Monday, September 17, 2012

Ze Frank Games Acquired By Buzzfeed

Ze Frank Games, the Los Angeles startup led by web video's Ze Frank, has been acquired by BuzzFeed, a social news publisher, the firm said Friday. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. According to BuzzFeed, Ze Frank has joined the company to build a team of video producers in Los Angeles, setting up a studio to create content native to the social web. Ze Frank is known for his video blogging. Ze Frank Games was a stealth mode startup in the social gaming space, which was venture backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Founder Collective, Crosscut Ventures, First Round Capital, betaworks, SV Angel, Lerer Ventures, and others.

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