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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mobile phones Social gaming |
| Founded | February 6, 2003 |
| Founder | Ron Czerny |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Global |
Key people | Ron Czerny (CEO) |
Number of employees | 3 |
| Parent | GungHo Online Entertainment |
| Website | Playphone.com |
Playphone is a mobile gaming platform founded in 2003[1] (merged and re-incorporated in 2006)[2][3] headquartered in San Jose, California that provides direct-to-consumer mobile content distribution.[4] It is funded by Menlo Ventures, Cardinal Venture Capital, and Coral Capital Management,[5] and is a subsidiary of GungHo Online Entertainment.[6]
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