Cheer Games, a mobile puzzle game studio, has raised $4.5 million in a pre-seed
funding round led by Makers Fund, with participation from Play Ventures and a
group of angel investors.
Founded
by former senior leaders from AppLovin’s Lion Studios, Cheer Games was
established by Emre Gercel (CEO), Berkay Ozturk (CPO), Ertan Ünver (CTO), and
Kutay Koralturk (CMO). The founding team previously worked together on
successful mobile titles, including the puzzle game Hexa Sort, and brings
experience across game design, product development, growth, and business
strategy.
Emre
Gercel said the company was founded with the ambition to build enduring game
franchises and a long-lasting studio:
We
started Cheer because we believed we could build something more durable than
the industry’s short-term thinking allows for. To build games that become
franchises and studios that become institutions. Barcelona gives us the global
stage, our Turkish roots give us the hunger, and this team gives me complete
confidence that we’ll deliver.
Cheer
Games focuses on developing casual puzzle games for smartphones, with the goal
of building scalable intellectual property and long-lasting mobile game
franchises. The studio aims to create engaging gameplay experiences while
applying a structured, product-driven approach to game development.
Headquartered
in Barcelona, Cheer Games is building a focused team with experience from
leading European gaming companies. By combining expertise in game design, live
operations, product development, and growth, the studio aims to develop a
portfolio of puzzle games designed for global mobile audiences.
The
funding will be used to accelerate the development of upcoming mobile puzzle
titles and expand the Barcelona headquarters by hiring additional global
talent.