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Co-Founder & CEO at Circle Games

Gokturk Balikci

Ex-Zynga New Games Division

Questions & Answers

What's the story behind your company?

Circle Games was founded by four friends who met at university, united by a shared passion for gaming. We started our professional journey together at a gaming start-up, playing key roles in scaling the business and strengthening our partnership. After working closely with some of the world’s largest gaming companies, we realized the importance of gaining insider knowledge. Each of us joined top gaming studios to understand how the best teams build and sustain successful games. Now, with years of experience, complementary skills, and a clear vision, we’ve come full circle—building Circle Games to create market-ready mobile games executed to perfection.

How is your team uniquely positioned to solve the problem you're tackling?

Our team’s strength comes from years of working together and complementary experiences across the gaming ecosystem. After scaling a gaming start-up together, we joined top companies like Zynga, Dream Games, and Good Job Games to gain insider knowledge of how successful games are built and sustained. This blend of start-up agility and big-studio expertise gives us a unique perspective: we understand both how to move fast and how to execute at the highest level. We know what players want, how to meet market demands, and how critical details define the long-term success of a game. Simply put, we have the right skills, chemistry, and experience to build mobile games that stand out and last.