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.

Financials

Date Type Amount Investors Valuation
06/01/06 Series A 1.5M 3i Group, Common Angels, Mitsui Venture Capital Unknown
05/01/07 Series B 15M Keiretsu Forum, DCM, Split Rock Partners Unknown
05/01/08 Convertible Debt 1M Berkeley International Capital Unknown
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People

Josh Grant (SVP of Corporate Development & Strategy)

Greg Kearney (SVP of Technology)

Kelli Dragovich (Head of HR)

Peter Everett (VP of Product for RockYou Media)

Allyson Willoughby (SVP/General Counsel)

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News

RockYou acquires social bingo game maker Ryzing

June 13, 2012 5:52 pm

Social gaming company RockYou has acquired Ryzing,a developer of the game Bingo by Ryzing. That title has been available since… Continue reading ⟩

Game maker RockYou to cut staff by 40% just weeks after launching two new games

November 3, 2011 12:59 am

Game-maker RockYou is set to announce major layoffs tomorrow just weeks after launching two new games, Galactic Allies and Hooked,… Continue reading ⟩

RockYou and Sony head off to the zoo in joint promotion

October 4, 2011 1:00 pm

Social game publisher RockYou has teamed up with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to jointly promote each other’s zoo-related entertainment. Under… Continue reading ⟩