CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Zynga, creator of Facebook games Farmville, Mafia Wars, and about a dozen different types of online slot machine games, paid $210M in 2012 for OMGPOP, creators of DrawSomething!, When mobile phone company Danger Inc was created in the heady days of 2000 with execs from Apple, Phillips, and WebTV, it looked like a leadership dream team.

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CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

Pixelon: Online video vaporware. In January 2018, Outcome settled all pending lawsuits by the company’s investors on the condition that Shah and Agarwal step down from their leadership positions. Founded by Renaud Laplanche in 2006, LendingClub quickly became one of the largest online lenders in the US. Total Funding: N/A.

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CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

When BeverageCo sought to take advantage of digital, they had many isolated initiatives (such as online advertising and a corporate Facebook page) underway, but lacked traction in any of them. High tax rates on corporate gains meant that the best way to spend profits was to make acquisitions.

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CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

Founded: 2005. The lawsuit hinged on Julep’s promotional free Welcome Box of Julep products, available for just the cost of taxes and shipping. The company tried to scale an online marketplace while opening multiple brick and mortar locations. Dart Music. Earth Class Mail. Declared Bankruptcy: 2011. Total Funding: $1.2B.

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