Kiwi Adds Veteran Games Industry Talent to Support Mission to Bring AAA to Mobile

kiwi-logo-650New Team Members Bring Wealth of Game Development Experience from Leaders in Mobile, PC, and Console Gaming

PALO ALTO, Calif. — September 25, 2014 — Kiwi, Inc., today announced the addition of veteran games industry talent to its team as part of the company’s mission to build AAA games for mobile platforms. The new additions include Vice President of Creative Eric Todd, Vice President and Executive Producer Jason Woodward, Director of Product Wes Culver, Lead Gameplay Engineer Pratik Patel and Art Director Shawn Peters. Combined, these new team members bring decades of game industry talent from marquee developers and publishers including EA, Disney Interactive/Playdom, GREE, and Zynga. The new hires follow on the heels of Kiwi closing a $15 million Series B round which is being used to develop next-gen, cross-platform, AAA titles for mobile devices. Continue reading Kiwi Adds Veteran Games Industry Talent to Support Mission to Bring AAA to Mobile

Kiwi Closes $15 Million in Series B Financing

kiwi-logo-650Northgate Capital Leads Investment Round with Participation from DFJ and Returning Investor Sequoia Capital in Leading Mobile Developer

PALO ALTO, Calif. – Aug. 6, 2014 – Mobile game developer Kiwi, Inc. today announced that it has closed $15 million in Series B financing, led by Northgate Capital with participation from DFJ and returning investor Sequoia Capital. The Series B brings the total amount raised by Kiwi to $21 million. Kiwi has emerged as a top developer on Google Play, and the company will use the funding to invest in its next generation of cross-platform, AAA mobile titles while continuing to improve distribution and monetization practices that affect the entire mobile ecosystem. Continue reading Kiwi Closes $15 Million in Series B Financing

Kiwi, Inc. Repeats Success with Launch of Westbound for Android

kiwi-logo-650Game Achieves #3 Top New Free Apps Rank on Google Play, Continuing Focus on Character- and Story-driven Gameplay

SAN FRANCISCO –11/12/2013 –  Mobile entertainment company Kiwi, Inc. has announced that their latest release, Westbound, has reached the #3 Top New Free Apps rank on the Google Play charts, achieving over 100,000 player downloads a day within its first two weeks after launch. Westbound is Kiwi’s seventh game in the top ranks of the Google Play charts and the next iteration of its story-based adventure titles, which feature engaging characters and rich worlds. Continue reading Kiwi, Inc. Repeats Success with Launch of Westbound for Android

Saddle Up for Adventure with Westbound, Now Available on Android

Wesbound LogoBuild a Bustling Boomtown in New Free-to-Play Game from Kiwi, Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO – Oct. 28, 2013 – Kiwi, Inc. today announced the official release of its latest game for Android, Westbound. Now available to download for free on Google Play, Westbound immerses players in the vibrant colorful world of the Wild Wild West, encouraging players to explore and settle in an unspoiled new land. This latest release comes from the studio that launched Shipwrecked: Lost Island, a Top-10 Grossing game that has been downloaded more than 5 million times on the US Google Play store, and other chart-topping titles for Android including Monsterama Park, Brightwood Adventures, Enemy Lines, and Hidden Object: Mystery Estate.

To download Westbound, visit Google Play at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kiwi.westbound Continue reading Saddle Up for Adventure with Westbound, Now Available on Android

Kiwi Partners with Sequoia, Closes $9 Million in Funding to Build Mobile Entertainment Business

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Company Leads on Android with Chart-topping Games

PALO ALTO, Calif. – July 29, 2013 – Kiwi, Inc., an Android-focused mobile entertainment company, today disclosed that it has partnered with Sequoia Capital and secured a total of $9 million in funding led by Sequoia, represented by Alfred Lin, and AdMob founder Omar Hamoui. Guitar Hero co-creator Charles Huang and SV Angels also participated in the funding. Continue reading Kiwi Partners with Sequoia, Closes $9 Million in Funding to Build Mobile Entertainment Business