Informal cellular video games firm Tripledot Studios has acquired Get Coloration developer Zephyr Cell for an undisclosed price, 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 equivalent to Get Color, Hey Color and Math Crossword and claims its titles have reached greater than 100 million folks.
The corporate at present employs 55 workers throughout its Warsaw HQ and different cities in Jap Europe.
Zephyr Cell CEO Serge Morozov will proceed working the studio’s day-to-day operations. Phrases of the deal weren’t disclosed.
Scaling up
Tripledot Studios has printed video games equivalent 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 12 months, the studio received the accolade for Finest Developer on the Pocket Gamer Cell Video games Awards 2023.
“Now we have been massive followers of what Zephyr has been constructing for a very long time, and are delighted to get an opportunity to companion with Serge and the workforce,” stated Tripledot Studios CEO Lior Shiff.
“With M&A it’s essential to discover a companion who aligns with our tradition and values, and with Zephyr, I feel we just about hit the right spot.
“Creating a number of hit video games shouldn’t be a small feat, and we’re excited to assist the Zephyr workforce get these video games to an enormous scale, utilizing our platform and capabilities.”
Zephyr Cell CEO Serge Morozov added: “I’ve all the time seen Tripledot as one of the best operators within the enterprise. When the prospect introduced itself to companion with them, I couldn’t flip it down. We’re so excited to see how Tripledot might help 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 development and expertise in scaling not only one however a number of titles is a fruits of a few years of expertise and know-how in cellular video games, in addition to a state-of-the-art expertise platform that now we have constructed. We stay up for utilizing these to assist Zephyr develop their enterprise to new heights.
“We consider that the video games market as an entire, and cellular video games specifically stays misunderstood and we consider there may be numerous alternative for continued consolidation sooner or later”.
We not too long ago caught up with Tripledot Studios president and co-founder Akin Babayigit on the PocketGamer.biz Podcast. You may watch the interview on YouTube beneath.
