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10About Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard is an interactive gaming company and sits at the intersection of media, technology, and entertainment. The company is composed of two main operating units: Blizzard Entertainment and Activision Publishing, and game development studios, such as Toys for Bob, Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games, and Treyarch. It was founded in 2008 and is based in Santa Monica, California.
Activision Blizzard Headquarter Location
3100 Ocean Park Boulevard
Santa Monica, California, 90405,
United States
310-255-2000
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Jun 23, 2022
Author of the article: Article content William Wu and Mark Aubrey will serve as co-CEOs of Catheon Gaming. Mark Aubrey has over 19 years of experience in the gaming industry with a track record of developing and executing global strategies to build highly successful companies. Mark Aubrey and William Wu will combine their expertise to scale up Catheon Gaming as the premier blockchain gaming technology platform for game developers. Advertisement 2 Article content HONG KONG & SYDNEY — Catheon Gaming (“the Company”), the fastest-growing integrated blockchain gaming and entertainment company, today announced that Mark Aubrey will be appointed as the company’s new co-Chief Executive Officer, effective July 11, 2022. Aubrey will work alongside William Wu, Founder and CEO, to scale the company in the rapidly growing blockchain gaming industry. Catheon Gaming partners with leading game developers and IP-holders to incubate and launch “best-in-class” blockchain games and bring them to the widest possible audience. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Catheon Gaming Appoints Former Activision Blizzard APAC Head as CEO Back to video Aubrey joins Catheon Gaming as CEO from his previous role as Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific (“APAC”) at Activision Blizzard, the leading gaming developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed games, including Call of Duty and World of Warcraft. Mark Aubrey has over 19 years of experience in the entertainment and gaming industry in the APAC region. At Activision Blizzard, Aubrey was responsible for managing all verticals of both Activision Publishing and Blizzard Entertainment’s commercial and go-to-market operations and teams across Australia/NZ, Japan, Korea, India and Greater Asia. He managed large teams of employees across four regional offices and held full P&L responsibility for APAC, the most important Web3 region globally with the majority of gaming revenue and the greatest number of Web3 users. Prior to Activision Blizzard, Aubrey worked a long stint at Warner Bros. Entertainment as the Group Marketing Director, driving synergies and commercial opportunities across groups (Home Entertainment, Theatrical, Television, HBO, Games, Consumer Products and Digital Distribution). Aubrey graduated with a Bachelor of Business and Marketing from the University of Newcastle. ‟I am delighted with the appointment of Mark Aubrey as the CEO of Catheon Gaming and look forward to working alongside Mark to lead Catheon Gaming into its exciting next phase of growth,” said William Wu, Founder and CEO of Catheon Gaming. “Mark brings deep world-class gaming expertise at the highest level, having led the highly relevant APAC division of the world’s most successful gaming developer and publisher.” William Wu first founded SolChicks in September 2021 and subsequently Catheon Gaming, launching 20 titles over the course of nine months. With the appointment of Aubrey, Wu will focus on the company’s long-term vision and strategy, while remaining fully involved in the operations of Catheon and SolChicks. Advertisement 3 Article content About Catheon Gaming Catheon Gaming is the fastest-growing integrated blockchain gaming and entertainment company globally, with a portfolio of over 20 games as of 10 June 2022. The company’s flagship franchise, SolChicks , entered the market following successful fundraising from various venture capital investors, institutions, and launchpad partners. The company brings technical, gaming, and marketing expertise together with deep roots in the blockchain industry. The company’s strategy is to partner with leading game developers and IP-holders to incubate and launch “best-in-class” blockchain games and bring them to the widest possible audience. For more information, please visit: https://catheongaming.com/ . View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220622005994/en/ Contacts
Activision Blizzard Portfolio Exits
1 Portfolio Exit
Activision Blizzard has 1 portfolio exit. Their latest portfolio exit was Neversoft on July 12, 2014.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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7/12/2014 | Acq - Talent | 1 |
Date | 7/12/2014 |
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Sources | 1 |
Activision Blizzard Acquisitions
18 Acquisitions
Activision Blizzard acquired 18 companies. Their latest acquisition was Vicarious Visions on April 12, 2022.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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4/12/2022 | Merger | 1 | ||||
10/28/2021 | Acquired | 1 | ||||
1/25/2017 | Series B | $6.8M | Acquired | 1 | ||
1/4/2016 | Series D | |||||
11/3/2015 | Other Venture Capital |
Date | 4/12/2022 | 10/28/2021 | 1/25/2017 | 1/4/2016 | 11/3/2015 |
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Investment Stage | Series B | Series D | Other Venture Capital | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | $6.8M | ||||
Note | Merger | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Activision Blizzard Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Activision Blizzard has 10 strategic partners and customers. Activision Blizzard recently partnered with Microsoft on January 1, 2022.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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1/19/2022 | Partner | United States | Activision Sexual Misconduct Fallout Prompted Microsoft to Pursue Deal Following the explosive report , Spencer circulated an email inside Microsoft saying he was `` evaluating all aspects of our relationship with Activision Blizzard and making ongoing proactive adjustments '' in light of the revelations . | 3 | |
11/19/2021 | Partner | United States | Girls Who Code ends partnership with Activision Blizzard Yesterday the organization Girls Who Code announced the end of its partnership with Activision Blizzard . | 1 | |
11/18/2021 | Partner | United States | Xbox chief says he’s evaluating relationship with Activision Microsoft Corp. 's head of Xbox said he 's `` evaluating all aspects of our relationship with Activision Blizzard Inc. and making ongoing proactive adjustments , '' in light of the recent revelations at the video game publisher . | 7 | |
7/15/2021 | Partner | ||||
4/15/2021 | Licensee |
Date | 1/19/2022 | 11/19/2021 | 11/18/2021 | 7/15/2021 | 4/15/2021 |
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Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner | Licensee |
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Country | United States | United States | United States | ||
News Snippet | Activision Sexual Misconduct Fallout Prompted Microsoft to Pursue Deal Following the explosive report , Spencer circulated an email inside Microsoft saying he was `` evaluating all aspects of our relationship with Activision Blizzard and making ongoing proactive adjustments '' in light of the revelations . | Girls Who Code ends partnership with Activision Blizzard Yesterday the organization Girls Who Code announced the end of its partnership with Activision Blizzard . | Xbox chief says he’s evaluating relationship with Activision Microsoft Corp. 's head of Xbox said he 's `` evaluating all aspects of our relationship with Activision Blizzard Inc. and making ongoing proactive adjustments , '' in light of the recent revelations at the video game publisher . | ||
Sources | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Activision Blizzard Team
22 Team Members
Activision Blizzard has 22 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, Bobby Kotick.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Bobby Kotick | Chief Executive Officer | Current | |
Daniel Alegre | Google, and Bertelsmann | President, Chief Operating Officer | Current |
Dennis Durkin | President, Chief Financial Officer | Current | |
Claudine Naughton | Chief People Officer | Current | |
Armin Zerza | Chief Commercial Officer | Current |
Name | Bobby Kotick | Daniel Alegre | Dennis Durkin | Claudine Naughton | Armin Zerza |
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Work History | Google, and Bertelsmann | ||||
Title | Chief Executive Officer | President, Chief Operating Officer | President, Chief Financial Officer | Chief People Officer | Chief Commercial Officer |
Status | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
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