Anorak raises $5M

Anorak announced a Pre-Seed round of $5M on 11 November 2026. The company operates in Media & Entertainment and is based in United Kingdom. It was founded by Shaun Rutland, CEO & Co-founder. Announced yesterday.

Raised
$5M
Stage
Pre-Seed
Industry
Media & Entertainment
Country
United Kingdom

Founder

Shaun Rutland
CEO & Co-founder, Anorak
LinkedIn not availableanorak.tech

Outreach angles

  • -Shaun Rutland co-founded Hutch, the mobile games studio behind Top Drives and F1 Clash that MTG acquired in 2020.
  • -Rutland runs Anorak with former Hutch Chief Creative Officer Jonathan Alpine and co-founder Tak Fung, who leads its AI lab in Chengdu.
  • -Anorak raised a $5M pre-seed co-led by Play Ventures and Backed VC with Supercell and MTG, and plans to launch a creator platform for playable generative video.

Signals

Pre-SeedSecond-Time FounderAI-NativeB2C

Round details

Company: Anorak
Domain: anorak.tech
Amount: $5M
Stage: Pre-Seed
Industry: Media & Entertainment
Country: United Kingdom
Announced: 11 November 2026
Source: announcement

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