Cupcake Digital, Inc., a New York-based developer of children’s enhanced storybook, interactive play and gaming apps, acquired German zuuka, the developer of the iStoryTime Library.
This acquisition aims to expand Cupcake Digital’s entertainment license portfolio, which now includes over 250 titles and a download base of over 8.5 million. Following the deal, zuuka founders Graham Farrar and Woody Sears will hold senior management positions at Cupcake Digital.
zuuka had received funding in 2011 and 2012.
Founded in 2012, Cupcake Digital provides apps for children. Its licensed IP portfolio includes Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock, Strawberry Shortcake, VeggieTales, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Animal Planet, The Smurfs, Sid the Science Kid, Barney, Mike the Knight, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Puss n In Boots, How To Train Your Dragon, Madagascar, Shrek, and Kung Fu Panda.
FinSMEs
12/03/2014