Playkey

Playkey is a cloud gaming startup founded in 2012 with the slogan "Experience top-tier gaming on any device with our advanced cloud technology, delivering seamless and low-latency gameplay regardless of your hardware." The company offers an advanced technology, known as the Playkey Streaming Protocol, which promises a top-tier gaming experience for users on any device, be it smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, or older, low-performance equipment. This is made possible through an adaptive game streaming protocol, leveraging AI and decentralized infrastructure, and delivering FullHD visuals at 120 frames per second with a latency of 4 ms. In terms of investment, Playkey received a significant RUB176.30M Series B investment on 28 December 2018. The investors included Vadim Andreev, Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF), Egor Gurev, and Aleksey Lykov. The company's mission is to make games accessible to everyone, anywhere. Operating as a cloud gaming solution, Playkey aims to make hardcore games accessible on any device without the need for high-performance CPUs and GPUs, requiring only a broadband internet connection of 4mbps or higher. This makes it accessible to a wide range of users, positioning the company well within the Cloud Infrastructure, Computing, Gaming, and Streaming industries.