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Best Mobile Companies in Istanbul, Turkey

The 158 best Mobile companies in Istanbul, Turkey in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Dream Games.

158companies tracked
$907.3Mdisclosed funding
1unicorns
55have raised
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Our analysis of 127 Mobile companies

$17.0b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.

127companies analysed
88%cloud-native stacks
2024funding peak (by rounds)
17unicorns
2018median founding year
390kcombined LinkedIn audience
64%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Mobile companies in Istanbul

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFounderTech stackRecent signals
1Dream Games 🦄
Developer of mobile-based casual games
$468M13 mo agoSeries C180Eren Sengul
Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+9—
2Spyke Games
Developer of free-to-play mobile games providing puzzle and matching gameplay
$100M25 mo agoSeed15Mithat Madra
Co-Founder
PHPLaravelLivewire+14—
3Good Job Games
Mobile game development company
$83M10 mo agoSeries A113Ilker ılıcalı
Founder
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+12—
4Manc
Developer of mobile-based casual games
$50M43 mo agoSeries C—Halit Aydin
Founder & CEO
——
5Ace Games
Mobile game developer focusing on casual games
$40M4 mo agoSeries B88Hakan Bas
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+21—
6TaleMonster
Game development studio
$37M7 mo agoSeries A—Emre Yanık
Co-founder
BootstrapGoogle CloudGoogle Workspace+4—
7Libra Softworks
Developer of multi-genre casual mobile games
$30M54 mo agoSeries A52Enes Disli
Founder
WixSentryBootstrap+11—
8Peak
Developer of mobile games providing puzzle and player support services
$19M176 mo agoAcquired230—PHPanime.jsBootstrap+12—
9Cypher Games
Developer of casual mobile games
$13M9 mo agoSeries A26Anil Simsek
Co-Founder & CEO
WixSentryBootstrap+10—
10Agave Games
Developer of mobile games focused on the casual puzzle genre
$7M18 mo agoSeries A19Burak Kar
Co-Founder
WebflowGSAPLenis+81 internship
11Bigger
Casual mobile games developer
$7M12 mo agoSeries A38Erkan Gurel
Co-Founder
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+9—
12hadi
Mobile game development studio focuses on the development of casual games
$5M55 mo agoSeed—Burak Kilic
Co-Founder & Developer
——
13Magic Games
Developer of mobile-based casual games
$5M44 mo agoSeed17Mert Kasar
Co-Founder
——
14FOMO
Mobile game developer focusing on the development of video games
$5M52 mo agoSeries A23—WordPressMySQLPHP+16—
15Revel Games
Developer of casual mobile games featuring merge mechanics and item collection
$4M51 mo agoSeed7Emre Pehlevan
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+13—
16Passion Punch
Developer of mobile-based mid-core video games
$4M39 mo agoSeed52———
17Veloxia
Casual mobile game developer
$3M35 mo agoSeed20Melih Gundogdu
Co-Founder
——
18Grand
Developer of puzzle-based mobile games for a global audience
$3M1 mo agoSeries B—Sohail Danish
Co-Founder
StoryblokNode.jsVue.js+10—
19Hungri Games
Developer and publisher of mobile-based mid-core genres
$3M34 mo agoSeed18Oguz Kurtalan
Co-Founder
——
20Pine Games
Game development studio specializes in crafting puzzle games
$2M29 mo agoSeed—Yanki Akpek
Co-Founder & CEO
WixSentryBootstrap+15—
21Gulliver's Games
App-based mobile game developer
$2M38 mo agoSeed11———
22Mavis Games
Publisher of mobile-based casual video games
$2M12 mo agoSeed—Saygın Topatan
Founder
PleskWindows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NET+111 job opening
23Gleam Games
Developer of puzzle games with matching and city-building elements
$2M38 mo agoAcquired30Furkan Bekil
Co-Founder & Head Of Product
BootstrapFont AwesomeSlick+7—
24No Surrender
Developer of mid-core games for mobile
$2M26 mo agoSeed21———
25On Off Games
Developer of mobile-based hyper-casual games
$2M29 mo agoSeed—Eldar Satymov
Co-Founder
——
26Spektra
Developer of mobile-based casual games
$1M36 mo agoSeed13Kadir Danisman
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+19—
27Lokum Games
Developer of mobile-based first-person shooter game
$1M29 mo agoSeed—Burak Gozalan
Co-Founder
WixSentryBootstrap+9—
28BlindID
Social media platform for anonymous calls and chats
$1M94 mo agoSeed10Adil Zehir
Founder
TurbopackNode.jsTailwind CSS+11—
29Midas Games
Developer of casual games
$1M26 mo agoSeed—Selcuk Korates
Co-Founder & CEO
UbuntuGoogle MapsAnimate.css+12—
30Yin Yang Games
Developer of browser-based blockchain games
$1M46 mo agoSeed21Alperen Kırcanogulları
Co-Founder
——
31adMingle
Social advertising network
$600K181 mo agoSeed3Shlomi Selim Benbasat
Co-Founder
——
32njoyKidz
Developer of mobile-based educational games for kids
$525K45 mo agoSeed15Utku Bozkurt
Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+16—
33Angelfish
Ad exchange with bid matching algorithm
$500K154 mo agoDeadpooled—Murat Deligoz
Founder & CEO
——
34Pax Animi Games
Developer of mobile-based casual video games
$470K7 mo agoSeed—Serafettin Erding
Co-Founder
——
35Mafia Games
Developer of casual games for mobile devices
$400K63 mo agoSeed21Fatih Polat
Co-Founder
——
36Funrika
Developer of mobile-based casual video games
$319K59 mo agoSeed9Can Kone
Co-Founder
——
37Yuyuto Games
Developer of mobile-based simulation and strategy games
$300K24 mo agoSeed—Yagmur Gomurlu
Co-Founder
QuillPHPChart.js+14—
38Apphic Games
Developer of PC and mobile-based hypercasual games
$167K41 mo agoSeed12Erdinc Gurbuz
Co-Founder
——

