Mobile gaming, communication apps, utilities, mobile advertising, public and more: the companies building mobile in California, with their founders, funding, team size and business models.
Funding, M&A, contract wins and launches involving 2,340 mobile companies in California, last 24 months: 207 M&A deals · 134 Contracts · 54 launches · 23 funding rounds. Newest first; companies and investors link to their Fliar profiles. Latest event in our news feed: Aug 2026.
M&AAcquisition · Completed
Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) consortium acquires Electronic arts
A consortium led by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) has announced the completion of its $55 billion acquisition of the US video game manufacturer Electronic Arts (EA).
Marsico Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 696,442…
Google has also signed a hydropower framework agreement with Brookfield to upgrade and relicense two Susquehanna River dams in Pennsylvania—the first contracts under a broader framework…
Google and Intersect, a clean energy developer Google acquired in March 2026, have launched construction on the Meitner Energy Center, a co-located data center and generation complex in…
Clean Energy / Data Center Infrastructure
FundingEquity
Google
Google's matrix announced on June 1, 2026 a financing operation for up to $80 billion via shares to sustain its deployment of AI infrastructure.
Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. acquired a new stake in Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired…
Sensor Tower has acquired mobile app intelligence firm AppMagic for an undisclosed amount.
Mobile app intelligence
M&AAcquisition · Completed
Invariant Investment Management acquires Apple
Invariant Investment Management acquired a new stake in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing…
Super League (Nasdaq: SLE) ... today announced the closing of its previously announced acquisition of the Misfits Ads Division from Misfits Gaming Group.
Gaming advertising
LaunchA20 / A20 Pro processors
Apple
Apple will reportedly use TSMC's 2nm (N2) process in the A20 and A20 Pro processors exclusively for the iPhone 18 lineup.
System-on-Chip (SoC)
LaunchGemini
Google
Tech giant Google is now planning to move its AI platform to Gemini in a new direction.
Artificial intelligence firm Moloco inked an approximately 25,000-square-foot sublease at Sage’s 2 Gansevoort Street in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District.
Tamatem, the leading mobile games publisher in the MENA region, today announced the full acquisition of Playable Factory, one of the world’s most advanced and widely deployed playable…
Singapore-headquartered tech giant Sea Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding with Google to integrate generative and agentic AI across its ecosystem of gaming, e-commerce, and…
Intel has recently concluded contracts with Google and with companies linked to Elon Musk, strengthening its position in the third-party chip manufacturing segment.
Broadcom: Five-Year Deal with Google as a Kursturbo This week, the chip group has a billion dollar delivery contract with Alphabet under its umbrella and
Snapchat revealed that in 2025, nearly 2 trillion snaps had been created. That’s roughly about 63,000 snaps per second. With that staggering stat, they led into their latest…
Search engine and AI-enablement giant Google has committed to two long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for upcoming utility-scale solar projects in Texas.
Renewable Energy
M&AAcquisition · Rumored
Public Investment Fund (PIF) and other investors acquires Electronic arts
PIF is also part of a group of investors, including Silver Lake and Affinity Partners, that is acquiring Electronic Arts in a deal valued at $55 billion.
Mobile companies in California, by funding and team
Few mobile companies in California publish revenue, so this list compares what is on record instead: recorded equity funding, team size, revenue model, age and stage. The 50 companies below lead on recorded funding and team size among 1,447 active companies.
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Mobile gaming companies
Companies developing and publishing mobile games.
Roblox
Online gaming platform for developing web and mobile games
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Capital & corporate activity
Mobile funding and M&A across the United States
2,018 recorded equity rounds have gone to 7,763 mobile companies in the United States — how much, at which stage, into which sub-sectors, from whom, and how California compares. Debt, IPO and grant rounds are excluded.
equity rounds, last 12 months14
US$108.67m
equity rounds, last 24 months30
US$199.18m
raised over five yearsUS$4.79bn
278 rounds in the United States
M&A deals, California207
last 24 months
Capital by year
Equity funding into mobile in the United States
amount rounds
$884m201878
$889m201960
$1.6bn202070
$3.3bn202186
$638m202273
$337m202360
$346m202432
$111m202519
$78m20268
Bars show US$ raised; the number under each year is equity rounds. 2026 is year to date. The peak year was 2021, with US$3.28bn across 86 rounds.
