As both an executive and investor within the mobile games industry, Stephane Kurgan has experienced significant success. He made his name as COO of King, working closely with CEO and co-founder Riccardo Zacconi.
Kurgan played a key role in growing King, helping the business to achieve a successful $7bn NYSE IPO and then a trade sale to Activision Blizzard.
Kurgan has co-founded a new mobile games studio – Queen Digital Entertainment – alongside King co-founder and former CTO Sebastian Knutsson. In July 2024, Forbes reported that QDE Studio had set up a new studio in Stockholm and were building a new puzzle game.