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Carbonated Games Finds $8.5M

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El Segundo-based Carbonated Games , a developer of mobile games, has raised $8.5M in a seed funding round, the company said late last week. The company is led by founder and CEO Travis Boatman. The company says its founders are from Zynga, Electronic Arts and Blizzard, and that it was founded in 2015.

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Consolidation is coming to gaming, and Jam City raises $145 million to capitalize on it

TechCrunch LA

A slew of banks are coming together to back a new roll-up strategy for the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming studio, Jam City and giving the company $145 million in new funding to carry that out. Jam City is coming off of a strong year of company growth. New Harry Potter game, launching today, lets players enroll in Hogwarts.

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LA-based gaming studio Scopely raises $200 million at a $1.4 billion valuation

TechCrunch LA

The Los Angeles-based mobile game development studio Scopely has become America’s newest unicorn thanks to a $200 million financing which values the company at a whopping $1.4 “The barrier to entry from independent studios is to find product-market fit,” says Driver.

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Jam City is setting up a Toronto shop by buying Bingo Pop from Uken Games

TechCrunch LA

In recent months the company has inked agreements with Disney — taking over development duties on some of the company’s games like Disney Emoji Blitz and signing on to develop new ones — and launching new games in conjunction with other famous franchises like Harry Potter. .

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Interview with Scott Lahman, GOGII

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Lahman is also one of the co-founders of JAMDAT Mobile, the immensely successful developer of mobile games, which had an IPO in 2004, and eventually became part of Electronic Arts in 2006. We spoke with Scott about GOGII and textPlus, the shifting mobile market, and also what lessons he's applied to his new startup.

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Digital LA: Branded Entertainment Panel Live!

Tech Zulu Event

They’ll discuss how content creators and brands work together to create, develop, and market digital branded entertainment. Matt McMahon, Fox Digital Entertainment, VP Mobile. Marketing: How to promote a series using media buys and social media to engage fans, from development to release to ongoing support of a community.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

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Not just because meeting Clayton was influential in shaping my thinking about markets but also because Derek Andersen (who founded Startup Grind) is such an awesome host and runs a very informative events. And we had these vans and mobile kegs in the back, and we would go to golf courses. Last month they turned the tables on me.

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