Grand Games, a Istanbul, Turkey-based gaming studio, raised $30M in Series A funding.
The round was led by Balderton Capital with participation from existing investors Bek Ventures, Laton Ventures and angel investor Mert Gür.
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its rapid growth, scale into global markets including the US, and launch a new flagship genre-defining game in 2025.
Founded by Mustafa Fırtına, Mehmet Çalım, and Bekir Batuhan Çelebi, Grand Games is dedicated to creating genre defining games played by millions worldwide. In under 10 months, Grand’s team has built two of mobile game’s most popular titles, Magic Sort and Car Match. Together the games have exceeded $4m of monthly gross In App Revenue in just three months.
Now, the team expects to grow from 14 to more than 40 this year, hiring across game design, coding, art, music and business development.
FinSMEs
09/01/2025