Zynga

About

Zynga is a mobile game developer that creates and operates social games as live services played on the Internet.

San Francisco,California,United States
1001 - 5000
http://www.zynga.com

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Series Unknown
Industries: Gaming,Mobile,PC Games
Founded date: Jan 1, 2007
Number Of Employee: 1001 - 5000
Operating Status: Active
Stock Symbol: nasdaq:ZNGA
Legal Name: Zynga Inc
Also Known As: ZYNGA GAME NETWORK INC

Zynga develops, markets, and operates social games as live services played on the Internet, social networking sites, and mobile platforms in the United States and internationally. It offers its online social games primarily under the Slots, Words With Friends, Zynga Poker, and FarmVille franchises. The company’s games are accessible on mobile platforms, Facebook, and other social networks. It also provides advertising services to advertising agencies and brokers.

Zynga was established in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

13

$2.31B

Zynga has raised a total of $2.31B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 14, 2020 from a Post-IPO Equity round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Dec 14, 2020	Post-IPO Equity	$762M	—	—	—	Detail
Jun 12, 2019	Post-IPO Equity	$690M	—	—	—	Detail
Dec 16, 2011	IPO	—	—	—	—	Detail
Feb 18, 2011	Series C	$490M	4	—	—	Detail
Oct 12, 2010	Series Unknown	$6.33M	—	—	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

6

1

Zynga has made 6 investments. Their most recent investment was on May 20, 2022, when Kiln raised $5M.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
May 20, 2022 Kiln	Seed	$5M	Blockchain	—
Sep 22, 2021 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University	Grant	$1.40M	Education	Yes
Oct 30, 2016 Owkin	Seed	$2.10M	Artificial Intelligence	—
Nov 16, 2014 Stacks	Seed	$1.33M	Apps	—
May 7, 2014 Delectable	Seed	$7M	Mobile	—

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

5

25

Zynga is funded by 25 investors. Google and SoftBank Capital are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Google	Yes	Series B
SoftBank Capital	Yes	Series B
Fidelity	—	Series C
Kleiner Perkins	—	Series C
Morgan Stanley	—	Series C
T. Rowe Price	—	Series C
ECONA AG	—	Series B
Oakhouse Partners	—	Series B
Andreessen Horowitz	—	Series B
DST Global	—	Series B

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

37

Zynga has 37 current employee profiles, including Employee Patrick Shanley

Employee

Employee

Employee

Board member

Executive

Acquisition

Zynga has acquired 41 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was YoVille on Jul 22, 2008. They acquired YoVille for 0.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Jul 22, 2008 YoVille	Gaming	acquisition	—	Detail
Jun 5, 2009 MyMiniLife	Home Decor	—	—	Detail
Feb 11, 2010 Serious Business	Digital Entertainment	—	—	Detail
May 21, 2010 XPD Media	Enterprise	acquisition	—	Detail
Jun 3, 2010 Challenge Games	Casual Games	—	—	Detail