Marvel Snap developer Second Dinner, a studio headed by former Hearthstone game director Ben Brode, has secured a sizable investment during its Series B funding round earlier this week to the tune of $100 million. The funding round was led by investment firm Griffin Gaming Partners who have now partnered with Second Dinner on future projects.
The investment couldn’t have come at a better time with Marvel Snap’s publisher, Nuverse, having announced its closure back in November. The studio says that it will be using its newly acquired funds to create an original IP, develop new titles, and to fuel its continued growth while remaining completely independent.
“We want to make smart, targeted bets that leverage our strengths and give us space to build fresh, innovative games that we love and that we want to share with millions of players,” said Second Dinner CCO Matt Wyble.
“Second Dinner has assembled one of the strongest creative teams that we have ever come across,” added Griffin Gaming Partners co-founder and managing director Nick Tuosto. “Marvel Snap adds to the management team’s incredible track record of creating hit titles. We are thrilled to partner with Second Dinner to grow Marvel Snap and look forward to new titles developed by this ridiculously talented team.”
As for the Marvel licensed online collectible card game, it saw a significant uptick in player numbers following its Steam launch back in August and has received “Very Positive” reviews on the platform.