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Playful Corp. is an independent game studio on a mission to bring joy to the world, one game at a time.
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Overview
Location
United States, Texas, McKinney
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$23M
Founded date
2008
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 5
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| Aug 30, 2019 | Playful Studios raises $23 million for spectator-enabled games | Playful Studios, the maker of the Lucky’s Tale series of games, has raised $23 million in funding from a wide variety of individual investors as it moves into a new stage of making games enabled for the spectator era. The McKinney, Texas-ba... |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Playful Studios raises $23 million for spectator-enabled games | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Playful Studios, the maker of the Lucky’s Tale se... |
| Aug 29, 2019 | The Roundup: August Funding, Moves and Mergers in North Texas | The DFW Metroplex is making a name for itself as not only the home of big business and Fortune 500s, but also as the place fostering the next batch of companies that’ll one day take their place. August saw a fair amount of activity in the s... |
| Oct 22, 2015 | Lucky’s Tale developer Playful raises $25M to fund its virtual reality development | Investors are looking ahead, and they like what they see from one of the first companies highly focused on producing original virtual-reality games. Playful Corp., the studio responsible for the 3D VR platformer Lucky’s Tale for the Oculus ... |
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FAQ about Playful
When was Playful founded?
Playful was founded in 2008.
How much funding has Playful raised?
Playful has raised $23M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Playful?
Parsers VC has collected 5 articles mentioning Playful, among them “Playful Studios raises $23 million for spectator-enabled games” (Aug 30, 2019) and “Playful Studios raises $23 million for spectator-enabled games” (Aug 30, 2019).
Is Playful still active?
Yes, Playful is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 16, 2022.