Sharkius
A social games company.
Description
Sharkius was a social games company.
Legal Name
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Former Legal Name(s)
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Company Reputation
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Entity Type
Private limited company
Ownership Status
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Operational Status
Inactive
Founded Date
2008
Operational Duration
4 years
Shutdown Date
2012
Last Financing Round
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Total Raised
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Last Financing Date
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No. of Funding Round(s)
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No. of Investor(s)
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No. of Employees
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Total Revenue
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Post-money Valuation
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Market Capitalization
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Stage of Development
Growth
Transactional Model Type
B2C
Defensibility Moats
User networks,
City
London
State/Province
England
Country
United Kingdom
Industry
Internet
Categories
Gaming, Entertainment, Social,
- Lack of Experience
- No experience in human resources management.
- Having experience in making good games did not translate well to investing a team that made good games.
- Poor Management
- Poor Marketing
- Marketing became a problem when Facebook made changes with its notifications and news feed features.
- The bubble burst, traffic reduced to minimum and revenue reduced along with it.
- Because of the absence of marketing and the sheer inexperience of the team, Sharkius could not recover from this burst.
No experience in managing people.
The founder did not know how to manage.
Facebook made changes with its notifications which affected the company's marketing plans.
Note: Direct competitors are defined by similarity score of more than 40%, while similar companies are defined by similarity score of less than 40%
| No. | Image | Name | Similarity score | Description | Industry | Categories | Location | Ownership status | Entity type | Stage of development | Transactional model type | Defensibility moats | Last financing round | Total raised | Post-money valuation | Last financing date | No. of funding round(s) | No. of investors | Investors | Total revenue | Market capitalization | No. of investments | No. of acquisitions | No. of board seats taken | Competition | Management | No. of employees | Company reputation | Contact info | Operational status | Operational duration | Shutdown date | Founded date | Legal name | Former legal name(s) | Ticker |
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1. |  | PlayCafe | 42.6% | An online game show network. | Internet | Entertainment, Online Games, Gaming | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
2. |  | Scoreloop | 42.6% | A cross-platform social gaming network. | Internet | Entertainment, Gaming, Mobile, Social | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
3. |  | YouTube Gaming | 40.8% | An offshoot of YouTube that featured both live and on-demand video game content. | Internet | Social Media, Gaming, Video Streaming | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
1. |  | RiotVine | 39.2% | A social event guide that provided fast and easy to discover cool events and share with friends. | Internet | Events, Social Media, Social | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
2. |  | Vreal | 39.2% | Gaming unlocked; watch immersive content from top creators wherever you want while inside the game. | Internet | Gaming, VR, Entertainment | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
3. |  | JamLegend | 36.9% | An online, browser-based music video game. | Internet | Gaming, Online Games, Music, Video | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
4. |  | Nouncer | 33.5% | An online hub for real-time newswires. | Internet | Social, Blog, Content | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
5. |  | Rockmelt | 30.6% | A social browser-turned social news application. | Internet | Web Browsers, Social, News, Applications | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
6. |  | Keek | 30.6% | Social platform for sharing short videos. | Internet | Social, Short Videos, Video, Sharing | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | - | - | - | - |
7. |  | Shopa | 28.0% | A next generation social shopping site, connecting people with products through social recommendation. | Internet | E-Commerce, Shopping, Social | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
8. |  | Streetlife | 27.7% | A local social network for the UK. | Internet | Social, Social Network, Websites, Social Media | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
9. |  | Gogoyoko | 27.5% | An online music store and social networking website. | Internet | Social, Music, Social Music | Iceland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
10. |  | Thoof | 26.5% | A social news ranking site. | Internet | News, Content, Social | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
11. |  | Squad | 26.5% | A video-chat app. | Internet | Video Chat, Communities, Mobile Applications, Social | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
