Playphone
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| Industry | Mobile phones, Social Gaming |
| Founded | April 1, 2003 |
| Founder | Ron Czerny |
| Headquarters | San Mateo, California, United States |
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Area served
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Global |
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Key people
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Ron Czerny (CEO) |
| Website | Playphone |
Playphone is a mobile social gaming network founded in 2003. Playphone’s custom gaming solution powers app stores for leading worldwide carriers (Verizon,Claro Brazil). Preloaded on Android smartphones, Playphone’s gaming network offers mobile gamers a new on-device destination to discover and play their favorite games with friends. Playphone is based in Silicon Valley, California with offices in San Jose, California; Brooklin, Sao Paulo; Beijing, China; and United Kingdom.
Founded in April 2003 by Ron Czerny, Playphone is funded by Menlo Ventures, Cardinal Venture Capital and Coral Capital Management. Playphone is a pioneer in the concept of direct-to-consumer mobile content distribution. Playphone’s technology powered the first off-deck downloads of mobile games in North America. Selling through 4,000 retail stores, including Best Buy, EB Games, Fred Meyers, Rite Aid and Target, consumers could purchase pre-paid phone cards offering two mobile games, two polyphonic ringtones and two wallpaper options for $9.99. Early partners included Digital Bridges, offering access to game titles including Lara Croft Tomb Raider and Disney's The Lion King.
Expanding its offer portfolio, Playphone went on to build a subscription-based service to provide games, ringtones, and wallpaper for mobile phones, with a library of more than 150 games and thousands of ring tones.
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