Pocket Gems Stock
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About Pocket Gems Stock
We want to build the greatest games and interactive entertainment in the world. That’s the mission Pocket Gems’ founders began in an apartment above a pizza shop back in 2009 and we continue it today. Pocket Gems has grown to over 200 people in San Francisco. With backing from Sequoia Capital and Tencent, we’re constantly breaking new ground with graphically rich mobile games, fun new genres of mobile entertainment, and innovative technologies like our mobile-first Mantis Engine. Our products have been downloaded over 270 million times by players around the world. Most recently, we’ve launched Episode, a mobile storytelling network and platform, and War Dragons, a visually stunning 3D real-time strategy game.
Investors
Great Oaks Venture Capital
Acorns, Bolt Financial, Workrise, Collective Health, Course Hero, SingleStore, Virta Health, Human Interest, Maven Clinic, Petal
Harrison Metal
Guild Education, PagerDuty, CircleCI, Good Eggs, Grand Rounds Health, AltSchool, Pocket Gems, Craftsy, Birchbox, LightStep
Sequoia Capital
Market Kurly, Robinhood, Airbnb, Instacart, Tokopedia, Stripe, DoorDash, Rappi, CoinSwitch Kuber, UiPath
Tencent Holdings
Flipkart, Swiggy, Ola, Reddit, Nubank, Discord, Miniso, SoundHound, Airwallex, Blockstream
Funding History
| July 2010 | $5.6M |
|---|---|
| March 2015 | $60.0M |
| May 2017 | $90.0M |
Management
Chief Executive Officer
Ben Liu
Press
pocketgamer - Jul, 28 2021
"Hiring managers should actively seek candidates from underrepresented groups"pocketgamer - Feb, 2 2021
How to get a job as a director of story with Pocket Gems' Cass PhillippsTechCrunch - Jan, 27 2021
Charlie launches a mobile app that ‘gamifies’ getting out of debtyourstory - Mar, 31 2020
[Techie Tuesday] From Microsoft and Pocket Gems to a run-in with Uber: Meet Urban Company's VP of Engineeringpocketgamer - Feb, 3 2020
Pocket Gems pushes into "mature" storytelling with soft-launched Ivy: Stories We Playbusinesswire - Jan, 25 2019
Radish Fiction Launches Premium Radish Branded Originalspocketgamer - May, 24 2018
How AppBi is supporting Apple Search Ads campaigns for top mobile games publishersmobilesyrup - May, 9 2018
Here are 2018’s Google Play Award winnerspocketgamer - Jan, 26 2018
Why Ludia thinks What’s Your Story? can turn a new page in the competitive interactive fiction sectorgamasutra - Dec, 13 2017
Learn to make great interactive experiences for mobile at GDC 2018pocketgamer - Mar, 1 2017
Free to attend Mobile Retention and Engagement Gaming Summit kicks off March 1st in San Franciscopocketgamer - Feb, 27 2017
Pocket Gems to reward top War Dragons players with limited-edition 3D figurinesprweb - Jan, 31 2017
Mobile Analytics Platform TUNE Releases Mobile Game Marketing Guideventurebeat - Jan, 11 2017
Pretty Little Liars gets its own Episode in Pocket Gems’ hit storytelling appvariety - Dec, 20 2016
‘Pretty Little Liars’ Offshoot Debuts on Episode’s Interactive Story Apppocketgamer - Dec, 9 2016
Apple's Games for (RED) sees millions of Best Fiends and Episode players raise money to fight AIDSwsj - Nov, 22 2016
Behind ‘League of Legends,’ the Chinese Giant Plotting Global Dominationventurebeat - Nov, 21 2016
What do video, playable ads, and top-grossing apps have in common? (VB Live)venturebeat - Nov, 2 2016
How the Sequel game character bot platform will drive believable conversations with playersventurebeat - Nov, 1 2016
How Pocket Gems’ Episode has seen 700% growth — appealing to Gen Zvariety - Oct, 27 2016
‘Mean Girls’ Heads to College in Episode’s Interactive Story Appventurebeat - Oct, 26 2016
Essential app install formats: How PocketGems pushed ‘Episode’ to 6 million MAUs (VB Live)pocketgamer - Oct, 25 2016
Pocket Gamer Connects Vancouver gets off to a flyer with over 600 mobile game professionalspocketgamer - Jul, 31 2016
Demi Lovato tie-in scores big for interactive story game Episode, generating $13 millionfortune - Jul, 30 2016
How Singer Demi Lovato's Mobile Game Lets Her Fans Peek Into Her Lifeventurebeat - Jul, 11 2016
