Tech Company Financing Transactions
Pocket Gems Funding Round
Pocket Gems secured a $5 million financing round on 12/15/2010. Backers included Sequoia Capital and private investors.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
12/15/2010
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
Sequoia Capital (Lead Investor) (James Goetz)
Proceeds Purpose
The company, which helped pioneer the movement of social games to the mobile platform in 2009, plans to use the funding to expand its engineering team and to continue to drive the evolution of mobile entertainment.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
220 Montgomery St. 750
San Francisco, CA 94104
USA
San Francisco, CA 94104
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Overview
Pocket Gems, a pioneer of the movement of social games to mobile, developed a series of phenomenally successful free-to-play mobile games that have been downloaded more than 15 million times.
Management Team
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