CrowdStar Collects $23M

5/27/11

Burlingame, CA-based CrowdStar has raised $23 million in first-round funding, a May 26 regulatory filing confirms. The social gaming company, known for Facebook games such as It Girl, Happy Pets, and Happy Aquarium, is being backed by Intel Capital, Time Warner, NVInvestments, and China’s The9.

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