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Pulse2 (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
What is Metaplace? They are a startup company that creates custom virtual worlds. Users can decorate virtual apartments, music stages, or even create space action games. Metaplace has just raised $6.7 million from Charles River Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. Marc and Ben both founded Opsware and sold it to HP. [...]
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Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008
I'm pretty chuffed to learn that Metaplace, a games startup that I'm an advisor to -- closed a new round of financing today, netting $6.7 million from their existing VCs and Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. Metaplace was started by Raph Koster, who created Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies, with the idea of democratizing the creation of virtual worlds and games inside them. Instead of gigantic,...
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Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
Virtual worlds developer Metaplace has raised $6.7 million in a second round of funding. Participants included existing investors Charles River Ventures and Crescendo Ventures, and new investors Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. The San Diego-based company, formerly named Areae, has raised a total of $9.4 million. Metaplace was founded in 2006 by MMO vets John Donham and former Sony ( NYSE:...
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Raph's Website (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
Today we announced that Areae is no more — there’s just Metaplace. Easier to spell and say. And also that we closed a Series B funding round, with Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz joining the funders. And that we are now into invite-only beta — there are invite keys on TechCrunch and GigaOM right [...]
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TechCrunch (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
Metaplace , a startup that allows users to craft their own virtual worlds, has closed a $6.7 million funding round led by Charles River Ventures and Cresendo Ventures along with Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. The round brings Metaplace's total funding to $9.4 million. Alongside today's announcement the site is also opening an invite-only private beta, and 200 TechCrunch readers can sign...
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GigaOM (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
Metaplace, the user-created, web-based virtual world from visionary game developer Raph Koster, is announcing $6.7 million in Series B funding from new investors Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz.
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Market Wire - Media and Entertainment: Video games (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
SAN DIEGO, CA (MARKET WIRE) Metaplace (formerly known as Areae, Inc.) today announced it has raised $6.7 million in financing from existing investors Charles River Ventures and Crescendo Ventures and new investors, Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. This round brings the company's total financing to $9.4 million, positioning it for strong growth as it builds out the world's first open platform...
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Digital Media Wire (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
San Diego - Metaplace, a platform that allows anyone to create virtual worlds on the Web, announced on Wednesday that it has landed $6.7 million in new funding, led by Charles River Ventures and Crescendo Ventures.New investors Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz also participated in the round, which brings the company's total funding raised to date to $9.4 million.San Diego-based Metaplace (formerly...
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MmPOW / Published News (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
As we noted last week, virtual world startups seem to be weathering the global financial crisis. There’s more evidence of that out today, as Metaplace, the user-created, web-based virtual world from visionary game developer Raph Koster, is announcing $6.7 million in Series B funding from new investors Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. The round, which also included original investors Charles...
