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RockYou Overview
RockYou® is committed to defining the future of social gaming, creating products intended to serve players, advertisers, and developers alike. The company has dedicated itself to the development of high-quality games, including the award-nominated Gourmet Ranch™ and the celebrated Zoo World™ franchise. With advertising products that offer brands more meaningful interactions with players, RockYou...More»
RockYou® is committed to defining the future of social gaming, creating products intended to serve players, advertisers, and developers alike. The company has dedicated itself to the development of high-quality games, including the award-nominated Gourmet Ranch™ and the celebrated Zoo World™ franchise. With advertising products that offer brands more meaningful interactions with players, RockYou creates an unmatched value-per-engagement for both brands and users. RockYou's partnerships with world-class talent are part of their steadfast commitment to working with the next generation of social game developers.
Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, RockYou is funded by Sequoia Capital, Partech International, Lightspeed Venture Partners, DCM and Softbank. More information at www.rockyou.com.«Less
Key People
Management
- Lisa Marino, CEO
- Jonathan Knight, SVP Games
- Julie Shumaker, SVP/GM RockYou Media
- Steve Van Horne, Chief Financial Officer
- Jia Shen, CEO RockYou Asia
- Allyson Willoughby, SVP/General Counsel
- Greg Kearney, SVP of Technology
- Kelli Dragovich, Head of HR
- Peter Everett, VP of Product for RockYou Media
- Josh Grant, SVP of Corporate Development & Strategy
Board of Directors
Funding
| Date | Type | Capital Amount | Post-Money Valuation | Investors |
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| 06/2006 | Series A | 1.5M | Unknown | |
| 05/2007 | Series B | 15M | Unknown | |
| 05/2008 | Convertible Debt | 1M | Unknown | |
| 06/2008 | Series C | 67M | Unknown | |
| 11/2009 | Series D | 50M | Unknown | |
| 06/2010 | Series E | 10M | Unknown |
Products
| Name: | RockYou Ads |
| Product URL: | http://www.rockyouads.com/ams/partner/marketing/index.php |
| Description: | RockYou Ads enables brand advertisers and developers to reach social web users in a contextual, engaging way. Gain access to the massive audiences—over 400M—that spend time on social networks like MySpace, Facebook, Orkut, and hi5. |
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| Name: | Zoo World |
| Product URL: | http://www.rockyou.com/homepage/games.php |
| Description: | Have you ever dreamed of owning your very own Zoo or becoming the world's coolest Super Hero? RockYou's unique, one-of-a-kind social games let you collect items, level up, earn virtual currency, unlock new items, and decorate your world just the way you like it! Collaborate, compete, and play with your friends and family to reach your ultimate dreams! Join us now and explore the world of RockYou Social Games. |
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06/08/2011 09:45AM by rdeva
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Bulls vs. Bears (15)
| Bullish Opinions (8) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
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There is so much room for growth in this market, rockyou has a good start point
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tommyb 07/31/2008 |
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83% 6 votes 5 17% 1 |
Agree
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carboncopypro | 02/02/2011 | |
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Should go with 35M in funding
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bbrunelle 08/07/2008 |
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80% 5 votes 4 20% 1 |
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Just got another 17m
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looseygoosey | 11/03/2008 | |
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This market is yet another bubble |
ryang 08/15/2008 |
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100% 3 votes 3 0% 0 |
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They claim 87.5 million monthly users with 2.7 billion monthly pageviews |
dr.chang 06/09/2008 |
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80% 10 votes 8 20% 2 |
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They just annouced a $35mm round of funding |
dr.chang 06/09/2008 |
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90% 10 votes 9 10% 1 |
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Their ad platform enables monetization of social network app traffic |
jenny 05/25/2008 |
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90% 10 votes 9 10% 1 |
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They have some of the most popular apps on Facebook and MySpace |
jenny 05/21/2008 |
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89% 9 votes 8 11% 1 |
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Social network widgets/ apps continue to be popular |
jenny 05/21/2008 |
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90% 10 votes 9 10% 1 |
| Bearish Opinions (7) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
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great name; smart founders; investors will lose shirts w/ nutsy valuation nutsy valuation; watch!
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effica 10/09/2009 |
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100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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Oops! It's nutty, not nutsy! Someone was tipsy! Nevertheless, VCs will lose their shirts!
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effica | 06/22/2010 | |
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management team is very slick |
gameon323 08/27/2008 |
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100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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New Facebook profile makes it harder for app makers to grow virally |
brianv 08/17/2008 |
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100% 2 votes 2 0% 0 |
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not a big fan of their apps |
sherpa22 08/10/2008 |
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67% 3 votes 2 33% 1 |
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social networks will begin to enter this space
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mngofasho 07/24/2008 |
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100% 3 votes 3 0% 0 |
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Many of slide's applications work/look better |
steven 06/09/2008 |
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100% 6 votes 6 0% 0 |
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Slide was able to raise more money at a better valuation |
dr.chang 06/09/2008 |
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100% 6 votes 6 0% 0 |
Which social network will do it first (take over the ad distribution on applications)? Is that really what they're after?
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