Where does Harri Manninen work?

Harri Manninen is Founding Partner of Play and Founding Partner at Play Ventures and Board director at Cypher Games and Board director at Benjamin Capital Partners, Inc. and Board director at Freedom! Family USA Ltd.

What companies did Harri Manninen found?

Harri Manninen founded Play, Play Ventures.

What boards does Harri Manninen sit on?

Harri Manninen holds tracked board seats at Benjamin Capital Partners, Inc., Cypher Games, Freedom! Family USA Ltd, GameFam.

Harri Manninen

InvestorFounder

Founding Partner at Play Ventures · Board director at Cypher Games · Board director at Benjamin Capital Partners, Inc. · Board director at Freedom! Family USA Ltd

Helsinki

FoundedPlay Play Ventures

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Paul BragielunlockedHarri: together at GameFounders (2014–2017)

×4Harri: together at Disney Interactive

Harri: together at Play Ventures

×2Harri: together at Matchmade

About

Harri Manninen champions user-generated content and backs teams mixing youth and experience to build community-first game design, focusing on growth infrastructure for games and apps and playable, game-design-driven consumer products.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

h•••@playventures.vcreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechGamingSaaS

Board director at Cypher Games

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Cypher Games's investors · 2

e2vc Play VenturesSingapore · since 2025

Board director at Benjamin Capital Partners, Inc.

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Benjamin Capital Partners, Inc.'s investors · 1

Play VenturesSingapore · since 2024

Board director at Freedom! Family USA Ltd

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Freedom! Family USA Ltd's investors · 1

Play VenturesSingapore · since 2022

Experience

Play VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2018 — presentSingapore
Cypher GamesBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
mod.io Pty LtdBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentAustralia
PlaysomeBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentHelsinki Area, Finland
Mainframe IndustriesBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
Mainframe IndustriesBoard Member2019 — 2021Helsinki & Reykjavik
Redhill GamesBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
MatchmadeAdvisor (Co-Founder, Shark Punch)2016 — 2023
MatchmadeCo-Founder & COO2014 — 2016Helsinki
Savage Game StudiosBoard Member2020 — 2022
StarBerry GamesBoard Member2020 — 2021Berlin, Germany
ReworksBoard Member2018 — 2021Helsinki Area, Finland
Nordic XR StartupsBoard Member2017 — 2020Helsinki Area, Finland
Nordic XR StartupsDirector2017 — 2019Helsinki
MeetinVRAngel Investor2020Copenhagen
gumi Inc.Advisor2017 — 2019
Astralis GroupAngel Investor (IPO NASDAQ 12/2019)2019Copenhagen Area, Denmark
AdvertyBoard Member (IPO NGM 11/2018)2017 — 2019Stockholm, Sweden
OsgenicAngel Investor2019Helsinki Area, Finland
FitXRAngel Investor2018London, United Kingdom
RichieChairman of the Board & Angel Investor2014 — 2018Helsinki Area, Finland
School Day Helsinki OyAngel Investor2018Helsinki
Starberry Games (ex. Chatterbox Games)Angel Investor2017
Mighty Bear GamesAngel Investor2017
GameFoundersMentor2014 — 2017Worldwide
Vizor.ioAngel Investor2015
Disney InteractiveDirector, Operations, Rocket Pack2011 — 2014Helsinki Area, Finland
TransfluentAngel Investor2011
Rocket PackCo-Founder (Acquired by Disney)2010 — 2011Helsinki Area, Finland
H-Town (Pelaaja Magazine)CEO2007 — 2011Helsinki Area, Finland
H-Town (Pelaaja Magazine)Co-Founder, Marketing & Business Development Director2002 — 2007
Student Union of the Helsinki School of EconomicsWeb Developer2002
LeirasData Manager1999 — 2001
LeirasGlobal Clinical Development Project Assistant1998 — 1999

Skills & more

Mobile DevicesDigital MediaVideo GamesOnline AdvertisingMobile GamesMobile ApplicationsNew Business DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipDigital StrategyStart-upsCasual GamesSocial Games

+12 more

Strategic PartnershipsGame DevelopmentDigital MarketingGame DesignNew MediaOnline GamingProduct ManagementMonetizationUser ExperienceProduct MarketingE-commerceB2B

From Harri's professional profile.

Deals · 4

Cypher GamesBoard seat

via Play Ventures · filed Sep 2025 · $25M raise

Benjamin Capital Partners, Inc.Board seat

via Play Ventures · filed Mar 2024 · $4M raise

GameFamBoard seat

via Play Ventures · filed Dec 2023 · $37.5M raise

Freedom! Family USA LtdBoard seat

via Play Ventures · filed Jan 2023 · $3.6M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Play Ventures

Anton Backman

General Partner at Play Ventures

Eliana Kim

Head of Events at Play Ventures

Florent Simon

Principal at Play Ventures

Henric Suuronen

Founding Partner at Play Ventures

Jason Chan

Head of Compliance, Finance & Operations at Play Ventures

Joakim Achrén

Investor at Play Ventures

Joe Burridge

Head of Talent at Play Ventures

Juha Lindell

Director of Platform at Play Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Harri Manninen?: Harri Manninen champions user-generated content and backs teams mixing youth and experience to build community-first game design, focusing on growth infrastructure for games and apps and playable, game-design-driven consumer products.
Where does Harri Manninen work?: Harri Manninen is Founding Partner of Play and Founding Partner at Play Ventures and Board director at Cypher Games and Board director at Benjamin Capital Partners, Inc. and Board director at Freedom! Family USA Ltd.
What does Harri Manninen invest in?: Harri Manninen invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, Gaming, SaaS.
What companies did Harri Manninen found?: Harri Manninen founded Play, Play Ventures.
What boards does Harri Manninen sit on?: Harri Manninen holds tracked board seats at Benjamin Capital Partners, Inc., Cypher Games, Freedom! Family USA Ltd, GameFam.