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Playdom

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Company Overview

Company Name
Playdom
Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR

Contact Information

Mailing Address
100 West Evelyn Avenue 110
Mountain View, CA 94041
USA
Email Address

Company Background Information

Overview
We boast the #1 game on MySpace--Mobsters--and three of the top four applications. But it doesn't stop there. Fueled by explosive growth on Facebook and an expanding pipeline of new games and features, we may be the fastest growing social gaming company on the planet. How do we do it? We're obsessed with one thing: our players.
Profile
Playdom LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Playdom Company Twitter Account
Company News
Playdom News
Facebook
Playdom on Facebook
YouTube
Playdom on YouTube
Last Transaction
7/27/2010

Financing History

Date
Type
Amount
M&A
$763,200,000
Venture Equity
$3,300,000
Venture Equity
$43,000,000


Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
John Pleasants
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Chief Technical Officer
Chris Wang
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Co-Founder
Rick Thompson
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Co-Founder
Dan Yue
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VP - Bus. Development
Sean Phinney
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VP - Engineering
Ling Xiao
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VP - Finance
John Pacholski
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VP - Marketing
Rachel Thomas
  Rachel Thomas LinkedIn Profile  Rachel Thomas Twitter Account  Rachel Thomas News  Rachel Thomas on Facebook
VP - Operations
Scott Thomas
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