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Drop Fake

Vancouver, CA · Founded 2020 · 46 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors

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Drop Fake is a games company whose first title, DCKO, is a free-to-play mobile fighting game set in the DC Universe featuring real-time PvP and PvE modes with customizable rosters. It operates as a remote-first studio.

Also known as Dropfake

Founders & leadership

Drop Fake was founded in 2020 by Amie King, Ben Talbot, Jeff Howell, and Vincent Mar.

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Amie KingCo-Founder
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Ben TalbotCo-Founder
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Jeff HowellCo-Founder & CEOJeff Howell is a technology executive with over 20 years of experience in gaming, including work on large-scale backend systems, mobile app development, business intelligence, and machine learning. He is founder of Drop Fake, a games studio developing mobile titles.
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Vincent MarCo-founder · Operations & Technical Programs2021–2026Vincent Mar brings 20+ years of engineering and operations leadership experience across SaaS, platform, and gaming companies, with expertise in program management, distributed team leadership, and cross-functional coordination. He founded Drop Fake, a remote-first games studio.

Investors · 8

Also in the syndicate · 4

Aream & CoCourtsideVCFunPlus VenturesMarch Gaminglead

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements
  • Undisclosed amountseed fundingJun 2021 · 2 sources

    March Gaming (lead), 1Up Ventures, Aream & Co, CourtsideVC, FunPlus Ventures

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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Drop Fake is a game development company focused on cross-platform, free-to-play multiplayer experiences for mobile and PC. Its stated first game is DCKO, a free-to-play mobile fighting game set in the DC Universe that combines real-time PvP against live opponents with PvE modes, roster mixing and match, and customizable character kits; the title is open for player pre-registration on the company's site. At the time of its seed financing, the studio described its debut project as a cross-platform 4X strategy game intended for mobile with additional platforms such as PC.

The studio positions itself as a "for gamers, by gamers" company built around values it summarizes as keeping it real, working where you want, and caring about the work and the player community. It emphasizes diversity, open culture, autonomy and directness, and states an intent to build environments where team members and players feel their lived experiences are welcome. Company leadership has articulated design pillars of access and fairness: a free game available across platforms with a meaningful free experience in which players cannot pay for power.

Drop Fake operates as a remote-first employer with a flexible, high-autonomy working model paired with personal accountability, and offers benefits including learning and tuition support and paid studio closures in summer and winter. It has advertised roles including Lead Client Engineer, Senior UA Manager and Senior Backend Engineer.

Compiled by commissioned research from 6 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Founding team sizeJan 20219 people
Headcount rangeJan 202511-50 employees
Open roles listedJan 20253 positions
Seed funding raisedJan 2021$9M

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Timeline · 2

launches, deals, and filings
Jan 2021
Drop Fake raises $9M seed round led by March Gaming

Newly formed studio Drop Fake secured $9 million in seed funding led by venture fund March Gaming, with participation from FunPlus Ventures, CourtsideVC, 1Up Ventures and Aream & Co, to build a cross-platform 4X strategy game for mobile and PC.

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Jan 2021
Announcement of debut cross-platform 4X strategy title

At the time of its seed round, the studio said its debut title would be a 4X strategy game initially available for mobile and PC.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

In the news

▸Research sources · 6

primary sources listed

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Frequently asked questions

What does Drop Fake do?
Drop Fake is a remote-first game studio building free-to-play, cross-platform multiplayer titles, starting with DC fighter DCKO.
Who founded Drop Fake?
Drop Fake was founded by Amie King, Ben Talbot, Jeff Howell, Vincent Mar in 2020.
Who are Drop Fake's investors?
Drop Fake's investors include Courtside Ventures, FunPlus, Aream & Co., March Capital Partners.
Where is Drop Fake headquartered?
Drop Fake is headquartered in Vancouver, CA.