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PortalOne is a technology company.
PortalOne develops an interactive entertainment platform for hybrid games, seamlessly blending traditional video game mechanics with live content. This creates immersive experiences where players directly engage with live shows and interactive challenges. The platform’s architecture facilitates real-time interaction and dynamic content delivery, establishing a presence in entertainment.
The company was founded in 2018 by brothers Bård Anders Kasin and Stig Olav Kasin. Their insight recognized audiences seeking more interactive engagement beyond conventional gaming or linear media. Leveraging their backgrounds, they envisioned a platform merging these elements into a novel offering, addressing a market gap for interactive live entertainment.
PortalOne targets entertainment consumers desiring dynamic, participatory media. The company envisions becoming the definitive global hub for hybrid games, aspiring to be for interactive entertainment what leading streaming services are for content. Their mission is to innovate how people consume digital content, forging a new paradigm combining gaming and broadcast media.
PortalOne has raised $75.5M across 3 funding rounds.
Key people at PortalOne.
PortalOne was founded in 2018 by Stig Olav Kasin (Co-Founder, CXO, CEO, and Chief Content Officer) and Bård Anders Kasin (co-founder and CEO).
PortalOne has raised $75.5M in total across 3 funding rounds.
PortalOne is a technology company founded in 2018 that builds the world's first hybrid games platform, blending traditional mobile games with live shows embedded directly inside the games for enhanced interactivity and prize competitions.[1][2][4][5] It serves mobile gamers and entertainment consumers seeking engaging, rewarding experiences, solving the problem of fragmented playtime by combining gaming, daily tournaments, live broadcasts with celebrities, and real-world prizes in a single mobile-first destination.[1][4][5] With $75M raised (including a $60M Series A led by Tiger Global), 11-50 employees, and operations in the US (headquartered in California) and Norway, PortalOne exhibits strong growth momentum in the gaming sector, positioning itself as Netflix for hybrid games.[1][2][3][4]
PortalOne was founded in 2018 by Bård Anders Kasin and Stig Olav Kasin, who brought expertise from pioneering #1 hits in games, film, and TV industries.[1][3][5] The idea emerged from converging the strengths of gaming and TV to create hybrid games—a new entertainment category mixing immersive gameplay with live shows for stunning visuals and real-world rewards.[1][4][5] Early traction came from global financial backing, a seed stage launch, and rapid evolution to Series A funding, enabling a US-based operation with a Norwegian subsidiary and development using Unreal Engine.[1][2][3]
PortalOne rides the trend of gamified entertainment and metaverse-like immersion, merging gaming's interactivity with TV's live spectacle amid rising demand for social, prize-driven mobile experiences.[2][4] Timing aligns with post-2020 shifts to hybrid digital content, fueled by market forces like mobile gaming's dominance (projected multi-billion scale) and investor appetite for entertainment-tech crossovers, as seen in Nordic peers like Mainframe Industries.[2] It influences the ecosystem by pioneering hybrid games, enabling developers to build next-gen titles and challenging incumbents like Triumph Labs in monetization via real-money tournaments, while fostering global partnerships.[2][5]
PortalOne is poised to scale as the definitive hybrid games hub, leveraging its funding for platform expansion, more live events, and developer tools to capture daily user habits.[2][3][4] Trends like AI-enhanced interactivity, Web3 prizes, and AR/VR integration will shape its path, amplifying influence in a converging games-TV market.[2][5] As mobile entertainment evolves, expect PortalOne to redefine playtime value, transforming casual gamers into daily prize hunters and solidifying its lead in this nascent category.
Key people at PortalOne.
PortalOne has raised $75.5M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $60.0M Series A in January 2022.
PortalOne was founded in 2018 by Stig Olav Kasin (Co-Founder, CXO, CEO, and Chief Content Officer) and Bård Anders Kasin (co-founder and CEO).
PortalOne has raised $75.5M in total across 3 funding rounds.
PortalOne's investors include Tiger Global Management, 305 Ventures, Abstract Ventures, Accel, Arrive, Benchmark, Bling Capital, Calibrate Ventures, Guy Vidra, Craft Ventures, Curie.Bio, DST Global.