The funding ladder · five years
Rounds and typical cheque by stage
AngelUS$2.64m3 rounds · median US$1.32m
SeedUS$337.56m154 rounds · median US$1.70m
Series AUS$631.40m69 rounds · median US$6.80m
Series BUS$701.63m24 rounds · median US$25.00m
Series CUS$657.31m16 rounds · median US$33.50m
Series D+US$1.44bn8 rounds · median US$160.00m
Where the money went · five years
Most-funded sub-sectors
Mobile gamingUS$1.64bn125 rounds · 97 companies
Gaming techUS$766.57m11 rounds · 6 companies
Pc & console gamingUS$557.68m28 rounds · 23 companies
MetaverseUS$520.00m1 rounds · 1 companies
Augmented realityUS$300.90m3 rounds · 3 companies
Mobile advertisingUS$194.81m13 rounds · 8 companies
MarketingtechUS$170.50m4 rounds · 4 companies
California in context
California’s share of the United States’s mobile funding
Rounds45%126 of 278
Capital71%US$3.42bn of US$4.79bn
Equity rounds over the last five years, 2,340 mobile companies in California among 7,763 in the United States.
Corporate activity · last 24 months
M&A in California
189Acquisition
10Buyout
4Takeover
Most active acquirers
Apple26
Google26
Scopely24
Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) consortium22
Silver Lake, Public Investment Fund, Affinity Partners15
Most acquired or merged
Electronic arts85
Google4
Loom Games4
Niantic4
Na4
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Mobile funding in California
206 mobile companies in California have recorded equity funding, US$9.44bn in total. Totals and round dates describe the historical record; they are not current valuations.
Most funded
Largest recorded equity totals, with the latest recorded round.
Communication apps
Provider of multimedia messaging application
Recorded equity fundingUS$2.62bnSeries F · Nov 2016
Founders · 3
BM
Bobby MurphyCo-Founder
RB
Reggie BrownCo-Founder
ES
Evan SpiegelCo-Founder & CEO
Gaming tech
Provider of a platform for group chats, video, and text communication
Recorded equity fundingUS$978.30mSeries I · Mar 2022
Founders · 2
GF
Gadiel FigueroaCo-Founder
SV
Stanislav VishnevskiyCo-Founder & CTO
Metaverse
Online gaming platform for developing web and mobile games
Recorded equity fundingUS$918.20mSeries H · Jan 2021
Founder · 1
DB
David BaszuckiFounder & CEO
Augmented reality
Developer of mobile-based AR games
Recorded equity fundingUS$772.84mSeries D · Nov 2021
Leadership · 1
JH
John HankeCEO
Communication apps
Provider of live-streaming community platform
Recorded equity fundingUS$373.44mSeries D · Mar 2014
Founder · 1
UR
Uri RazCo-Founder & CEO
Mobile gaming
Developer of games and a platform for secondary in-game economies
Recorded equity fundingUS$317.00mSeries C · Jun 2023
Founder · 1
JJ
Jamie JacksonCo-Founder
Mobile advertising
Cloud based mobile marketing analytics and attribution platform
Recorded equity fundingUS$293.10mSeries D · Nov 2020
Founder · 1
OK
Oren KanielCo-Founder & CEO
Mobile advertising
Cloud platform offering AI enabled mobile DSP software
Recorded equity fundingUS$183.81mSeries C · Aug 2021
Founders · 2
DP
David ParkCo-Founder & CIO
IA
Ikkjin AhnCo-Founder & CEO
Pc & console gaming
Developer of PC and mobile-based games
Recorded equity fundingUS$172.50mSeries D · Mar 2022
Founder · 1
OM
Osman MasudCo-Founder & CEO
Mobile gaming
Pioneering mobile games and interactive entertainment experiences for global audiences
Recorded equity fundingUS$155.00mSeries C · May 2017
