rather than analytics-driven optimization; console-style collaborative multiplayer dynamics brought to mobile; a distinctive campy, soft-horror 1980s aesthetic for its first game.
Technology
Mobile game development for iOS and Android, with a free-to-play multiplayer action title in development.
Go-to-market
Planned launch of a free-to-play multiplayer action game on iOS and Android, following a period in stealth; public communication is via the company's website and blog, investor announcements and industry press.
Mobile players on iOS and Android, addressed as an audience seeking gameplay-driven experiences and the feel of classic games.
Geography
Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, with games targeted at global iOS and Android distribution.
History
BIT ODD was founded in 2022 in Helsinki. One report states the operation began as a consultancy and pivoted to developing its own games in 2020. The studio came out of stealth in June 2022 with a €5 million seed round led by Index Ventures, joined by angel investors Eric Seufert (through Heracles Capital) and Stephane Kurgan. In November 2024, it announced a €17 million round (reported as $18 million) led by Griffin Gaming Partners with Makers Fund and Index Ventures participating, earmarked for expanding operations and development. As of an August 2026 update, the company's site continued to feature both investments and an open call for team members.
Risks & controversies
The studio's first title remains unreleased, and its stated design approach explicitly departs from prevailing data- and monetization-driven mobile free-to-play practice.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 2
by search overlapCompanies competing with BIT ODD for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsBIT ODD raised €17 million (reported as $18m) led by Griffin Gaming Partners with participation from Makers Fund, Index Ventures and others, to fund expansion and development of its free-to-play multiplayer action game.
$18M source ↗
The Helsinki studio came out of stealth in June 2022 and announced a €5 million (reported as $5.3m) seed round led by Index Ventures, with angel investors Eric Seufert (via Heracles Capital) and Stephane Kurgan.
$5.3M source ↗
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- BIT ODDbit-odd.com · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does BIT ODD do?
- Helsinki mobile game studio founded by ex-Supercell Clash creatives, building gameplay-led free-to-play titles.
- Who founded BIT ODD?
- BIT ODD was founded by Toni Pesola.
- Who are BIT ODD's investors?
- BIT ODD's investors include Index Ventures, Makers Fund, Griffin Gaming Partners.