Tameka Kee
Nov 10, 2009 12:01 PM
Virtual goods and micro-transactions have been driving the billion-dollar online games industry across Asia for years. And deals like EA’s $400 million buyout of social gamer Playfish, and Activision’s new virtual pets addition to World of Warcraft, show that virtual currencies have now evolved into a viable business model for…
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Tameka Kee
Sep 9, 2009 1:11 PM
Riot Games has raised $8 million in funding from Benchmark Capital, FirstMark Capital, and Chinese online media company Tencent. Tencent is a new investor; it recently signed a deal to distribute Riot Games’ forthcoming multi-player online game, League of Legends, in China. Benchmark and FirstMark backed the L.A.-based startup with…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Aug 5, 2008 11:00 AM
WePlay, the community and youth sports site incubated out of CAA, has raised an $8.6 million second round led by Deep Fork Capital. Past backer FirstMark Capital (fka Pequot Ventures) also participated, as did senior executives and pro athletes Derek Jeter, LeBron James and Peyton Manning. All three of those…
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Rafat Ali
Jul 29, 2008 11:40 PM
Clickable, a New York City-based online search advertising and marketing startup, has received $14.5 million in its second round. The round was led the Founder’s Fund, as well as its previous investors Union Square Ventures and FirstMark Capital. This brings its total funding to $22.5 million. The company, founded in…
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