Yodo1, Ltd.
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo games
FoundedNovember 2011 (2011-11)
Founders
  • Henry Fong
  • James LaLonde
Headquarters
Beijing
,
China
Key people
  • Henry Fong (CEO)
  • James LaLonde (CGO)
Websiteyodo1.com

Yodo1, Ltd. is a Chinese mobile game publisher based in Beijing. Founded in November 2011, it is headed by co-founders Henry Fong and James LaLonde as chief executive officer and chief growth officer, respectively, and publishes games with a focus on the Chinese market. As of October 2019, games published by Yodo1 have been played by one billion users.[1]

History

Yodo1 was founded in November 2011 by a group of video game entrepreneurs.[2][3] Founders include chief executive officer Henry Fong and chief growth officer James LaLonde.[4] In a June 2012 round of seed funding led by Chang You Fund managing partner Zhi Tan, Yodo1 raised US$2 million from Chang You Fund.[3] In June and August 2012, Yodo1 partnered with Robot Entertainment and HandyGames, respectively, to release their games in China.[3][5] The company raised a further $5 million in a series A round from SingTel Group (the leader) and Chang You Fund in April 2013, and $11 million in a series B round led by GGV Capital in December 2013.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Forde, Matthew (October 7, 2019). "Yodo1 published games have been played by more than one billion users". Pocket Gamer.biz.
  2. ↑ "About Us". Yodo1.
  3. 1 2 3 Perez, Sarah (28 June 2012). "Yodo1 Raises $2 Million To Help Game Developers Enter China". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Meet the Lead Management Team". Yodo1.
  5. ↑ De Vere, Kathleen (August 16, 2012). "Exclusive: Full-service Chinese publisher Yodo1 signs up Germany's HandyGames". Adweek. Archived from the original on December 11, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  6. ↑ Maiberg, Emanuel (18 April 2013). "Yodo1 raises $5M in Series A funding, CEO Henry Fong on the company's partner selection process". Adweek. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  7. ↑ Cutler, Kim-Mai (10 December 2013). "Cross-Cultural Mobile Games Publisher Yodo1 Raises $11M Led By GGV Capital". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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