Profile
Peter Vesterbacka
Founder, FinEst Bay Area, Lightneer
About
About
Peter managed Rovio’s marketing and business strategy, including expanding Angry Birds into a broader entertainment franchise.
Prior to Rovio, Peter worked for HP in several communications-industry related roles. While at HP, he founded the HP Mobile E-Services Bazaar. Peter is also co-founder and the original initiator of MobileMonday, as well as the founder of Some Bazaar, a new approach to building and growing new businesses.
Articles featuring Peter Vesterbacka
Articles featuring Peter Vesterbacka
COMMENT & OPINION
Apr 19th, 2023
“The shame for Finland is it isn’t Rovio buying Sega…" Six ex-Rovio staff give their take on the big deal
SUPERSTARS BY THE FIRE
Jan 22nd, 2018
Peter Vesterbacka and David Helgason discuss the future of the games industry
MIGHTY INVESTMENT
Jan 19th, 2018
Peter Vesterbacka leads $650,000 funding round in Finnish lifestyle games studio Polka Dot
EXPLOSIVE START
Aug 16th, 2017
Lightneer secures $5 million seed funding round to prep for launch of Big Bang Legends
APP TO THE STARS
Dec 2nd, 2016
Peter Vesterbacka joins Space Nation to help regular people become astronauts via an app
FUNDING EDUCATION
Sep 14th, 2016
Finnish educational games developer Lightneer secures €2.8 million funding as Peter Vesterbacka joins studio
SPREADING HIS WINGS
Jun 21st, 2016
Rovio's Mighty Eagle Peter Vesterbacka flies the nest to pursue startup
STUGAN 2016
Jun 9th, 2016
Stugan 2016 reveals participants, announces Rami Ismail and Peter Vesterbacka as mentors
TAKE OVER
Aug 27th, 2015
A history of Finland's mobile games industry: The rise of Rovio and Supercell
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GO GLOBAL
Mar 20th, 2015
Rovio, ZeptoLab, Halfbrick and iDreamsky signed up for PGC Bangalore East Meets West track
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Top Stories
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Copyright doesn’t exist for generative AI-created content in the US but it remains the "Wild West"
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Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco kicks off two day conference featuring Scopely, Netflix, King, Wizards of the Coast and more!
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Feature
Mar 18th, 2024
Hot Five: Monopoly GO’s next-level UA, Supercell’s psychological analysis, and AI use for NPC dialogue
Feature
Mar 15th, 2024
Under the hood: Deconstructing Monopoly GO! as it passes $2 billion in revenue
Events
MIX & Kinda Funny Showcase 2024 | North America | Mar 14th |
Game Developers Conference 2024 | North America | Mar 18th |
#notGDC 2024 | Mar 18th | |
Day of the Devs: San Francisco | North America | Mar 18th |
Nvidia GTC 2024 | North America | Mar 18th |
Game Connection America 2024 | Europe | Mar 18th |
Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2024 | North America | Mar 18th |
European Game Showcase 2024 | North America | Mar 19th |
Popular Stories
Interview
Mar 12th, 2024
Supercell’s Head of Live Games Sara Bach talks company changes, world-beating live ops, and how to get back on top
News
Mar 13th, 2024
Monopoly GO makes $2 billion in 10 months with "less than a quarter" of that spent on UA
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