Drivetime, founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., is the world's first interactive entertainment company developing voice games for drivers. The company was founded by Niko Vuori, who was GM of Zynga Poker and a co-founder of Rocket Games (acquired in 2016 by Penn National Gaming); Justin Cooper, who was VP of User Experience at Zynga and a co-founder of Rocket Games; and Cory Johnson, who was a Principal Software Engineer at Zynga and Director of Engineering at Rocket Games. Drivetime is funded by a syndicate of technology and media investors from Silicon Valley, New York City and Los Angeles, including Felicis Ventures, Fuel Capital, Steadfast Venture Capital, Webb Investment Network, Sinai VC, Canaan Partners, Access Ventures, Founders Fund, Index Ventures and The Chernin Group, along with a number of prominent angel investors including Zynga co-founders Mark Pincus, Eric Schiermeyer and Justin Waldron, Applovin founder Adam Foroughi, Sun Microsystems founder Scott McNealy, Bright.com founder Eduardo Vivas and former Japanese soccer star Keisuke Honda.
| Date | Amount | Type | Investors | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/07/18 | $4,000,000 | Seed |
Access Venture Partners Canaan Partners Eric Schiermeyer Felicis Ventures Founders Fund Fuel Capital Justin Waldron Mark Pincus Sinai Ventures The Chernin Group Webb Investment Network | undisclosed |
