Profile
About
About
CEO of mobile game publisher Scopely, Walter Driver is a longtime social gaming entrepreneur with a proven track record of scaling startups quickly.
Scopely’s rapid growth earned it recognition from Goldman Sachs as one of the Top 100 Private Companies in 2012.
Prior to Scopely, Walter founded and served as CEO of O Negative Media, a leading developer of social applications on the Facebook and MySpace platforms with more than 30 million users.
Articles featuring Walter Driver
Articles featuring Walter Driver
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Apr 17th, 2024
Monopoly GO! celebrates its first birthday and shares its behind-the-scenes story
SCOPELY SERIES D
Mar 19th, 2020
Scopely secures an additional $200 million in Series D funding for a total of $400 million
CASH UP
Oct 29th, 2019
Scopely raises another $200 million, taking total funding to over $450 million
WAR CHEST
Jun 15th, 2017
Walking Dead: Road to Survival publisher Scopely raises $60 million to fund acquisitions and partnerships
Comes a year after company raised $55 million in Series B financing round
THE DEAD RISE REVENUES
Sep 16th, 2016
Scopely scores big as Walking Dead: Road To Survival reaches $5 ARPDAU and 25 million downloads
BEST IN LA
Jun 23rd, 2016
Scopely CEO Walter Driver named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for LA
CEO honoured as The Walking Dead: Road to Survival hits 20 million downloads
SCOPELY PARTNERSHIP
Nov 12th, 2015
Scopely partners with Redemption Games to publish its first two titles
INVESTMENT
Nov 13th, 2014
Scopely takes a big bet on its nextgen publishing philosophy with $35 million round
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Top Stories
Feature
May 17th, 2024
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from a battle royale to a console classic remake
Feature
May 16th, 2024
Behind the scenes: How adding sandwich offers to an idle merge game boosted three metrics at once
Events
Digital Dragons | Europe | May 19th |
GamesBeat Summit 2024 | North America | May 20th |
Mobidictum Meetup Tallinn May 2024 | Europe | May 21st |
Nordic Game Spring 2024 | Nordic | May 21st |
Impact 2024 - Indie Games | May 23rd | |
Morocco Gaming Expo | Africa | May 24th |
MomoCon 2024 | North America | May 24th |
Unreal Fest Gold Coast 2024 | Australasia | May 29th |
Popular Stories
Feature
May 14th, 2024
53 top mobile games in soft launch: Squad Busters, Battle Guys: Royale, Plants vs. Zombies 3, LEGO Hill Climb Adventures, and more
Feature
May 13th, 2024
Hot Five: Dubai's new Gaming Visa, April's mobile game charts, and Xbox studio closures
Interview
May 13th, 2024