PixOwl

Acquired

Mobile games with comic book art and character-driven stories

PixOwl was founded in 2011, is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, lists 11–50 employees, and has $1.2M in recorded funding across 3 rounds.

Employees
11–50
Founded
2011
Business Model
B2C
Website
pixowl.com
Total Funding
$1.2M
Last Round
Series BJan 2016
Rounds
3
Acquired by
Animoca BrandsAug 2018 · $4.9M

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About

PixOwl is a San Francisco-based mobile game studio founded in 2011, specializing in family-friendly games built around beloved licensed characters and original IP. The studio developed The Sandbox, a pioneering user-generated content mobile game that attracted over 10 million players and was featured by Apple. PixOwl's portfolio includes titles based on Peanuts/Snoopy, Garfield, Goosebumps, The Addams Family, and Wonder Park, with development studios in both San Francisco and Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Sandbox IP was later acquired by Animoca Brands to become a leading blockchain gaming platform.

Summary

PixOwl is a Gaming company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2011. It lists 11–50 employees. It has raised $1.2M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a Series B round in Jan 2016. Investors include Animoca Brands, True Capital Management and 500 Global.

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Funding & Exit History

AcquisitionAug 2018

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Funding: Seed through Series B. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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