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Stealth Web Game Publisher, Six Degrees Games Raises $7 Million In Venture Capital

Amit Chowdhry | July 29, 2008 | 446 Views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Prism VentureWorks, Six Degrees Games


The funding of web games just doesn’t stop, does it?  Just 6 days ago, Zynga raised $29 million in funding to make Facebook games.  Today socalTech discovered that Six Degrees Games, a stealth startup based out of Marina Del Rey, Calif. raised $7 million.  The funding information was disclosed in a Pricewaterhouse Coopers/NVCA Money Tree Q2 report. 

The investors were not disclosed, but Prism VentureWorks lists Six Degree Games as one of the clients in their portfolio.  On the About Us page on Six Degrees, there is a message that states:

Six Degrees Games is a new game publisher.

We’re creating the next big thing.

Stay tuned…

Six Degrees is doing what stealth companies do, acting discrete.  Under the Job Opportunities section of the Six Degrees website, they are hiring software and game engineers.  “Six Degrees Games is inventing a new generation of vibrant, mass-market gaming applications for the internet.”

When Six Degrees has something to show, Pulse 2.0 will be there to report it.

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1. Six Degrees Games
2. socalTech
3. Prism VentureWorks

KickApps Has Raised $11 Million In Second Round Funding

Amit Chowdhry | August 13, 2007 | 365 Views | Add a Comment
Categorized under KickApps, Prism VentureWorks, SoftBank Capital, Spark Capital

KickApps LogoKickApps is a user-generated video and social networking website that has gained popularity by the ease of use and creation of widgets.  These widgets have found themselves on MySpace pages, the BET Awards 07 website, Vibe.com, and Genesis-Space.

According to paidContent, KickApps has just raised $11 million in second round funding.  SoftBank Capital is a new investor and joins the returning investors, Prism VentureWorks and Spark Capital.  KickApps’ competitor, Ning recently raised $44 million.

Last year, KickApps reaised $6 million in funding for its first round.  KickApps hired Michael Chin as the Senior VP of Marketing from Bite Communications, a global communications consulting company.  KickApps is based in New York, New York.