Playerize
Company

Last deal

$1M

Amount

Series A

Stage

04.01.2012

Date

1

all rounds

$1M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Playerize is a rapidly growing company that specializes in monetization and user acquisition for the social and mobile gaming industry.

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Also Known As

Super Rewards

founded date

01.01.2011

Operating Status

Closed (26.11.2015)

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series A

IPO status

Private

Description

Playerize helps game studios and developers find players for online and mobile games by using direct advertising and search networks. The company offers a complete alternative payments solution that can be integrated by developers of any size in under ten minutes. Playerize's acquisition of SuperRewards has expanded its global reach and provides developers with an offer wall and direct payments solution. The company was acquired by GetPerk in November 2015 and has raised an estimated $1,000,000.
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M&A Details
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Transaction name

Acquired by

Perk.com

announced date

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Financials

Funding Rounds
1
1

Number of Funding Rounds

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Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 04.01.2012. Their latest investor Real Ventures. Their latest round Series A

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
04.01.2012
5
$1M
Co-Investors
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5
0

Number of lead investors

5

Number of investors

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Lead 
Round 
Partners 
No
Series A
No
Series A
No
Series A
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Acquiree Name 
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Acquisition Name 
Super Rewards acquired by Playerize

Super Rewards acquired by Playerize

acquirer

Playerize
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type

Acquisition
Super Rewards

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People

Founders
4

Lyal Avery

current job

Playerize
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organization founded

1

Lyal Avery

Jeff Magnusson
Jeff Magnusson

Jeff Magnusson

Jeff Magnusson is the VP of Product & Engineering at Neurotrack. Jeff Magnusson attended Queen's University.

current job

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2

Jeff Magnusson

Lyal Avery
Lyal Avery

Lyal Avery

Lyal Avery is the founder & CEO of PullRequest, a Google-backed platform that combines automation with a network of on-demand reviewers to improve and simplify the code review process. Lyal Avery’s career as a leader in the technology industry spans over 18 years, with multiple exits across Vancouver BC, San Francisco CA, and Austin TX. Previous to PullRequest, Lyal cofounded Playerize, a payment and distribution platform for mobile and social games (exited to TSE:PER in 2015).

current job

PullRequest
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3

Lyal Avery

Jason Bailey
Jason Bailey

Jason Bailey

Jason has built a handful of successful Internet businesses over the past 15 years. As the founder of KITN Media, he bootstrapped Super Rewards from zero revenue to a 100mm run rate in just over 12 months. In July 2009, he successfully sold the company to Adknowledge, one of the largest online advertising marketplaces. Jason has invested in and is mentoring many local companies including DES Games, Compass Engine, PayPhone App, CrowdFanatic, and OverInteractive Media. He is also an LP in Real Ventures and Bootup Labs and is currently working on his new startup, L33dr.ly.

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LEAF Mobile
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1

Jason Bailey

Employee Profiles
4

Lyal Avery

Co-Founder

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