Wooga is a Berlin-based developer of social games for Facebook, known for titles including Diamond Dash, Monster World, Happy Hospital and Bubble Island. Founded in 2009, the company has grown from five employees to 85 and reports 30 million monthly players across its games. The firm plans to use additional capital to produce more Facebook games and is pursuing aggressive hiring—aiming to reach 150 employees by year end. Wooga has raised a total of $31.5 million to date, including the recently completed financing. Its reach on the Facebook platform places it alongside major rivals, and leadership is expanding with a Highland partner joining its board. Wooga is a social gaming company. TechCrunch ran a story titled "Social Gaming Still In Play – Wooga Raises An Additional €5 Million" reporting the company raised an additional €5 million. The article frames the funding as a sign of continued activity in the social gaming sector. The piece does not provide operating metrics, product roadmaps, or detailed financial statements beyond the €5 million figure. Coverage appears as part of broader TechCrunch startup reporting on gaming and venture activity. wooga develops social games for platforms like Facebook, with its flagship title "Brain Buddies" attracting significant user engagement. Brain Buddies has reached 2.5 million users on Facebook and was still growing by about 100,000 users per day at the time of reporting. The company plans to develop several new games and to launch them leveraging the momentum created by Brain Buddies. wooga closed a round of investment from Holtzbrinck Ventures, though the terms of the financing were not disclosed. The article notes wooga was founded in 2009 and is based in Berlin. It frames the company as benefiting from the resilience of the online gaming industry and the rapid growth of social networks.

Total raised

$31M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

May 2011