Nexon Invests $5 Million In Social Developer A Bit Lucky

Social game start-up A Bit Lucky, creators of Facebook game Lucky Train, raised $5 million in a Series A round of funding lead by free-to-play online game publisher Nexon America. Founded in 2009 and based in Silicon Valley, A Bit Lucky is best known for creating Lucky Train, a simulator allowing players to build a thriving railroad network. The game is still in its beta phase but has already picked up more than 1 million monthly active users according to figures from AppData. Nexon says its investment exemplifies its efforts to "identify, invest in and work collaboratively with the best and most innovative game developers." The MapleStory publisher has also recently invested millions of dollars into studios like Antic Entertainment, BoomBang Games, and one2tribe. A Bit Lucky's other backers include Red Octane co-founders Charles and Kai Huang, Accel Partners, Rembrandt Venture Partners, Blumberg Capital, SV Angel, The Founder Collective, Felicis Ventures, IGN CEO Mark Jung, Google M&A head David Lawee, Delicious founder Joshua Schachter, Lerer Ventures, and XG Ventures. With this financing round, Nexon will be represented on A Bit Lucky's board of directors. Google M&A head David Lawee and Zynga co-founder and serial entrepreneur Andrew Trader will join the developer's board of advisors, too. "We are very excited to get Nexon's support to create the new generation of high quality, ubiquitous social games," A Bit Lucky CEO Frederic Descamps said in a statement. "Nexon invented Free-To-Play and virtual goods in gaming and we are looking forward to benefiting from their expertise."