Torsten Reil
Founder of Helsing
Torsten Reil
Founder of Helsing
London Area, United Kingdom
Overview
Work Experience
Co-founder and Co-CEO
2021 - Current
New type of defence and AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies.
Founder and CEO
2001 - 2017
Technology and games company spun out of Oxford and acquired by Zynga in 2014. Developed endorphin virtual stuntman technology for Hollywood movies incl. Lord of the Rings, Troy, Harry Potter, Spiderman, Mad Max. Developed euphoria motion synthesis engine for console games, incl. Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption, Max Payne 3, Star Wars. Developed morpheme animation engine used in 100+ console and PC games. Created evergreen number-1 worldwide top grossing iPhone/Android CSR Racing franchise with 300m+ users. Created Top-3 iPhone games Clumsy Ninja, Jenga, Backbreaker series, Dawn of Titans, My Horse, NFL Rivals. Apple WWDC keynote 2012, Apple iPhone keynote 2013. Funded by Benchmark Capital. Acquired by Zynga in 2014 for $527m.