How Supercell approaches investing in mobile game developers

Supercell made a rare move today by investing $7.8 million in Finnish game developer Frogmind, maker of the Badland series. It’s a small amount of cash, but Helsinki-based Supercell has plenty of money to put to work, if it wishes. Supercell has two of the hottest games on Earth: Clash Royale, which just took back the No. 1 spot in the app store from Pokémon Go, and Clash of Clans.

Clearly, any investment from Supercell is extremely valuable because the company has such rare insights into what makes mobile games work.