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Virtual Worlds Attracting Real Dollars - $425M Invested in Q4 07 Alone!

January 25th, 2008 · No Comments

While social networking sites may be getting the bulk of the high valuations these days, virtual worlds is attracting significant venture money.  Sunny Kalara writes that “Virtual worlds (and their ecosystem of game developers) have attracted a great deal of attention, both by the VC firms and by the technology and media companies.
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Tags: Gaming · New Funds · Raising Money · Venture Capital · Venture Financing · social networking

Live Gamer Raises $24 Million in Series A Round

December 18th, 2007 · No Comments

Live Gamer announced that it just completed a $24 million A round from Charles River Ventures, Kodiak Venture Partners, and Pequot Ventures. Live Gamer wants to be an online marketplace similar to eBay but for virtual goods used in online worlds and videogames. 
There seems to be a lot of money being thrown at this space and a […]

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Tags: Gaming · Series A Financing · Venture Financing