Tech Company Financing Transactions

Red Robot Labs Funding Round

Benchmark Capital and Shasta Ventures participated in a $8.5 million Series A venture round for Red Robot Labs. The round was announced on 9/15/2011.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/15/2011
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,500,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Benchmark Capital (Lead Investor) (Mitch Lasky)

Shasta Ventures (Robert Coneybeer)

Proceeds Purpose
The company will use the financing to accelerate studio growth, propel development of their R2 location gaming platform, build third party studio partnerships, and deliver the most sophisticated and engaging games for mobile devices.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Robotics
Mailing Address
2251 Yale St.
Palo Alto, CA 94306
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Red Robot Labs is a mobile gaming start-up located in Palo Alto, California. The company was founded in January 2011 by a team of industry veterans who are passionate about creating innovative, highly polished mobile-social games.
Profile
Red Robot Labs LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
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Company News
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Facebook
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YouTube
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
VP - Bus. Development
Felix Hu
  Felix Hu LinkedIn Profile  Felix Hu Twitter Account  Felix Hu News  Felix Hu on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Glen Wong
  Glen Wong LinkedIn Profile  Glen Wong Twitter Account  Glen Wong News  Glen Wong on Facebook


 

 

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