Finance:Game Closure
Game Closure is a Silicon Valley–based technology company which builds post-app store technology.
History
The company was founded in Silicon Valley[1] in 2011 by American technology entrepreneur, Michael Carter, and his partner, Tom Fairfield. It has since raised $33.5m in venture capital funding.[2][3] In 2014, Carter co-founded the startup "Hello World"—and sold it in less than three months to Life360 for over $1 million.[4]
Company details and products
Game Closure is a partner with Rakuten in a joint venture called Rakuten Games, the Tokyo-based content creator that built the RGames HTML5 gaming platform.[5][6][7] Carter also sits on the Board of Directors of Rakuten Games.[8][9]
Game Closure is responsible for creating the game EverWing on Facebook's Instant Games platform, which was named a 2016 Facebook Game of the Year.[10][11]
References
- ↑ "Six things you need to know about Messenger Games". gamesindustry.biz. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-03-01-six-things-you-need-to-know-about-messenger-games.
- ↑ "Move over, App Store: Startup looks for new way to distribute apps". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Move-over-App-Store-Startup-looks-for-new-way-10846057.php.
- ↑ "From zero to hero: Game Closure CEO makes rare public appearance at StartX". 7 September 2012. https://venturebeat.com/2012/09/06/gameclosure-startx/.
- ↑ "It Only Took 2 Months For Silicon Valley's 'Youngest VC' To Sell Her Startup For More Than $1 Million" (in en). Business Insider. http://www.businessinsider.com/ernestine-fu-helloworld-acquired-by-life360-2014-10.
- ↑ "Japan's Rakuten is Betting on a Future Without Apps". Bloomberg.com. 2017-04-04. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-04/japan-s-rakuten-bets-on-post-app-future-with-new-gaming-service.
- ↑ "Japan's Rakuten Games launches HTML5 social game platform". 2017-04-04. https://venturebeat.com/2017/04/03/japans-rakuten-games-launches-html5-social-game-platform/.
- ↑ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem" (in en-US). https://www.techinasia.com/rakuten-launches-mobile-gaming-platform.
- ↑ Tani, Shotaro. "Japan's Rakuten Seeks Reboot Through Online Gaming". http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Japan-s-Rakuten-seeks-reboot-through-online-gaming.
- ↑ "Japan's Rakuten Is Betting on a Future Without Apps". Bloomberg.com. 2017-04-04. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-04/japan-s-rakuten-bets-on-post-app-future-with-new-gaming-service.
- ↑ Tani, Shotaro (November 30, 2016). "Japanese gaming companies lend a hand to Facebook". http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Japanese-gaming-companies-lend-a-hand-to-Facebook.
- ↑ "Blackstorm Labs seizes the HTML5 instant games opportunity". 2017-03-18. https://venturebeat.com/2017/03/18/blackstorm-labs-seizes-the-html5-instant-games-opportunity/.
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