Sector
Gaming
3 companies · 3 founders$
Companies
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TurkeyGaming
TurkeyGamingDream Games
Istanbul mobile games studio behind Royal Match and Royal Kingdom
$5bnValuation
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TurkeyGamingPeak Games
Istanbul mobile game studio behind Toon Blast and Toy Blast, acquired by Zynga
$1.8bnValuation
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JordanGaming
JordanGamingTamatem
Amman-based publisher localising mobile games for Arabic-speaking players
Founders
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TurkeyGamingSidar Şahin
Founder and former CEOPeak Games
Founded Peak in Istanbul and sold it to Zynga for $1.8bn, Turkey's first unicorn exit
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TurkeyGamingSoner Aydemir
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Co-founder and CEODream Games
Former Peak Games product head whose Royal Match knocked Candy Crush off the top
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JordanGamingHussam Hammo
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Founder and CEOTamatem
Lost his first gaming startup, then built Tamatem to 300 million Arabic game downloads
Stories
How Peak Games Became a Starting Point for Turkey’s Next Gaming Companies
In 2019, five employees left Peak Games to build another mobile gaming company in Istanbul.
4 Nov 2026
Founding MENA #28
Summer fundraises in full swing!
27 Jul 2026
Founding MENA #15
Three acquisitions in one week and a new fund announcement!
27 Apr 2026