Founder · 1
HC
Harlan CrystalFounder, CTO
Pc & console gaming
Independent game development studio
Recorded equity fundingUS$130.00mSeries B · Jan 2024
Founders · 5
JK
Jomaro KindredCo-Founder
HC
Hamilton ChuCo-Founder & CEO
MS
Mike SchweitzerCo-Founder
BB
Ben BrodeCo-Founder & CCO
YW
Yong WooCo-Founder
Social platforms
App-based social platform for audio sharing
Recorded equity fundingUS$112.00mSeries C · Apr 2021
Founders · 3
DY
Daniel YousefianCo-Founder
RS
Rohan SethCo-Founder
PD
Paul DavisonCo-founder and CEO
Social platforms
Social platform for live video streaming
Recorded equity fundingUS$110.00mSeries B · Nov 2017
Founder · 1
YH
Yuki HeFounder & CEO
Marketingtech
Provider of a platform for managing and automating paid media campaigns
Recorded equity fundingUS$100.80mSeries F · Nov 2012
Founder · 1
CL
Christopher LienFounder
Adtech
Providing AI-powered programmatic advertising
Recorded equity fundingUS$100.00mPE · Nov 2007
Founders · 2
CV
Chris VanderhookCo-Founder
RV
Russ VanderhookCo-Founder
Mobile utility tools
Provider of a cloud-enabled password manager tool
Recorded equity fundingUS$100.00mSeries C · Sep 2022
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Founders and momentum in California
Meet the people behind mobile companies in California. 601 of 1,447 companies list founders or leaders; where a public LinkedIn profile matches exactly, the expanded profile shows the photo, headline, location and education.
Growing teams
Companies whose recorded headcount rose the most between the two most recent team-size snapshots. A larger team is a signal of momentum, not of profitability.
Virtual reality
VR-based adventure game developer
Team size7,500Up from 461 in the previous snapshot
Founders · 4
JD
Jack DorseyCo-Founder
BS
Biz StoneCo-Founder
ZW
Zehan WangEx-Co-Founder
RD
Robert David BishopFounder
Mobile advertising
Platform offering in app advertising solution
Team size215Up from 22 in the previous snapshot
Founder · 1
MF
Mark ForsterFounder & President
Gaming tech
Provider of a platform for playing online games instantly, free
Team size500Up from 55 in the previous snapshot
Leadership · 1
RS
Rosen SharmaCEO
Marketingtech
Mobile Audience Intelligence
Team size52Up from 6 in the previous snapshot
Founders · 2
IM
Irfan MohammedCo-Founder & President
JB
Julien BellangerCo-Founder
Pc & console gaming
Independent video game development company
Team size55Up from 12 in the previous snapshot
Founders · 2
CN
Chad NelsonPresident / Founder
YC
YuChiang ChengCo-Founder - CEO
Mobile gaming
Developer of mobile games based on both original and licensed IP
Team size200Up from 59 in the previous snapshot
Leadership · 1
AH
Amy HuangCEO
Mobile gaming
Developer of Mobile Games and Apps in the Music domain
Team size51Up from 17 in the previous snapshot
Founders · 2
MS
Matt SerleticCEO & Co-Founder
BB
Bo BazylevskyCo-Founder
Mobile gaming
Developer of games for multiple platforms
Team size12Up from 5 in the previous snapshot
Founder · 1
SY
Sharon YguadoFounder & CEO
Mobile game developers
Arcade1Up game cabinets look, feel and play just like the classic arcade games.
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Women-founded
Mobile companies in California with at least one woman on the founding team. Expand a profile to meet the founders; teams can include both women and men.
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