12. |  | Friends Reunited | 26.4% | A social networking site. | Internet | Social, Social Network, Websites | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2000 | - | - | - |
13. |  | QuestHall | 25.8% | Social questions and answers | Internet | Social Media, Social, Content, Websites | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
14. |  | SkillPages | 25.8% | Social platform for finding skilled people. | Internet | Professional Services, Social, Social Network, Information Technology, Recruiting | Ireland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
15. | .png){kind=logo} | DropWall | 25.7% | A student sharing network. | Internet | Public Relations, Software, Websites, Web Applications, Social Network, Social | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
16. |  | Branch | 25.0% | A social-blogging site enabled users to build communities by invitations through their e-mail and Twitter accounts. | Internet | Messaging, Social | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
17. |  | Haivl | 23.7% | An entertainment site. | Internet | Websites, Entertainment, Media & Entertainment, News | Vietnam | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
18. |  | RiderState | 23.6% | A mobile application for bikers to help connect to their environment. | Internet | Social, Applications, Automotive | Spain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
19. |  | HowDo | 23.6% | A sound and picture chapter to capture and share DIY skills. | Internet | Applications, Mobile, Entertainment | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
20. |  | Multiply | 22.1% | A social networking service. | Internet | Social, Social Network, E-Commerce | Indonesia | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2003 | - | - | - |
21. |  | Eyegroove | 21.9% | A platform that let users make videos for songs they like. | Internet | Social Network, Music, Creativity, Entertainment | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
22. |  | Soundwave | 21.6% | A music discovery technology company. | Internet | Music Discovery, Applications, Software, Social | Ireland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
23. |  | Pheed | 21.3% | A mobile pay-per-view technology and social networking service. | Internet | Social, Social Network, Mobile, Software, Technology | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
24. |  | Emoj.li | 20.2% | A social network where users could only chat using emojis. | Internet | Social, Social Network, Mobile Applications, Applications | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
25. |  | Headliner | 18.3% | An online booking platform for entertainers and musicians. | Internet | Events, Music, Entertainment | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
26. |  | Taojiji | 18.3% | A social e-commerce startup. | Internet | E-Commerce, Social, Shopping, Fashion, Applications | China | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
27. |  | Mxit | 18.2% | A mobile social network based in Africa, allows users to share updates, send messages, exchange images, and upload and download media. | Internet | Social Network, Social, Communities, Mobile, Developer APIs | South Africa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2004 | - | - | - |
28. |  | Yogome | 17.2% | An EdTech company that designed and developed a mobile-based game for kids to learn math, health and science subjects. | Internet | Gaming, EdTech, Education | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
29. |  | TipJoy | 17.2% | A social payments engine that allowed merchants to sell digital content to raise money for causes and individuals to lend money. | Internet | Payments, Social | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
30. |  | Sparter | 17.2% | A beta exchange platform designed to enabled global 'Gamer2Gamer' (G2G) trading of virtual currencies. | Internet | E-Commerce, Gaming, Sales | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
31. |  | 360voice | 17.2% | An online community for gamers. | Internet | Gaming, Communities, Entertainment, Technology | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
32. |  | Gameslog | 16.7% | A gaming site monetized with affiliate marketing. | Internet | Blog, Gaming, Marketing | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | - | - | - | - |
33. |  | Evntlive | 16.3% | Concert-streaming platform. | Internet | Digital Entertainment, Music, Entertainment | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
34. |  | Vine | 16.1% | An online platform that enabled users to create short looping video clips. | Internet | Short Videos, Social Media, Mobile, Applications, Entertainment | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
35. |  | MSN Messenger | 16.0% | A cross-platform instant messaging client developed by Microsoft. | Internet | Social, Instant Messaging | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Active | - | - | 22-July-1999 | - | - | - |
36. |  | Ditto | 15.8% | A social activity app that connected people with shared activities on demand. | Internet | Social, Applications, Mobile Applications, On-Demand Service | Malaysia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
37. |  | Plancast | 15.6% | A social site for planning events. | Internet | Events, Social, Communities | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
38. |  | SnagFilms | 14.1% | An online film distribution company . | Internet | Video Streaming, Digital Entertainment, Entertainment, Digital Media, Film | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
