Critical Force - About the company
Critical Force is a series B company based in Kajaani (Finland), founded in 2012. It operates as a Mobile game development studio. Critical Force has raised $20.8M in funding from NHN and Businessfinland. The company has 77 active competitors, including 11 funded and 9 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Activision, ZeniMax and Garena.
Company Details
Critical force is an independent game development company. Has developed a multiplayer FPS game "Critical Ops". The game is available on the Apple store and Google Play store. The company is also in the development of a portable eSports platform that offers backend analytics support, player support (registration, login, logout), rank system, matchmaking and shared database(player, clan, rank).
- Website
- criticalforce.fi
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2012
Location
Kajaani, Finland
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$20.8M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
9th among 77 active competitors
Employee Count
46 as on Aug 31, 2026
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Critical Force's funding and investors
Critical Force has raised a total funding of $20.8M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 05, 2016. Critical Force has 3 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Critical Force:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 22, 2021 | 4430647 | Series B | 4449632 | 9463161 | 3126515 | 5291728 |
Jun 19, 2018 | 4545493 | Series A | 8440743 | 9087898 | 3490600 | 5650180 |
Sep 05, 2016 | 8937853 | Seed | 8853554 | 3885259 | 5768211 |
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Critical Force's founders and board of directors
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Critical Force has 46 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Critical Force's employee count trend over the years:
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Critical Force's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Critical Force include Activision, ZeniMax and Garena. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Critical Force, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Activision 1979, Santa Monica (United States), Funding Raised | Video game developer and publisher | - | 67/100 | |
2nd | ZeniMax 1999, Washington, DC (United States), Acquired | Video game developer and publisher | $496M | 66/100 | |
3rd | Mobile entertainment and communication | $722M | 65/100 | ||
4th | Activision Blizzard 2008, Santa Monica (United States), Acquired | Developer of interactive entertainment software for consoles, handhelds, and PCs | - | 61/100 | |
5th | Gearbox Software 1999, Frisco (United States), Acquired | Game development studio | - | 56/100 | |
6th | AI-based analytics and training platform for improving human performance in FPS games | $122M | 53/100 | ||
7th | Battlegrounds Mobile India 2021, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Unfunded | Developer of a mobile battle royale game with virtual items | - | - | 53/100 |
8th | Vertigo Games 2013, Istanbul (Turkey), Unfunded | Developer of mobile-based first-person shooter games | - | - | 51/100 |
9th | Critical Force 2012, Kajaani (Finland), Series B | Mobile game development studio | $20.8M | 51/100 | |
10th | Seismic Games 2011, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired | Real-world augmented reality experiences, fostering community and exploration | $3.5M | 50/100 |
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Critical Force's Investments and acquisitions
Critical Force has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to Critical Force
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Epulze and Critical Ops team up to develop esports ecosystemEsports Insider•Sep 22, 2023•Epulze, Critical Force
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Critical Force partners with Gizer for its Critical Ops community tournament programPocket Gamer•May 15, 2020•Critical Force, Gizer
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Critical Ops surpasses 50 million downloads as v1.0 enters betaEsports Insider•Nov 07, 2018•Critical Force
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Dev of mobile FPS Critical Ops gets $6.3M to fuel eSport ambitionsGamasutra•Jun 19, 2018•Critical Force, Businessfinland
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Critical Ops hits 25 million downloads as mobile shooter preps for esports and Asia (update) | GamesBeatVentureBeat•Aug 14, 2017•Critical Force
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Critical Force Hits 22m Downloads And Is Set To Invade AsiaArcticStartup•Jun 28, 2017•Critical Force
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