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Original Games funding, valuation and investors

Estonia-based casual mobile games studio behind Merge Inn and relaxing puzzle titles.

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Funding, valuation & investors

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Latest funding

Seed

$6M · 2021

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$6M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

seed · Tallinn, Estonia

Investors in latest funding

Lead: Play Ventures

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Original Games is an Estonia-based casual mobile games studio founded by alumni from Rovio and Machine Zone (MZ). Its titles include Merge Inn and relaxing puzzle games targeting the next generation of casual players. Play Ventures led a $6M seed in 2021; Andreessen Horowitz appears on the cap table per a16z portfolio listing.

Why Original Games is interesting

Rovio/MZ alumni studio; a16z portfolio listing with Play Ventures-led seed for next-gen casual games.

Product & use cases

Mobile free-to-play puzzle and merge games distributed on iOS and Android app stores.

  • Casual puzzle gaming for mobile audiences
  • Merge mechanics retention loops
  • Live-ops content updates

Key facts

  • a16z portfolio status: Active
  • Seed (2021): $6M led by Play Ventures for casual puzzle game Merge Inn (PocketGamer.biz)
  • Founded by Rovio and Machine Zone (MZ) alumni in Tallinn, Estonia
  • Merge Inn and relaxing puzzle titles on iOS and Android app stores

Funding history (newest first)

Seed

2021 $6M
  • Play Ventures (lead)

Source: https://www.pocketgamer.biz/original-games-6-million-seed-funding/

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Original Games's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Andreessen Horowitz

Competitive landscape

Edge: Studio pedigree from Rovio/MZ on casual game loops and UA efficiency.

Competes in crowded casual puzzle market. Merge Inn must sustain live-ops and UA against well-funded rivals.

  • Peak Games direct

    Casual puzzle incumbent (Zynga).

  • Dream Games direct

    Royal Match-style puzzle competitor.

  • Voodoo adjacent

    Hyper-casual publisher; different genre focus.

Notable stories

  • Original Games was founded by veterans of Rovio and Machine Zone — studios known for Angry Birds and midcore mobile hits — to build next-gen casual puzzle games (company positioning, PocketGamer.biz).
  • Play Ventures led $6M seed specifically for Merge Inn, a merge-mechanics casual title competing in a crowded puzzle market (PocketGamer.biz, 2021).

Industries

Consumer Media & Entertainment

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FAQs about Original Games

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

Merge Inn and casual puzzle titles on mobile.
Play Ventures led $6M in 2021.
Play Ventures lead; a16z on cap table per portfolio. See /fund/andreessen-horowitz.
Estonia.
Both in casual mobile; Dream Games scaled Royal Match globally.
2021 seed.
Not publicly disclosed.
Flagship merge-style casual puzzle game.
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