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Playdom Buys Resurgent Social Games Startup Metaplace

Jul 8, 2010 4:10 PM

Metaplace, a social games startup which switched strategies earlier this year after its first business failed, has been purchased by Playdom. Initially intended to be a place where people could build their own virtual worlds, Metaplace shut down that service six months ago saying it wasn’t gaining enough traction and…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media, Virtual Worlds, Companies, Best Buy, Cablevision, Comcast, Disney, ABC, Playdom, Microsoft, MSN, NBC Universal, CNBC, Playboy, metaplace

Metaplace Gets $6.7 Million Second Round

Tameka Kee

Oct 22, 2008 11:34 AM

Virtual worlds developer Metaplace has raised $6.7 million in a second round of funding. Participants included existing investors Charles River Ventures and Crescendo Ventures, and new investors Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. The San Diego-based company, formerly named Areae, has raised a total of $9.4 million. Metaplace was founded in…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, ben horowitz, charles river ventures, crescendo ventures, marc andreessen, metaplace