MegaZebra

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
MegaZebra pioneered the <a href="/facts/Social_network_game/3lB9e4bm">social gaming</a> space in Europe in late 2008.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2">2</a> Behind MegaZebra is the team around Henning Kosmack (<a href="/facts/CEO/mg4A8y5M">CEO</a>) and Mark Gazecki (<a href="/facts/Chairman/RS6EemFF">Chairman</a>).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3">3</a>
Since then, MegaZebra developed several cross-platform games for mobile devices and <a href="/facts/Social_network/kQg6aEVf">social networks</a> like <a href="/facts/Facebook/0IhXFR6u">Facebook</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a>
In September 2009 the company got backed by the founders of Web.de through Kizoo Technology Ventures.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a>
With Mahjong Trails<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a> they launched their first game, reaching more than two million monthly players in January 2011.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a> Today the game has still more than 2 million monthly active players.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a>
In March 2011 MegaZebra raised ‘multiple millions Euros’ <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a> in a second round of funding, led by <a href="/facts/Doughty_Hanson_%26_Co/eHbCB1V2">Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures</a>. Furthermore, Kizoo Technology Ventures participated again, alongside private investor Markus Stolz.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a>
With <a href="/facts/Gaute_Godager/YD89qnrC">Gaute Godager</a>, founder of <a href="/facts/Funcom/YD89qnrC">Funcom</a>, and Jürgen Goeldner, two Gaming veterans joined the company`s board of directors in January 2012.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a> 
Both have a long-standing experience in the gaming sector. Apart from Goeldner and Godager, the MegaZebra board consists of Nigel Grierson from <a href="/facts/Doughty_Hanson_%26_Co/eHbCB1V2">Doughty Hanson</a>, Matthias Hornberger from Atevia, and Mark Gazecki of the founders.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12">12</a>
MegaZebra launched its second hit game Solitaire Castle in late 2011. Following in the footsteps of <a href="/facts/Mahjong_Trails/Jsa41DF0">Mahjong Trails</a>, it reached more than 1.5 million <a href="/facts/Monthly_active_users/GuCc4RaI">monthly active users</a> in October 2012.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13">13</a> and reached more the 2 million user per month in January 2013.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14">14</a>
1 year later MegaZebra launched Suburbia, which reached 2 million MAU in early 2014. With Suburbia, MegaZebra was the first company to combine episodic, TV-style content with simulation game mechanics. but you can only complete up to episode 5 episode 6 has been in development for about 4 years<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15">15</a>
MegaZebra’s latest game Solitaire Chronicles is the first <a href="/facts/Cross-platform/16zqdvNR">cross-platform</a> title, that is available on the web and on mobile devices. Recently it won the Tabby Award in the category Best iPad game: Cards, Casino and Dice.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16">16</a>

<h2 id="figures">Figures</h2>
According to AppData, in January 2011 MegaZebra is one of the top 25 fastest growing developers on <a href="/facts/Facebook/0IhXFR6u">Facebook</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17">17</a> reaching almost 4 million monthly users and is with more than half a million daily active users,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18">18</a> among the Top 3 European developers in terms of daily active users.
With Mahjong Trails and Solitaire Castle, MegaZebra has now two games exceeding the 2 million monthly active user mark.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19">19</a>

<h2 id="awards">Awards</h2>
In 2015 Solitaire Chronicles, the first mobile game of the company, won the Tabby Award for the category “Best iPad game: Cards, Casino and Dice”.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20">20</a>

<h2 id="games">Games</h2>
<ul><li>Desperate Housewives: The Game</li>
<li>Mahjong Trails</li>
<li>Suburbia 2</li>
<li>Solitaire Chronicles</li>
<li>Solitaire Castle</li>
<li>Mahjong</li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.megazebra.com/">Official MegaZebra website</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

