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Zynga funding, valuation and investors
Social and mobile game publisher (FarmVille, Words With Friends) — acquired by Take-Two in 2022.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Not publicly disclosed
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
Not publicly disclosed
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
acquired
acquired · San Francisco, CA
Overview
Zynga pioneered social games on Facebook, publishing hits like FarmVille and Words With Friends before shifting to mobile free-to-play titles. Founded in 2007, the San Francisco company went public in 2011. Early investors included Kleiner Perkins, Union Square Ventures, and Andreessen Horowitz. Take-Two Interactive completed its acquisition of Zynga in May 2022 in a deal valued at approximately $12.7B, combining Zynga's mobile portfolio with Take-Two's console and PC franchises.
Why Zynga is interesting
Zynga defined the Facebook gaming era, then survived pivots to mobile F2P — Take-Two paid premium to own recurring mobile cash flows alongside GTA.
Product & use cases
Free-to-play mobile and social games with in-app purchases, live ops, and advertising monetization across casual and mid-core titles.
- Casual mobile gaming sessions
- Social asynchronous games with friends
- Ad-supported and IAP monetization at scale
Key facts
- Founded 2007; IPO 2011
- FarmVille peak defined Facebook gaming era
- Take-Two acquisition closed May 2022 ~$12.7B
- a16z, USV, Kleiner among early VCs
Funding history (newest first)
Acquisition by Take-Two
2022-05 ~$12.7B- Take-Two Interactive (lead)
IPO
2011-12 PublicInvestors in our directory
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Large live-ops organization and portfolio breadth in casual mobile; distribution relationships from Facebook era evolved to app stores.
Mobile gaming is hit-driven and platform-taxed; Zynga's scale in live ops helps amortize UA costs. Post-Take-Two, competition is internal portfolio allocation as much as external studios.
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King (Activision Blizzard) direct
Casual mobile rival (Candy Crush).
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Supercell direct
Mobile F2P excellence; smaller portfolio, high ARPU.
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Take-Two mobile studios adjacent
Parent integrates Zynga with 2K mobile efforts post-merger.
Notable stories
- Take-Two's Zynga deal was one of the largest gaming M&A transactions, aimed at mobile recurring revenue alongside console blockbusters.
- Zynga's Words With Friends remained a long-tail casual franchise years after FarmVille hype faded.
Industries
Market / IPO context
Ticker: ZNGA (NASDAQ)
IPO status: public
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