PLAY.WORKS Overview
Play.Works develops and publishes games across a network of over 200m televisions via its platform. Play.Works can be found on Comcast, Cox, Videotron, Rogers, Sky, British Telecom, Vizio, Samsung and pay TV platforms in North America and the UK, with an extensive library of games and video content.
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$2.3MJun 2019
Latest News
growth-positive
/PRNewswire/ -- Play.Works, the #1 provider of games and original TV channels for Connected TV (CTV), announces a groundbreaking partnership with Khaby Lame,...
Play.Works, a leading provider of games and original TV channels for Connected TV (CTV), has announced a partnership with Khaby Lame, the worlds biggest TikTok creator. This collaboration will allow Khaby Lames content to be distributed globally on CTV platforms, reaching new audiences. The partnership is part of Play.Works strategy to bring engaging creators to television, offering free, ad-supported content. This move is expected to expand Khaby Lames fanbase and provide new content formats for viewers. Play.Works extensive CTV games catalog and video services reach over 250 million homes, available on major TV platforms like Roku, Samsung, and LG.
Partners
growth-positive
Vala Capital Completes £2m Strategic Investment in PlayWorks
PlayWorks, a company pioneering post-app store mobile games across social networks and messaging apps, has closed an initial £2m funding round led by Vala Capital. The investment will allow PlayWorks to continue developing its vision of post-app store games on Facebook and other instant games networks, and to develop its brands and licensed IP. PlayWorks has partnerships in place with Facebook, Comcast, LG, Roku and many others, and a massive catalog of live games, making it a trusted leader at the forefront of this new revolution in the gaming industry.
Investment
| Sector | Media & Entertainment Technologies |
Funding
| Total funding | $2.32M |
| Last funding | $2.32M |
| Stage | Seed |
| Rounds | 1 |
| Investors | 1 |
Team Members
4
Employees: 51-200
Web & Social Links
| Website | play.works/ |
| Careers | Careers page |
Locations
156 Menachem Begin Recital Building (H Tower, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, 6492108, Israel
Kyiv, Ukraine, 03150
21 Poland St, London W1F 8QG, UK
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PLAY.WORKS Business
Business models
B2C, B2B
Product stage
Released
Employees
51-200
Sector
Media & Entertainment TechnologiesDigital Content Engagement & EntertainmentTarget Customer
Media & EntertainmentGaming IndustryMobile GamingConsumersCore Technology
Platforms & InterfacesWebMobileTags (4)
gamesmobile-platformgame-developmentmobile-gamesPLAY.WORKS Financials
$2.32M
Total funding
Undisclosed
Capital raised
$2.32M
Last funding
Seed
Funding stage
1
Total rounds
1
Investors
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$2.3MJun 2019
Private Equity Funding
Undisclosed Round
Jun 2019
$2.32M
Vala Capital (Lead)
PLAY.WORKS Lifecycle
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time
$2.3MJun 2019
All Events
Undisclosed Round
Jun 2019
$2.32M
Vala Capital (Lead)
PLAY.WORKS News
2 articles
growth-positive
/PRNewswire/ -- Play.Works, the #1 provider of games and original TV channels for Connected TV (CTV), announces a groundbreaking partnership with Khaby Lame,...
Play.Works, a leading provider of games and original TV channels for Connected TV (CTV), has announced a partnership with Khaby Lame, the worlds biggest TikTok creator. This collaboration will allow Khaby Lames content to be distributed globally on CTV platforms, reaching new audiences. The partnership is part of Play.Works strategy to bring engaging creators to television, offering free, ad-supported content. This move is expected to expand Khaby Lames fanbase and provide new content formats for viewers. Play.Works extensive CTV games catalog and video services reach over 250 million homes, available on major TV platforms like Roku, Samsung, and LG.
Partners
growth-positive
Vala Capital Completes £2m Strategic Investment in PlayWorks
PlayWorks, a company pioneering post-app store mobile games across social networks and messaging apps, has closed an initial £2m funding round led by Vala Capital. The investment will allow PlayWorks to continue developing its vision of post-app store games on Facebook and other instant games networks, and to develop its brands and licensed IP. PlayWorks has partnerships in place with Facebook, Comcast, LG, Roku and many others, and a massive catalog of live games, making it a trusted leader at the forefront of this new revolution in the gaming industry.
Investment
PLAY.WORKS Team
Employee Info
| Employees (range) | 51-200 |
| Exact count | 52 |
| Team members | 4 |
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Admin Info
| Confidence | 80/100 |
| Missing | sector, video or image, markets, not claimed |
| Crunchbase | playworks-5aa4 |
| Creator | sivan mekonen |
| Creator email | Sivanm@sncentral.org |
| Last updater | Matan Eblagon |
| Updater email | matane@sncentral.org |
| Last update | 2025-02-02T00:00:00.000Z |
| Created | 2024-05-05T00:00:00.000Z |