When was Glu founded?

Glu was founded in 2001 and raised its 1st funding round 4 years after it was founded.

Where is Glu located?

Glu is headquartered in San Francisco, United States. It is registered at San Francisco, California.

How many employees does Glu have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Glu is 366.

Is Glu a funded company?

Glu is a funded company, having raised a total of $8.46M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Aug 23, 2005.

How much is Glu worth?

The last known valuation of Glu was $***** as of Feb 08, 2021.

When was the latest funding round of Glu?

Glu's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on May 12, 2015, with participation from 1 investor.

What is the annual revenue of Glu?

Annual revenue of Glu is between $500M and $1B as on Dec 31, 2020

Where does Glu rank among its competitors?

Glu ranks 13th amongst 755 active competitors, of which 88 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was WeMade Entertainment, which secured $46M in Nov, 2022.

Who are the top competitors of Glu?

Glu's top competitors include LINE Games, Linekong and Supercell. Among them, WeMade Entertainment secured the most recent funding round in November, 2022.

Glu - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Q: Is Glu an acquired company?

Glu got acquired by Electronic Arts on Feb 08, 2021.

Glu is an acquired company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2001. It operates as a Mobile game developer and publisher specializing in mid-core games. Glu has raised $8.46M in funding from GGV Capital, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 755 active competitors, including 88 funded and 87 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like LINE Games, Linekong and Supercell.

Company Details

Glu Mobile is a mobile game developer and publisher specializing in mid-core games. It develops and publishes mobile games such as "Deer Hunter", "Cooking DASH", "Design Home", "Eternity Warriors 4"(an action MMORPG game), James Bond: World of Espionage( strategy game), and Deer Hunter 2016( an FPS game). Offers its games to the gamers through the freemium model.

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Registered Address: San Francisco, California

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2001

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$8.46M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, May 12, 2015, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Feb 08, 2021

Investors

GGV Capital & 11 more

Ranked

13^th among 755 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$500M - $1B as on Dec 31, 2020

Employee Count

366 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Tiro Talent Services & 7 more

Similar Companies

LINE Games & 1000 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Electronic Arts (Feb 08, 2021)

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Glu is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Glu Mobile Inc. CIN: 912143667 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	468 (As on Dec 31, 2021)	-
GRIPTONITE GAMES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900TG2011PTC075723 , India, Amalgamated	Jul 28, 2011	₹50 - ₹100 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2023)	254 (As on Mar 31, 2024)
GLU MOBILE INC CIN: 1366246 , United States, Active		$500M - $1B (As on Dec 31, 2020)	-	-

Glu got acquired by Electronic Arts on Feb 08, 2021 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Glu has raised a total funding of $8.46M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 23, 2005. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on May 12, 2015 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Glu has 12 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Glu:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
May 12, 2015	6615862	Post IPO	1250546	1697753	3738906	4301405
Aug 27, 2010	9216975	Post IPO	4026524	8277044	6092785	Cannell Capital & 5 more
Jun 2006	9133383	Series A	1979174	8610602	9281838	1956979

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Glu's employee count trend

Glu has 366 employees as of May 26. Here is Glu's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Glu include LINE Games, Linekong and Supercell. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Glu, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	LINE Games 2017, Seoul (South Korea), Series A	Mobile game developer & publisher of mid-core genres	$10.8M	Blocore, FTX & 6 others	77/100
2nd	Linekong 2007, Beijing (China), Public	Mobile Game developer and publisher focusing on Mid-Core games	$135M	IDG Capital, New Enterprise Associates & 6 others	76/100
3rd	Supercell 2010, Helsinki (Finland), Acquired	Mobile game developer focusing on mid-core games	$143M	IVP, Index Ventures & 16 others	76/100
4th	Nexon 1994, El Segundo (United States), Public	Developer and publisher of online multi-player games	-	Insight Partners, SoftBank Group & 2 others	76/100
5th	Netmarble Games Corporation 2012, Seoul (South Korea), Public	Developer of mobile-based mid-core games	$533M	Tencent, We Ventures & 4 others	75/100
6th	WeMade Entertainment 2000, Seoul (South Korea), Public	Video game developer focusing on MMORPGs	-	Kiwoom Securities, Microsoft & 3 others	75/100
7th	VNG 2004, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Series B	Online games developer and cloud solutions provider	$29M	Temasek, GIC & 5 others	74/100
8th	NetEase Games 1997, Guangzhou (China), Funding Raised	Developer of multi-platform games across various genres and gaming experiences	-	GreenHills Ventures, Bloom8 & 1 others	70/100
9th	Resolution Games 2015, Stockholm (Sweden), Series C	VR gaming development studio	$38.5M	Google Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures & 16 others	70/100
10th	Gameloft 1999, Paris (France), Acquired	Mobile game developer and publisher	$22.4M	Vivendi, Kima Ventures	68/100
13th	Glu 2001, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Mobile game developer and publisher specializing in mid-core games	$8.46M	GGV Capital, Time Warner Investments & 10 others	65/100

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Glu has made 1 investments in companies including Bee Cave Games. Glu has also acquired 7 companies including Tiro Talent Services and CrowdStar.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Mar 05, 2019	Acquisition	Tiro Talent Services		Worksop (United Kingdom)
Nov 03, 2016	Acquisition	CrowdStar	2008	Burlingame (United States)
Sep 14, 2016	Acquisition	Pokemonradargo.com	2021	Jakarta (Indonesia)