Mobile gaming startup Mpowerplayer raises $2.5M
Mpowerplayer, a startup that helps people buy mobile games, has raised $2.5 million in a first round of funding.
The funding announcement comes only a month after Mpowerplayer “graduated” from the LaunchBox Digital incubation program. But unlike most of the other Launchbox startups, Mpowerplayer had already started to establish itself — when I spoke to chief executive Michael Powers at the demo day in August, he said the company had already served 15 million mobile game… Continue Reading
Take a closer look at my favorite LaunchBox Digital startups (plus, invites)
Looks like LaunchBox Digital is off to a good start — I just got home from the impressive Palo Alto, Calif. demo day for the first “class” of companies that LaunchBox incubated. The lineup was announced earlier this week, but this was my chance to talk to the founders and try out the products.
The Washington, D.C. firm selected nine startups to advise and fund for between $25,000 and $40,000. After three months of work the… Continue Reading
Incubator LaunchBox Digital unveils its first group of startups
LaunchBox Digital, an incubator/investment firm based in Washington, D.C., just announced the lineup of its first “class” of startups. After working with LaunchBox for three months, the companies are giving their East Coast demos today, and will be at the Palo Alto, Calif. offices of Cooley Goodard Kronish tomorrow.
LaunchBox was cofounded by former AOL chief technology officer John McKinley, Julius Genachowski of IAC and Away.com founder Sean Greene. The firm sounds similar to Y Combinator;… Continue Reading