DotBlu
Company

Last deal

$1.51M

Amount

Series B

Stage

24.09.2010

Date

3

all rounds

$3.76M

Total amount

Financing round

General

About Company
DotBlu is an online platform for friendly betting on various subjects.

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founded date

01.01.2007

Operating Status

Closed (01.01.2010)

founders

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series B

IPO status

Private

Description

DotBlu, formerly known as BluBet, is a San Francisco-based company founded by Song Kim. It allows users to place fake bets on a range of topics, including sports and technology. Users can sign up for free and receive 30,000 BluBucks, which have no actual monetary value, to place bets. They also earn 1,000 BluBucks for every bet they create. If users lose all their BluBucks, they receive an automatic refill of 10,000 BluBucks. DotBlu offers two types of bets: polls, where outcomes are determined by the most popular response, and challenges, where outcomes are based on real-life events.
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