
Driver bootstrapped Scopely from a Los Angeles startup into the $4.9 billion independent mobile game company behind Monopoly GO!, MARVEL Strike Force, and Stumble Guys — a portfolio of sustained hits that ranks among the most successful entrepreneurial runs in American gaming.
Walter Driver co-founded Scopely and remains its chairman and co-CEO.
The interactive entertainment company is behind major mobile game franchises including MARVEL Strike Force, Scrabble GO, Monopoly GO!, and Stumble Guys. Scopely has grown into one of the largest independent mobile game companies in the world and was acquired by Savvy Games Group in 2023 in a transaction valued at $4.9 billion - one of the largest gaming transactions in recent history. Under Driver's continuing leadership, Scopely has continued growing through a combination of original hit development, acquisitions, and live-service operations of some of the most commercially successful mobile games ever released. Driver was named the 2025 EY Entrepreneur of the Year National Media and Entertainment Award winner. Building Scopely from a bootstrapped Los Angeles game startup into a multi-billion-dollar interactive entertainment company is one of the most successful entrepreneurial trajectories in American gaming. Mobile gaming is now among the largest categories of media spending globally, and Driver's company is one of the handful that has consistently produced hits at scale rather than relying on a single breakout title.

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