Zynga

company

About

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

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
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