Booyah rakes in $5M for online social game based on real life

Booyah rakes in $5M for online social game based on real life

Booyah makes a web and iPhone-based game that lets you earn points by achieving things in real life — like going to the gym, learning how to cook more recipes, etc. — and then share this information with your friends and others to keep motivation… Continue Reading

Booyah to launch cause-oriented iPhone entertainment apps

Booyah to launch cause-oriented iPhone entertainment apps

Booyah is nearing the completion of its first round of cause-oriented apps for the iPhone.

Keith Lee, (pictured below) chief executive of the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company, said the first app will be out this spring and that it will let people do good in the… Continue Reading

iPhone game developers rejoice at Apple’s latest update plans

iPhone game developers rejoice at Apple’s latest update plans

There were a lot of happy game developers among the 200 or so people who attended Thursday’s iGames Summit in San Francisco, which was devoted to iPhone games.

Speakers at the summit, including game developers such as Tapulous, ngmoco, Booyah, Demiforce, Zynga and Social Gaming Network,… Continue Reading

Content provider Booyah scores $4.5M from Kleiner Perkins

Content provider Booyah scores $4.5M from Kleiner Perkins

Mobile and web content producer Booyah announced today that it received $4.5 million from Kleiner Perkins. The two seem like a good match, considering the company’s job listings for iPhone engineers and the investor’s special iPhone developers fund.

The Silicon Valley-based startup remains in stealth mode,… Continue Reading