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Involution Studios

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Involution provides software strategy, design and engineering to industry leaders like Apple, Microsoft and Oracle as well as more than 100 start-ups who have collectively raised over $150MM.

Established in Palo Alto, California in 2004, Involution was headquartered in Sunnyvale until 2009, when the company followed the changing market for software services to the greater Boston area, where they are now headquartered.

The company has led the design of major apps used by many millions of users, including:

• McAfee Total Protection 2010
• Oracle’s Agile PLM v9.3
• Shutterfly Studio
• Yahoo’s Site Solution Small Business Templates
• BarackObama.com’s Voter Registration

In addition, the company envisioned and/or designed early or key versions of start-ups core software that went on to enjoy considerable success, including:

• Lithium Technologies (raised $39MM thereafter)
• Raptr (raised $9MM thereafter)
• Memory Matrix (purchased by Shutterfly shortly thereafter)
• Agiliance (raised $10MM thereafter)
• Citizen Sports (later purchased by Yahoo)

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  Involution Studios added Juhan Sonin as Principal/Boston. (1/19/09)
  Posted 10/22/10 at 12:56pm
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  Involution Studios added Benjamin Listwon as Co-Founder/CTO. (11/14/05)
  Posted 10/22/10 at 12:54pm
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  Involution Studios added Andrei Herasimchuk as Founder/Chief Design Officer. (6/29/04)
  Posted 10/22/10 at 12:53pm
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  Involution Studios added Dirk Knemeyer as Founder/CEO. (6/29/04)
  Posted 10/22/10 at 12:52pm
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  Involution Studios received $10k in Seed funding. (6/1/04)
  Posted 10/27/10 at 12:47pm
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  Involution Studios — Involution Studios Boston established in Arlington, Massachusetts on January 19, 2009. (1/19/09)
  Posted 10/22/10 at 12:50pm via goinvo.com
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  Involution Studios — Involution Studios is incorporated in Palo Alto, California on June 29, 2004. (6/29/04)
  Posted 10/22/10 at 12:44pm
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  Involution Studios — On July 1, 2010 Involution Studios absorbed small and successful Boston-based Hot Knife Design, in an effort to increase capabilities, networks and infrastructure in the New England region. (7/1/10)
  Posted 10/20/10 at 4:54pm via goinvo.com

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Involution establishes operations on the U.S. East Coast (goinvo.com) [edit]