Lumosity sees brain games taking off as 20 million sign up for mental gymnastics

February 6, 2012 5:00 AM Heinrich Lenhardt
Heinrich Lenhardt

Lumosity released impressive growth numbers for its online brain training games. The company has added 6 million additional members since June 2011 for a total of 20 million registered users.

Speaking to VentureBeat, Lumosity chief executive Kunal Sarkar disclosed that …

Venture capitalist Tim Chang describes the white-hot landscape of game investments

July 25, 2011 7:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

The emerging landscape of games is attracting a lot of money, thanks in part to excitement about Zynga’s upcoming initial public offering and some recent acquisitions such as Electronic Arts’ $750 million purchase of PopCap Games. Tim Chang, a partner …

Lumosity raises $32M round for brain games

June 16, 2011 4:30 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Lumosity has quietly amassed more than 14 million members for its brain-training games, which help you improve your core mental abilities. That in turn has enabled the company to raise $32.5 million in a third round of funding today.

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