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General Information

Websiteraptr.com
Blogblog.raptr.com
Twitter@raptr
CategoryConsumer Web
Employees
Founded2007
DescriptionSocial Gaming Community

Offices

Mountain View, USA
717 N Shoreline Blvd
Mountain View, CA, 94043
USA

People

Founder and CEO
Founding Engineer
Founding Engineer
Founding Engineer
Principal Engineer
Director of Product Strategy
Visual Designer
Sr. Manager of IT & Net Ops
Investor
Experience Designer
VP of Business Development and Marketing
VP of Engineering

Funding

Total$12M
Angel, 6/07
Max Levchin
James Hong
$3M
Series A, 9/08
Accel Partners
The Founders Fund
$9M

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Raptr

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)

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5/09 VatorTV interview

Added: 6/1/09

Products

Raptr

Websiteraptr.com
Blogblog.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.

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Comments

David - October 8, 2008 at 1:54pm
Raptr is such a good web - entrepreneurial idea. Congrats! David BuzzyVenture Web Developer http://buzzyventure.com
.Sm0k3 - March 25, 2008 at 1:42pm
Play quake 2 again, modern day l33t players claim that your kills would be too diminished. goto tourney4, play, record demo, and post! thanks :)

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