"Venture Capital investments into Online games and Related Entertainment";;;;;;;
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Investments into Virtual worlds, Casual MMOs, Casual games and Social games;;;;;;;
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Date;Company;Invested;Series;Country;Lead investor;Other key investors;Description
Oct-08;Farbflut Entertainment;undis;undis;Germany;undis;;Browser game www.pennergame.de with 400k players
Oct-08;Oberon;$20,0;undis;USA;Infinity Equity;;developer & publisher of casual games
Oct-08;Playfish;$17,0;Series B;UK;Accel Partners;Index Ventures;Social games developer and publisher
Oct-08;Metaplace;$6,7;Series B;USA;Charles River Ventures;Crescendo Ventures;Platform for creating your own casual MMO, virtual world
Oct-08;Booyah;$4,5;Series A;USA;Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers;;(Mixed reality?) games with real-world social impact
Oct-08;Taatu;$2,5;undis;Belgium;BAMS Angels Fund;;Virtual wolds as extensions to media properties
Oct-08;MindFuse;$1,0;Debt/bridge;USA;Keiretsu Forum angels;;3D high-end MMO for casual audiences
Oct-08;Ray Flame Entertainment Inc.;$0,8;Series A;USA;InnoBridge Ventures;;Browser-based MMO
Oct-08;Second Interest;$0,5;undis;Germany;Angel investors;;Virtual worlds agency developing content for Metaversum's Twinity
Oct-08;Kirkland North;$0,2;Seed;USA;Harrison Metal Capital;;Turf, online risk-style strategy game over real-world neighborhoods
Sep-08;Big Fish Games;$83,0;Series A;USA;Balderton Capital;;developer & publisher of casual games
Sep-08;Challenge Games;$10,0;Series B;USA;Globespan Capital Partners;;Asynch PvP duels (e.g. duels.com, Baseball boss)
Sep-08;RobotGalaxy;$7,0;Series A;USA;Bachmann Industries;;Virtual World extension of real world toy franchise
Sep-08;RobotGalaxy;$5,0;Series B;USA;Bachmann Industries;Angel investors;Virtual World extension of real world toy franchise
Sep-08;Hollywood Interactive Group;$5,0;Series A;USA;BlueRun Ventures;;MyHollywood.com targets women 18-34 with casual games and a community based around celebrity gossip
Aug-08;Knowledge Adventure;$5,0;undis;USA;Azure Capital Partners;TeleSoft Partners;developer of educational games & virtual worlds for children 
Aug-08;LOLapps;$4,5;Series A;USA;Polaris Venture Partners;;White-label social apps developer
Aug-08;Webcarrz;$4,0;Series A;USA;Meakem Becker Venture Capital;;multi-player online game promoting social activities without fixed game rules
Aug-08;Nonoba;$1,7;Series A;DK;Mangrove Capital Partners;;Flash game portal & platform
Aug-08;Dizzywood ;$1,0;Series B;USA;European Founders Fund;;virtual world developer & operator
Jul-08;Zynga;$29,0;Series B;USA;Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers;Union Square Ventures;Social games developer and publisher
Jul-08;Gaia Interactive;$11,0;Series C;USA;Institutional Venture Partners;Redpoint Ventures;"Virtual world, MMO, ""world's largest forums"""
Jul-08;Monte Cristo Games;$7,0;undis;France;Arts Alliance;360° Capital Partners;Cities XL, a video game merging social networking and virtual worlds
Jul-08;Six Degrees Games;$7,0;Series A;USA;Prism VentureWorks ;Clearstone;Sports virtual world
Jul-08;Riot Games;$7,0;undis;USA;Benchmark Capital;FirstMark Capital;League of Legends: an online game that combines quick-hit sessions with fantasy action settings
Jul-08;Young Internet;$4,7;undis;Germany;undis;;Panfu.de, a virtual world for kids with over 1M registered users
Jul-08;Challenge Games;$4,5;Series A;USA;Sequoia Capital;;Asynch PvP duels (e.g. duels.com)
Jul-08;Social Gaming Network;$3,0;undis;USA;Jeff Bezos Expeditions;;Social games developer and publisher
Jul-08;Virtual Tweens;$1,0;Seed;Israel;Angel investors;;Ekoloko, a green themed new virtual world for 7-12 year olds
Jul-08;Playfish;$1,0;Debt/bridge;UK;Accel Partners;;Social games developer and publisher
