| Website | rockyou.com |
| Category | Games, Video and Entertainment |
| Phone | 650-344-4016 |
| Employees | 106 |
| Founded | 11/05 |
| Description | Social Gaming Company |
| 3 Blokes Studios, 6/11 | |
| Playdemic, 1/11 |
| Total | $129M |
| Series A, 1/07 First Round Capital Lightspeed Venture Partners Sequoia Capital | $1.5M |
| Series B, 3/07 Lightspeed Venture Partners Partech International Sequoia Capital | $15M |
| Series C, 6/08 Doll Capital Management | $35M |
| Series C, 11/08 SK Telecom Ventures Softbank Capital | $17M |
| Series D, 11/09 Softbank Capital | $50M |
| Unattributed, 6/10 Softbank Capital | $10M |
RockYou® is committed to defining the future of social gaming, creating products intended to serve players, advertisers, and developers alike. The company has dedicated itself to the development of high-quality games, including the award-nominated Gourmet Ranchâ„¢ and the celebrated Zoo Worldâ„¢ franchise. With advertising products that offer brands more meaningful interactions with players, RockYou creates an unmatched value-per-engagement for both brands and users. RockYou’s partnerships with world-class talent are part of their steadfast commitment to working with the next generation of social game developers. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, RockYou is funded by Sequoia Capital, Partech International, Lightspeed Venture Partners, DCM and Softbank. More information at www.rockyou.com.
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| Website | rockyoumedia.com |
| Blog | rockyou.com |
| Stage | Live |
| Launch Date | July 11, 2007 |
| Tags | facebook, games, applications, virtual-currency, ads, credits, social-gaming, advertising, ad-network, cpi, brand-sponsorships |
RockYou’s mission is to engage the world through social applications. RockYou builds the most popular social experiences on the web through properties like Zoo World, Pieces of Flair, and Birthday Cards.
With over 215MM users a month, RockYou Media helps advertisers build a more personal connection with social media consumers and their friends. RockYou’s social media advertising platform serves over 400MM impressions a day across the leading social networks like Facebook and MySpace, offering innovative ad products like Deal of the Day and social video ads to a wide range of publishers.
Headquartered in Redwood City, California, RockYou is funded by Sequoia Capital, Partech International, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Doll Capital Management, SoftBank, and SK Telecom.
Studio Partners is an open program that enables talented developers to expand the reach of their games through RockYou’s network, and to leverage RockYou’s advertising solutions, analytics tools, and broader marketing support.
