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Diversion

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Diversion was formed in early 2010 with a clear goal to provide a necessary fusion between the entertainment industry and the current social gaming renaissance.

The founders are all highly seasoned experts in gaming, web development, digital marketing and entertainment and are setting out in this space with two key differentiators:

Provide users with real-world entertainment tie-in opportunities and experiences. Use of gaming expertise to create a more enjoyable and fulfilling social gaming experience.

Diversion, Inc. is currently developing a game called FameTown, which is modeled after games like FarmVille and Mafia Wars and will be released Nov. 1, 2010.

Milestones

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  Diversion added Shawn Fanning as Founding Advisor. (5/1/10)
  Posted 10/18/10 at 9:20am
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  Diversion added Chris Bruce as VP, Software Development/Co-founder. (5/1/10)
  Posted 10/18/10 at 9:20am
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  Diversion added Jason Carlton as CPO/Co-founder. (5/1/10)
  Posted 10/18/10 at 9:20am
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  Diversion added Amir Haleem as CTO/Co-founder. (5/1/10)
  Posted 10/18/10 at 9:20am
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  Diversion added Dayvid Iannaci as CEO/Co-founder. (5/1/10)
  Posted 10/18/10 at 9:20am
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  Diversion received in Series B funding. (7/22/11)
  Posted 7/22/11 at 5:35pm via finsmes.com
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  Diversion received $300k in Seed funding. (10/18/10)
  Posted 10/18/10 at 1:15pm via techcrunch.com

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Screenshots

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Above: Diversion Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 10/18/10

Sources

1. Michael Eisner Greenlights FameTown With $300,000 Seed Investment (techcrunch.com) [edit]
2. Diversion Closes Series B Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]