Goals scores $20M Series A to develop esports ready soccer game
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Stockholm-based Goals announced a $20M Series A round to fund further development of a new soccer game. The title is designed to reach both casual fans and aspiring esports pros.
Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six led the round while Northzone, Moonfire and Cassius participated. Additionally, several individuals also invested this round:
Goals was founded in 2021 by Andreas Thorstensson, a former Counter-Strike World Champion and the founder of esports team SK Gaming. This competitive mindset inspired Thorstensson to take matters into his own hands and shake up the soccer game landscape. Rather than focusing on hyperrealism, Goals wants to focus on fun, fast and fluid gameplay.
“Goals was born out of our passion for football, our passion for video games and our opinion that football video games have grown stale,” said Thorstensson. “There are over 3.5 billion football fans in the world, and our team is united in the belief that a football game done right should be the world’s biggest video game. We’re focused on making sure we have a game that meets the needs of every fan, whether they’re looking for casual or highly competitive play, what hardware they play on, no matter where they live.”
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“What drew us to Goals was the team’s vigorous ambition and the intention behind its plan to reach it,” said Alexis Ohanian, founder of Seven Seven Six. “The studio is on a mission to bring a fun football game to the masses and to
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