Second Dinner
Second Dinner is a remote-first game studio that develops mobile games, including the award-winning MARVEL SNAP. The Irvine-based company has raised $130M, most recently in a Series B in January 2024, and employs 202 people.
The growth story
Second Dinner grew from 36 to 202 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $130M along the way, most recently a Series B in January 2024.
About
Second Dinner creates mobile games, with MARVEL SNAP being its flagship title. The game has won multiple awards, including Mobile Game of the Year and the Apple Design Award for Innovation, positioning the studio as a notable player in the mobile gaming space.
The company has raised $130M, with its latest Series B round closing in January 2024. While headcount growth data is unavailable, the studio operates remotely across the US, emphasizing a diverse team to enhance game development.
Founders and leadership
Second Dinner is led by a team with deep gaming industry experience, with engineering being the largest function at 34 employees. The company operates as a remote-first studio, with most team members distributed across the United States.
The Second Dinner org chart
Ben Brode (Co-Founder and Chief Development Officer) leads 42 mapped leaders with 7 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Arts and Design 61 (-3% YoY), Engineering 41 (-15% YoY), Operations 19 (+46% YoY), Product Management 10 (+25% YoY), Marketing 8 (0% YoY), Information Technology 8 (-20% YoY).
Talent flow
Second Dinner draws heavily from major gaming companies, with 32% of its talent coming from Blizzard Entertainment and 15% from Riot Games. Alumni have moved to companies like Netflix, Riot Games, and The Walt Disney Company.
Most common previous employers of Second Dinner staff: Blizzard Entertainment (32), Riot Games (15), Electronic Arts (EA) (12), Jam City (9), Zynga (7), Microsoft (7). Former Second Dinner employees most often moved to Netflix (3), Riot Games (3), Tic Toc Games (2), Scopely (2), The Walt Disney Company (2), Apple (2).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 48% direct, 42% search, 4% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Second Dinner: Adobe Photoshop (54), Video Games (51), Game Development (50), Unity (40), Microsoft Office (40), Game Design (39), C# (35), Leadership (34).
Where the team actually sits
Second Dinner people are concentrated in California, United States (58), Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (10), Washington, United States (9), Greater Seattle Area (5).
Search footprint
Second Dinner attracts about 572 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 7 ranking keywords and lost 8 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.90 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.40 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.40 / 5
Frequently asked
Second Dinner has 202 employees as of September 2026.
Second Dinner has raised $130M in total, most recently a Series B round in January 2024.
Second Dinner was founded in 2018 by Jomaro Kindred, Ben Brode.
Ben Brode (Co-Founder and Chief Development Officer) sits at the top of Second Dinner's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Second Dinner staff are Blizzard Entertainment (32 people), Riot Games (15 people), Electronic Arts (EA) (12 people).
Former Second Dinner employees most often move to Netflix (3), Riot Games (3), Tic Toc Games (2).
Second Dinner attracts about 572 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Second Dinner staff are Adobe Photoshop, Video Games, Game Development, Unity, Microsoft Office.
Second Dinner staff are concentrated in California, United States (58), Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (10), Washington, United States (9).
Second Dinner has about 61 people in Arts and Design, down 3% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Second Dinner has about 41 people in Engineering, down 15% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 131 current and 72 former Second Dinner profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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