Monday, July 14, 2008

Bezos Funds Social Networking Game Maker

Bezos Expeditions, the personal investment arm of Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, has invested in a company focused on distributing games via social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. Social Gaming Network, which is based in Palo Alto, announced the Bezos deal this morning, but did not disclose financial terms of the investment. The investment from Jeff Bezos comes on top of a $15M funding round the company announced in May, from Columbia Capital, Founders Fund, Greylock Partners and Novak Biddle Venture Partners. More information »