Top 12 Mobile companies in Istanbul

#1
Series B · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2020 · 88 employees
$40Mraised
▾

Mobile game developer focusing on casual games. The games developed by the company include Mix and Drink - a simulation game, Prison Life - an RPG, and more. These games are available for Android and iOS users. It monetizes through in-app ads.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Series B—
  • Dec 2022Series A$8M
  • Nov 2022Series A$25M
  • Apr 2021Seed$7M
Founders & team
Hakan BasFounder & CEO
Investors
Actera Group, NFX, Re-Pie, Playtika, Trkiye Kalknma Fonu
Tech stack
Animate.CssCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudwaysCore-JsElementor
#2
Series C · Sisli, Istanbul · founded 2019 · 180 employees
$468Mraised
▾

Developer of mobile-based casual games. The company offers "Royal Match" a puzzle game where players can compete with others and can earn rewards. The game is available for Android and PC platforms. It monetizes through in-app ads.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 86k LinkedIn followers — 22.1% of this cohort's audience · 205 engagements/post (1.6× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Series C—
  • May 2025Conventional Debt—
  • Jan 2022Series C$255M
  • Jun 2021Series B$155M
Founders & team
Eren SengulCo-Founder and Chief Product OfficerSerdar YılmazCo-FounderIkbal NamlıCo-Founder
Investors
Index Ventures, Makers Fund, Balderton Capital, IVP, BlackRock, Kora
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCookie ScriptGoogle Analytics
#3
Series A · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2024
$37Mraised
▾

Game development studio. It is a mobile gaming company that aims to redefine the concept of casual gaming by creating engaging experiences for players of all ages. With a focus on game development, the company delivers games that resonate with players.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Series A$30M
  • Feb 2025Seed$7M
Founders & team
Emre YanıkCo-founder Simay KahramanCo-founder Eren SarıcicekCo-Founder
Investors
General Catalyst, Andreessen Horowitz, Ludus, Arcadia, Point72 Ventures
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle AnalyticsGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle Cloud TraceGoogle Workspace
#4
Series A · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2017 · 113 employees
$83Mraised
▾

Good Job Games is a mobile game development company. It specializes in developing games based on the puzzle genre. Some of the games developed by the company are LOLO and Scale. It develops games for Android and iOS platforms. It generates revenue through advertisements and in-app purchases.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 51k LinkedIn followers — 13.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Series A$60M
  • Feb 2025Seed$23M
Founders & team
Ilker ılıcalıFounder
Investors
Menlo Ventures, Arcadia, Anthos Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAws Certificate ManagerCart FunctionalityCdnjs
#5
Series B · Besiktas, Istanbul · founded 2024
$3Mraised
▾

