ZeptoLab

ZeptoLab
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2010; 16 years ago (2010) in Moscow, Russia
Founders
  • Semyon Voinov
  • Efim Voinov
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Key peopleEfim Voinov (CEO)
DivisionsZeptoLab Publishing
Websitezeptolab.com

ZeptoLab (stylised in all lowercase) is a European video game developer founded in 2010 by Semyon and Efim Voinov, and based in London. It is known for the Cut the Rope series of video games.

History

ZeptoLab was founded in 2010 by twins Efim and Semyon Voinov, who have been making games since the age of ten. Its name originates from “Zepto”, a math prefix meaning 10−21, to “signify how truly boutique their operation was.”

In 2011, ZeptoLab UK Limited was incorporated in London. The company has not received any external funding to produce their games. A publishing division was started in 2017. ZeptoLab started a new game development subsidiary in Barcelona in 2015.

In January 2025, Nazara Technologies acquired the intellectual property of CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars and King of Thieves for Rs 660,000,000. The games will be published under Nazara Publishing.

List of games released

References

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