Space Ape Games

📍 London, United Kingdom🗓 Founded 2012👥 37 employees💰 Last funded Jun 2017
Computer Games🌐 spaceapegames.com
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Space Ape is an award winning mobile game studio in central London and founded in 2012. Since then our five games have been played by over 170m people, generated half a billion in revenue but were just getting started. We are around 150 employees, from 30 different nationalities and diverse backgrounds united in a mission to make the worlds next great game. In 2017 we partnered with Supercell (makers of Clash of Clans etc and part of Tencent) by way of majority acquisition. Our music game, Beatstar, reached #1 download in 24 countries and is the top grossing music game globally. With BILLIONS of song plays and millions of people discovering it each month Beatstar is an important new platform for music discovery with top artists releasing their songs in Beatstar on the same day, or in some cases before, they are dropped on streaming platforms. If country music is more your thing check out Country Star, a recent follow up to Beatstar that might be more your thing. Chrome Valley Customs brings an innovative twist to cater to a large underserved segment of the worlds most successful game genre. Within the first two months it became the top grossing car game globally and were just getting started. Space Ape was voted Best Game Developer, and Beatstar Game of the Year in the 2022 Pocket Gamer Mobile Game Awards in BAFTA London (April 2022). Its game lead Charmie Kim won Best Newcomer at the DEVELOP Awards (July 2022), and it was short listed as one of Google Play User Choice Awards (Dec 2021). Space Ape won Mobile Developer of the Year in the Pocket Gamer Awards (2023).
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2012
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Investor geography3 countries
United Kingdom
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United States
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Investor activity2012–2017 · investors recorded per year
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Frequently asked questions
Who invested in Space Ape Games?
Space Ape Games has 5 investors on record on gritt.io, including 3 early-stage backers, 2 mid-stage.
When did Space Ape Games last raise funding?
The most recent investment in Space Ape Games recorded on gritt.io was in June 2017.
When was Space Ape Games founded?
Space Ape Games was founded in 2012.
What industry is Space Ape Games in?
Space Ape Games operates in Computer Games. Find similar Computer Games investors on gritt.io.
Where is Space Ape Games based?
Space Ape Games is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.