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Mentez, LLC, headquartered in Miami, Florida, is a global social gaming development and publishing company specializing in the Latin American market. Mentez owns 4 out of the 5 most popular games on Orkut, Brazil’s largest social network with 52 million users, and its portfolio consists of 40 games and applications across multiple social networks.
With 22 million weekly active users, Mentez created its own monetization platform called Paymentez to facilitate users’ micropayments directly where they play. Mentez’s strategy consists of giving its high-quality games a management and support system so users are always receiving the best and latest developments. Mentez has operations and presence across Latin America, the United States, China, and the UK.
With 22 million weekly active users, Mentez created its own monetization platform called Paymentez to facilitate users’ micropayments directly where they play. Mentez’s strategy consists of giving its high-quality games a management and support system so users are always receiving the best and latest developments. Mentez has operations and presence across Latin America, the United States, China, and the UK.
Overview
Location
United States, Florida, Miami
Employees
11-50
Phone
+52 231 100 8668
Founded date
2007
Investors 1
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Mentions in press and media 8
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| Jul 25, 2011 | Venture capitalist Tim Chang describes the white-hot landscape of game investments | The emerging landscape of games is attracting a lot of money, thanks in part to excitement about Zynga’s upcoming initial public offering and some recent acquisitions such as Electronic Arts’ $750 million purchase of PopCap Games. Tim Chang... |
| Feb 21, 2011 | Mentez to launch Zynga prepaid cards in Latin America | Latin America isn’t a great place to get social game players to pay for goods with credit cards. But gamers there are avid fans of social games and are willing to pay with prepaid cards. That’s why social game maker Zynga is partnering with... |
| Aug 11, 2010 | Mentez Raises New Funding from Insight Venture Partners | Mentez, a Latin America-oriented social gaming publisher received an investment of undisclosed amount from Insight Venture Partners. The company will use the money to expand its portfolio of social games, and grow across Latin America. As a... |
| Aug 9, 2010 | Mentez gets investment to build social games in Latin America and Brazil (exclusive) | Social gaming firm Mentez has raised a round of funding to build games for the Latin American market and Brazil. New York-based Insight Venture Partners has invested an undisclosed amount of money into Miami-based Mentez. Mentez will use th... |
| Aug 9, 2010 | Mentez gets investment to build social games in Latin America and Brazil (exclusive) | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Social gaming firm Mentez has raised a round of funding to build games for the Latin American market and Brazil. New York-based Insight... |
| Uma semana no Vale do Silício | Caros: é bom estar de volta ao Startupi depois da última semana. Eu estive por seis dias em San Francisco, na California, experimentando um pouco daquele ambiente em uma visita que me lembrou do livro “The Nature of the Firm“, de 1937, do e... | |
| Interiorano de 15 anos de idade gera polêmica e dinheiro com software social | Você tem certeza de como as coisas funcionam no Brasil, nos negócios, na Internet, no interior, na cabeça dos jovens? Tem certeza de que sabe de onde vem a inovação, vislumbra, acompanha ou antecede as mudanças de hábitos? Eu não – graças! ... |
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FAQ about Mentez Social Games
When was Mentez Social Games founded?
Mentez Social Games was founded in 2007.
What has the press written about Mentez Social Games?
Parsers VC has collected 8 articles mentioning Mentez Social Games, among them “Venture capitalist Tim Chang describes the white-hot landscape of game investments” (Jul 25, 2011) and “Mentez to launch Zynga prepaid cards in Latin America” (Feb 21, 2011).
Is Mentez Social Games still active?
Mentez Social Games is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jul 25, 2011.