Disruptor Beam

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Disruptor Beam Inc.
Private
Industry Video games
Founded Massachusetts, United States (2010)
Headquarters Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
Website disruptorbeam.com

Disruptor Beam is a developer of mobile and social game products based in Framingham, Massachusetts. The company was founded in 2010.[1] The company is known for developing a social and mobile game based on Game of Thrones (set during the A Song of Ice and Fire novels).[2][3][4] Game of Thrones Ascent was released on Facebook and web platforms in 2013, followed by iPad/iOS and Android devices in 2014.[5] In 2014, the company announced a partnership with CBS to create Star Trek Timelines, a strategy roleplaying game featuring characters from all of the Star Trek eras.[6]

The company is led by CEO Jon Radoff and is backed by investors including GrandBanks Capital, Google Ventures, Romulus Capital, Harmonix founders and executives Eran Egozy, Alex Rigopulos; CommonAngels; and E-Ink founder Russ Wilcox.[7][8] The company secured its Series A round in November 2014, which added Midverse Studios and GrandBanks Capital to its list of investors [9] The company was the 2013 winner of the Mass Technology Leadership Council's Innovative Technology - Digital Games award for Game of Thrones Ascent[10]

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References

  1. Scott Kirsner, March 26, 2010, Boston Globe, "Vidgame couple build new venture around 'social gaming' trend," [1]
  2. Kate Cox, May 21, 2012, Kotaku, "The Newest Player in the Game of Thrones Marches its Armies onto Facebook," [2]
  3. Mike Snider, May 21, 2012, USA Today, Game of Thrones Facebook game announced, [3]
  4. John Gaudiosi (2012), "'Game of Thrones' Fans Get First Facebook Social Game," Hollywood Reporter, http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/game-of-thrones-facebook-social-game-327283
  5. Winter Is Coming, July 17, 2014, "Game of Thrones Ascent Launches on iPhone and Android," [4]
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  7. Scott Kirsner, May 21, 2012, Boston Globe, Game startup Disruptor Beam collects funding, [5]
  8. Kyle Alspach, Boston Business Journal, June 18, 2013,Disruptor Beam gets Google Ventures funding to expand 'Game of Thrones Ascent', http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2013/06/disruptor-beam-adds-google-ventures-as.html?page=all
  9. Kyle Alspach, November 19, 2014, BostInno.com, 'Star Trek Timelines' Maker Disruptor Beam Gets $3M & Plans More Pop Culture Games, [6]
  10. MassTLC Awards 2013, http://masstlcawards.org/2013/#post=540

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