Scopely received another $200 million for the purchase of gaming assets

Star Trek Fleet Command
Recall that Scopely closed the previous D-round in October last year.

At that time, according to Crunchbase, the company also raised $200 million. At the same time, its valuation jumped by a billion at once — to $ 1.7 billion. Scopely has joined the list of unicorns of the industry overnight.

Total investments in Scopely for 8 rounds of financing exceeded $650 million. Among the investors are venture capital NewView Capital, Baillie Gifford, as well as the Canadian Pension Fund. In the new round, the money came from the Advance media company and The Chernin Group investment company. The latter was invested in Scopely at the earliest stages, TechCrunch reports.

“Scopely has all the ingredients for a huge success: access to the fastest growing segment of media games, a scalable and reliable technology platform, a whole set of popular IP, an attractive business model and a team striving for long—term success,” The Chernin Group explains its willingness to invest.

Scopely replenishes its asset portfolio with venture capital investments. The publisher acquires game studios, IP licenses, and is also interested in multiplatform games. He positions himself as a developing “Netflix from the world of digital entertainment.”

It is not known what kind of acquisitions Scopely is currently planning. Among her recent M&A deals is the purchase of the FoxNext gaming company from Disney. The deal took place in January, its terms were not disclosed.

Recall that Scopely is an American publisher and developer with total gaming revenue of over $ 1 billion. His portfolio of projects includes Star Trek Fleet Command, The Walking Dead: Road To Survival, Wheel of Fortune: Free Play and others. A number of her games have earned over $100 million each.

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