Game Closure

Game Closure is a Silicon Valley–based technology company which builds post-app store technology.

History

The company was founded in Silicon Valley[1] in 2011 by American technology entrepreneur, Michael Carter, and his partner, Tom Fairfield. It has since raised $33.5m in venture capital funding.[2][3] In 2014, Carter co-founded the startup "Hello World"—and sold it in less than three months to Life360 for over $1 million.[4]

Company details and products

Game Closure is a partner with Rakuten in a joint venture called Rakuten Games, the Tokyo-based content creator that built the RGames HTML5 gaming platform.[5][6][7] Carter also sits on the Board of Directors of Rakuten Games.[8][9]

Game Closure is responsible for creating the game EverWing on Facebook's Instant Games platform, which was named a 2016 Facebook Game of the Year.[10][11]

References
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  5. "Japan's Rakuten is Betting on a Future Without Apps". Bloomberg.com. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
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  9. "Japan's Rakuten Is Betting on a Future Without Apps". Bloomberg.com. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
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  11. "Blackstorm Labs seizes the HTML5 instant games opportunity". VentureBeat. 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
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