Vento Games, a fast-growing mobile games studio, has raised $4M in a seed funding round co-led by Makers Fund and Arcadia Gaming Partners to create long-lasting, family-friendly, visually rich, and innovative games that appeal to players of all ages.
The funding will accelerate the studio’s mission to grow its portfolio of charming, brain-building mobile puzzle games, including its new IP, Blossom Word Search, a captivating flower-themed word puzzle game that just hit Google Play and the App Store.
Founded in June 2024 by former Peak Games, Fugo and Zynga executives, Vento Games’ leadership team has decades of experience building, scaling and growing production, technical and creative processes for massive global hits reaching hundreds of millions of players, including Words of Wonders, Words of Wonders: Search and Okey Plus.
The founding team brings together four leaders in Istanbul’s robust games sector: CEO Mustafa Dağlı, CTO Onur Aydınay, development lead Emir Bilgin and art director Murat Turan. The Vento team has also been instrumental in the success of hidden object puzzle projects that achieved global recognition, reached tens of millions of downloads and ultimately led to a successful IP transfer.
“We are focused on creating long-lasting, innovative puzzle games that are both mentally stimulating and that spark joy in players of all ages and skill levels.
We believe great games come from a deep understanding of what makes players come back every day. Our approach is centered around identifying core fun loops early, iterating rapidly and combining creative intuition with rigorous data-driven decision making.
We are excited to have the support of world class investors, Makers Fund and Arcadia, to accelerate scaling our first game, expanding our portfolio and adding top talent to our team.”
Mustafa Dağlı, Co-Founder and CEO, Vento Games
Vento Games’ competitive edge is rooted in the team’s rapid production capability, data-driven mindset and strategy of developing content tailored for international markets. The studio blends creative intuition and adaptation for local markets with rigorous performance analysis, regular live service updates, and is using the latest technologies in its production process to enhance the game development pipeline and ensure efficiency and quality.
“The Vento Games team have hard-fought experience building and launching multiple successful puzzle titles together, a rare quality we admire. We look forward to supporting them as they build on their expertise.”
Michael Cheung, General Partner at Makers Fund. .
“Vento Games stands out as a fast-mover and one to watch for high quality games, incredible attention to detail and focus on the premium player experience.
The energy and talent coming out of Istanbul are shaping the future of the rapidly evolving mobile games space and we are proud to partner with Vento on their journey forward.”
Akin Babayigit, Arcadia Gaming Partners
To apply and learn more about Vento Games, you can visit the official website here.
