Shift Up

IPO

Shift Up is a saas company in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2013. It has raised $26.4M across 1 round.

Developing visually stunning action games for global audiences

Headquarters
Seoul
Employees
201–500
Founded
2013
Business Model
B2C
Total Funding
$26.4M
Rounds
1
Type
Public

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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

It lists 201–500 employees. It has raised $26.4M in total across 1 round. Investors include Kakao Investment and Tencent.

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Funding & Exit History

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IPOJul 2024
$320.0M

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