When was Neptune founded?

Neptune was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Neptune located?

Neptune is headquartered in Seongnam-si, South Korea.

How many employees does Neptune have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Neptune is 84.

Is Neptune a funded company?

Neptune is a funded company, having raised a total of $3.29M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Nov 23, 2012.

When was the latest funding round of Neptune?

Neptune's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Mar 30, 2018, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Neptune rank among its competitors?

Neptune ranks 66th amongst 8408 active competitors, of which 368 are funded. It stands 9th 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 Neptune?

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

Neptune - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Neptune is a public company based in Seongnam-si (South Korea), founded in 2012 by Brian Sugar. It operates as a Mobile game development studio. Neptune has raised $3.29M in funding from Kakao Ventures. The company has 8408 active competitors, including 368 funded and 299 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Tripledot, Nazara and King.

Company Details

Founded in 2012 by Wook Jeong (former CEO of NHN’s Hangame), Neptune is an game development studio based in South Korea. The company focused on the development of casual games for mobile platforms and is popular for the game 'Nexen Pro Baseball Master 2013' - a sports simulation game. The company has a portfolio of 6 games as on February, 2016.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2012

Location

Seongnam-si, South Korea

Stage

Public

Total Funding

$3.29M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Mar 30, 2018, $*****

Investors

Kakao Ventures & 4 more

Ranked

66^th among 8408 active competitors

Employee Count

84 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

memory & 2 more

Similar Companies

Tripledot & 11209 more

Exit Details

Public

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Neptune is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Neptune Company CIN: 129-86-71829 , South Korea, Active	Jan 30, 2012	-	-	-

Neptune has raised a total funding of $3.29M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Nov 23, 2012. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Mar 30, 2018 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Neptune has 5 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Neptune:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 30, 2018	3100398	Series A	3156941	8766738	4298901	8682919
Nov 23, 2012	1747660	Seed	9575074	2432746	Kakao Ventures	4928969

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The founders of Neptune is Brian Sugar.

Here are the details of Neptune's key team members:

Brian Sugar: Founder of Neptune and founder of 3 other companies, Sugar Capital, ShopStyle and Popsugar. They are also an angel investor in 9 startups.

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Neptune's employee count trend

Neptune has 84 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Neptune's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Neptune include Tripledot, Nazara and King. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Neptune, 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
66th	Neptune 2012, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Public	Mobile game development studio	$3.29M	Kakao Ventures, Aju IB Investment & 3 others	58/100

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Neptune has made 2 investments in memory and Bob Games and acquired Oolblue.

Here is the list of these investments and acquisitions:

Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Jul 19, 2018	Investments	memory	2016	Seoul (South Korea)
Oct 26, 2017	Investments	Bob Games	2017	Seoul (South Korea)
Sep 07, 2016	Acquisition	Oolblue	2012	Seongnam-si (South Korea)