The Everybuddy team in Israel.

Everybuddy raises $15M for casual mobile games like Lucky Buddies

Everybuddy Games, the maker of its casual slots hit Lucky Buddies, has raised $15 million in funding to make casual mobile games.

Makers Fund led the investment round with participation from Key1 Capital and Gigi Levy Weiss. On a mission to build premium casual mobile games for all players, Everybuddy Games will use the capital to grow its team. It’s a sign that seasoned teams can still raise money in the downturn.

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Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.