Jul-08;Atomic Moguls;$1,0;Series A;USA;Second Avenue Partners;;Fantasy sports games (e.g. fantasy football)
Jul-08;8D World;$1,0;Series A;USA;Spark Capital;;Fantasy casual MMO
Jun-08;Lumos Labs;$3,0;Series A;USA;Pequot Ventures;Norwest Venture Partners;Brain training and brain games
Jun-08;I'm in like with you;$1,5;Series B;USA;Spark Capital;;Online dating & games
Jun-08;Erepublik;$0,7;Seed;Spain;Angel investors;;Civilization-style strategy casual MMO
May-08;Social Gaming Network;$15,0;Series A;USA;Greylock Partners;Founders Fund;Social games developer and publisher
May-08;Grockit;$8,0;Series B;USA;Integral Capital;Benchmark Capital;Massively Multi Player Online Learning Game
May-08;Caspian Learning;$2,8;undis;UK;undis;;Learning Based Games: Caspian Learning are global leaders in the use of simulation games tech to solve learning issues
Apr-08;Northworks;undis;undis;Germany;High Tech Gründerfonds;;Browser game developer
Apr-08;Club Cooee;undis;undis;Germany;Aurelia Private Equity;;free 3D Live community
Apr-08;Eximion;Undis;undis;Netherlands;Techno Stars;;3d games in your browser
Apr-08;Metaversum ;several m€;undis;USA;Balderton Capital ;;Metaversum’s virtual world Twinity mashes up the real with the virtual life
Apr-08;Nurien Software;$15,0;Series A;Korea;Northern Light Venture Capita;Globespan Capital Partners;3D social network
Apr-08;Play Hard Sports;$5,0;Series A;USA;New Enterprise Associates;;Interactive fantasy sports games
Apr-08;Serious Business Inc;$4,0;Series A;USA;Lightspeed Ventures;;Social games (e.g. Friends for sale)
Apr-08;Bunchball;$4,0;Series B;USA;Granite Ventures;Adobe Ventures;Social games and white-label games
Apr-08;Kongregate;$3,0;Series B;USA;Jeff Bezos Expeditions;;Flash game portal & platform
Apr-08;Akoha;$2,0;Seed;USA;Angel investors;;"Mixed reality ""pay good deeds forward"" game"
Apr-08;Numedeon ;$1,0;Series B;USA;BankInter's Venture Capitol Group;;Portfolio of virtual worlds
Mar-08;9You  ;$100,0;undis;China;Temasek Holdings  ;;Digital lifestyle entertainment operator for casual gaming, interactive entertainment portal sites
Mar-08;EveryScape ;$7,0;Series B;USA;Dace Ventures;Draper Fisher Jurvetson;Virtual World/3-D mapping site for virtual tours
Mar-08;Hangout Industries;$6,0;Series A;USA;Polaris Venture Partners;Highland Capital Partners;3D virtual world for social networking
Mar-08;PopJax;$4,7;Series A;USA;Draper Fisher Jurvetson;;Online user generated trivia games
Mar-08;Fluid Entertainment ;$3,2;Series A;USA;Trinity Ventures ;;Kids social games / MMO
Mar-08;Playfish;$3,0;Seed;UK;Accel Partners;;Social games developer and publisher
Mar-08;Alamofire;$2,0;Series A;USA;Founders Fund;;Social games developer and publisher
Mar-08;Simmersion Holdings;$1,9;undis;USA;Blue Cove Ventures;;3D virtual world & technology platform
Mar-08;Gamook;$1,5;Series A;USA;US Venture Partners;;Platform for online casual games
Mar-08;Handipoints ;$0,8;Seed;USA;Charles River Ventures;;virtual community where children’s everyday “real world” chores earn them prizes and adventures
Mar-08;Chapatiz ;$0,5;Seed;French;Angel investors;;virtual worlds for pre-teens
Feb-08;RocketOn;$5,0;Series A;USA;D.E. Shaw Group;;Avatars layered on top of any web page
Feb-08;Sparkplay Media  ;$4,3;Series A;USA;Redpoint Ventures;Prism VentureWorks ;Browser-based MMO Earth Eternal
Feb-08;Flowplay;$3,7;Series A;USA;Intel Capital;Ambient Sound Investments;Virtual world wrapper around flash games
Feb-08;Dizzywood ;$1,0;Series A;USA;Shelby Bonnie;Charles River Ventures;virtual world developer & operator
Feb-08;Atomic Moguls;$1,0;Seed;USA;Second Avenue Partners;Amazon.com;Fantasy sports games (e.g. fantasy football)
Jan-08;Zynga;$10,0;Series A;USA;Union Square Ventures;Foundry group;Social games developer and publisher
Jan-08;C3L3B Digital;$3,0;Series A;USA;BlueRun Ventures;;web 2.0 & casual MMO & VW destinations for the mass market.
