European mobile ad powerhouse, Madvertise, completed its Series B financing yesterday, raising a combined $10 million to date. With this new round of investment, they intend to solidify their grasp on the European mobile ad market. This round of funding was led by Germany’s Earlybird, who significantly increased their initial investment, and the Silicon Valley-based newcomer, Blumberg Capital. More after the jump.
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BOKU’s newly released sdk for Android allows developers for Google’s platform to add 1-Tap purchasing through carrier billing in over 56 countries. This effort could help developers significantly expand their revenues by capitalizing on consumer impulses.
With over 700 million users worldwide it seems like the right time to get into the mobile scene while it is still growing. By 2014 analysts say that over 1 billion people will have smart phones and Facebook’s reach will be greater based on current trends.
Crowdstar’s latest foray into mobile has the female gamer in mind as its major mobile-only title Top Girl. Crowdstar recently finished raising a round of funding from Intel Capital and Time Warner and is swiftly embracing mobile.
Mobile social gaming network OpenFeint recently launched GameFeed, a Facebook-like stream consisting of cross-platform news feed updates from other players in the network. With this addition, OpenFeint aims to foster more social competition and cooperation among its gamers.
Hey game developers! If you’ve got a great idea for a new mobile game you could win up to $10,000 in the GameCast 2011 Contest, hosted by MoMinis, a cross-platform mobile gaming solution for developers. How does the contest work? It’s simple. Just build your mobile game using the MoMinis Studio and you could win up to $10,000 and a distribution deal with GetJar. Read on to learn more.
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