Beyond Games

Based in San Francisco, Beyond Games is a game development company established in 2013 by Joseph Kubiak, Alex Rozgo, and Kieran Donaldson. The firm focuses on developing mobile games, with a particular emphasis on creating next-generation multiplayer and strategy games for both mobile devices and virtual reality platforms. Its core business revolves around designing sandbox and strategic games that encourage cooperation and competition among large groups of players in massively concurrent shared spaces.

The company's stated mission is to build high-fidelity, AAA-quality gaming experiences tailored for the core gaming market on smartphones and tablets. Beyond Games aims to create a new standard of connected game design, leveraging scalable server technology to support its ambitious designs. The business model appears to be centered on the development and sale of these mobile and VR games. It has also engaged in acquiring other studios, such as the Americana Game Studio in June 2016.

Since its inception, Beyond Games has secured $800,000 in funding over two rounds. Its initial seed funding round occurred in December 2013, followed by a Series A round in December 2014. The company has attracted a notable roster of investors, including Google Ventures, First Round Capital, Greylock, Sherpa Ventures, ACME, and Expansion Venture Capital, among others. According to PitchBook, the company is listed as "Out of Business".

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