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$184 MILLION INVESTED IN 23 VIRTUAL WORLDS-RELATED COMPANIES IN Q1 2008 April 22, 2008 - Austin, Texas -- Virtual Worlds Management, the leading virtual worlds trade media company, has announced findings from a comprehensive study of accountable transactions showing that venture capital and media firms have invested more than $184 million dollars in 23 virtual worlds related companies during the first quarter of 2008. $184,180,000 was invested in 23 virtual worlds-related companies throughout the first quarter with participation from many more VC firms and angel investors. As we've already noted, the youth market is heating up, and the investments show the same theme: 8 investments were made in youth-oriented virtual worlds for a total of over $16 million. Mirror Worlds and mixed realities also saw a significant, though more concentrated, interest with three investments totaling over $15 million. VWM produces the annual Virtual Worlds Expo taking place September 3-4, 2008 in Los Angeles and Virtual Worlds London taking place October 20-21, 2008 in London. Virtual Worlds News has the analysis here: http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/04/virtual-world-8.html
Virtual Worlds Related Companies Funded During Q1 2008 |
| Company | Segment | Amount | Named Investors | News Story |
| 9You | Virtual World/Casual Games | $100,000,000 | Temasek Holdings | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/03/9you-gets-100m.html |
| C3L3B Digital | Stealth | $3,000,000 (may have totalled $4m) | BlueRun Ventures | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/01/c3l3b-digital-g.html |
| Chapatiz | Youth World | $530,000 | Angel Investors | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/03/french-virtual.html |
| Dizzywood | Youth World | $1,000,000 | Shelby Bonnie and Charles Rivers Ventures | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/02/dizzywood-gets.html |
| EveryScape | Mirror World | $7,000,000 | Dace Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Draper Fisher New England, Draper Atlantic and LaunchPad Venture Group | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/03/interview-every.html |
| Fix8 | Avatar Content | $2,000,000 | SK Telecom | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/04/fix8-announces.html |
| FlowPlay | Youth World | $3,700,000 | Intel Capital and Ambient Sound Investments | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/02/casual-game-wor.html |
| Fluid Entertainment | Youth World | $3,200,000 | Trinity Ventures | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/03/fluid-entertain.html |
| Gaia Online | Youth World | Undisclosed, part of a $12M round | Time Warner | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/01/time-warner-inv.html |
| Gizmoz | Avatar Creation | $6,500,000 | DoCoMo Capital, Inc., and ngi group, inc. | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/03/avatar-company.html |
| Handipoints | Youth World | 800,000 | Charles Rivers Ventures and Angel Investors | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/03/handipoints-rec.html |
| IGA Worldwide | Advertising Network | Almost $5,000,000 | Translink Capital, Presidio STX, LLC (a subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation), and ITOCHU Corporation | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/01/iga-gets-5m-fro.html |
| IGG, Inc. | MMORPG Provider | $4,500,000 | IDG Technology Venture Investment | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/01/igg-gets-45mm-i.html#more |
| iOpener | Mixed Reality | $6,000,000 | Triangle Venture Capital | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/02/iopener-gets-6m.html |
| Kadoink | Middleware | $7,000,000 | Sutter Hill Ventures | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/01/telephony-and-w.html |
| Metaversum | Mirror World | "a significant multi-million-Euro investment" | Balderton Capital | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/04/metaversum-take.html |
| Numedeon | Portfolio of Virtual Worlds | Approximately $1,000,000 | BankInter's Venture Capitol Group and Angel Investors | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/04/numedeon-closin.html |
| Outspark | Publisher and Operator | $11,000,000 | Tencent Holdings, DCM, and Altos Ventures | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/01/outspark-raises.html |
| ROCKETON | Youth World | $5,800,000 | D. E. Shaw Group | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/02/rocketon-draws.html |
| Simmersion Holdings | Platform | 1,900,000 | Blue Cove Ventures | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/03/simmersion-hold.html |
| Sparkplay Media | Casual MMO/World with Games | $4,250,000 | Redpoint Ventures and Prism Ventureworks | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/02/sparkplay-gets.html |
| Unisfair | Virtual Events Platform | $10,000,000 | Norwest Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/01/unisfair-gets-1.html |
| YOOWALK | Adult World | Undisclosed | CITA Gestion and Angel Investors | http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/02/cita-gestion-in.html |
| TOTAL: | $184,180,000 |
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Source:
Virtual Worlds Management
Virtual Worlds Management is the leading virtual worlds trade media
company. Virtual Worlds Management provides comprehensive media and
events including
Virtual Worlds Expo (September 3-4, 2008 in Los
Angeles),
Virtual Worlds London (October 20-21, 2008), the recently
held Virtual Worlds Conference (April 3-4, 2008 in New York),
Virtual Worlds Weekly email newsletter and the
www.VirtualWorldsNews.com
trade news blog. More information about Virtual Worlds Management
can be found at
http://www.VirtualWorldsManagement.com .
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