| Website | raptr.com |
| Blog | blog.raptr.com |
| @raptr | |
| Category | Consumer Web |
| Employees | |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Description | Social Gaming Community |
| Total | $12M |
| Angel, 6/07 Max Levchin James Hong | $3M |
| Series A, 9/08 Accel Partners The Founders Fund | $9M |
Raptr, previously called GXL, Inc., is a startup company that is engineering a new way for users to discover new games and share their gaming experiences with friends. Founded in 2007, Raptr has raised several million dollars from a group of investors. Their offices are located in Mountain View, CA.
In Q1’09, the Company raised over $8 million capital from Accel Partners (http://www.bayareanewsgroup.com/multimedia/mn/biz/specialreport/vcchart_q12009.htm)
5/09 VatorTV interview
Added: 6/1/09| Website | raptr.com |
| Blog | blog.raptr.com |
Raptr has both desktop software and web service components. The client allows users to instant message with friends and keeps PC-based games completely up to date with new patches, updates, etc. The website, at Raptr.com, will pull in gaming data from the Raptr client and will include a social network around friends, stats, games, groups and other content. The website will also include a news feed of what all your friends are up to.