39. |  | Groovy | 14.1% | A music streaming app. | Internet | Music, Applications, Entertainment, Streaming, Social Music | Japan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
40. |  | Migme | 13.3% | A fan-based social entertainment platform that offers chat, content, and microblogging services. | Internet | Social, Entertainment, Social Network | Singapore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2005 | - | - | - |
41. |  | Musical.ly | 13.1% | A video social network for creating, sharing, and discovering short videos. | Internet | Entertainment, Short Videos, Video, Music | China | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
42. |  | Oomba | 13.1% | A software startup company. | Internet | Software, Cloud Computing, Gaming, eSports, Video Streaming, Mobile, Big Data | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
43. |  | Naked Ltd | 12.8% | A social messaging platform enabled friends and groups to share content more easily across web, email, mobile and IM. | Internet | Applications, Social, Messaging | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
44. |  | Kleora | 12.3% | Fashion products marketplace. | Internet | Marketplace, Shopping, E-Marketplace, Fashion, Clothing, Social | Indonesia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
45. |  | Seventymm | 12.1% | An online movie rental service. | Internet | Rental, Entertainment, Media & Entertainment, E-Commerce | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 250-500 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2005 | - | - | - |
46. |  | Orkut | 12.1% | A social networking website. | Internet | Social Network, Websites, Social | Brazil | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2004 | - | - | - |
47. |  | Flare | 11.6% | A social network app for finding/creating real-time only events. | Internet | Social, Applications, Events, Social Network | Canada | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
48. |  | Mixer | 11.6% | An interactive game streaming platform. | Internet | Gaming, Video Streaming | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
49. |  | Vidme | 11.1% | An online video sharing platform. | Internet | Video Streaming, Social, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
50. |  | Tress | 11.0% | A social community for black women's hairstyles. | Internet | Beauty, Hair & Beauty, Social, Communities | Ghana | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
51. |  | Snapeee | 11.0% | Social photo sharing service. | Internet | Photo Sharing, Social, Software | Japan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
52. |  | GamersTube | 10.9% | Positioned as the platform for live streaming of eSports and other games. | Internet | Gaming, Video Streaming, Real Time | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
53. |  | ChatON | 10.9% | A global mobile communication service introduced by Samsung Electronics. | Internet | Instant Messaging, Applications, Social, Android, iOS | South Korea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
54. |  | This | 10.9% | The share-one-link-per-day platform. | Internet | Journalists, Web Applications, Entertainment | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
55. |  | Svpply | 10.4% | A social shopping site that enabled users to register and start keeping track of products that they like. | Internet | E-Commerce, Social, Shopping, Web Browsers | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5000-10001 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
56. |  | SMSnoodle | 10.4% | An SMS based entertainment channel targeting the Singapore region. | Internet | SMS based services, Entertainment, Applications | Singapore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
57. |  | Hyves | 9.9% | An online website that hosts a multitude of flash animation games. | Internet | Gaming, Online Games, Communities, Websites | Netherlands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2004 | - | - | - |
58. |  | Convrge | 9.8% | An online virtual reality platform that allowed multiple users to connect and interact with each other. | Internet | Gaming, Software, VR | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
59. |  | Lasso | 9.7% | A short-video sharing app by Facebook. | Internet | Short Videos, Social, Applications, Mobile | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2018 | - | - | - |
60. |  | PicLyf | 4.7% | A photo-based social network. | Internet | Photo Sharing, Blog, Social Network, Social | Philippines | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
61. |  | Buddy Beers | 3.0% | Travel app for buying beers from abroad. | Internet | B2C, Social, Food & Beverages, Mobile Applications, Applications | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
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| No. | Image | Name | Previous designation | Previous company | Previous biography | Previous profile type | Previous location | Experience | Education | Reputation | Current company | Current designation | Current biography | Current profile type | Current location | No. of investments | No. of exits | Total exit value | No. of board seats taken | Contact info |
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1. |  | David Kramaley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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