Good Job Games Raises $60m Series A to Fuel Mobile Growth

Istanbul-based mobile studio Good Job Games has secured $60m in Series A funding, co-led by Menlo Ventures and Anthos Capital, with additional participation from Bessemer Venture Partners. The new funds will support the continued growth of the studio’s core Match-3 title, Match Villain. The round brings the company’s total funding to $83m, following a $23m Seed round closed in Mar’25.

Good Job Games has quickly gained traction in the casual mobile space — with the Match Villains generating $15.6m in IAP revenue and reaching 4.3 million downloads since the global launch of the game in Nov’24, according to AppMagic. Notably, $12.7m in revenue and 3.2 million of those installs came after the Seed round, reflecting a strong post-funding growth trajectory.

Source: AppMagic

As part of a broader strategic shift, Good Job Games has sold its hypercasual portfolio in 2023 to UAE-based AI Games FZ, signaling a move away from high-volume, ad-driven titles. The pivot highlights a larger trend among Turkish developers — evolving toward long-term IAP-driven franchises with deeper retention systems.

With its focus on casual puzzle mechanics and scalable monetization, Match Villains continues to benefit from the Match-3 genre’s proven metrics — including high ARPU potential, efficient payback periods, and predictable performance curves. The deal also reflects broader market dynamics highlighted in our recent feature, The Great Mobile Reversal — where M&A activity continues to concentrate around mobile studios demonstrating operational maturity and reliable monetization models.

For investors, the round reflects a growing appetite for mobile studios demonstrating strong monetization fundamentals with room for marketing efficiency gains. Good Job Games showed clear post-Seed momentum — increasing revenue while lowering CPI — a profile that continues to attract strategic and financial backers looking for scalable, performance-driven models in mobile gaming.

The deal also continues the momentum for Turkey’s mobile gaming ecosystem, which has become one of the most active globally. With multiple breakout studios such as Dream Games, Peak Games, and Spyke, the region remains a key investment hub for mobile gaming. For more on Turkey’s evolution as a gaming powerhouse, check our feature: Five Years of the Rising Gaming Empire: Türkiye.