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Harri Manninen

Investor

Founding Partner at Play Ventures

Helsinki

FoundedBenjamin Capital Partners, Inc.Cypher GamesFreedom! Family USA LtdGameFamShark Punch

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.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechGamingSaaS

Experience

  1. Play VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2018 — presentSingapore
  2. Cypher GamesBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  3. mod.io Pty LtdBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentAustralia
  4. PlaysomeBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentHelsinki Area, Finland
  5. Mainframe IndustriesBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  6. Mainframe IndustriesBoard Member2019 — 2021Helsinki & Reykjavik
  7. Redhill GamesBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  8. MatchmadeAdvisor (Co-Founder, Shark Punch)2016 — 2023
  9. MatchmadeCo-Founder & COO2014 — 2016Helsinki
  10. Savage Game StudiosBoard Member2020 — 2022
  11. StarBerry GamesBoard Member2020 — 2021Berlin, Germany
  12. ReworksBoard Member2018 — 2021Helsinki Area, Finland
  13. Nordic XR StartupsBoard Member2017 — 2020Helsinki Area, Finland
  14. Nordic XR StartupsDirector2017 — 2019Helsinki
  15. MeetinVRAngel Investor2020Copenhagen
  16. gumi Inc.Advisor2017 — 2019
  17. Astralis GroupAngel Investor (IPO NASDAQ 12/2019)2019Copenhagen Area, Denmark
  18. AdvertyBoard Member (IPO NGM 11/2018)2017 — 2019Stockholm, Sweden
  19. OsgenicAngel Investor2019Helsinki Area, Finland
  20. FitXRAngel Investor2018London, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Mobile DevicesDigital MediaVideo GamesOnline AdvertisingMobile GamesMobile ApplicationsNew Business DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipDigital StrategyStart-upsCasual GamesSocial Games
+12 moreStrategic PartnershipsGame DevelopmentDigital MarketingGame DesignNew MediaOnline GamingProduct ManagementMonetizationUser ExperienceProduct MarketingE-commerceB2B

From Harri's professional profile.

Shared employers

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