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I’m Sami Liukka, a serial founder and games industry specialist with 8+ years steering studios like Heavyweight Rex (€2M+ funded, veteran team) and SisuRace (Web 3.0 platform, 2.5K+ members in 2 weeks, featuring Angry Birds 2 and Valorant). Now, I’m building Hammer Out Games and a Stealth Startup, both community-driven. Beyond 19+ years in ventures, I blend founder grit with product, marketing, and creative know-how, leading projects across gaming, AI, and Web 3.0 – always chasing new frontiers that can change our lives.

HIGHLIGHTS

- Established high-performing Gaming teams and award-winning cultures from scratch

- Launching two new PC Game Studios, leading team assembly, and securing early-stage funding

- Developed a Web 3.0 Games Platform, attracting 100+ daily members via community-building, featuring Angry Birds 2 & Valorant

- Secured $2.4M for a Game Studio, totaling $3.5M across 8 startups with 150-200 investments in 35+ rounds

- Advised leadership at $0-100B+ firms on operations, strategy, and growth, e.g. Gaming, AI, and other industries

- Negotiated a critical sale of an intangible IP asset portfolio to the first blue-chip internet firm, landing a 100x return

CORE COMPETENCIES

Leadership: Cross-Functional Teams, Human Relations

Business: Talent Acquisition, Strategy, Marketing, Capital Raising, Legal, Full P&L

Gaming/Tech: Game Development, R&D, Community Building, Brand & PR

Data: Analytics, Data-Driven Decision Making, Storytelling


EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Audiovisual Communication (Game Graphics), Amiedu   |   Startup Growth and Leadership, Balentor   |   Generative AI, NVIDIA   |   Airman (Anti-Air Gun Training), Finnish Air Force, Karelia Air Command | 

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Business Analytics: BI, Data Analysis, Cash Flow
AI Tools: ChatGPT, Grok 3, LLMs
Game Dev: Gameplay Design, Prototyping, GDDs, Player Analytics
Marketing: Social Media Marketing, Paid UA, Community Marketing
Tools: Unity, Jira, Confluence, GameAnalytics, Adobe Photoshop