Developer of puzzle-based mobile games for a global audience. The company creates and publishes mobile games within the puzzle genre. These games are designed to be engaging and accessible to a broad player base. The company focuses on developing original titles and expanding its portfolio of games.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers — 3.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • May 2026Series B$70M
  • Jan 2025Series A$30M
  • Jul 2024Seed$3M
Founders & team
Sohail DanishCo-FounderMustafa FırtınaCo-FounderBekir CelebiCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Earlybird, Laton, Bek Ventures, Balderton Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCore-JsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Workspace
#6
Series A · Sisli, Istanbul · founded 2014 · 26 employees
$13.2Mraised
▾

Developer of casual mobile games. The company focuses on developing the next-generation mobile puzzle game and its first game will be launched soon.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 2.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Series A$30M
  • Sep 2024Seed$10M
  • Jun 2022Seed$3.2M
Founders & team
Anil SimsekCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
500 Global, Play Ventures, Next Games, Elite Game Developers, The Raine Group, MIT
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle WorkspaceGsapHsts
#7
Series A · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2019 · 38 employees
$6.7Mraised
▾

Casual mobile games developer. The company has developed games like Hollo Ball, Hoop Stack, Color Rope, and more. The games are available for Android and iOS users. It monetizes through in-app ads and purchases.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 16k LinkedIn followers — 4.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Motion Designer
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Series A$25M
  • Oct 2020Seed$6M
  • Mar 2019Seed$700K
Founders & team
Erkan GurelCo-Founder
Investors
Index Ventures, Play Ventures, Goodwater Capital, Foobar, Yucca Jersey
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#8
Seed · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2020 · 15 employees
$100Mraised
▾

Developer of free-to-play mobile games providing puzzle and matching gameplay. The company creates games with challenges like tile matching, sudoku, and mahjong. It also develops games with 3D objects and varied combinations.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 28k LinkedIn followers — 7.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • May 2024Seed$50M
  • Jan 2022Seed$55M
Founders & team
Mithat MadraCo-Founder
Investors
Griffin Gaming Partners, Moon Active
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAxiosCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsGoogle Workspace
#9
Series A · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2021 · 19 employees
$7Mraised
▾

Developer of mobile games focused on the casual puzzle genre. The company transforms innovative ideas into mobile games for global audiences. It focuses on creating unique gaming experiences.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 14k LinkedIn followers — 3.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Series A$18M
  • Aug 2022Seed$7M
Founders & team
Burak KarCo-FounderAlper OnerCo-Founder
Investors
Balderton Capital, Felix Capital, 500 Global, e2vc
Tech stack
CloudflareGoogle WorkspaceGsapHstsHttp/3Jquery
#10
Seed · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2018
$2Mraised
▾

Publisher of mobile-based casual video games. The company focuses on the publishing of multi-genre games which includes Slidey, Fun to play, and Easy to learn. The games are available for iOS and Android devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: 2D Game Artist
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Seed$2M
Founders & team
Saygın TopatanFounder
Investors
Habby
Tech stack
BootstrapCdnjsCloudflareFont AwesomeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#11
Seed · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2020
$470.2Kraised
▾

Developer of mobile-based casual video games. The company focuses on the development of multi-genre games which includes Mr. Demolish 3D, Link and Collect, Landlord Puzzle, Smasher Hammer 3D, and more. The games are available on Appstore and google play store.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Pax Animi Games) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Seed$250K
  • Feb 2022Seed$470.2K
Founders & team
Serafettin ErdingCo-FounderOmer OzgurCo-FounderIbrahim YilmazCo-Founder
Investors
Alesta
#12
Series C · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2019
$50Mraised
▾

Developer of mobile-based casual games. The company focuses on the development of board games which includes RummiKub Social, 101 Muhabbet, Haber365, and many more. The games are available for iOS and android platforms.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2022Series C$50M
Founders & team
Halit AydinFounder & CEO
Investors
Gem Dgital

Funding & investor landscape

$907.3Mtotal disclosed funding
40companies funded
62disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
WePlay Ventures8 rounds
Bogazici Ventures7 rounds
Ludus6 rounds
INVEXEN5 rounds
Tarvenn5 rounds
Alesta4 rounds
Balderton Capital3 rounds
Play Ventures3 rounds
Re-Pie3 rounds
e2vc3 rounds

