The Atari Mafia
Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It is one of the most iconic companies in the video game industry, credited with pioneering the arcade game, home video game console, and personal computer industries. Atari is primarily known for its groundbreaking work in video games and consumer electronics.
It created some of the most popular arcade games of all time, such as Pong and Asteroids, and developed one of the first widely successful home video game consoles, the Atari 2600. Today, Atari continues to be involved in the gaming industry, producing games and interactive entertainment, while also exploring opportunities in blockchain and other innovative technologies.
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The Atari Mafia
The Atari Mafia has founded 60 companies and raised $2.5B.
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List of all the amazing companies covered:
- Pager
- Daylight Solutions
- Carro
- Conversa Health
- Fingerprint
- Β Riot Games
- Nymbl Science
- Confirm
- Massive
- Nom Nom
- StoneFly
- MyCheck
- Moxy.io
- Prixtel
- Execution Labs
- Rypplzz
- Neoglyphic Entertainment
- Blank Slate Systems
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Pager
Founder: Gaspard de Dreuzy
Atari Role: Executive Producer
Capital Raised: $134.2M
Investors: Lux Capital
Stage: Series C
Pager is a virtual care technology platform that provides communication, collaboration, navigation, and care coordination solutions.
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Daylight Solutions
Founder: Jim Fisher
Atari Role: Vice President, Marketing
Capital Raised: $36.9M
Investors: National Science Foundation
Stage: Grant
Daylight Solutions manufactures molecular detection and imaging instruments for diagnostics, homeland security, military and more.
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Carro
Founder: David Perry
Atari Role: President - Shiny Entertainment
Capital Raised: $36M
Investors: Alpha Edison
Stage: Series B
Carro is a collaborative commerce platform that links Shopify to the entire eCommerce landscape, establishing a cross-store sales channel.
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Conversa Health
Founder: West Shell III
Atari Role: Director Marketing
Capital Raised: $33.8M
Investors: J Ventures
Stage: Series B
Conversa is a virtual care platform that provides automated patient engagement and management.
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Fingerprint
Founder: Nancy MacIntyre
Atari Role: VP, Marketing
Capital Raised: $25M
Investors: Corus Entertainment
Stage: Debt Financing
Fingerprint is a mobile technology company focused on premium subscription content services for kids and family.
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Riot Games
Founder: Bill Petro
Atari Role: Vice President Product Development
Capital Raised: $21M
Investors: Benchmark
Stage: Acquired
Riot Games is a global company that develops online games.
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Nymbl Science
Founder: Tom Virden
Atari Role: Director
Capital Raised: $19.8M
Investors: Cobalt Ventures
Stage: Corporate Round
Nymbl Science develops a physical and cognitive training application to facilitate fall reduction.
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Confirm
Founder: David Murray
Atari Role: User Experience Lead
Capital Raised: $18.2M
Investors: ANIMO Ventures
Stage: Series A
Confirm is an all-in-one people platform using Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) to empower leaders with a true view of performance.
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Massive
Founder: Andy Kleinman
Atari Role: Advisory Board Member
Capital Raised: $17.6M
Investors: NeoCarta Ventures
Stage: Series C
Massive is the developer of video game network for in-game advertising.
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Nom Nom
Founder: Zach Phillips
Atari Role: Director Business Development - Online & Mobile
Capital Raised: $13M
Investors: Greycroft
Stage: Series B
Nom Nom makes real food to support healthier, longer lives for folks with paws. Because whatβs good for people is good for pets too.
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StoneFly
Founder: Mo Tahmasebi
Atari Role: System Design Engineer
Capital Raised: $12M
Investors: Rustic Canyon Partners
Stage: Series C
StoneFly Inc. is one of the innovators of cost-effective full-featured storage appliances since 2000.
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MyCheck
Founder: Erez Spatz
Atari Role: Co Founder & CTO
Capital Raised: $11.1M
Investors: O.G. Venture Partners
Stage: Series A
MyCheck is a mobile application that enables users to split and pay bills for goods and services through their mobile devices.
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Moxy.io
Founder: Nolan Bushnell
Atari Role: CEO
Capital Raised: $10M
Investors: GDA Capital
Stage: Seed
Moxy.io is an entertainment provider that will power the next generation of video games.
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Prixtel
Founder: David Charles
Atari Role: Marketing
Capital Raised: $7.25M
Investors: Banexi Ventures
Stage: Series B
Prixtel is a French telephone operator that offers for fixed line, mobile, nomadic Internet and ADSL for individuals and professionals.
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Execution Labs
Founder: Keith Katz
Atari Role: Global Brand Manager
Capital Raised: $6.7M
Investors: BDC Venture Capital
Stage: Series A
Execution Labs is a hands-on early stage investor in game studios.
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Rypplzz
Founder: Joshua Pendrick
Atari Role: Director of Digital Marketing / Social Media
Capital Raised: $6M
Investors: KB Partners
Stage: Seed
Rypplzz has a patented software platform that connects the digital and physical worlds like never before.
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Neoglyphic Entertainment
Founder: Christopher Chamberlain
Atari Role: Artist
Capital Raised: $2.4M
Investors: Rivet Ventures
Stage: Seed
Neoglyphic Entertainment is a company built on real-time 3D development, machine learning and computer vision.
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Blank Slate Systems
Founder: Mark Gross
Atari Role: Research Staff
Capital Raised: $1.1M
Investors: Techstars
Stage: Convertible Note
Blank Slate provides design tools and cloud-based collaboration for prototyping and manufacturing.
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