Profile
About
About
CEO of mobile game publisher Scopely, Walter Driver is a longtime social gaming entrepreneur with a proven track record of scaling startups quickly.
Scopely’s rapid growth earned it recognition from Goldman Sachs as one of the Top 100 Private Companies in 2012.
Prior to Scopely, Walter founded and served as CEO of O Negative Media, a leading developer of social applications on the Facebook and MySpace platforms with more than 30 million users.
Articles featuring Walter Driver
Articles featuring Walter Driver
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Apr 17th, 2024
Monopoly GO! celebrates its first birthday and shares its behind-the-scenes story
SCOPELY SERIES D
Mar 19th, 2020
Scopely secures an additional $200 million in Series D funding for a total of $400 million
CASH UP
Oct 29th, 2019
Scopely raises another $200 million, taking total funding to over $450 million
WAR CHEST
Jun 15th, 2017
Walking Dead: Road to Survival publisher Scopely raises $60 million to fund acquisitions and partnerships
Comes a year after company raised $55 million in Series B financing round
THE DEAD RISE REVENUES
Sep 16th, 2016
Scopely scores big as Walking Dead: Road To Survival reaches $5 ARPDAU and 25 million downloads
BEST IN LA
Jun 23rd, 2016
Scopely CEO Walter Driver named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for LA
CEO honoured as The Walking Dead: Road to Survival hits 20 million downloads
SCOPELY PARTNERSHIP
Nov 12th, 2015
Scopely partners with Redemption Games to publish its first two titles
INVESTMENT
Nov 13th, 2014
Scopely takes a big bet on its nextgen publishing philosophy with $35 million round
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Top Stories
News
Jun 7th, 2024
Week in Views - The hunt for the new Star Wars game, Xbox goes handheld, and cats versus monsters…
News
Jun 7th, 2024
Week in Views - The hunt for the new Star Wars game, Xbox goes handheld, and cats versus monsters…
News
Jun 7th, 2024
Metacore's Teppo Soininen: “Anybody who has put a game into soft launch knows there’s still plenty of space for f*ck ups.”
Events
Tribeca Games Festival 2024 | North America | Jun 5th |
Xbox Games Showcase / [Redacted] Direct | Jun 9th | |
PC Gaming Show 2024 | Jun 9th | |
Steam Next Fest: June 2024 Edition | Jun 10th | |
WN Conference Istanbul 2024 | Jun 11th | |
GamesForum Hamburg 2024 | Europe | Jun 11th |
ESI London 2024 | Europe | Jun 13th |
Indie Dev Play 2024 | Europe | Jun 14th |
Popular Stories
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Feature
Jun 3rd, 2024
May 2024 mobile game charts: Brawl Stars peaks, Supercell rises, and Dungeon & Fighter Mobile’s big China launch
Interview
Jun 5th, 2024