Omar Siddiqui and Shvetank Jain have worked together since 2007 within the mobile and social games space at Trippert Labs (acquired by Playdom), Playdom (acquired by Disney), and Disney. Siddiqui and Jain, along with Kiwi’s VP of Product, John Hsu, built up and ran Playdom’s largest studio and produced Gardens of Time, the breakout hit on Facebook in 2011 that earned Best Social Network Game of the Year honors at the GDC Online Awards.

“Kiwi was a unique opportunity for us to partner with a proven and seasoned founding team who are taking a fundamentally different approach to building more than just another mobile gaming company,” said Sequoia Partner and Kiwi Board Member Alfred Lin.

“We are looking forward to continuing to work with the team as they accelerate their explosive growth and broaden their reach across the mobile ecosystem.”

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