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Kaneva

American video game company

Kaneva, LLC is a privately owned American video game company based in Atlanta, Georgia and founded in 2004 by Christopher Klaus and Greg Frame. Kaneva was a 3D virtual world that supported 2D web browsing, social networking and shared media. On 1 July 2016, Kaneva's website suffered a data breach that exposed 3.9 million user records.2 It was founded by Chris Klaus.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2004Founded1
  • Industryvideo game industry1
  • HeadquartersAtlanta1

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Kaneva, LLC is a privately owned American video game company based in Atlanta, Georgia and founded in 2004 by Christopher Klaus and Greg Frame. Kaneva was a 3D virtual world that supported 2D web browsing, social networking and shared media.2

The story

Founded by Chris Klaus in 2004.1

The Virtual World of Kaneva was released into beta in mid-2006.

The "Elite Developers" program was discontinued with their source code release in November 2009.

Kaneva shifted from featured MMO development to smaller scale 3D application development which closely mirrors the very popular Facebook applications.

In 2017, the company launched a new game, CasinoLife Poker, for mobile platforms and as a Facebook app.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kaneva, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • virtual world

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2004Founded Founded1

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