Jan-08;Rebel Monkey;$1,0;Series A;USA;Redpoint Ventures;;Casual games developer
Dec-07;WildTangent;$20,0;Debt/bridge;USA;Hercules Technology Growth Capital;;Casual games developer, publisher and platform provider
Dec-07;Playfirst;$16,5;Series C;USA;DCM;;Casual games developer and publisher
Nov-07;Zweitgeist;undis;Series A;Germany;T-Online Venture Fund;;Avatars layered on top of any web page
Nov-07;Hidden City Games;$15,0;Series B;USA;Trinity Ventures;Rustic Canyon Ventures;Bella Sara, a collectible card game about horses tied to an online world for girls
Nov-07;Apaja Online;$2,3;Series A;Finland;Martinson Trigon Venture Partners;;Flash game portal & developer
Oct-07;Numedeon ;Undis;Series A;USA;Pat Sajak (angel);;Portfolio of virtual worlds
Oct-07;Star in Me;Undis;undis;USA;Electric Sheep Company;;children’s virtual world
Oct-07;GameLayers;$0,5;Series A;USA;O'Reilly Alphatech Ventures;;Passive-Multiplayer MMO played on top of existing web pages
Sep-07;Emote;$8,0;Series A;UK;Electra Quoted Management;;Games across social networks, challenging gamers and friends, communicating with like-minded players
Sep-07;Watercooler;$4,0;Series A;USA;Canaan partners;;Social apps, largest community online for TV and Sports fans
Sep-07;RocketOn;$0,8;Seed;USA;undis;;Avatars layered on top of any web page
Aug-07;Spill Group;undis;undis;Netherlands;Van den Ende & Deitmers ;;distributer/developer of  online games through more than 45 gaming portals worldwide.
Aug-07;GameForge;undis;undis;Germany;Accel Partners;;Free to play, browser based games publisher
Aug-07;Doppelganger;$11,0;Series D;USA;ComVentures;Trident capital;vSide virtual world for young adults
Aug-07;D2C;$6,0;Series A;USA;Rubicon Ventures;;casual games for a variety of platforms, including consoles
Aug-07;Conduit Labs;$5,5;Series A;USA;Charles River Ventures;Prism VentureWorks ;Games to let people meet new people, e.g. LoudCrowd dancing games
Aug-07;Kongregate;$5,0;Series A;USA;Greylock Partners;;Flash game portal & platform
Jul-07;WatAgame;$4,0;Series B;Denmark;Accel Partners;;GoSupermodel, a girl's fashion community for web and mobile
Jul-07;Three Rings;$3,5;Series B;USA;True Ventures;Chance Technologies;Developer and operator of casual MMOs (Puzzle pirates, Bang! howdy & Whirled)
Jul-07;Weblo;$3,2;Series A;USA;VantagePoint;;Buy and sell representations of real-world locations and people
Jul-07;Grockit;$2,7;Series A;USA;Benchmark Capital;;Massively Multi Player Online Learning Game
Jul-07;Geewa;$2,0;undis;Czech republic;MCI Management;;Free multiplayer games for variety of devices
Jun-07;Metaversum;several m€;undis;Germany;Balderton Capital;;Metaversum’s virtual world Twinity mashes up the real with the virtual life
May-07;Frenzoo;undis;Series A;Hong Kong;Ambient Sound Investments;;3D social networking platform
May-07;Avaloop;Undis;undis;Austria;i5invest;;Papermint virtual world for casual audiences
May-07;World Golf Tour;several m$;Series A;USA;Panorama Capital;Battery Ventures;Flash-based realistic golf game & world
May-07;Two Way Media;$10,6;undis;UK;undis;;creates and distributes cross media TV shows and games
May-07;Multiverse;$4,2;undis;USA;Sterling Stamos;Angel investors;Virtual World platform
Mar-07;Gaia Interactive;$12,0;Series B;USA;Benchmark Capital;Redpoint Ventures;"Virtual world, MMO, ""world's largest forums"""
Mar-07;Kongregate;$1,0;Seed;USA;Reid Hoffman;Joe Kraus;Flash game portal & platform
Mar-07;Flowplay;$0,5;Seed;USA;Angel investors;;Virtual world wrapper around flash games
Feb-07;Doppelganger;$5,0;Series C;USA;Greycroft Partners;;vSide virtual world for young adults
