Acquisition
Jul 2023Savvy Games Group, owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, completed its acquisition of Scopely for $4.9 billion; Scopely continues as an autonomous/independent operating company under Savvy.
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Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 5, 2026
Overview
Scopely is a privately held, global mobile-first interactive-entertainment company that develops, publishes, and operates free-to-play games and associated live services. It combines game-making, publishing, live operations, analytics, marketing, and proprietary infrastructure, and is an independent subsidiary of Savvy Games Group. Its portfolio includes MONOPOLY GO!, Pokémon GO, Stumble Guys, Star Trek Fleet Command, MARVEL Strike Force, WWE Champions, Yahtzee With Buddies, Pikmin Bloom, and Monster Hunter Now.
Primary product
A portfolio of free-to-play, live-service mobile games; its flagship is MONOPOLY GO!, supported by the proprietary Playgami™ publishing and technology platform.
Founded
2011
Headquarters
Culver City, California, United States
Team size
More than 3,000 employees across 30+ countries (official March 2026 statement); other company-profile estimates are approximately 2,400.
Work style
Hybrid
Industry
Entertainment / video games
Sub-industry
Mobile gaming, game development and publishing, live-service interactive entertainment
Offices
Culver City/Los Angeles, United States
San Francisco, United States
Barcelona, Spain
Seville, Spain
London, United Kingdom
Dundee, United Kingdom
Dublin, Ireland
Porto, Portugal
Bangalore, India
Singapore
Business model
Funding
Stage
Privately held; venture-backed company acquired by Savvy Games Group in 2023
Total raised
$998.5M
Latest round
Acquisition by Savvy Games Group · Jul 2023
Latest amount
$4.9B
Jul 2023 · Savvy Games Group
Oct 2020 · Wellington Management and NewView Capital
People & investors
Leadership
Walter Driver
Co-CEO and co-founder
Javier Ferreira
Co-CEO
Ankur Bulsara
Chief Technology Officer and co-founder
Tim O’Brien
Chief Revenue Officer and Board Member
Eunice Lee
Chief Operating Officer
Ben Webley
Chief Marketing Officer
Phil Hardin
Chief Financial Officer
Ed Wu
President, Games
Founders
Eric Futoran
Eytan Elbaz
Investors
Work & culture
The company emphasizes “Inspire Play, Every Day,” mutual respect and mindfulness, creative risk-taking, inclusion, player communities, and long-term live-service excellence. Its stated cultural tenets include play to win, care deeply, ignite passion and earn loyalty, iterate to greatness, and embrace the adventure.
Work style
Hybrid
Compensation
Public job-market evidence indicates compensation may include base salary plus performance bonuses and, for some roles, equity; exact ranges are location- and role-specific. No single authoritative company-wide compensation table was found.
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision insurance (location-dependent)
Parental and family leave
Flexible spending and other local benefits
Tuition assistance and training/conference support
Customized development tracks
Performance bonuses and/or equity in some roles
Office snacks and drinks and other location-specific perks
Product & market
Pricing
Free-to-play: games are generally free to download, with in-app purchases and live-service monetization; some titles may include advertising or other title-specific monetization.
Differentiators
- —Portfolio of durable, globally recognized live-service franchises
- —MONOPOLY GO! and other category-leading titles
- —Playgami™ shared infrastructure and publishing platform
- —Expertise licensing and operating major entertainment IP
- —Community-driven, continuously updated games designed for long lifetimes
- —Global studio, publishing, live-ops, and creative footprint
- —Scale from acquisitions including GSN Games, FoxNext Games, and Niantic’s games business
Technology
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Approximately $1B–$2B annual revenue based on third-party company-profile estimates of about $1.5B; official materials additionally report more than $15B in lifetime revenue by March 2026.
Signals & risks
Acquisition
May 2025Scopely completed its reported $3.5 billion acquisition of Niantic’s games business, including Pokémon GO, Pikmin Bloom, Monster Hunter Now, Campfire, and Wayfarer.
SourceLatest news
Scopely · May 2026
Scopely described post-acquisition integration and reported double-digit growth in some acquired games, a 10% increase in Pokémon GO engagement, and strong Campfire and Wayfarer participation growth.
Scopely · Mar 2026
Scopely reported more than 3,000 employees across 30+ countries, more than $15 billion in lifetime revenue, and more than 150 billion hours played.
Scopely · Jul 2025
The company opened an 8,500-square-metre Barcelona hub, bringing together more than 700 employees; it reported more than 1,000 employees across Barcelona and Seville.
Scopely · Mar 2025
Scopely announced the approximately $3.5 billion acquisition of Niantic’s games business, including Pokémon GO, Pikmin Bloom, Monster Hunter Now, Campfire, and Wayfarer.
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