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Zong

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Zong is the leading mobile payment service used by online gaming and social networking web sites. Noted for its frictionless user experience, Zong converts “shoppers” into “buyers” at rates up to 10 times greater than traditional payment methods, like credit cards. Zong leverages direct connections with leading mobile network operators around the world to provide unrivaled connectivity and service quality. Zong is featured in hundreds of top applications on popular social networks like Facebook and MySpace as well as leading virtual worlds and other online gaming sites, such as Gaia Online, IMVU and Outspark. In 2009 alone Zong has processed mobile payments for over 10 million unique users worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.zong.com.

Milestones

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  Zong received $7.5M in Series B funding. (2/12/07)
  Posted 5/7/08 at 12:30pm
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  Zong received $5M in Series A funding. (7/21/05)
  Posted 5/7/08 at 12:30pm
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  Zong added Kurt Hemecker as VP Strategic Relationships.
  Posted 5/7/08 at 12:22pm
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  Zong added Remi Ambert as VP EMEA Sales.
  Posted 5/7/08 at 12:22pm
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  Zong added Bertrand Perez as VP Operations.
  Posted 5/7/08 at 12:22pm
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  Zong added Hill Ferguson as VP Product.
  Posted 12/1/08 at 11:39am
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  Zong added Serge Sozonoff as CTO.
  Posted 5/7/08 at 12:22pm
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  Zong added Ned Walley as GM Zong Europe.
  Posted 5/7/08 at 12:22pm
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  Zong added Sylvain Boj as Chief Operating Officer.
  Posted 5/7/08 at 12:22pm
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  Zong added David Marcus as Founder and CEO.
  Posted 4/8/08 at 5:19pm
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  Zong added Erikka Arone as VP Business Development.
  Posted 3/23/09 at 5:28pm
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  Zong added Richard Borenstein as VP Worldwide Sales.
  Posted 3/23/09 at 5:28pm

Videos

Screenshots

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Above: Zong Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 6/5/09

Products

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Hosted Mobile Payments for Web apps

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Managed mobile payments for handsets

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Open API for transaction based messaging services

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Traffic Analytics

Quantcast

Compete

Sources

1. Press - Unstrung (unstrung.com) [edit]
2. Advent Venture Partners (adventventures.com) [edit]