Bee Cave Games is an Austin, Texas-based developer of social casino and mobile games led by CEO Erik Bethke. Its flagship title, Bee Cave Blackjack & Slots, features Blackjack and Slots gameplay and supports 18 languages. The game is available on the Facebook App Center, Apple iOS App Store, Google Play Store and the Kindle Fire App Store. The company closed a $5.5M Series A and has now raised more than $10M in equity. Bee Cave intends to use the funds to grow current and future titles. Matrix Partners participated in the Series A and Josh Hannah joined the company’s board of directors. Bee Cave Games is a developer of social games best known for its Bee Cave Blackjack Casino title. The company’s flagship game features both Blackjack and Slots and supports 18 languages. Bee Cave Blackjack Casino is available on the Facebook App Center, Apple iOS App Store, Google Play Store and the Kindle Fire App Store. The firm plans to use the new funding to market and expand the Bee Cave Blackjack Casino game on Facebook, iOS and Android. Bee Cave Games was founded in 2012 and is led by CEO Erik Bethke. The article reports the company raised seed funding to support those growth efforts. Bee Cave Games is an Austin, Texas-based developer of connected social games founded in 2012 by former Zynga executive Erik Bethke, Jeremy Strauser and Nimai Malle. The studio builds games across web, Facebook, iOS (iPhone and iPad), Android (phone and tablet) and other gaming platforms. Its first project, Blackjack Casino, is currently in private beta. The company raised $1.4M in seed funding from Glu Mobile and unnamed private investors. Glu Mobile is specifically named among the backers, with other private investors undisclosed. Bee Cave Games is currently hiring as it continues development and prepares to scale its connected-game offerings.

Total raised

$9M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Jun 2015