Berlin-based GameDuell which develops and operates skill-games including Solitaire, Mahjong, Sudoku, Pool and Darts has raised over $17 million in Series B funding from Wellington Partners. They are one of the fastest-growing skill game sites and the number one games community in Germany.

The company will use the funding to accelerate the company’s international expansion into other European countries and the United States, and build on the current 10 million members.

The company’s management team is headed up by experienced Internet entrepreneurs Kai Bolik, Michael Kalkowski and Boris Wasmuth and currently employs 80 people with plans to double the workforce in the coming months.

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