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Dead Astronauts raises over $4M in seed round to develop its first game


Dead Astronauts held an oversubscribed seed round to expand its nascent team and work on its first game inspired by the Nordic wilderness.

The studio started in 2024, founded by Tobias Nyman, Erik Morin, Robert Moschos, and Thomas Tedemalm, who previously worked at Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft and Epic Games. Morin and Nyman said in a statement, “We are thrilled to have successfully completed our seed round and to bring our vision for Dead Astronauts to life as a next-generation game studio, with Behold Ventures leading the way. Karl Magnus Troedsson, Behold managing partner, added, “We are delighted to back such an ambitious team and look forward to seeing them bring their groundbreaking vision to life.

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