Disruptor Beam, a US-based mobile game developer backed by internet technology conglomerate Alphabet, has secured $8.5m in series B financing.
Venture capital firms GrandBanks Capital and Romulus Capital co-led the round, which included undisclosed existing investors.
Disruptor Beam creates social-focused mobile games based on popular film and television properties, the first of which was Game of Thrones Ascent, a strategy game based on the eponymous TV show.
The company subsequently released Star Trek Timelines in January 2016 and intends to launch The Walking Dead: March to War next month. It claims its games have been played by more than 15 million people around the world.
Alphabet invested in Disruptor Beam through its GV unit in a $770,000 round in June 2013 that also featured Romulus Capital and CommonAngels, and which was followed by $820,000 in debt financing six months later, according to a securities filing.
Disruptor Beam closed its $3.2m series A round in 2014 with backing from game developer Midverse Studios, GrandBanks Capital, CommonAngels, Romulus Capital and various angel investors, and added $2.1m in debt in April 2016.
Jon Radoff, Disruptor Beam’s founder and CEO, said: “Our culture has allowed us to effectively grow these entertainment brands for fans and our media partners alike.
“This latest investment will help fuel the continued growth and development of our platform and our teams, so that we can in turn continue to bring fans deeper into the worlds that they love.”
– Image courtesy of Disruptor Beam, Inc.