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liahonaventures.com

Investments

3

Portfolio Exits

1

About Liahona Ventures

Liahona Ventures is boutique investment firm. Their areas of interest for investments include. Film and music production and distribution, extreme sports and adventure racing,local real estate development, collateralized lending,workouts and re-capitalization.

Headquarters Location

1501 Barton Springs Road Suite 205

Texas, 78704,

United States

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Latest Liahona Ventures News

Famigo Raises $1M For Its Kid-Friendly App Directory And Parental Control Software

Mar 30, 2012

Posted Mobile Taxi Network Hailo Raises $17M From Accel And Atomico To Take On Uber In The U.S. Famigo , the Austin-based startup building a directory of family-oriented and kid-friendly mobile apps, announced today that it has raised $1 million in funding led by Silverton Partners . Also participating in the round were Zilker Ventures , Liahona Ventures , and CapitalFactory . The company, which currently offers an online directory of apps as well as parental control software for Android, says it will use the new funding to help continue development of its platform and expand access worldwide. With the ever-growing size of the mobile application stores, both on iOS and Android, a number of companies have sprung up to help curate the apps in new ways. Some provide search engine-like interfaces (like  the recent Apple acquisition Chomp ), while others provide social recommendations ( like Crosswalk ), and others still create their own directories (like Appolocious ). Famigo’s app directory shares the most in common with the latter, although its focus on kid-friendly apps means it’s also similar to efforts like KinderTown , for example. KinderTown, I’ll admit, has been a personal favorite since its launch last year , as it curates the iTunes App Store for quality, educational-focused apps, vetted by former teachers. Famigo also supports iOS in terms of app curation, but goes further by supporting Android as well. On Famigo, apps are rated not by popularity, as they are on app stores, but by how family-friendly they are, using metrics like educational value, level of entertainment, age-appropriateness, etc. The startup also offers parental control software for Android owners, called “ Sandbox ,” which helps parents lock down devices so kids can build wishlists of apps, but not purchase them. The software loads up a customized kid-friendly interface, but requires a password to exit back to the Android homescreen. Famigo, which launched last fall , is one of many new startups to address the “kids with smartphones” market. At this week’s YC Demo Day, for example, a company called Kyte also launched a solution to turn Android phones into kid-safe devices. More on that here . 0

Liahona Ventures Investments

3 Investments

Liahona Ventures has made 3 investments. Their latest investment was in Sandbox Commerce as part of their Seed VC on March 3, 2012.

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Liahona Ventures Investments Activity

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Date

Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

3/29/2012

Seed VC

Sandbox Commerce

$1M

Yes

2

3/29/2012

Seed VC - II

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$99M

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10

6/8/2010

Series A

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Date

3/29/2012

3/29/2012

6/8/2010

Round

Seed VC

Seed VC - II

Series A

Company

Sandbox Commerce

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Amount

$1M

$99M

New?

Yes

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Co-Investors

Sources

2

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Liahona Ventures Portfolio Exits

1 Portfolio Exit

Liahona Ventures has 1 portfolio exit. Their latest portfolio exit was Sneaky Games on April 16, 2012.

Date

Exit

Companies

Valuation
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Acquirer

Sources

4/16/2012

Acquired

$99M

1

Date

4/16/2012

Exit

Acquired

Companies

Valuation

$99M

Acquirer

Sources

1

Liahona Ventures Team

1 Team Member

Liahona Ventures has 1 team member, including former Managing Director, Christopher Shonk.

Name

Work History

Title

Status

Christopher Shonk

Managing Director

Former

Name

Christopher Shonk

Work History

Title

Managing Director

Status

Former

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