Watercooler Talk: Social Gamer Raises $5.5M
Anyone who messes around on Facebook or any other social networking site knows that VC-backed Zynga Game Network has captured a lot of participants. Not a day goes by that I don't get hit up by another friend who wants me to play mafia boss or build a roller coaster, even though I'm already knee deep in farming. Mountain View, Calif.-based startup Watercooler, a social networking site that connects fans of sports teams and TV shows, is looking to join the party and become a player in the social networking gaming scene. Sunday night, the company announced it raised a $5.5 million Series B round. Investors included the online betting company Betfair and repeat entrepreneur Canaan Partners, which previously invested $4 million in the company.
26 October 2009•2 mins read
