CrowdStar
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CrowdStar is a developer of Facebook
& mobile games, based in Burlingame, California
, United States. One of its most popular titles is "Happy Aquarium" and "Happy Pets". Founded by Suren Markosian and Jeff Tseng, it is ranked 4th among developers with the most monthly active users for Facebook applications, with about 31 million users. The company turned down an offer from Microsoft
to acquire the company for more than US$200 million. Its CEO is Peter Relan who was appointed to the position in January 2011.
In May of 2011 the company raised an additional $23 million.
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
& mobile games, based in Burlingame, California
Burlingame, California
Burlingame is a city in San Mateo County, California. It is located on the San Francisco Peninsula and has a significant shoreline on San Francisco Bay. The city is named after diplomat Anson Burlingame. It is renowned for its many surviving examples of Victorian architecture, its affluence, and...
, United States. One of its most popular titles is "Happy Aquarium" and "Happy Pets". Founded by Suren Markosian and Jeff Tseng, it is ranked 4th among developers with the most monthly active users for Facebook applications, with about 31 million users. The company turned down an offer from Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
to acquire the company for more than US$200 million. Its CEO is Peter Relan who was appointed to the position in January 2011.
In May of 2011 the company raised an additional $23 million.