When was Hipster Whale founded?

Hipster Whale was founded in 2014.

Where is Hipster Whale located?

Hipster Whale is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

How many employees does Hipster Whale have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Hipster Whale is 36.

Where does Hipster Whale rank among its competitors?

Hipster Whale ranks 200th amongst 8532 active competitors, of which 365 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Nazara, which secured $60M in Jan, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Hipster Whale?

Hipster Whale's top competitors include Tripledot, Nazara and King. Among them, Nazara secured the most recent funding round in January, 2025.

Hipster Whale - 2026 Company Profile, Team & Competitors

Q: Is Hipster Whale an acquired company?

Hipster Whale got acquired by Atari on Jun 01, 2026.

Company Details

Hipster Whale is an independent video game development company that specializes in developing action and arcade games. Some of the games developed by the company are "Crossy Road", "Disney Crossy Road", and "Pac-Man 256". It develops games for Android and iOS devices. Also provides publishing service to other game developers. It generates revenue through advertisements and in-app purchases.

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Founded Year

2014

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Stage

Acquired

Ranked

200^th among 8532 active competitors

Employee Count

36 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Tripledot & 11339 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Atari (Jun 01, 2026)

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Hipster Whale got acquired by Atari on Jun 01, 2026 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Hipster Whale has not raised any funding rounds yet.

The founders of Hipster Whale are Andy Sum and Matt Hall.

Here are the details of Hipster Whale's key team members:

Andy Sum: Co-Founder of Hipster Whale.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Matt Hall: Co-Founder of Hipster Whale.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Hipster Whale's employee count trend

Hipster Whale has 36 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Hipster Whale's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Hipster Whale include Tripledot, Nazara and King. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Hipster Whale, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Tripledot 2017, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Developer of mobile games across various platforms and application stores	$202M	Access Industries, Lightspeed Venture Partners ... & 28 others	81/100
2nd	Nazara 1999, Mumbai (India), Public	Provider of diversified gaming and sports media platform	$128M	WestBridge Capital, Hornbill Capital & 102 others	81/100
3rd	King 2003, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Developer of mobile games providing interactive entertainment across multiple platforms	-	Lakestar, Mosaic Ventures & 3 others	81/100
4th	Zynga 2007, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Casual games developer and publisher for mobile and web platforms	$526M	Sprout Capital Partners, Adams Street Partners ... & 38 others	80/100
5th	Team17 1990, Wakefield (United Kingdom), Public	Developer of indie games across multiple platforms and genres	$21.8M	Herald Investment Management, LDC & 2 others	75/100
6th	Voodoo 2013, Paris (France), Series E	Developer of mobile applications and games for entertainment purposes	$200M	GBL, Goldman Sachs & 7 others	75/100
7th	Jam City 2007, Culver City (United States), Acquired	Game developer and publisher	$499M	Elsewhere Partners, Columbia Capital & 20 others	73/100
8th	Playtika 2010, Tel Aviv (Israel), Public	Video Game developer specializing in casual games for mobile and web platforms	$1.5M	HTIF, NFX & 4 others	72/100
9th	Homa Games 2018, Paris (France), Series B	Developer and publisher of mobile-based casual games	$165M	Headline, Northzone & 14 others	72/100
10th	Akatsuki 2010, Shinagawa (Japan), Public	Indie game development company based out of Japan	$13.8M	Link and motivation group, Sony & 1 others	72/100
200th	Hipster Whale 2014, Melbourne (Australia), Acquired	Independent video game development company	-	-	48/100