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PortalOne

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Founded
2018
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11-50
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About PortalOne

PortalOne is a hybrid mobile gaming platform and interactive entertainment studio founded in 2018. Its games combine casual mobile play with live, broadcast-quality shows embedded directly inside the gaming experience. The format brings together game development, television production and mixed reality, allowing mobile players to participate in tournaments and compete against guests appearing in the studio.

The company operates across Norway and the United States, combining game engineering and platform development with dedicated live production capabilities. Its work spans mobile games, original interactive formats, real-time streaming and tools for creating content within its gaming ecosystem.

Games and live entertainment

PortalOne Arcade is the company's flagship application, distributed on iOS and Android after entering closed beta in 2021. It brings original arcade games, adapted classic properties and live interactive programming into a shared mobile platform.

Its original content includes Blockbuster, an arcade game developed for tournament play and hosted shows, and Quiztopia, a daily trivia and competitive quiz format integrated into the application. The Beat the Guest Show lets mobile players compete synchronously against celebrity guests taking part in a studio broadcast.

PortalOne also adapts established arcade properties through a multi-year licensing partnership with Atari. Its reimagined versions of Centipede and Breakout connect classic game concepts with the platform's live-show format. Breakout debuted in June 2023 with Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell appearing as a guest.

Production approach

The studio's production model connects mobile gameplay with live multi-camera broadcasting, on-camera talent and audience interaction. Rather than treating a broadcast as a separate viewing experience, PortalOne embeds the show within the game environment. This integration supports an entertainment format in which playing, watching and competing happen together, with original games and licensed properties supplying the basis for interactive programming.

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Leadership and background

  • Co-founder Bård Anders Kasin is Chief Executive Officer. His earlier work included serving as a Technical Director at Warner Bros., contributing to visual effects for The Matrix Trilogy, and co-founding The Future Group.
  • Co-founder Stig Olav Kasin is Chief Experience Officer. His previous production work included The Voice, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and the interactive mixed-reality format Lost in Time.

Technology collaboration

PortalOne's proprietary technology integrates with Epic Games' Unreal Engine. Its virtual production systems were developed through a strategic partnership with ARRI.

Financing milestones

PortalOne secured a $15 million seed round in April 2021 and a $60 million Series A in January 2022. Tiger Global Management led the Series A, with participants including Coatue Management, TQ Ventures, Temasek Holdings, Founders Fund, Talis Capital, SNÖ Ventures and Animoca Brands. The financing supported expansion of its production capacity and hybrid live-show infrastructure.

Notable credits

7 credits
  • PortalOne Arcade
  • Quiztopia
  • Blockbuster
  • PortalOne Arcade x Atari Series
  • Atari's Centipede
  • Atari's Breakout
  • Beat the Guest Show

Offices

Where PortalOne is based

4 locations

  • Palo Alto office

    Headquarters
    470 Ramona Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301-1707, USAPalo Alto, California, United States

    Registered corporate headquarters of PortalOne, Inc., supporting US corporate compliance and investor governance.

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  • PortalOne AS Avd Notodden

    Hydroparken bygg 55, Heddalsvegen 11, 3674 Notodden, NorwayNotodden, Telemark, Norway

    Opened 2023

    Regional software development branch of PortalOne's Norwegian operating company, based in the Pionérkvartalet / Hydroparken technology hub.

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  • PortalOne AS Avd Oslo

    Fjordalléen 16, Aker Brygge, 0250 Oslo, NorwayOslo, Norway
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    European operational headquarters and main studio, housing game engineering, platform development and European administration. Operated through PortalOne AS under the unified PortalOne brand.

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  • Los Angeles office

    Columbia Square campus, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USALos Angeles, California, United States

    US production studio operated by PortalOne, Inc., handling live interactive shows, multi-camera broadcasting and on-camera talent.

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