Tech Company Financing Transactions

Riot Games Funding Round

On 7/10/2008, Riot Games secured $7 million in funding from Benchmark Capital and FirstMark Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
7/10/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$7,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Benchmark Capital (Mitch Lasky)

FirstMark Capital (Rick Heitzmann)

Proceeds Purpose
To finance development of its first title

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
P.O. Box: 10736 Jefferson Blvd. 622
Culver City, CA 90230
USA
Email Address
Overview
Riot Games Inc., founded in 2006, is an independently funded video game development company headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Profile
Riot Games LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Riot Games Company Twitter Account
Company News
Riot Games News
Facebook
Riot Games on Facebook
YouTube
Riot Games on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Brandon Beck
  Brandon Beck LinkedIn Profile  Brandon Beck Twitter Account  Brandon Beck News  Brandon Beck on Facebook
Chief Marketing Officer
Marc Merrill
  Marc Merrill LinkedIn Profile  Marc Merrill Twitter Account  Marc Merrill News  Marc Merrill on Facebook
Vice President
Steven Snow
  Steven Snow LinkedIn Profile  Steven Snow Twitter Account  Steven Snow News  Steven Snow on Facebook


 

 

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