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Antihero Studios funding, valuation and investors
Social mobile game studio developing MISFITZ; Speedrun SR006 alumnus with $4.5M financing.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Seed
$4.5M · March 2026
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$4.5M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
seed · Barcelona, Spain
Investors in latest funding
Lead: a16z Speedrun , Laton Ventures
Overview
Antihero Studios is a Barcelona-based game developer building MISFITZ, a social extraction shooter for mobile. The founders include Brice Laville Saint-Martin, Andre Parodi and Frank Yu Yan, with previous development experience on major Supercell and King games. The studio joined a16z Speedrun SR006 and announced more than $4.5M seed financing in March 2026, co-led by a16z Speedrun and Laton Ventures.
Antihero also reported that over 70,000 people had participated in pre-alpha testing, with some players logging extended sessions. Such engagement reflects early testing, not proven long-term retention, full-market revenue or a successful commercial launch. The game's central bet is social play and creator-driven distribution as a retention mechanism.
Investors should monitor player cohorts, day-one/day-seven retention, monetization conversion and the costs of acquiring and moderating a multiplayer community.
Why Antihero Studios is interesting
A strong Speedrun case from Europe: the founding team worked on successful mobile games at Supercell and King, raised $4.5M in 2026 and reported more than 70,000 pre-alpha players.
Product & use cases
Mobile social extraction-shooter gameplay designed around collaboration, betrayal and creator-driven community mechanics.
- Mobile gamers looking for social extraction mechanics
- Game investors evaluating founder pedigree and retention
- Studios studying early player-community-led distribution
Funding history (newest first)
Seed
2026-03 $4.5M- a16z Speedrun (lead)
- Laton Ventures (lead)
Competitive landscape
Edge: Experienced game creators and tested social mechanics; long-term differentiated retention remains unproven.
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Supercell Brawl Stars adjacent
Social mobile action gameplay and community
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PUBG Mobile adjacent
Mobile combat with multiplayer social retention
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Mobile indie games alternative
Lower-cost, focused game loops
Notable stories
- Official SR006 founders and studio: https://speedrun.a16z.com/companies/antihero-studios
- Funding and testing: https://antiherostudios.com/news/antihero-studios-seed-round-a16z-laton
- Independent early test report: https://mobilegamer.biz/supercell-and-king-alumni-antihero-raise-4-5m-to-launch-extraction-shooter-misfitz/
Market / IPO context
Editorial / static context — not a live quote.
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