Bekir Batuhan Çelebi

Bekir Batuhan Çelebi is Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Grand Games, a mobile games studio established in Istanbul in 2024. He leads the company’s overall strategy, creative vision and expansion within the casual gaming market.

In its first year, the studio released two titles, Magic Sort and Car Match, and secured a $30m Series A funding round in 2025. In May 2026, Grand Games raised a further $70m in Series B funding, bringing total funding to $103m.

Çelebi has positioned Grand Games among the new generation of high-performance Turkish mobile studios, following in the footsteps of pioneers such as Peak Games, Rollic and Dream Games. Turkey has become one of the strongest mobile gaming hubs in the EMEA region, recognised globally for its creative talent, operational expertise and success in the casual genre. Before founding Grand Games, Çelebi held senior roles in product, marketing and operations within Turkey’s mobile gaming ecosystem. He is a graduate of Koç University.

Grand Games is a Turkish mobile games studio headquartered in Istanbul, focused on creating innovative and globally appealing experiences in the casual and puzzle categories. Its early releases, Magic Sort and Car Match, demonstrated strong engagement and retention metrics, establishing the company as one of Turkey’s most promising new developers.

By May 2026, Grand Games had six live games, surpassed 50m downloads and grown to a team of approximately 100 people. Magic Sort and Block Out also reached the top two positions on the US iOS most-downloaded games chart.

In 2025, Grand Games raised $30m in a Series A round led by Balderton Capital, Bek Ventures and Laton Ventures. In May 2026, it followed this with a $70m Series B led by Balderton’s Growth Fund, with existing investors Bek Ventures and Laton Ventures also participating. The round brought total funding to $103m and is being used primarily to scale existing games, support new releases and accelerate marketing.