Shift Up
IPODeveloping visually stunning action games for global audiences
Seoul, South Korea · Founded 2013 · $26.4M raised
- Headquarters
- Seoul
- Employees
- 201–500
- Founded
- 2013
- Business Model
- B2C
- Website
- shiftup.co.kr
- Total Funding
- $26.4M
- Last Round
- $26.4M Venture Round
- Rounds
- 1
About
SHIFT UP Corporation is a South Korean video game developer and publisher founded on December 2, 2013 by artist and art director Kim Hyung-Tae, formerly of NCSoft. The company is known for developing visually distinctive action and RPG games with high-quality character art. Its flagship titles include Stellar Blade, a third-person action-adventure RPG for PlayStation 5 that was released in 2024 and has since been confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2; Goddess of Victory: NIKKE (NiKKE), a popular mobile shooter RPG that regularly tops app store charts across Korea, Japan, and Taiwan; and Destiny Child, an earlier mobile collectible RPG. SHIFT UP is headquartered in Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea, and is a publicly listed company on the Korean stock exchange. The studio continues to expand its IP portfolio with Project SPIRIT, a new cross-platform subculture title set in an Eastern Fantasy world.
Summary
Shift Up is a SaaS company based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2013. It has raised $26.4M in total across 1 round. Investors include Kakao Investment and Tencent.
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