# Efe Küçük

> Efe Küçük is a London-based gaming entrepreneur, Game Factory co-founder and former CEO, and Global Head of Gaming at Trilitech. His work spans mobile-game development, studio incubation, developer partnerships and games in the Tezos ecosystem. He also writes about game design, AI and building products.

- **Role:** Global Head of Gaming at Trilitech
- **Organizations:** Game Factory, Hi Games, Trilitech, SHIPYARD
- **Education:** Istanbul University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Game Factory, which supported more than 70 studios by the February 2022 Google partnership announcement., Founded mobile studio Hi Games; his personal site states that it was acquired, without naming the buyer or terms., The Tezos Foundation’s 2025 report credits him with supporting the launch of over 250 titles with more than 50 million downloads.

## Career timeline

- **2019** — Game Factory, co-founded with Murat Kahraman, was publicly introduced as an online game-development network with Voodoo testing and publishing opportunities.
- **2020** — Identified as Game Factory co-founder and CEO in a November interview; the incubator supported 42 studios.
- **2022** — Represented Game Factory as CEO during its Google for Startups partnership announcement and Booster programme.
- **2023-03** — Joined the Tezos ecosystem at Trilitech.
- **2023-09** — His AI mini-games Bargainer and Convince the Bouncer were featured by Tezos Commons.
- **2024-05** — Described his work as Product Manager - Gaming at Trilitech, including partner mentoring and the Tezos Unity SDK.
- **2025** — Named Global Head of Gaming at Trilitech in the Tezos Foundation January-June report.
- **2026** — Publicly discussed building SHIPYARD for London founders and continued publishing essays on game development and AI.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Game Factory, which supported more than 70 studios by the February 2022 Google partnership announcement.
- Founded mobile studio Hi Games; his personal site states that it was acquired, without naming the buyer or terms.
- The Tezos Foundation’s 2025 report credits him with supporting the launch of over 250 titles with more than 50 million downloads.
- His LinkedIn profile credits him with the initial design and production leadership of Ground Digger, reporting over 20 million downloads.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Published Code is free. Fun isn’t. on October 6, arguing that cheaper production increases the value of design taste and access to players.
- **2026-01** — Published The Game of Uncertainty on January 13, discussing the danger of forcing early game concepts into premature clarity.
- **2025-06** — The Tezos Foundation’s January-June 2025 report identifies him as Global Head of Gaming at Trilitech.

## Links

- Website: https://www.efekuc.uk/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/efekucuk
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/e____f____e
- GitHub: https://github.com/efekucuk

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Last updated: 2026-10-21