Gismart
ISIN | 🆔 |
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Industry | Video games |
Founded 📆 | 2013 |
Founder 👔 | Dmitri Lipnitsky Alex Minets |
Headquarters 🏙️ | United Kingdom London |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Members | |
Number of employees | 330 (2021) |
🌐 Website | https://gismart.com |
📇 Address | |
📞 telephone | |
Gismart is an international mobile gaming company headquartered in London, UK. The company focuses on developing and publishing casual and hyper casual games, and entertainment-focused apps.[1] Gismart is the sixth fastest growing company of 2020 year according to Financial Times.[2]
History[edit]
Gismart was founded in 2013 by Dmitri Lipnitsky and Alex Minets. The company initially specialized in music entertainment applications. Gismart’s top music apps include Beat Maker Go, Piano Crush, DJ It! WeDrum, Hello Piano, and Karaoke.[3][4]
The company has sealed deals with large music publishers, such as Universal Music Publishing Group and Sony/ATV Music Publishing as well as partnered with American DJs The Chainsmokers for Beat Maker Go.[5][6][7]
In 2019, Gismart began developing mobile games and publishing third-party games. The company launched a number of hyper-casual and idle games including Cool Goal, Domino Smash, Pregnancy Idle and Body Race.[8][9][10]
Gismart launched its first game, Color Galaxy on Snapchat’s Snap Games platform in early 2020.[11] In 2021 Gismart signed a multi-game, cross-platform partnership with Snapchat and launched Crazy Run, the second game on the platform.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Gismart with 39 other game companies joined the WHO #PlayApartTogether coronavirus awareness campaign.[19]
Structure[edit]
The Gismart head office is located in London, UK. Other office locations include Kyiv (Ukraine), Beijing (China) and Minsk (Belarus).[20][21][22][23]
The Gismart team has over 300 employees.
Products[edit]
Gismart’s product portfolio consists of more than 40 mobile games and apps in mainly three areas:[24]
Rankings[edit]
In summer 2019, the soccer game Cool Goal was ranked number one by downloads in 62 countries.[28]
In 2020, Gismart was recognized as the 6th fastest-growing company in Europe, according to the Financial Times.[29][30][31][32]
Gismart products received multiple awards. In 2021 Gismart won Webby People’s Voice Award for Facetory:Face Yoga & Exercise app as ‘Best Experimental & Innovation in Apps and Software.[33][34]
References[edit]
- ↑ Partis, Danielle; Editor. "Gismart VP of business development on company growth, expansion, and juggling hypercasual titles". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ↑ Kelly, Maxine (2020-03-02). "FT 1000: the fourth annual list of Europe's fastest-growing companies". Financial Times. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ↑ "Gismart sinks $500,000 into music-making app, Jambl | Mobile Marketing Magazine". mobilemarketingmagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ↑ "🎮 Теперь артисты смогут продвигать себя и зарабатывать через гиперказуальные игры". Ты в теме игры! (in русский). 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ↑ "Sony/ATV inks global content deal with music app developer Gismart". Music Business Worldwide. 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ↑ "GISMART & THE CHAINSMOKERS ANNOUNCE 'BEAT MAKER GO' REMIX CONTEST". Unknown parameter
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- ↑ "Gismart breaks into casual gaming | Invision Game Community". invisioncommunity.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ↑ Author, Guest. "After 2020's boom, how should hypercasual developers prepare for 2021?". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ↑ Nesterenko, Oleg (2019-11-15). "Clone Wars: Lion Studios clones Domino Smash from Gismart. To sue or not to sue?". Game World Observer. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ↑ Ray, Bodhisatwa (2021-03-24). "Gismart has signed a multi-game, cross platform partnership with Snapchat". TechRadar India. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ↑ "Gismart signs multi-game, cross platform partnership with Snapchat | Invision Game Community". invisioncommunity.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ "Gismart Signs Multi-Game, Cross Platform Partnership With Snapchat". AiThority. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ "Gismart and Snapchat have made a multi-game partnership to introduce Crazy Run games into the app". Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ "Gismart launches Crazy Run as latest of multiple games for Snapchat". VentureBeat. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ CohenMarch 24, David; 2021. "Gismart Brings Crazy Run to Snap Games". Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ April 1, byDale Bashir Posted; 2021; P.m, 3:16 (2021-04-01). "'Crazy Run' is the First Game in a New Partnership Between Snapchat and Gismart". IGN Southeast Asia. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ Beresford, Trilby; Beresford, Trilby (2021-03-24). "Snap Games Unveils Multi-Game Partnership With European Developer Gismart". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ "40 more game companies join WHO #PlayApartTogether coronavirus awareness campaign". VentureBeat. 2020-04-05. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ "Gismart opens office in Kyiv for 50 employees". AIN.UA. 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ "Gismart открывает офис в Киеве и набирает команду". dev.by (in русский). Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ "В Киеве открыли RnD-центр Gismart. Он входит в топ-6 самых быстрорастущих бизнесов Европы". Vector (in русский). 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ Троян, Алена (2020-03-03). "Компания Gismart открыла офис в Киеве. Есть вакансии | MC.today". mc.today (in русский). Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ "Mobile publisher Gismart looks to grow its foothold in a booming hyper-casual market". GameDaily.biz. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ↑ Partleton, Kayleigh; Writer, Staff. "Gismart prepares to enter the casual games market". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ↑ "Press Release recent news | page 1 of 19". Game Developer. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ↑ "Gismart Wins Webby People's Voice Award for Face Yoga App". AiThority. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ↑ "Gismart enters casual games". Jioforme. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ Kelly, Maxine (2020-03-02). "FT 1000: the fourth annual list of Europe's fastest-growing companies". Financial Times. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ Nesterenko, Oleg (2020-03-03). "Financial Times: Gismart is one of Europe's six fastest growing companies". Game World Observer. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ Cowley, Ric; Editor. "Gismart ranked fastest-growing games company in Europe by FT 1000". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ "Gismart becomes Europe's fastest-growing game developer". Prolific London. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ "NEW Webby Gallery + Index". NEW Webby Gallery + Index. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ "Gismart Wins Webby People's Voice Award for Face Yoga App". AiThority. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
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