Feb-07;Zweitgeist;$0,6;Seed;Germany;High Tech Gründerfonds;Mountain Partners;weblin makes you and others on the Web visible as small avatars
Feb-07;Virtual Air Guitar;$0,2;Seed;Finland;undis;;Machine vision based rhythm game
Dec-06;Metaplace;$5,0;Series A;USA;Charles River Ventures;Crescendo Ventures;Platform for creating your own casual MMO, virtual world
Dec-06;D2C;$1,5;Seed;USA;Rubicon Ventures;;casual games for a variety of platforms, including consoles
Nov-06;WatAgame;Undis;Series A;Denmark;Vaekstfonden;Seed Capital Denmark;GoSupermodel, a girl's fashion community for web and mobile
Nov-06;Bunchball;$2,0;Series A;USA;Granite Ventures;Adobe Ventures;Social games and white-label games
Oct-06;Mind Candy;$7,4;undis;UK;Accel Partners;Index Ventures;Developer & operator of social virtual world for kids
Aug-06;WildTangent;$13,0;Series D;USA;Granite Global Ventures;Greylock Partners;Casual games developer, publisher and platform provider
Jul-06;Sulake;$8,0;Series C;Finland;Movida Group;;Habbo, world's largest teen virtual world + social media properties (e.g. IRC-Galleria and Luupo)
Jun-06;WeeWorld;$15,5;Series B;UK;Accel Partners;;SocNet where you can meet and interact with WeeMees, play games and create your own online cartoon 
Jun-06;Stardoll;$6,0;Series B;Sweden;Sequoia Capital;;Paperdoll dress-up virtual world
Feb-06;Stardoll;$4,0;Series A;Sweden;Index Ventures;;Paperdoll dress-up virtual world
Dec-05;Doppelganger;$8,5;Series C;USA;Draper Fisher Jurvetson;Trident capital;vSide virtual world for young adults
May-05;WeeWorld;$5,5;Series A;UK;Benchmark Capital;;SocNet where you can meet and interact with WeeMees, play games and create your own online cartoon
Apr-05;Doppelganger;$2,5;Series B;USA;Draper Fisher Jurvetson;;vSide virtual world for young adults
Jan-05;Sulake;$24,0;Series B;Finland;Benchmark Capital;;Habbo, world's largest teen virtual world + social media properties (e.g. IRC-Galleria and Luupo)
Jan-05;Big Fish Games;$8,7;Seed;USA;Angel investors;;developer & publisher of casual games
May-04;WildTangent;$16,5;Series C;USA;Advanced Technology Ventures;;Casual games developer, publisher and platform provider
?;Sulake;undis;Series A;Finland;3i;;Habbo, world's largest teen virtual world + social media properties (e.g. IRC-Galleria and Luupo)
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"Investments into MMORPG and ""Other related"" sector";;;;;;;
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Date;Company;Invested;Series;Country;Lead investor;Other key investors;Description
Oct-08;Twofish;$4,5;Series B;USA;Triplepoint Capital;Rustic Canyon Ventures;Virtual economy engine that seamlessly integrates into any online experience
Sep-08;Shanda Interactive Entertainment;$175,0;Debt/bridge;China;Instutional buyers;;MMORPG developer and publisher
Sep-08;Trion World Network;$70,0;Series C;USA;Act II Capital;DCM;MMORPG developer and publisher
Sep-08;Ukash;$14,4;undis;USA;Blue Label Telecoms;DataCash;Pre-paid card payment provider
Sep-08;Raptr;$12,0;Series A;USA;Accel Partners;Founders Fund;Social network for gamers
Jul-08;GameDuell;$17,0;Series B;Germany;Wellington Partners;;MMORPG developer and publisher
Jul-08;Heatwave Interactive;$7,5;Series A;USA;Syncom Venture Partner;;central studio for developing multiple video game properties with strong online components
Jun-08;ESNation;Undis;undis;Denmark;undis;;eSports news, browser-based games and social networking features
Jun-08;mGami;Undis;undis;UK;undis;;games platform for the social networking generation
