Harri Manninen

Harri Manninen is the Founding Partner of Play Ventures. He also co-founded Rocket Pack, one of the first HTML5 gaming companies, which was acquired by Disney Interactive just 12 months after its founding. He built Nordic XR Startups, with partners gumi VR and Nordisk Film, into the leading VR/AR preseed investor and accelerator in the Nordics. NXS has invested in 10 portfolio companies to date. Additionally, he co-founded Shark Punch (now Matchmade), which has evolved into the leading influencer marketing platform for gaming and beyond. Matchmade has raised more than $7 million in funding from leading venture capitalists, such as Korea Investment Partners, London Venture Partners, DN Capital, and Global Founders Capital.