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- FUN_Technologies abstract "FUN Technologies was an online game company based in Toronto. Founded in 2002 by Canadian businessmen Lorne Abony and Andrew Rivkin, FUN grew to become the world's largest provider of online casual games and fantasy sports, with over 35 million registered customers. FUN was publicly traded with a full listing on the London Stock Exchange in 2003 and Toronto Stock Exchange in 2004. Abony was its Chief Executive Officer when FUN was listed on the TSX, making him the youngest CEO of any company listed on the exchange.FUN was one of the fastest growing companies in the history of the Toronto Stock Exchange. In less than three years, the company raised over $160 million in five rounds of equity financings, including its IPO. FUN completed eight strategic acquisitions for a total consideration of $128 million. In March 2006, American media giant Liberty Media acquired FUN in a transaction valuing the company at $484 million.In September 2006 FUN Technologies held the first WorldWide Web Games, a competition with a $1 million grand prize aiming to find the \"world's best casual gamer\". The competition had 71 contestants and featured the casual games Bejeweled 2, Solitaire, and Zuma The top prize was awarded to a young woman of Odessa, TX named Kavitha Yalavarthi.SkillJam, founded by Justin Beckett in 2002 and based in Los Angeles, California was acquired by FUN Technologies in 2004 and relocated to Newton, Massachusetts. The SkillJam website used to have online games, including sudoku and chess, Bejeweled 2, Zuma, Big Money! and Dynomite.In 2006 FUN acquired its Newton, Massachusetts-based competitor WorldWinner, an established tournament games platform with a portfolio including Scrabble Cubes, solitaire and Luxor. It merged SkillJam into WorldWinner in 2007, dropping the SkillJam brand.In December 2007, Liberty Media acquired FUN Technologies. As a result of the acquisition, WorldWinner began to be integrated with the Liberty-owned Game Show Network, and FUN Technologies was discontinued as a brand.".
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- FUN_Technologies wikiPageWikiLinkText "FUN Technologies".
- FUN_Technologies wikiPageWikiLinkText "SkillJam Technologies Inc.".
- FUN_Technologies fate "Acquired by Liberty Media".
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- FUN_Technologies founder Lorne_Abony.
- FUN_Technologies genre Online_game.
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- FUN_Technologies name "FUN Technologies Inc.".
- FUN_Technologies subsid "WorldWinner".
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- FUN_Technologies subject Category:2002_establishments_in_Ontario.
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- FUN_Technologies comment "FUN Technologies was an online game company based in Toronto. Founded in 2002 by Canadian businessmen Lorne Abony and Andrew Rivkin, FUN grew to become the world's largest provider of online casual games and fantasy sports, with over 35 million registered customers. FUN was publicly traded with a full listing on the London Stock Exchange in 2003 and Toronto Stock Exchange in 2004.".
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