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General Information

Websiterockyou.com
Twitter@rockyoulive
CategoryGames, Video and Entertainment
Phone650-344-4016
Employees106
Founded11/05
DescriptionSocial Gaming Company

Offices

Redwood City, USA
585 Broadway
Suite A
Redwood City, CA, 94063
USA

People

CEO, RockYou Asia
CEO
Chief Financial Officer
SVP/General Counsel
SVP of Technology
SVP of Games
SVP/General Counsel
SVP of Games
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Former People

SVP of Technology
Board Member
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Acquisitions

Funding

TOTAL $129M
FUNDING TOTAL $129M
Seed, 5/06
SV Angel
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
DCM
$35M
Series C, 11/08
SK Telecom Ventures
SoftBank Capital
$17M
Series D, 11/09
SoftBank Capital
$50M
Venture Round, 6/10
SoftBank Capital
$10M

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RockYou

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.

Recent Milestones

  • Handshake
    RockYou acquired 3 Blokes Studios. (6/1/11)
    Posted 6/1/11 at 5:57pm via techcrunch.com
  • Check
    RockYou — RockYou announced the acquisition of social game developer 3 Blokes. Based in Brisbane, Australia, 3 Blokes will operate independently as a RockYou studio and develop strategy and combat-driven Facebook games. RockYou is expanding its studio system to sup (6/1/11)
    Posted 6/7/11 at 4:09pm via verticalwire.com
  • Handshake
    RockYou acquired Playdemic. (1/13/11)
    Posted 1/16/11 at 10:44pm via techcrunch.com
  • Check
    RockYou added Tim Clarke as VP, Marketing. (1/1/11)
    Posted 4/17/12 at 3:07pm
  • Dollar
    RockYou received $10M in Venture Round funding. (6/7/10)
    Posted 6/8/10 at 6:05pm via techcrunch.com
  • Check
    RockYou — RockYou is hit with a Class Action Lawsuit for poor security measures (12/30/09)
    Posted 12/31/09 at 12:41am via wired.com
  • Dollar
    RockYou received $50M in Series D funding. (11/1/09)
    Posted 11/16/09 at 5:34pm
  • Check
    RockYou added Randall Lloyd as Senior Director, International. (7/1/09)
    Posted 11/2/09 at 2:08pm
  • Check
    RockYou — Japanese mobile giant SoftBank and Korean telecom investment company SK Telecom Ventures have invested $17 million to create a new joint venture to build apps for the Asia-Pacific market. (11/3/08)
    Posted 11/3/08 at 1:50pm via cnet.com
  • Dollar
    RockYou received $17M in Series C funding. (11/3/08)
    Posted 11/3/08 at 12:28pm
  • Dollar
    RockYou received $35M in Series C funding. (6/9/08)
    Posted 6/9/08 at 4:13am via techcrunch.com
  • Check
    RockYou added ibrahim okuyucu as Facebook Platform Architect. (2/1/08)
    Posted 10/18/10 at 6:53pm
  • Check
    RockYou added Ryan Kirkman as Art Director. (4/1/07)
    Posted 1/22/13 at 10:58am
  • Dollar
    RockYou received $15M in Series B funding. (3/1/07)
    Posted 7/11/07 at 3:35am via techcrunch.com
  • Check
    RockYou added Tong Xu as GM, Publishing Manager, Senior Developer . (1/1/07)
    Posted 4/30/13 at 4:20am
  • Check
    RockYou added Sandy Diep as SVP RockYou Media. (1/1/07)
    Posted 7/17/11 at 8:18am

Videos

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Robert Scoble interviews RockYou

Added: 2/9/08
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FaceReviews - CEO Lance Toduka - Part 1

Added: 4/3/08
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FaceReviews - CEO Lance Toduka - Part 2 man superslow painfull interviewer. wow bad

Added: 4/9/12

Screenshots

RockYou screenshot
Above: RockYou Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 7/18/10

Products

RockYou

Websiterockyoumedia.com
Blogrockyou.com
StageLive
Launch DateJuly 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.

RockYou screenshot
Above: RockYou Zoo World
Uploaded: 6/11/10

Studio Partners

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.

Traffic Analytics

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Sources

  1. RockYou Buys Studio 3 Blokes To Build Social Combat Games On Facebook (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  2. RockYou Buys UK-Based Social Gaming Startup Playdemic (techcrunch.com) [edit]
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  4. siliconbeat.com [edit]
  5. techcrunch.com [edit]
  6. Slide Got Theirs, Now RockYou Gets Some Too (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  7. EDGAR [edit]
  8. EDGAR [edit]
  9. RockYou Raises Another $10 Million To Expand Presence In Asia (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  10. RockYou looks to Asia with new $17 million investment (news.cnet.com) [edit]
    Facebook App Maker Hit With Data-Breach Class Action (wired.com) [edit]
    RockYou® Acquires 3 Blokes Game Development Studio (verticalwire.com) [edit]
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