Tripledot snaps up $116M at a $1.4B valuation as casual mobile games become serious business – TechCrunch — techcrunch.com

Casual mobile games have reached a fever pitch of interest with consumers, and so too with investors, who are rushing to back the biggest and most promising startups building these quick hits of engagement and diversion. In the latest development, a startup out of London called Tripledot — the company behind a popular Solitaire app, another game called Woodoku (“wood blocks meet sudoku”), and more — is today announcing that it has raised $116 million. The funding puts the London-based startup’s valuation at $1.4 billion.

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