Comments on: Trion World Network raises $70 million for server-based online games

By: Google Ventures partner: Venture capitalists are bad at picking games - My Best Games

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:03:25 +0000

[...] Trion Worlds, maker of the online game and World of Warcraft competitor Rift, raised $70 million just before the recession hit full swing. it involved a little bit of luck, said company CEO Lars Buttler, in the same panel discussion. None of the well-known firms like Accel Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers invested in Trion at the time — instead, that round was led by Act II Capital. [...]

By: Google Ventures partner: Venture capitalists are bad at picking games | Social Network Background Check

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:02:37 +0000

[...] Trion Worlds, maker of the online game and World of Warcraft competitor Rift, raised $70 million just before the recession hit full swing. It involved a little bit of luck, said company CEO Lars Buttler, in the same panel discussion. None of the well-known firms like Accel Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers invested in Trion at the time — instead, that round was led by Act II Capital. [...]

By: Google Ventures partner: venture capitalists are bad at picking games | VentureBeat

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:00:05 +0000

[...] Trion Worlds, maker of the online game and World of Warcraft competitor Rift, raised $70 million just before the recession hit full swing. It involved a little bit of luck, said company CEO Lars Buttler. None of the well-known firms like Accel Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers invested in Trion at the time — instead, that round was led by Act II Capital. [...]