Overview
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$6M
Founded date
2012
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 20
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| Mar 12, 2014 | Google buys Green Throttle Games, which could be a big part of its Android set-top box | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. What could Google possibly do with a failed Android gaming company from the co-creator of the once massively popular Guitar Hero music ... |
| Mar 11, 2014 | Google buys Green Throttle, a smartphone game controller company | Green Throttle reader comments 21 with 19 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Rumors have been swirling that Google is going to jump into the home game console market with a set-top box.... |
| Feb 3, 2014 | Why Makers Fail At Retail | 2014 is starting off with a bang for hardware. The $3.2B acquisition of Nest, a four year old company, is great news for makers. The question is, then, should you be starting a hardware company rather than the next mobile app? In previous c... |
| Nov 8, 2013 | Green Throttle Ends Arena Support As The Android Game Microconsole Herd Begins To Thin | Guitar Hero creator Charles Huang founded Green Throttle, a Santa Clara-based startup with $6 million in funding, to build out multiplayer Android gaming for the living room. Now, the company says it’s closing the door on that mission for n... |
| Jun 4, 2013 | Green Throttle will pay a 10 percent commission to indie devs who sell its controllers | Green Throttle is going to give a 10 percent affiliate commission for each Green Throttle Atlas Bluetooth Controller that indie game developers help sell. That means it will track whether someone purchases a $40 Atlas controller via an adve... |
| May 30, 2013 | The console alternatives: Everything you need to know about Ouya, GameStick, and Shield | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Normally, we video game guys don’t have to work too hard when it comes to covering consumer electronics. We have a few consoles, a few ... |
| Apr 9, 2013 | Green Throttle taps BioWare vets to build Android game for the living room | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Green Throttle Games is unveiling its first internally produced free-to-play title for its Android-based living room game controller. H... |
| Apr 9, 2013 | Green Throttle taps BioWare vets to build Android game for the living room | Green Throttle Games is unveiling its first internally produced free-to-play title for its Android-based living room game controller. Hungry Moose Games, a Canadian game studio started by former BioWare developers, has created 9 Lives: Case... |
| Mar 31, 2013 | (Screen) size matters for mobile interface design | Charles Huang is the chief executive of Green Throttle Games. He also co-founded Red Octane, creator of Guitar Hero. Smart phones, tablets, and smart TVs will soon be powered by the same technology stack — ARM processors running iOS or Andr... |
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FAQ about Green Throttle
When was Green Throttle founded?
Green Throttle was founded in 2012.
How much funding has Green Throttle raised?
Green Throttle has raised $6M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Green Throttle?
Parsers VC has collected 20 articles mentioning Green Throttle, among them “Google buys Green Throttle Games, which could be a big part of its Android set-top box” (Mar 12, 2014) and “Google buys Green Throttle, a smartphone game controller company” (Mar 11, 2014).
Is Green Throttle still active?
Yes, Green Throttle is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Mar 12, 2014.