Scopely raises $35 million to expand its mobile game platform

Scopely, a Los Angeles startup that’s built a platform for distributing and monetizing mobile games, is announcing that it has raised $35 million in Series A funding. Co-founder and CEO Walter Driver alternately described his goal as creating “the HBO of mobile games” and “the HBO of touchscreen entertainment.” The company develops its own games and also publishes games developed by others. The key, Driver said, is that many of the studios creating the best games don’t have the right tools to promote and make money from their titles.