Launching FTW: Google, EA and Pocket Gems tell you how to quadruple your installs and launch your game right (VB Live)pocketgamer - Jun, 9 2016
Activision, Twitch, Scopely, Mobcrush and Square Enix Montreal confirmed for PG Connects Vancouver 2016pocketgamer - Jun, 6 2016
Tencent acquires 5% as Paradox Interactive goes publicpocketgamer - May, 29 2016
Tencent might be looking to buy SoftBank's stake in Supercellpocketgamer - May, 21 2016
EA, Gram Games, Roadhouse, and Pollen VC join global speaker roster for PG Connects Vancouver 2016pocketgamer - May, 12 2016
Tilting Point, King, Icejam, Colopl, Bandai Namco and Roadhouse confirmed as PGC Vancouver speakerstechvibes - May, 5 2016
PG Connects Unveils Speakers, Tracks for Canadian Conferenceredpoint - Apr, 22 2016
Tom Dyalventurebeat - Apr, 20 2016
War Dragons launches on Android with new ad from Beavis and Butt-head animatortech - Apr, 17 2016
How Millennials and Gen Z Use Mobile [INFOGRAPHIC]venturebeat - Apr, 6 2016
Luminaries to debate distribution trends at Mobile Summitbusinesswire - Feb, 18 2016
MEDIA ADVISORY: GSB Future of Media Conference Convenes Wednesday, Feb. 24venturebeat - Jan, 18 2016
War Dragons companion novel features the mobile game’s playerstechnobuffalo - Jan, 8 2016
League of Legends dev Riot Games now wholly owned by internet giant Tencentgamasutra - Nov, 3 2015
From Giant Redwoods to Coke Classic: How We Designed 10 of the Most Popular Dragons in War Dragonsbusinesswire - Sep, 29 2015
Pocket Gems Aims to Reach 1 Billion Mobile Players Globally with Proprietary Technology and Original IPfinsmes - Sep, 29 2015
Pocket Gems Receives Minority Investment from Tencentbusinesswire - Sep, 29 2015
Pocket Gems Announces Story-Driven Interactive Mobile Game for Paramount Pictures’ "MEAN GIRLS"en - Sep, 29 2015
Vid! app makes looping videos social and viraltech - Sep, 29 2015
Tista Games Releases Video Games Following TV Episode Formwired - Sep, 29 2015
Cool New App Lets You Make Futuristic Comics on the Flybusinesswire - Sep, 29 2015
BrightRoll Expands Suite of Mobile Video Solutions for Advertisersventurebeat - Sep, 29 2015
Pocket Gems launches Demi Lovato interactive story inside Episode appventurebeat - Sep, 29 2015
Here be dragons: Four lessons we learned creating our first hardcore mobile gamebusinesswire - Sep, 29 2015
Episode Launches Interactive Mobile Story, Demi Lovato: Path to Famebusinesswire - Sep, 29 2015
BrightRoll Expands Suite of Mobile Video Solutions for Advertisersventurebeat - Aug, 31 2015
Google Cloud challenges Amazon for the hearts of game startup CTOstheverge - Jun, 10 2015
The Mean Girls universe is expanding with this upcoming mobile gamewired - May, 21 2015
Cool New App Lets You Make Futuristic Comics on the Fly | WIREDventurebeat - May, 20 2015
Announcing our next round of Mobile Summit participants | VentureBeat | Mobile | by gtermontventurebeat - May, 20 2015
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Hearthstone on Android, Telltale does Minecraft, and Notch gets a mansion | GamesBeat | Games | by Mike Minottiventurebeat - May, 20 2015
User-generated stories are a huge hit with Pocket Gems' Episode | GamesBeat | Games | by Dean Takahashiventurebeat - May, 20 2015
Pocket Gems launches Night at the Museum: Hidden Treasures mobile game | GamesBeat | Games | by Dean Takahashiventurebeat - May, 20 2015
Chobolabs raises $1.3M to put hardcore gaming on mobile | GamesBeat | Games | by Heather Newmanventurebeat - May, 20 2015
GamesBeat University has the tips and tricks you need to run a modern game business | GamesBeat | Games | by Dean Takahashiventurebeat - May, 20 2015
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Sega and Gearbox bicker, gaming's biggest flops, and Elder Scrolls Online layoffs | GamesBeat | Games | by Mike Minottiventurebeat - May, 20 2015
Comedy Central partners with Pocket Gems to create interactive mobile stories based on TV show | GamesBeat | Games | by Dean Takahashiventurebeat - May, 20 2015
HackerRank 'gamifies' technical job recruiting for game companies (exclusive) | GamesBeat | Games | by Dean Takahashiventurebeat - May, 20 2015
