When was Flying Sheep founded?

Flying Sheep was founded in 2014 and raised its 1st funding round 9 years after it was founded.

Where is Flying Sheep located?

Flying Sheep is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.

How many employees does Flying Sheep have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Flying Sheep is 1.

Is Flying Sheep a funded company?

Flying Sheep is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Grant (prize money) round on Mar 19, 2023.

When was the latest funding round of Flying Sheep?

Flying Sheep's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Mar 19, 2023, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is PC & Console Gaming. Globally, the PC & Console Gaming sector has seen $59.9M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Flying Sheep rank among its competitors?

Flying Sheep ranks 197th amongst 378 active competitors, of which 54 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Flying Sheep, which secured $1.2M in Mar, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of Flying Sheep?

Flying Sheep's top competitors include Xindong Network, Playtika and InnoGames. Among them, Flying Sheep secured the most recent funding round in March, 2023.

Flying Sheep - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Q: Is Flying Sheep an acquired company?

Flying Sheep got acquired by iCandy on Jun 08, 2022.

Flying Sheep is an acquired company based in Cologne (Germany), founded in 2014 by Daniel Nienhaus and Thomas Rössig. It operates as a HTML5 game development studio. Flying Sheep has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 378 active competitors, including 54 funded and 42 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Xindong Network, Playtika and InnoGames.

Company Details

Flying Sheep Studios is a Germany-based game development game development studio focusing on the development of HTML5 games for mobile and web platforms. The studio has a portfolio of over 35 games as on October 2016 and popular games from the studio include 'Angelo Flinker' - a platformer game and 'Bugs Bunny' - an infinite runner game. The studio also offers licensing, re-skinning and development services.

Website: flying-sheep.com
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Founded Year

2014

Location

Cologne, Germany

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Mar 19, 2023, $*****

Investors

GIZ

Ranked

197^th among 378 active competitors

Employee Count

1 as on Apr 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Xindong Network & 601 more

Exit Details

Acquired by iCandy (Jun 08, 2022)

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Flying Sheep is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Flying Sheep Studios GmbH CIN: HRB81400 , Germany, Active	May 19, 2014	-	14 (As on Dec 31, 2020)

Flying Sheep got acquired by iCandy on Jun 08, 2022 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Flying Sheep has raised funding over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Mar 19, 2023 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Flying Sheep has 1 institutional investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Flying Sheep:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 19, 2023	8857035	Grant (prize money)	9892108	2425246	7858151	9864306

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The founders of Flying Sheep are Daniel Nienhaus and Thomas Rössig.

Here are the details of Flying Sheep's key team members:

Daniel Nienhaus: Founder & CTO of Flying Sheep.
Thomas Rössig: Founder and Managing Director of Flying Sheep.

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Flying Sheep's employee count trend

Flying Sheep has 1 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Flying Sheep's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Flying Sheep include Xindong Network, Playtika and InnoGames. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Flying Sheep, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Xindong Network 2003, Shanghai (China), Public	Developer of web-based PC games	$39.3M	GF Securities, AMTD Group & 6 others	72/100
2nd	Playtika 2010, Tel Aviv (Israel), Public	Video Game developer specializing in casual games for mobile and web platforms	$1.5M	HTIF, Akilia Partners & 4 others	72/100
3rd	InnoGames 2007, Hamburg (Germany), Series C	Web & mobile games developer	-	Modern Times Group, Eight Roads Ventures & 1 others	63/100
4th	Ten Square Games 2011, Wroclaw (Poland), Public	Web and Mobile games developer.	-	-	63/100
5th	Playco 2020, Tokyo (Japan), Series A	Developer of social web games for PC and console	$100M	Sequoia Capital, Josh Buckley & 21 others	60/100
6th	Boyaa Interactive 2004, Hong Kong (China), Public	Online Social Games Developer	$6M	Sequoia Capital, PartnerAngel	60/100
7th	Slide 2005, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Self-expressive widget and photo sharing app developer	$78M	TriplePoint Capital, Fidelity Investments ... & 8 others	59/100
8th	Giant Interactive Group 2004, Shanghai (China), Public	MMO game development company based in China	$164M	Yunfeng Capital, GF Securities & 8 others	57/100
9th	World Golf Tour 1995, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Independent video game development company	$10M	Icon Ventures, Battery Ventures & 1 others	55/100
10th	Come2Play 2008, Tel Aviv (Israel), Acquired	Indie game development company	-	-	55/100
197th	Flying Sheep 2014, Cologne (Germany), Acquired	HTML5 game development studio	-	GIZ	25/100