Kiro'o Games

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Kiro'o Games
TypePrivate
IndustrySoftware, Programming, Game Design, Publishing
FounderOlivier Madiba
HeadquartersYaounde, Cameroon
Key people
Madiba Olivier
Bassangna Jean-Yves
Meli Patrick Herve
Tchekoulong Delphin
Pondy Georges
Odira Ononye
ProductsAurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan
Number of employees
Over 16 as of 2016
Websitehttp://www.kiroogames.com/en/kiro-o-tales.html

Kiro'o Games, also known as Kiro'o Studios, is a privately-held video game, animation, development and publishing company headquartered in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

History[]

Kiro'o Games was founded in 2012 by Olivier Madiba. The name Kiro'o comes from the Swahili "kiroho maono", which means "spiritual vision". Since its inception, the company embarked on a mission to create a new genre of video games inspired by African myths and traditions (the first of its kind[1]). The studio was launched by its holding company Madia, created by Olivier Madiba in 2007.[2] Based in Cameroon, the studio faced many power shortages throughout its early development.[1]

On 10 April 2015, Kiro'o Games announced the closing of its investment funds of €182,504. Kiro'o Games ran a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund Aurion, for €49,000,[3] which was launched in September 2013.[4] Between 2013 and 2018, the studio raised a total of $305,000 in crowdfunding, and launched a new crowdfunding campaign in 2019 through its own crowdfunding platform (Rebuntu). The lead investor of the 2019 crowdfunding campaign was Rebecca Enonchong.[5]

Games[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Kushner, David (2016-05-16). "How Africa's Kiro'o Games is Shaking Up the Gaming Industry". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  2. ^ "Olivier Madiba : Nous voulons faire entrer l'Afrique dans l'univers du jeu vidéo". Journal du Cameroun (in French). 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  3. ^ "Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan". Kickstarter. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Aurion, une odyssée africaine". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  5. ^ "Cameroon's Kiro'o Games turns to it's [sic] own crowdfunding platform to raise $1m". Ventureburn. 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2021-01-16.

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