Greystripe Secures Funding for
Further Development of GameJump.com, the World’s First
Ad-Supported Mobile Games Distribution Portal
Top VC’s—Monitor Ventures, Incubic Venture Capital, W.S.
Investments—Deliver Series A Round of Funding
SAN FRANCISCO — October 12, 2006 — Greystripe, Inc.,
announced today that it has raised a significant capital
investment to further expand the world’s first ad-supported
mobile games distribution portal, GameJump.com, with a Series A
round of funding from leading venture capital firms.
Monitor Ventures, Incubic Venture Capital and W.S. Investments
have partnered with Greystripe to expand the company’s mobile
in-game advertising network and deliver free ad-sponsored games
to consumers worldwide. Based on Greystripe’s strong success
since launching its network earlier this year, investors view
the company as trailblazers in a new market with the ability to
revolutionize the mobile content space.
“Our investors share our vision of bringing free mobile games to
consumers everywhere, and we’re honored to have them as partners
in our rapid growth and expansion,” said Michael Chang, founder
and CEO of Greystripe.
Greystripe will use the new funds to increase the worldwide
reach of its ad network via the GameJump.com portal and other
distribution channels currently in development. The company will
continue to hire key personnel in line with this growth.
For more information about the investors please visit:
• Monitor Ventures www.monitorventures.com
• Incubic Venture Capital www.incubic.com
• W.S. Investments www.wsgr.com
About Greystripe
Greystripe’s AdWRAP mobile in-game advertising network provides
a platform for advertisers and publishers to engage mobile
audiences of all ages anywhere, anytime, while offering free
ad-supported mobile content. Greystripe reaches millions of
mobile game players through its online portal GameJump.com,
through the mobile web (gjmp.tw) and through its AdWRAP Catalog
Partner Program. Greystripe currently serves ads into more than
150 game titles from 20 publishers supporting over 800 handset
models. Visit Greystripe at www.greystripe.com.