The creators of the game Dice With Buddies raised $ 35 million

The Scopely mobile platform raised $35 million during the investment round A. 

The funds came from Highland Capital and Evolution Media Partners.

Highland Capital Partner Andy Hunt and co-managing Partner of Evolution Media Capital Rick Hess will join the company's board of directors under the terms of the investment agreement.

Scopely CEO Walter Driver He did not mention what exactly the investment funds would be used for. In an interview with the Re/code resource, he said that in 2015 the company is going to pay attention to games that involve "long gaming sessions."

Scopely has doubled its potential value over the past six months, mainly due to Disco Bees and the "long—playing" Dice With Buddies title. The latter turned three the other day.

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Scopely is a mobile entertainment platform. In collaboration with game studios, he develops multiplayer games based on his own software. He also acts as a publisher. It was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Los Angeles. One of the most notable titles of the company is the game Dice With Buddies.