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11/12/2009
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Six Degrees Games Inc. Completes $7 Million in Series B Financing Led by Time Warner Investments
Sports Entertainment and Games Industry Experience Combined with Early Success of ActionAllStars.com Proves to Be a Winning Formula
MARINA DEL REY CA. - November 12 2009 â Six Degrees Games Inc. a publisher of online sports entertainment including the tween and teen sports destination ActionAllStars.com announced today that it has raised $7 million in equity financing. Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) led the investment along with current investors Clearstone Venture Partners and Prism VentureWorks. The additional funding will be used to accelerate Six Degrees Gamesâ growth in the sports entertainment space and to enhance in-house development capabilities.
"This has been a great year for Six Degrees Gamesâ said Minard Hamilton CEO and co-founder along with President of Six Degrees Games Ben Jones. âOur success since launching early this year shows thereâs clearly a demand from sports fans for new immersive ways to engage their passions for sports. Time Warner shares our vision and brings an unparalleled portfolio of sports and kids properties to the table."
With more than a million Athletes created every month ActionAllStars.com is the premiere online sports entertainment destination for tweens and teens featuring official marks and virtual brands from partners such as the National Basketball Association (NBA.com) and Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLB.com).
"Time Warner is always interested in identifying creating and distributing compelling content that consumers will find engagingâ said Rachel Lam Senior Vice President and Group Managing Director of Time Warner Investments. âActionAllStars.com provides a unique immersive experience for young people who are interested in sports and games and is an attractive extension to some of our brands including Cartoon Network Turner Sports and Sports Illustrated for Kids. Â In addition we are intrigued by Action AllStars virtual goods-based business model which is a fast-growing new avenue to monetize high-quality virtual content."
Six Degrees Games Inc. also announced today that Paul Condolora SVP Digital at Turner Broadcasting will join its board of directors.
About Action AllStarsâ¢
Action AllStars⢠(www.actionallstars.com) is a sports entertainment site designed for tweens and teens. Along with partners including the National Basketball Association (NBA.com) and Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLB.com) Action AllStars provides both the casual and hardcore fan the ability to play games compete with friends customize their experience and to socialize with other fans across the globe. To play free online games and to join the Action AllStars community today visit www.actionallstars.com.
About Clearstone Venture Partners
Clearstone Venture Partners is an early stage venture capital firm with offices in Santa Monica CA Menlo Park CA and Mumbai India. Clearstone has a proven track record of developing market-changing consumer internet companies including: PayPal NetZero Overture and CarsDirect. The firm has $650 million under management and is focusing investments in its third fund on seed and early stage companies in the United States and India. For more information visit: www.clearstone.com.
About Prism VentureWorks
Prism VentureWorks is an early stage venture capital firm focused on disruptive segments in the Digital Media Software & Services and Life Sciences sectors. The firm represents a committed team of early-stage investors whose industry operating heritage and domain depth make them valued partners among entrepreneurs and syndicates in building successful businesses. Founded in 1996 the Firm has approximately $1.25 billion in capital under management with offices in Needham MA and Venice CA. For more information visit www.prismventure.com.
About Time Warner Investments
The Time Warner Investments group targets non-control strategic investments that have a clear impact on Time Warners divisional operations and directly enhance the Companys ability to meet specific strategic goals. Time Warner Inc. is a leading media and entertainment company whose businesses include interactive services filmed entertainment television networks and publishing. For more information please visit: www.timewarnerinvestments.com.
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Contact Information
Tim DaRosa
Director of Marketing
Six Degrees Games Inc.
(773) 391-1865
tim@sixdegreesgames.com
Clearstone Venture Partners (FKA: idealab! Capital Partners),Prism VentureWorks (FKA:Prism Venture Partners),Time Warner Investments (FKA: AOL Time Warner Ventures)
Minard Hamilton – Chief Executive Officer
Minard Hamilton has served as Chief Executive Officer of Six Degrees Games, Inc. since co-founding the company in October 2006. From 2001-2006, Mr. Hamilton served as Executive Vice President, Distribution and Marketing at JAMDAT Mobile. JAMDAT Mobile went public in 2005 and was acquired by Electronic Arts in 2006. From 1999 – 2001, Mr. Hamilton served as General Manager, International, ESPN.com (ESPN Internet Group) where he oversaw the expansion of ESPN.com outside of the United States. From 1995-1999, Mr. Hamilton served simultaneously as Senior Vice President, ESPN International and General Manager, ESPN Latin America. Prior to joining ESPN, he served as Vice President, International at Activision, Inc., a leading game publisher, and prior to that, as Vice President, Worldwide Distribution and Acquisitions, at Roger Corman's Concorde-New Horizons, Inc. Hamilton earned an A.B. from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA.
Ben Jones – President
Ben Jones has served as President of Six Degrees Games, Inc. since co-founding the company in October 2006. From 2001-2006, Mr. Jones served as Senior Vice President of Sales, at JAMDAT Mobile, overseeing day-to-day sales and distribution operations. JAMDAT Mobile went public in 2005 and was acquired by Electronic Arts in 2006, becoming EA Mobile. Prior to JAMDAT, he served as an independent video game recruiter where he established and coordinated partnerships between leading game developers and publishers. Jones earned a B.A. from St. Mary’s College of California.
Mark Koerner – Vice President, Development
Mark Koerner joined the company in November 2007 and currently serves as the Vice President of Development at Six Degrees Games, Inc. Prior to joining Six Degrees Games, Mr. Koerner served as Production Designer at Naughty Dog, Inc. (acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2001), from 2000-2005, overseeing day-to-day design operations on the Jak and Daxter games franchise. From 1994-1999, Mr. Koerner was responsible for design layout at Walt Disney Feature Animation and is credited on such films as, The Lion King, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Tarzan, Fantasia 2000, and The Emperor's New Groove. Koerner earned a B.A. in Industrial Design from Columbus College of Art and Design and an M.B.A. from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA.
Hyosung Han – Chief Technical Officer
Hyosung Han joined Six Degrees Games in October 2007 and currently serves as the Chief Technical Officer at the company. Prior to his current position, Hyosung served as Director of Systems Architecture at Electronic Arts from February 2006 - August 2007 overseeing all day-to-day systems-related initiatives. From January 2001-February 2006, Mr. Han worked at JAMDAT Mobile, Inc. as Software Architect, Enabling Technologies. JAMDAT Mobile went public in 2005 and was eventually acquired by Electronic Arts in 2006, becoming EA Mobile. Han earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.