Informal cell video games firm Tripledot Studios has acquired Get Shade developer Zephyr Cell for an undisclosed payment, PocketGamer.biz can reveal.
The studio was based in 2016 by Serge Morozov with funding backing from Skalaban Capital founder Alexander Skalabanov.
It is best identified for video games comparable to Get Color, Hey Color and Math Crossword and claims its titles have reached greater than 100 million individuals.
The corporate at the moment employs 55 employees throughout its Warsaw HQ and different cities in Jap Europe.
Zephyr Cell CEO Serge Morozov will proceed operating the studio’s day-to-day operations. Phrases of the deal weren’t disclosed.
Scaling up
Tripledot Studios has revealed video games comparable to Woodoku, Solitaire and Triple Tile. In its final Sequence B funding spherical in 2022, the corporate raised greater than $116 million at a $1.4 billion valuation.
Final yr, the studio gained the accolade for Finest Developer on the Pocket Gamer Cell Video games Awards 2023.
“Now we have been huge followers of what Zephyr has been constructing for a very long time, and are delighted to get an opportunity to accomplice with Serge and the group,” mentioned Tripledot Studios CEO Lior Shiff.
“With M&A it’s essential to discover a accomplice who aligns with our tradition and values, and with Zephyr, I feel we just about hit the proper spot.
“Creating a number of hit video games isn’t a small feat, and we’re excited to assist the Zephyr group get these video games to an enormous scale, utilizing our platform and capabilities.”
Zephyr Cell CEO Serge Morozov added: “I’ve all the time considered Tripledot as the most effective operators within the enterprise. When the prospect introduced itself to accomplice with them, I couldn’t flip it down. We’re so excited to see how Tripledot can assist us attain our full potential, and assist create many different eternal franchises.”
“Continued consolidation”
Tripledot Studios co-founder and president Akin Babayigit commented: “Our continued progress and expertise in scaling not only one however a number of titles is a end result of a few years of expertise and know-how in cell video games, in addition to a state-of-the-art expertise platform that we now have constructed. We look ahead to utilizing these to assist Zephyr develop their enterprise to new heights.
“We consider that the video games market as a complete, and cell video games particularly stays misunderstood and we consider there’s quite a lot of alternative for continued consolidation sooner or later”.
We just lately caught up with Tripledot Studios president and co-founder Akin Babayigit on the PocketGamer.biz Podcast. You may watch the interview on YouTube under.
