KalleHiitola

Game maker. Team builder.

Currently Game Lead at Supercell.

Drag the rings. Open a path.

Line up the three openings toward the exit.

The work

Supercell

2024 - present

Game Lead

I founded a new cell and lead its game team. My work spans product vision, creative direction, team building, and turning early ideas into a game.

Next Games

2013 - 2022

Co-founder & executive

I helped build the studio from the ground up, working across technology, new games and strategic projects. We went public in 2017 and were acquired by Netflix in 2022.

The games & the roles

Our productions included The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land, The Walking Dead: Our World, Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales, Blade Runner Rogue, and Compass Point West.

  • Chief Technology Officer, 2013-2020
  • Head of New Games, 2020-2021
  • Head of Strategic Projects, 2021-2022

I also founded Next Games Academy for onboarding and talent development.

Nuard Ventures

2010 - present

Founder & partner

I invest in early-stage companies and work with founders on product, technology and company building. My interests include games, AI and new technology.

About me

Kalle Hiitola at work
Kalle, at work.

A game developer, founder and investor based in Helsinki.

I’ve spent more than twenty years working across games, technology and company building, from early prototypes to live games, and from a founding team to a public company.

My work spans product vision, creative direction, technology and team leadership. I’ve also shared lessons from that work at GDC, Microsoft Build, Microsoft Ignite and PASS Summit.

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