Founded in 2017 in Mountain View, Arkansas, Dun Rite Games was created by Jake Dobbins (a long-time mobile gamer and YouTuber with a six-figure subscriber base) along with co-founder Ricardo Velez and a team of developers and designers.
The company positioned itself as “mobile games dun rite—created by gamers, for gamers,” promising fresh game modes and multiple monetization strategies. The founders claimed to have a track record of developing ten games together before launching the startup.
In August 2018, the company began a funding campaign, ultimately raising around $332K by January 25, 2019, under a “$10 million” valuation cap convertible note structure.
Jake’s background as a content creator and gamer community figure was central to the brand’s approach—it aimed to build games based on real-time feedback and avoid exploitative monetization practices typical in mobile gaming.