Mobile game publisher Scopely raises $55 million to drive global expansion

Scopely, the publisher of mobile games like Yahtzee and The Walking Dead: Road to Survival, has raised $55 million in a new round of funding led by Greycroft Growth Fund.

The money will help the company expand aggressively in the $36 billion global mobile game market as the forces of consolidation make it tougher for smaller companies to survive. Over the past 18 months, Scopely has grown its revenues more than 550 percent, said Walter Driver, CEO and co-founder at Scopely, in an interview with GamesBeat.