Company Growth (employees)
Kabam was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, US
Key People at Kabam
Kevin Chou
CEO & CoFounder
Steven Klei
Chief Financial Officer
Holly Liu
Founder & Chief Development Officer
Kabam Office Locations
Kabam has offices in San Francisco, Austin and Vancouver
San Francisco, US (HQ)
795 Folsom Street
Vancouver, CA
1132 Alberni Street
Austin, US
6500 River Place Blvd Bldg 1
Kabam Data and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2006 |
Total Funding | $244.5 m |
Latest funding size | $120 m |
Time since last funding | about 3 years |
Investors | Canaan Partners, Pinnacle Ventures, Intel Capital, SK Telecom Ventures, Google Ventures, Performance Equity Management, Redpoint Ventures, SharesPost Investment Management, Alibaba, Betfair, GV |
Kabam's latest funding round in July 2014 was reported to be $120 m. In total, Kabam has raised $244.5 m
Kabam Financial Metrics
Kabam's revenue was reported to be $400 m in 2014 which is a 11% increase from the previous period.
USD
Revenue (Y, 2014) | 400 m |
Revenue growth (Y, 2013 - Y, 2014), % | 11% |
| USD | Y, 2012A | Y, 2013C | Y, 2014B |
|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 180 m | 360 m | 400 m |
Revenue growth, % | 100% | 11% |
Kabam Median Salaries
Source: 51 public H-1B filings from Kabam
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Kabam Online and Social Media Presence
Kabam News and Updates
March 10, 2017
Netmarble’s Kabam updates Marvel Contest of Champions after player revolt
Netmarble’s Kabam said today in a blog post it has updated its Marvel Contest of Champions after players complained that the previous update ruined the game. Players revolted, and the timing was unfortunate for Netmarble, which just closed its acquisition of Kabam Vancouver and the Marvel Contest of…
February 28, 2017
Gaming company Kabam’s roller coaster ride to a $700 million exit
Yesterday, the Game Developers Conference kicked off in downtown San Francisco, and there’s little doubt that consolidation is a central theme for attendees. Late last week, we talked with gaming company co-founder and CEO, Kabam‘s Kevin Chou, about his own stressful, euphoric, and largely wanderin…
February 24, 2017
Netmarble completes acquisition of Kabam’s Marvel Contest of Champions studio
South Korea’s Netmarble Games said today that it has completed the acquisition of Kabam‘s high-value assets. As previously disclosed, the deal includes the Kabam Vancouver studio, which makes the Marvel Contest of Champions title. That team consists of 180 developers. Netmarble is also picking up ar…
December 20, 2016
Netmarble acquires Kabam’s top studio in Vancouver, will launch Transformers in Q2
South Korean mobile game publisher Netmarble has agreed to acquire Kabam’s Vancouver studio, which has produced the lion’s share of Kabam‘s revenue with the hit game Marvel: Contest of Champions. Netmarble is acquiring Marvel Contest of Champions, and it is also acquiring the Vancouver studio’s next…
November 20, 2016
Sony, Kabam, and Blippar: AR is the gateway drug to VR
Sony’s launch of its PlayStation VR (PSVR) headset could mark an inflection point in virtual reality’s steady march toward mainstream adoption. The headset is compatible with the wildly popular PS4 platform; at $500, it’s being offered at a reasonable price point (and one that’s less expensive than …
October 18, 2016
Kabam receives $800 million bid for its best asset: its Vancouver studio
EXCLUSIVE: Kabam has received an unsolicited bid to sell its successful Vancouver mobile game studio, according to source familiar with the matter. GamesBeat has learned that a bidder approached Kabam to buy only the Vancouver operation, which made the mobile publisher’s most successful game — Marve…