Tech Company Financing Transactions

Social Gaming Network Funding Round

Founders Fund and Greylock Partners participated in a $15 million Series A funding round for Social Gaming Network. The round was announced on 5/14/2008.

Transaction Overview

Announced On
5/14/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$15,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Founders Fund (Justin Fishner-Wolfson)

Greylock Partners (David Sze)

Proceeds Purpose
With the current financing, the company will allocate even greater resources to research and development of its gaming platform, and produce more tools for social game developers who want to create a richer gaming experience on the social networks and the social web.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
3525 Eastham Dr.
Culver City, CA 90232
USA
Email Address
Overview
Social Gaming Network (SGN) is the leading global development platform for social game distribution. SGN has created a complete ecosystem for social game developers to easily distribute and monetize their games across the social web.
Profile
Social Gaming Network LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Social Gaming Network Company Twitter Account
Company News
Social Gaming Network News
Facebook
Social Gaming Network on Facebook
YouTube
Social Gaming Network on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Chris DeWolfe
  Chris DeWolfe LinkedIn Profile  Chris DeWolfe Twitter Account  Chris DeWolfe News  Chris DeWolfe on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Josh Yguado
  Josh Yguado LinkedIn Profile  Josh Yguado Twitter Account  Josh Yguado News  Josh Yguado on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Aber Whitcomb
  Aber Whitcomb LinkedIn Profile  Aber Whitcomb Twitter Account  Aber Whitcomb News  Aber Whitcomb on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Michael Ritter
  Michael Ritter LinkedIn Profile  Michael Ritter Twitter Account  Michael Ritter News  Michael Ritter on Facebook
VP - Marketing
Josh Brooks
  Josh Brooks LinkedIn Profile  Josh Brooks Twitter Account  Josh Brooks News  Josh Brooks on Facebook


 

 

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