NBL Games to enter the US game market after acquiring investment

After completing its seed investment round, NBL Games is gearing up to enter the US market. The company, which focuses on AI-powered multiplayer social trivia and word games, has seen its first game, “Quiz Crush,” rise to prominence in the Turkish gaming market.

According to a statement from the company, Quiz Crush allows users to compete against other players in real-time in 10 different categories ranging from general knowledge to sports, cinema, science, and technology. Players can also create their friend groups and engage in in-game messaging.

In the rapidly growing Turkish gaming market, NBL Games completed its first investment round with a valuation of ₺150 million (approximately $4.7 million). The seed investment round was supported by investors such as Heaventures, Abidin Gülmüş, Nedim Özkan, Tolga Camadan, Kerim Dumanlı, Savaş Keleş, and Cengiz Zabcı.

With ambitions to expand domestically and internationally, NBL Games initially launched its journey in the Turkish market with Quiz Crush and is now preparing to enter the US market.

Erdem Yurdanur, Co-Founder of NBL Games, stated:

 “We aim to provide players with not only entertaining but also intellectually challenging, socially interactive, and innovative games.”

Emre Ulusoy, Co-Founder of NBL Games, said:

“Throughout our journey, we aim to provide gamers with experiences that will be the first of their kind in the world.”

It is estimated that there are 36 million active gamers in Turkiye. Over the past five years, startups developing games in Turkiye have received investments totaling $672.5 million. In 2023, the number of investments made in gaming startups increased by over 50% compared to the previous year.

When evaluated on a European scale, Turkiye ranks fifth in investment volume in gaming startups, following the UK, France, Switzerland, and Sweden, and ranks first in the number of investments made.

NBL Games, a new player in the Turkish gaming market with ambitions for significant growth, aims to become one of Turkiye’s unicorns emerging from the game industry in the medium to long term.

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