Tap Paradise Cove and the importance of art in game narrative | GamesBeat | Games | by Jason Wilsoncultofmac - May, 20 2015
What's Next In Mobile Gaming | Cult of Macventurebeat - May, 20 2015
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Irrational winds down, Harmonix makes a shooter, and where the Kickstarters are now | GamesBeat | Games | by Mike Minottiventurebeat - May, 20 2015
Mobile game maker Pocket Gems expands to interactive stories with Episode | GamesBeat | Games | by Dean Takahashiventurebeat - May, 20 2015
Apportable's SpriteBuilder lets developers run their iOS games on Android | GamesBeat | Games | by Dean Takahashiventurebeat - May, 20 2015
A great app or game is required, but not sufficient, for success in mobile marketing | GamesBeat | Games | by Dean Takahashiventurebeat - May, 20 2015
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Rise of the Xbox One, League of Legends smashes records | GamesBeat | Games | by Mike Minottiventurebeat - May, 20 2015
With Epic Empire, Pocket Gems aims to prove casual mobile gamers aren't dead | GamesBeat | Games | by Dean Takahashiventurebeat - May, 20 2015
Pocket Gems teams with NFL, McDonald's for NFL Runner mobile game | GamesBeat | Games | by Jeff Grubbventurebeat - May, 20 2015
Mobile game Airport Scanner helping TSA officers screen luggage more accurately | GamesBeat | Games | by Dean Takahashiventurebeat - May, 20 2015
Pocket Gems evolves from a successful developer into a mobile game publisher | GamesBeat | Games | by Jeff GrubbTechCrunch - May, 19 2015
Does The Venture Model Make Sense For Gaming Anymore?TechCrunch - May, 19 2015
Dipping Deeper Into Publishing, Kabam Launches $50M Fund To Bring Japanese Games WestTechCrunch - May, 19 2015
RocketSpace CEO Duncan Logan Talks Expansion Plans And What ‘Office-As-A-Service’ Actually MeansTechCrunch - May, 19 2015
Viddy Co-Founder Chris Ovitz Lands At Mobile Gaming Startup ScopelyTechCrunch - May, 15 2015
Mobile Gaming Company Pocket Gems Says It Reached $82M In Revenue Last YearTechCrunch - May, 15 2015
TC Cribs: Pocket Gems, Where The Office Gets Snazzed Up $100 At A TimeTechCrunch - May, 15 2015
Pocket Gems Launches Episode, A Platform For Interactive Mobile Storiesventurebeat - May, 14 2015
King chief Riccardo Zacconi dishes on his strategy for going beyond Candy Crush SagaTechCrunch - May, 14 2015
Tencent Backs Mobile Gaming Company Pocket Gemsventurebeat - May, 14 2015
Tencent widens its position as the world’s largest game companyventurebeat - May, 14 2015
Mobile studio Pocket Gems gets a minority investment from Tencent to move into ChinaRecode - May, 12 2015
Where Are the Most Intense Mobile Gamers? Not Where You'd Expect.arstechnica - May, 12 2015
Patent troll Lodsys sues mobile game makers, despite Apple’s interventionRecode - May, 12 2015
Three Gaming Trends to Watch After Last Week's GDCventurebeat - Apr, 29 2015
Supersonic sees big growth for 'rewarded video ads' in mobile games (interview) | GamesBeat | Games | by Dean Takahashiventurebeat - Apr, 16 2015
War Dragons joins crowd targeting hardcore gamers, not Candy Crush casualsTechCrunch - Feb, 21 2015
Four Pitfalls Hollywood Must Avoid To Keep Up With The Kardashians On MobileTechCrunch - Aug, 12 2014
Four Of The Best Investors In The Game Will Talk Trends At Disrupt SF | TechCrunchventurebeat - Jul, 7 2014
The 5 coolest startup jobs of the weekventurebeat - Feb, 26 2014
Venturebeat Reported Danhua's Investment in ApportableTechCrunch - Feb, 5 2014
Used By Wooga, Pocket Gems And More, Apportable Lands $5M To Help Developers Automatically Convert iOS Games To Android | TechCrunchTechCrunch - Jun, 8 2013
The Zen of EntrepreneurshipTechCrunch - Jun, 7 2013
AdMob Founder Omar Hamoui Joins Sequoia CapitalTechCrunch - May, 10 2013
Viddy Co-Founder Chris Ovitz Lands At Mobile Gaming Startup ScopelyEquityZen does not have an affiliation with, formal relationship with, or endorsement from any companies featured above. This profile is based on publicly available information and is intended to be informative in nature.
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