Vostu is a social gaming

Social gaming

Social gaming commonly refers to playing games as a way of social interaction, as opposed to playing games in solitude, like some card games and the single-player mode of many video games...

 company which was launched in May 2007.

Initially a social network for Latin America with a strong presence in Brazil, the company developed and launched its first successful social game in June 2009 under the title "Joga Craque", a soccer-focused RPG for Brazilian players. It then launched a version of the same game on the popular Brazilian social network Orkut in October 2009. More recently, Vostu launched a farming game on Orkut called "Mini Fazenda" which as of January 31, 2010 had 8 million monthly active users and was rated the #1 social game on the Orkut platform.

Vostu was started by Daniel Kafie, Mario Schlosser and Joshua Kushner

Joshua Kushner

Joshua Kushner is an American entrepreneur and businessman. He is a co-founder of Vostu, the largest social gaming company in Brazil, where he serves as Chief Strategic Officer. He is also the founder and Managing Partner of Thrive Capital, a venture capital fund...

 while they were students at Harvard University

Harvard University

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. As of February 2010, Vostu is a private company with offices in São Paulo, Buenos Aires, and New York. The company is venture-backed by Intel Capital who led a $1.3M seed round in early 2008 and a follow-on investment in November 2009 for an undisclosed amount.