Jun-08;Turbine;$40,0;undis;USA;Time Warner;GGV Capital;Creator of MMOs Lord of the Rings Online, Asheron's Call: Throne of Destiny, and Dungeons and Dragons Online
Jun-08;Mochi Media;$10,0;Series B;USA;Shasta Ventures;Accel Partners;Advertisement network for flash games
Jun-08;Bihu.com;$10,0;undis;China;undis;;In-game advertising network
Jun-08;Virgin Play;$3,9;undis;Spain;undis;;distributor and publisher of video games for video game consoles
May-08;Orbster;Undis;undis;Germany;undis;;designs and publishes online entertainment products for GPS-enabled handsets
May-08;Linekong Online;$25,0;undis;China;undis;;MMORPG developer and publisher
Apr-08;VOIPlay;Undis;undis;Sweden;undis;;multi-game deathmatch platform with voice chat integrated
Apr-08;G10 Entertainment ;$38,0;Strategic investment;Korea;The9;;Casual online game developer, incl. Audition (dancing)
Apr-08;Metaboli;$7,8;undis;France;undis;;Download and play several hundreds of full version PC games on Metaboli.co.uk. 
Apr-08;Chengdu Seasky Digital Entertainment;$3,0;Strategic investment;China;Perfect World;;MMORPG developer
Apr-08;gamerDNA;$3,0;Series A;USA;Flybridge Capital Partners;;Social network for gamers
Apr-08;FIX8;$2,0;undis;USA;SK Telecom;;an avatar chat tool that animates expression based on webcam input
Mar-08;Realtime Worlds;$49,0;Series C;UK;Maverick Capital;;Video game & MMORPG developer and publisher
Mar-08;Neowiz Games;$15,2;undis;Korea;undis;;MMORPG developer and publisher
Mar-08;Gizmoz;$6,5;undis;USA;DoCoMo Capital, Inc.;;
Mar-08;Mochi Media;$4,0;Series A;USA;Accel Partners;;Advertisement network for flash games
Feb-08;YOOWALK;Undis;undis;France;CITA Gestion;;3D Web browsing
Feb-08;iOpener;$6,0;undis;Germany;Triangle;;providing and facilitating real-time data into games and virtual worlds, through satellite navigation technology
Jan-08;Outspark;$11,0;;USA;Tencent;DCM;publisher and operator of free to play games
Jan-08;Unisfair;$10,0;Series B;Israel;Norwest Venture Partners;Sequoia Capital;a virtual events provider
Jan-08;Kadoink;$7,0;undis;USA;Sutter Hill Ventures;;combines widgets, telephony, and music, distributes in SocNets, expanding to virtual worlds
Jan-08;IGA Worldwide;$5,0;undis;USA;Translink Capital;Presidio STX, LLC;In-game advertising network
Jan-08;IGG Inc.;$4,5;Series A;USA;IDG Technology Venture Investment;;IGG has successfully released and operated 6 MMORPGs through www.igg.com
Dec-07;XLGames;Undis;undis;Korea;GigaMedia Limited;;MMORPG developer and publisher
Dec-07;Live Gamer;$24,0;Series A?;USA;Charles River Ventures;Kodiak Venture Partners;publisher-supported virtual items training
Dec-07;Bahu;$1,0;undis;France;undis;;Social network for people under 25
Nov-07;Mikoishi;$8,5;undis;Singapore;undis;;Cross-plaform (PC, mobile + more) game developer, publisher and platform
Nov-07;Aria Systems;$4,0;Series A;USA;Hummer Winblad Venture Partners;;billing services for online games, virtual worlds, and software-as-service applications
Oct-07;Vivox;$7,8;Series B;USA;Benchmark Capital;Canaan Partners;a voice provider for virtual worlds and online games
Oct-07;Millions of Us;Undis;undis;USA;Diversified Agency Services;;Design agency for virtual worlds, marketing campaigns
Oct-07;ZeniMax Media;$300,0;undis;USA;Providence Equity Partners;;Video game & MMORPG developer and publisher, parent company of Bethesda (Oblivion and Fallout 3)
Oct-07;FatFooGoo;$10,0;undis;Austria;undis;;From trading platforms to commercial ecosystems, we monetize your game
Sep-07;PlaySpan;$6,5;Series A;USA;Easton Capital;Menlo Ventures;publisher-supported virtual items training
