August 30th, 2011

Tween Virtual World Maker Woozworld Raises $6M; Former Disney Exec Joins Board

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Exclusive – Woozworld, a developer of a social game / virtual world for tweens (kids aged 9-14, more specifically), has raised $6 million in new funding from Telesystem and iNovia Capital along with unnamed angel investors. In addition, Bernard Gershon, former general manager and senior vice president of Disney, has joined the startup’s board.

The capital will be used to expand Woozworld’s… → Read More

May 10th, 2010

Tween Virtual World Woozworld Spins Off From Tribal Nova, Raises $3 Million

Woozworld, a virtual world for tweens (ages 9-14), has scored $3 million in Series A financing.

With the new funding round, which was led by iNovia Capital and ID Capital, a division of Telesystem Group, Woozworld will be spinning off from virtual world developer Tribal Nova, which incubated and launched Woozworld in December, 2009.

Woozworld claims over 350,000 members and one million… → Read More