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Aug 30th, 2017
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Jiri is the founder of Shark Punch, a transatlantic game development company working on a game about bank robberies in the 70s.
He was the CEO and a founder of the cross-platform gaming pioneer Rocket Pack, which was acquired by Disney in 2011.
He has been part of the Finnish games industry for almost 14 years, but currently resides in San Francisco because the weather in Helsinki sucks.
Articles featuring Jiri Kupiainen
Articles featuring Jiri Kupiainen
MEET THE EXPERTS
Feb 14th, 2022
Speaker Spotlight: Matchmade's Jiri Kupiainen on influencer UA for small-mid-sized creators
Meet the mobile gaming UA experts at Pocket Gamer Connects London
PRESS & GO
Nov 18th, 2021
Matchmade democratizes access to 9.2 million creators with self-service Express Campaigns tool
Partner with creators and get content live on YouTube in days
MATCH-MADE
Mar 13th, 2018
Matchmade wants to be the Google AdWords of influencer marketing as it surpasses a 200 million YouTube subscriber reach
IN HEAVEN
Aug 30th, 2017
Influencer marketing firm Matchmade scores $1.73 million in funding to grow business
Global Founders Capital, London Venture Capital, and Reaktor Ventures all chip in
MAKING A NOISE
Jul 16th, 2015
Why you need to build your game's community months before it's released
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Events
| Gen Con Indie 2022 | North America | Aug 4th |
| BitSummit x-roads 2022 | Asia | Aug 6th |
| Siggraph 2022 Conference | North America | Aug 8th |
| THQ Nordic Showcase 2022 | Aug 12th | |
| New Zealand Game Developers Conference | Australasia | Aug 17th |
| QuakeCon 2022 | Aug 18th | |
| MAGWest 2022 | North America | Aug 19th |
| Top 50 Blockchain Games Companies 2022 reception | Europe | Aug 22nd |