Aug-07;La Cartoonerie;$0,7;undis;France;undis;;Share your animation: once created, you can spread your online cartoon. Everybody can see, vote and respond
Jul-07;Trion World Network;$30,0;Series B;USA;Rustic Canyon Ventures;Time Warner;MMORPG developer and publisher
Jun-07;K2 Network;$16,0;Series B;USA;Intel Capital;Greycroft Partners;publisher and operator of free to play games
Jun-07;In2Games;$15,5;undis;UK;undis;;Wiimote-like game peripherals and technology
May-07;Minoto;Undis;undis;Netherlands;undis;;videos of people playing games
Apr-07;StageSpace (now Bailamo);Undis;undis;Germany;undis;;"""3D sexy"", flirting/dating"
Apr-07;TVfun;Undis;undis;Netherlands;undis;;international publisher of multimedia family games
Apr-07;ESNation;Undis;undis;Denmark;undis;;eSports news, browser-based games and social networking features
Apr-07;Brand New World;$4,3;undis;Germany;undis;;Develops, markets, and promotes innovative mobile apps in the entertainment, multiplayer, and casual gaming
Mar-07;Exit Games;$4,6;undis;Germany;undis;;“Neutron” multiplayer platform enables multiplayer capabilities on mobile applications
Mar-07;Xtract;$2,7;undis;Finland;undis;;helps to monetize digital communities
Mar-07;Short Fuze;$2,0;undis;UK;undis;;mass market movie-making
Feb-07;Electric Sheep Co;$7,0;undis;USA;CBS Corp;Gladwyne Partners;VW design agency turned into white-label VW tech provider
Jan-07;Wazap!;$7,9;undis;Germany;undis;;Vertical search engine, database and SocNet for gaming news, rankings, cheats, downloads and reviews
Dec-06;Realtime Worlds;$31,0;Series B;UK;CIM Fund;New Enterprise Associates;Video game & MMORPG developer and publisher
Aug-06;Unisfair;$5,0;Series A;Israel;Sequoia Capital;;a virtual events provider
?.2006;Twofish;$5,0;Series A;USA;Venrock;Rustic Canyon Ventures;Virtual economy engine that seamlessly integrates into any online experience
May-04;Realtime Worlds;$1,8;Series A;UK;CIM Fund;;Video game & MMORPG developer and publisher


Investments into Mobile games;;;;;;;
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Date;Company;Invested;Series;Country;Lead investor;Other key investors;Description
Jun-08;Xendex Entertainment;$3,6;undis;Germany;undis;;european mobile games company
Oct-07;Tag Games;Undis;Seed;UK;Multiple angels;;independent game developer and publisher for mobile devices and game consoles
Sep-07;Trutap;$6,5;undis;UK;undis;;Free mobile service that combines all the elements of a young person’s social life into one application
Sep-07;SharpCards;$3,1;undis;UK;undis;;From ‘Pimp my phone” to “hot or not”, our personalisation services (for mobile) have met with huge success
Aug-07;Xendex Entertainment;Undis;undis;Germany;undis;;european mobile games company
Jun-07;Handmade Mobile Entertainment;$4,0;undis;UK;undis;;flirting service for people connected to the Internet either via PC or mobile phone
Jun-07;Blue Lion Mobile;Undis;undis;Germany;undis;;qeep is a global, fast-growing mobile community with over 200,000 users
May-07;Cometa Wireless;$2,0;undis;UK;undis;;white label casino for mobile devices
Jan-07;Player X;$5,0;undis;UK;undis;;mobile media company specialising in games and mobile TV & video
Oct-06;LemonQuest;$2,5;undis;Spain;undis;;global publisher of mobile games and personalization products
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Note: Mobile deals are included as they were part of Adam Martin's original list. Further research has not been done into this sector.;;;;;;;
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