{"id":19849,"date":"2011-05-26T02:10:40","date_gmt":"2011-05-25T18:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=19849"},"modified":"2011-05-26T02:14:55","modified_gmt":"2011-05-25T18:14:55","slug":"tinyco-launches-5-million-tinyfund-to-support-mobile-game-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/26\/tinyco-launches-5-million-tinyfund-to-support-mobile-game-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"TinyCo Launches $5 Million &#8220;TinyFund&#8221; to Support Mobile Game Developers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you played TinyChef on your iPhone? Do you have an awesome game in your mind that you hope to develop (on iOS or Android platform) but not sure about the marketing side or how to get the fund to support the project? Maybe TinyCo can help. Read on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/tinyfund.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19850\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/26\/tinyco-launches-5-million-tinyfund-to-support-mobile-game-developers\/tinyfund\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/tinyfund.jpg?fit=540%2C212&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"540,212\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tinyfund\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/tinyfund.jpg?fit=300%2C117&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/tinyfund.jpg?fit=540%2C212&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19850\" title=\"tinyfund\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/tinyfund.jpg?resize=540%2C212\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/tinyfund.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/tinyfund.jpg?resize=300%2C117&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"540\" height=\"337\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/2h7ajLGSxGY?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TinyCo Launches $5 Million &#8220;TinyFund&#8221; to Support Mobile Game Developers<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> Creating iOS or Android Titles<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Leading Mobile Gaming Company to Equip Developers with Capital, Marketing and Business Support <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 25, 2011 &#8211; <\/strong>TinyCo, a<strong> <\/strong>leading  developer of iOS and Android games, today announced the launch of the  TinyFund &#8212; a $5 million gaming fund &#8212; to provide mobile game  developers with capital and resources needed to successfully launch  their games. Developers around the world are invited to submit their  proposals for consideration, and games of all stages of development &#8212;  from early concepts to completed games &#8212; will be considered for  support.<\/p>\n<p>Within a year, TinyCo has launched five top grossing iOS games including hits <em>Tiny Chef, Tiny Zoo<\/em> and <em>Tap Resort<\/em>,  which have all appeared on the Top 10 free games charts in the App  Store. \u00a0In total, TinyCo&#8217;s games have over 20 million downloads. The  Company recently closed an $18 million funding round led by Andreessen  Horowitz.<\/p>\n<p>The  TinyFund is designed to provide monetary assistance, of up to $500,000  per title, to game developers creating any type of game played on  iPhone, iPad or Android including paid and free titles. \u00a0In addition,  TinyCo will offer marketing, development and business assistance as  needed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There  are some amazing mobile games being developed right now, but due to  lack of funds or industry experience, many of these outstanding titles  will never be played by the public,&#8221; said Suli Ali, co-founder and CEO  of TinyCo. \u00a0&#8220;TinyCo is proud to offer the TinyFund to empower top gaming  talent with the tools they need to realize their dreams of creating  successful games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Competition  on iOS and Android has quickly heated-up. \u00a0Long gone are the days where  a great game is all it takes to get downloads. \u00a0Now, in order to make a  splash, developers not only have to have enough marketing spend, but  also the business know-how. \u00a0We&#8217;ve been able to accumulate both and want  to help other promising developers bring hits to market,&#8221; continued  Ali.<\/p>\n<p>Games  that are supported through the TinyFund will receive access to TinyCo&#8217;s  large and rapidly growing user base. \u00a0\u00a0A specially selected team of  TinyCo execs will be reviewing all applications to determine funding and  additional support needed to help make the best games possible.<\/p>\n<p>Developers can submit their proposals at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tinyco.com\/tinyfund\" target=\"_blank\">www.tinyco.com\/tinyfund<\/a>. \u00a0TinyCo plans on announcing recipients of funding in the third quarter.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">About TinyCo<\/span><br \/>\nTinyCo  makes beautiful, fun and engaging games that can be played anywhere on  mobile devices. \u00a0Our mission is to make millions of people happy five  minutes at a time. \u00a0TinyCo was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in  San Francisco. \u00a0In February 2011, TinyCo closed an $18 million funding  round led by Andreessen Horowitz. \u00a0For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tinyco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.tinyco.com<\/a>.<br \/>\n[ad#boxlist]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you played TinyChef on your iPhone? 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