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ZeptoLab
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Founders
  • Semyon Voinov
  • Efim Voinov
Headquarters,
Spain
Key people
Efim Voinov (CEO)
DivisionsZeptoLab Publishing[1]
SubsidiariesZeptoLab UK Limited[2]
Websitezeptolab.com

ZeptoLab (stylised as zeptolab) is a video game developer best known for developing the Cut the Rope series, which has been downloaded more than 2 billion times since its release,[3] and can be played on major platforms including Android, iOS, Windows Phone, HTML5 Internet browsers, macOS, Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS.[4]

ZeptoLab has also announced licensing and merchandising partnerships for Cut the Rope and its popular character, Om Nom.[5]

History

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ZeptoLab was founded in 2008 by self-taught twins Efim and Semyon Voinov, who have been making games since the age of ten.[6] Its name originates from “Zepto”, a math prefix meaning 10−21, which was “meant to signify how truly boutique their operation was.”[7]

ZeptoLab has not received any external funding to produce their games.[8] It also owns a game studio subsidiary in the UK and started a publishing division in 2017.[9] The company’s HQ was moved from Moscow to Barcelona in 2015.[10]

List of games released

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References

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  1. ^ "Cut the Rope developer ZeptoLab opens publishing business to all submissions".
  2. ^ "ZEPTOLAB UK LIMITED - Overview (Free company information from Companies House)".
  3. ^ Butcher, Mike. "New Cut the Rope 2 Game Drops On December 19, Check Out The Video Preview". Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  4. ^ Lancet, Yaara. "Play Cut The Rope On Any Browser For Free, Courtesy Of Microsoft [News]". Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  5. ^ "ZeptoLab(TM) Announces First Wave of Expansive Licensing and Merchandising Program". Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  6. ^ Takahashi, Dean (2011-12-09). "DeanBeat: The iPhone fairy tale comes true for Russia's Cut the Rope developers". Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  7. ^ Loffe, Julia. "The Russian Twins Behind Hit iPhone App Cut the Rope". Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  8. ^ Eler, Alicia. "Russia's Top 5 Web Startups Of 2011 Mostly Rip Off U.S.'s". Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Cut the Rope developer ZeptoLab opens publishing business to all submissions".
  10. ^ "zeptolab to create 100 jobs in barcelona".
  11. ^ Om Nom: Merge - Release Trailer, retrieved 2020-01-07
  12. ^ "ZeptoLab and Hipster Whale reveal Downhill Smash", retrieved January 25, 2022
  13. ^ "‘Cut the Rope Daily’ Is Out Now Bringing a New Logic Puzzle Daily to iOS and Android Through Netflix Games", retrieved August 1, 2023
  14. ^ "Cut the Rope 3". App Store. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  15. ^ "Apple announces more than 600 new apps built for Apple Vision Pro". Retrieved 2024-02-26.
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