<ol>
<li id="fn:1">"Deutschlands größte Spielehersteller 2018". GamesWirtschaft (in German). 2 July 2018. <a href="https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/deutschlands-groesste-spielehersteller-2018/" target="_blank">https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/deutschlands-groesste-spielehersteller-2018/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:2">"MegaZebra Profile[usurped]." Retrieved from Venturebeat, on February 3, 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100731160357/http://venturebeatprofiles.com/company/profile/megazebra" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20100731160357/http://venturebeatprofiles.com/company/profile/megazebra</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:3">"About MegaZebra." Retrieved from MegaZebra, on January 27, 2011. <a href="http://www.megazebra.com/home/about/page-2.html/" target="_blank">http://www.megazebra.com/home/about/page-2.html/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:4">"Developer Profile: MegaZebra Archived 2013-01-18 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved from AppStats.eu, on January 18, 2013. <a href="http://appstats.eu/devs/facebook/1014759-megazebra-gmbh/" target="_blank">http://appstats.eu/devs/facebook/1014759-megazebra-gmbh/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:5">"Social Gaming Roundup from September 18, 2009." Retrieved from InsideSocialGames, on January 11, 2011. <a href="http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2009/09/18/social-gaming-roundup-playfish-and-playdom-expand-in-sf-and-more//" target="_blank">http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2009/09/18/social-gaming-roundup-playfish-and-playdom-expand-in-sf-and-more//</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:6">"MegaZebra`s Mahjong Trails brings Tile-based action to Facebook." Retrieved from InsideSocialGames, on January 20, 2011. <a href="http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2010/10/20/megazebras-mahjong-trails-brings-tile-based-action-to-facebook/" target="_blank">http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2010/10/20/megazebras-mahjong-trails-brings-tile-based-action-to-facebook/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:7">"MahjongTrails." Retrieved from All Facebook Statistics, on January 17, 2011. <a href="http://statistics.allfacebook.com/applications/single/mahjong-trails/108589655859196/" target="_blank">http://statistics.allfacebook.com/applications/single/mahjong-trails/108589655859196/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:8">"Developer Profile: MegaZebra Archived 2013-01-18 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved from AppStats.eu, on January 18, 2013. <a href="http://appstats.eu/devs/facebook/1014759-megazebra-gmbh/" target="_blank">http://appstats.eu/devs/facebook/1014759-megazebra-gmbh/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:9">"MegaZebra On Ad Spend, Localization and Facebook-Only Development." Retrieved from InsideSocialGames, on May 25, 2011. <a href="http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2011/04/13/megazebra-on-ad-spend-localization-and-facebook-only-development/" target="_blank">http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2011/04/13/megazebra-on-ad-spend-localization-and-facebook-only-development/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:10">"Facebook games developer MegaZebra closes ‘multi-million’ euro funding round." Retrieved from TechCrunch, on May 24, 2011. <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/31/facebook-games-developer-megazebra-closes-multi-million-euro-funding-round/" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/31/facebook-games-developer-megazebra-closes-multi-million-euro-funding-round/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:11">"MegaZebra appoints Godager and Goeldner to board." Retrieved from InsideSocialGames, on January 24, 2012. <a href="http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2012/01/20/social-gaming-news-roundup-zynga-megazebra-and-japan/" target="_blank">http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2012/01/20/social-gaming-news-roundup-zynga-megazebra-and-japan/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:12">"MegaZebra signs Godager and Goeldner as Board Members." Retrieved from Social Games Observer on January 25, 2012. <a href="http://www.socialgamesobserver.com/hr-update-megazebra-sign-godager-and-goeldner-as-board-members-11407/" target="_blank">http://www.socialgamesobserver.com/hr-update-megazebra-sign-godager-and-goeldner-as-board-members-11407/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:13">"/ Solitaire Castle Archived 2012-11-12 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved from AppStats.eu on October 30, 2012. <a href="http://appstats.eu/apps/facebook/2614413-solitaire-castle" target="_blank">http://appstats.eu/apps/facebook/2614413-solitaire-castle</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:14">"Developer Profile: MegaZebra Archived 2013-01-18 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved from AppStats.eu, on January 18, 2013. <a href="http://appstats.eu/devs/facebook/1014759-megazebra-gmbh/" target="_blank">http://appstats.eu/devs/facebook/1014759-megazebra-gmbh/</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:15">"Henning Kosmack Finds The Fun In The Media Battle." Retrieved from gamesauce.org on August 6, 2015. <a href="http://gamesauce.org/news/2014/08/26/henning-kosmack-finds-the-fun-in-the-media-battle-casual-connect-video/" target="_blank">http://gamesauce.org/news/2014/08/26/henning-kosmack-finds-the-fun-in-the-media-battle-casual-connect-video/</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:16">"Tabby Award Winners 2015." Retrieved from tabbyawards.com on August 6, 2015. <a href="http://tabbyawards.com/winners/2015-best-tablet-apps-ipad-ios-android-winners-users-choice/" target="_blank">http://tabbyawards.com/winners/2015-best-tablet-apps-ipad-ios-android-winners-users-choice/</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:17">"Top Gainer of the week Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved from AppData, on January 26, 2011. <a href="http://www.appdata.com/gainers/week?list_select=devs&metric_select=mau&fanbase=0&genre_id=Select+category/" target="_blank">http://www.appdata.com/gainers/week?list_select=devs&metric_select=mau&fanbase=0&genre_id=Select+category/</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:18">"[1] Archived 2013-01-16 at archive.today." Retrieved from AppData, on May 25, 2011. <a href="http://www.appdata.com/devs/30665-megazebra-gmbh" target="_blank">http://www.appdata.com/devs/30665-megazebra-gmbh</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:19">"Developer Profile: MegaZebra Archived 2013-01-18 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved from AppStats.eu, on January 18, 2013. <a href="http://appstats.eu/devs/facebook/1014759-megazebra-gmbh/" target="_blank">http://appstats.eu/devs/facebook/1014759-megazebra-gmbh/</a> <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:20">"Tabby Award Winners 2015." Retrieved from tabbyawards.com on August 6, 2015. <a href="http://tabbyawards.com/winners/2015-best-tablet-apps-ipad-ios-android-winners-users-choice/" target="_blank">http://tabbyawards.com/winners/2015-best-tablet-apps-ipad-ios-android-winners-users-choice/</a> <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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