A Thinking Ape

Game Development · Mobile Games
$130kraised in 2 rounds
50+people
20stories in the press
2008founded

Overview

A Thinking Ape is a Canadian mobile games company founded in 2008 and headquartered in Vancouver. It builds social and strategy titles played by millions of people. The studio operates its games as long-running services.

Growth

Hiring Momentum
38/100
Slowing
Open positions
0
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
27 days
faster than 50% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Backend
100% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Python to stack Sep 2026
Added Unity to stack Sep 2026
Added Realm to stack Sep 2026
Added MySQL to stack Sep 2026
Added Django to stack Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Excel to stack Sep 2026

Financials

Total raised
$130k
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
2
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2017 $45k Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2016 $85k Details

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at A Thinking Ape over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
8
Postings analysed
2
Stack modernity
69/100
Languages
Python
Frameworks & libraries
Django
Unity
Databases
MySQL
Realm
Cloud & platforms
Adjust
AppsFlyer SDK
Developer tools
Microsoft Excel
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Connections

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Shared investors1
Y CombinatorVia a fund
6311 portfolio companies

News

News Vancouver Film School 3 years ago
VFS Partners w. Top Studios for New Scholarship
VFS Partners w. Top Studios for New Scholarship Full-tuition scholarships, valued at over $150,000, include mentorship and internship opportunities with The Coalition, Blackbird Interactive, East Side Games, Timbre Games, Relic Entertainment & A Thinking
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Podcast Hello Metaverse 5 years ago
Kenshi Arasaki: Psychology of Games and NFTs
Kenshi Arasaki is the CEO and Co-founder of A Thinking Ape Entertainment, a gaming company that has produced some of the top free-to-play mobile games It was recently acquired by the Embracer Group. He is an angel investor and jpeg/nft enthusiast, and is
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News Techcouver.com 6 years ago
A Thinking Ape Acquired By DECA Games For USD $105 Million
Techcouver is an online publication providing real-time reporting and analysis of emerging technology news in Vancouver and throughout British Columbia.
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News Embracer Group 6 years ago
Embracer Group acquires A Thinking Ape Entertainment
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News The Globe and Mail 6 years ago
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News pgbiz 7 years ago
A Thinking Ape on inclusivity in live ops content
What is inclusive content? It
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News The Globe and Mail 8 years ago
Canada's Top SME Employers create forward-thinking, fun workplaces
Successful small and medium employers are growing rapidly, with many winners significantly adding to their work forces
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News Daily Hive 8 years ago
Vancouver's tech industry is giving back to the community, and you can too Daily Hive Business & Tech
As Vancouver continues to solidify itself as a true tech powerhouse in North America (if not the world), the companies that grow and gather here have more and more opportunities to give back to their communities.And three of them want to inspire you to do
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Vancouver Canada
HQ
Vancouver
50-200 est. staff
careers board