Private company

PlayPhone

Logo: Playphone, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Mobile social gaming network

Playphone is a mobile gaming platform founded in 2003 (merged and re-incorporated in 2006) headquartered in San Jose, California that provides direct-to-consumer mobile content distribution. It is funded by Menlo Ventures, Cardinal Venture Capital, and Coral Capital Management, and is a subsidiary of GungHo Online Entertainment.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Playphone is a mobile gaming platform founded in 2003 (merged and re-incorporated in 2006) headquartered in San Jose, California that provides direct-to-consumer mobile content distribution. It is funded by Menlo Ventures, Cardinal Venture Capital, and Coral Capital Management, and is a subsidiary of GungHo Online Entertainment.2

Timeline

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