Notable founders

Hakan Bas
Founder & CEO · Ace Games
Eren Sengul
Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer · Dream Games
Serdar Yılmaz
Co-Founder · Dream Games
Emre Yanık
Co-founder · TaleMonster
Simay Kahraman
Co-founder · TaleMonster
Ilker ılıcalı
Founder · Good Job Games
Sohail Danish
Co-Founder · Grand
Mustafa Fırtına
Co-Founder · Grand
Anil Simsek
Co-Founder & CEO · Cypher Games
Erkan Gurel
Co-Founder · Bigger
Mithat Madra
Co-Founder · Spyke Games
Burak Kar
Co-Founder · Agave Games
Prism market signals · Turkey · country-scoped Prism corpus, 903,543 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Mobile coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH IN ISTANBUL · Networking & Security

How research on 5G 6G in Istanbul is moving

A read on the academic research around 5G 6G in Istanbul — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 90 papers.

Istanbul Technical University, Medipol, and Aydın University lead optimistic 5G/6G research (mean stance 0.66) dominated by antenna design, MIMO optimization, and millimeter-wave propagation, with minimal concern.

90 papers · stance +0.66 · 39% breakthrough · 3% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • Istanbul Technical University49
  • Istanbul Medipol University32
  • Istanbul Aydın University5
  • Istanbul Medeniyet University4
  • Istanbul University2
leading researchers
Hüseyin Arslan · Ertuğrul Başar · Güneş Karabulut Kurt · İbrahim Altunbaş · Hüseyin Şerif Savcı · Liza Afeef
prism intelligence · tone & topics
90% positive · 2% critical tone
TelecommunicationsElectronicsComputer ScienceSecurityBusinessMathematics
▲ Breakthroughs34 · 38%
▼ 60%→38% share
▼0.6× share momentum6 median citations62% since 2021mostly methods-led
Beamforming breakthroughs tripling (3→9) while Transmission and Bandwidth sub-topics newly emerged with 5 and 4 papers respectively.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Beamforming3→9
  • MIMO7→12
  • Transmitter1→6
  • Electronic engineering2→6
Newly emergingTransmission (telecommunications) 0→5 · Bandwidth (computing) 0→4 · Reflection (computer programming) 0→3
Landmark On Feasibility of Interference Alignment in MIMO Interference Networks · 729 cites
◆ Advancements51 · 57%
▲ 33%→59% share
▲1.8× share momentum2 median citations65% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements dominate, field-share surging 33→59%; Beamforming sextupled (3→18) and Antenna research quintupled (2→10).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Beamforming3→18
  • Antenna (radio)2→10
Newly emergingMIMO 0→11 · Electronic engineering 0→8 · Telecommunications 0→5
Landmark A Novel High Gain Wideband MIMO Antenna for 5G Millimeter Wave Applications · 175 cites
▼ Concerns3 · 3%
▲ 0%→4% share
5 median citations67% since 2021mostly empirical
Concern segment newly emerged (0→4% share); Beamforming, Telecommunications link, and Circuit Topology flagged with rising risk signals.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Beamforming2
  • Telecommunications link1
  • Topology (electrical circuits)1
  • Antenna (radio)1
  • Coupling (piping)1
Landmark Impact of Mutual Coupling on Power-Domain Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) · 7 cites

Common questions

How many Mobile companies are there in Istanbul, Turkey?
Radar tracks 158 indexable Mobile companies headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Mobile companies in Istanbul, Turkey?
The Mobile companies in Istanbul, Turkey on this list have raised a combined $907.3M in disclosed equity funding across 40 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Mobile company in Istanbul, Turkey?
Dream Games is the highest-funded Mobile company in Istanbul, Turkey, with $468M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Mobile companies in Istanbul, Turkey are funded?
40 of the 158 Mobile companies in Istanbul, Turkey on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Mobile unicorns are there in Istanbul, Turkey?
1 Mobile company in Istanbul, Turkey on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Istanbul, Turkey Mobile companies?
The most active investors in Istanbul, Turkey Mobile companies on this list include WePlay Ventures, Bogazici Ventures, Ludus, INVEXEN, Tarvenn.
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