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PlayCafe
An online game show network.
Description
PlayCafe was an online game show network. Players could compete in a variety of games, chat live with their hosts and players, form teams, call their studio, contribute questions, and win prizes ranging from iTunes songs to Nintendo Wiis and $1,000 in cash.
Legal Name
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Former Legal Name(s)
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Company Reputation
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Entity Type
Private limited company
Ownership Status
-
Operational Status
Inactive
Founded Date
2006
Operational Duration
3 years
Shutdown Date
2009
Last Financing Round
Series A
Total Raised
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Last Financing Date
1 Dec 2007
No. of Funding Round(s)
1
No. of Investor(s)
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No. of Employees
1 - 10
Total Revenue
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Post-money Valuation
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Market Capitalization
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Stage of Development
Ideation
Transactional Model Type
B2C
Defensibility Moats
User networks, Platforms,
City
Redwood City
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Industry
Internet
Categories
Entertainment, Online Games, Gaming,
- Bad Hire
- Mark Goldenson, the founder of PlayCafe stated that one of the main reasons of their demise was lack of marketing expertise.
- Goldenson cited it was worth considering taking on an expertise as a difference maker.
- And as a side note, an inexperience marketer will only waste time, money and resources.
Lack of marketing expertise.
Note: Direct competitors are defined by similarity score of more than 40%, while similar companies are defined by similarity score of less than 40%
| No. | Image | Name | Similarity score | Description | Industry | Categories | Location | Ownership status | Entity type | Stage of development | Transactional model type | Defensibility moats | Last financing round | Total raised | Post-money valuation | Last financing date | No. of funding round(s) | No. of investors | Investors | Total revenue | Market capitalization | No. of investments | No. of acquisitions | No. of board seats taken | Competition | Management | No. of employees | Company reputation | Contact info | Operational status | Operational duration | Shutdown date | Founded date | Legal name | Former legal name(s) | Ticker |
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1. |  | OMGPOP | 45.9% | A leading developer of social games for facebook, iphone and the open web. | Internet | Computer Games, Online Games, Digital Entertainment | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
2. |  | Sharkius | 42.6% | A social games company. | Internet | Gaming, Entertainment, Social | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
3. |  | Vreal | 41.8% | Gaming unlocked; watch immersive content from top creators wherever you want while inside the game. | Internet | Gaming, VR, Entertainment | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
1. |  | Yogome | 39.1% | An EdTech company that designed and developed a mobile-based game for kids to learn math, health and science subjects. | Internet | Gaming, EdTech, Education | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
2. |  | JamLegend | 37.7% | An online, browser-based music video game. | Internet | Gaming, Online Games, Music, Video | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
3. |  | YouTube Gaming | 34.8% | An offshoot of YouTube that featured both live and on-demand video game content. | Internet | Social Media, Gaming, Video Streaming | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
4. |  | Scoreloop | 27.3% | A cross-platform social gaming network. | Internet | Entertainment, Gaming, Mobile, Social | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
5. |  | Gameslog | 21.3% | A gaming site monetized with affiliate marketing. | Internet | Blog, Gaming, Marketing | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6. |  | Vine | 20.6% | An online platform that enabled users to create short looping video clips. | Internet | Short Videos, Social Media, Mobile, Applications, Entertainment | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
7. |  | Haivl | 20.2% | An entertainment site. | Internet | Websites, Entertainment, Media & Entertainment, News | Vietnam | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
8. |  | HowDo | 20.1% | A sound and picture chapter to capture and share DIY skills. | Internet | Applications, Mobile, Entertainment | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
9. |  | Mixer | 19.7% | An interactive game streaming platform. | Internet | Gaming, Video Streaming | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
10. |  | Sparter | 19.6% | A beta exchange platform designed to enabled global 'Gamer2Gamer' (G2G) trading of virtual currencies. | Internet | E-Commerce, Gaming, Sales | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
11. |  | Eyegroove | 18.7% | A platform that let users make videos for songs they like. | Internet | Social Network, Music, Creativity, Entertainment | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
12. |  | 360voice | 18.3% | An online community for gamers. | Internet | Gaming, Communities, Entertainment, Technology | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
13. |  | Evntlive | 17.4% | Concert-streaming platform. | Internet | Digital Entertainment, Music, Entertainment | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
14. |  | Hyves | 16.9% | An online website that hosts a multitude of flash animation games. | Internet | Gaming, Online Games, Communities, Websites | Netherlands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2004 | - | - | - |
15. |  | SnagFilms | 15.1% | An online film distribution company . | Internet | Video Streaming, Digital Entertainment, Entertainment, Digital Media, Film | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
16. |  | GratisPay | 13.2% | Virtual currency monetization platform for social applications and online games. | Internet | Online Games, Virtual Currency, Payments | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
17. |  | GamersTube | 12.4% | Positioned as the platform for live streaming of eSports and other games. | Internet | Gaming, Video Streaming, Real Time | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
18. |  | This | 12.4% | The share-one-link-per-day platform. | Internet | Journalists, Web Applications, Entertainment | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
19. |  | Headliner | 11.7% | An online booking platform for entertainers and musicians. | Internet | Events, Music, Entertainment | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
20. |  | Migme | 11.4% | A fan-based social entertainment platform that offers chat, content, and microblogging services. | Internet | Social, Entertainment, Social Network | Singapore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2005 | - | - | - |
21. |  | Musical.ly | 11.2% | A video social network for creating, sharing, and discovering short videos. | Internet | Entertainment, Short Videos, Video, Music | China | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
22. |  | Convrge | 11.1% | An online virtual reality platform that allowed multiple users to connect and interact with each other. | Internet | Gaming, Software, VR | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
23. |  | Seventymm | 10.3% | An online movie rental service. | Internet | Rental, Entertainment, Media & Entertainment, E-Commerce | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 250-500 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2005 | - | - | - |
24. |  | SMSnoodle | 8.9% | An SMS based entertainment channel targeting the Singapore region. | Internet | SMS based services, Entertainment, Applications | Singapore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
25. |  | Groovy | 8.0% | A music streaming app. | Internet | Music, Applications, Entertainment, Streaming, Social Music | Japan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
26. |  | Oomba | 7.0% | A software startup company. | Internet | Software, Cloud Computing, Gaming, eSports, Video Streaming, Mobile, Big Data | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
| No. | Image | Name | Investor type | Description | Location | Preferred investment stage(s) | Stages invested in | Assets under management (AUM) | Investment range | Investment sweet spot | Preferred investment focus | Preferred investment geography | No. of investments | No. of lead investments | No. of follow-on investments | No. of co-investments | Portfolio companies | No. of exits | Total exit value | No. of failed investments | Loss on investments | No. of acquisitions | No. of board seats taken | No. of funds | Limited partners | Co-investors | No. of partners | Partners | No. of employees | Management | Board members | Founders | Investor reputation | Contact info | Entity type | Legal name | Former legal name(s) | Founded date | Ticker |
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| No. | Financing date | Financing round | Total amount raised | Post-money valuation | Financial viability | Fundraising target amount | Remaining target amount | Financing type | No. of investors | Board seats | Lead investors | Entity type | Financing status |
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1. | 1 Dec 2007 | Series A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
