Chartboost today announced a partnership with Sequoia Capital to accelerate its growth and further develop the business engine for mobile game developers so they can focus on building kickass games The M round was led by Sequoia and included participation from existing investors TransLink Capital and SK Telecom Ventures Chartboost allows game developers to reach new users through cross-promotion make money from their games and collaborate directly with fellow developers through the Direct Deals Marketplace
In a historically opaque industry Chartboost is laser-focused on empowering developers with transparency and control over their businesses said co-founder and CEO Maria Alegre We have big dreams for the future and we are thrilled to be partnering with Sequoia going forward ”
The company also announced their technology now reaches more than 300 million monthly active devices powering six billion game sessions per month establishing Chartboost as the world’s largest mobile gaming technology platform To further enhance its products the company is aggressively expanding its team in the coming year Interested applicants can apply here
Maria and Sean built Chartboost to solve problems they encountered in the mobile gaming space and embody the authenticity we look for in founders commented board member Jim Goetz Their unique approach to app discovery and pro-developer mindset frees up studios large and small to do what they do best make great games We are excited to be part of the Chartboost team ”
For more information about this announcement please read Chartboost’s official blog post at blog chartboost com
About Chartboost
Chartboost is the leading games-only technology platform that helps developers reach more users and make more money The company powers over 12,000 games reaches over 300 million unique monthly devices and drives over six billion game sessions per month Chartboost works with companies like Backflip Booyah Capcom Com2us Crowdstar Gameloft Gamevil Get Set Games GREE Kabam Kiloo Natural Motion Outfit7 Pocket Gems Supercell TinyCo and many more Chartboost is based in San Francisco was founded in 2011 and has raised a total of M from Sequoia Capital TransLink Capital and SK Telecom Ventures More information at a href=”http://www chartboost com target=”_blank”>www chartboost com
