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Founded in 2005 by Lance Tokuda, Steven Van Horne, Jia Shen, and Jia Shen, RockYou is a privately-held, venture capital backed social entertainment company that develops social games and advertising solutions for social media. Based in Redwood City, California, RockYou is funded by Lightspeed Venture Partners, DCM, SK Telecom Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Partech International, and Softbank.
| Company Tags: | VC Backed |
| Year Founded: | 2005 |
| Fiscal Year End: | 12/31 |
| 1YR Revenue Growth Rate: | View % |
| 1YR Employee Growth Rate: | View % |
| 3YR Employee Growth Rate (CAGR): | View % |
| City: | Redwood City |
| State/Province: | California |
| Country: | United States |
| Phone: | View |
| Website: | www.rockyou.com |
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| Brands: | Gourmet Ranch Zoo World |
| Internet > Internet Services > Social Media |
| Technology > Software > Gaming & Entertainment Software |
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$99 Single Company AccessInstant Full Site-Wide Access| Date | Status | Target | Buyer | Deal Type | Price | |
| Details | Jun. 2010 | Completed | View | View | Acquisition Majority Acquisition | View |
| Details | Dec. 2010 | Completed | View | View | Acquisition | View |
| Details | Jan. 2011 | Completed | View | View | Acquisition | View |
| Details | Jun. 2011 | Completed | View | View | Acquisition | View |
| Details | Nov. 2011 | Completed | View1 | View | Asset Sale | View |
| Details | Jun. 2012 | Completed | View | View | Acquisition | View |
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| Jan. 2007 | View | A | Venture Capital | |
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| Jun. 2010 | View | Other | Venture Capital | |
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| Jun. 2012 | View | Other | ||
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RockYou, Inc. is a social gaming company that develops games for Facebook. RockYou also develops advertising solutions for brands and advertisers. RockYou operates as a game publisher for primarily Facebook games. RockYou commissions game development from outside studios alongside internal game development through its own studios. RockYou has four main business areas, the Zoo World franchise, which is RockYou’s most popular game, the Hooked franchise, Galactic Allies, and the media and ad network business. RockYou has offices in Redwood City, California, New York, New York, and Brisbane, Australia.
RockYou’s media and ad services focus on increasing value per engagement for brands and advertisers through through social games. RockYou offers a diverse portfolio of advertising capabilities including video and display advertising and game integration services. By leveraging its large user base for its games, RockYou is able to offer advertisers high ad… Continue Reading →
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