Yodo1

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Yodo1, Ltd.
Company type Private
Industry Video games
FoundedNovember 2011;12 years ago (2011-11)
Founders
  • Henry Fong
  • James LaLonde
Headquarters
Beijing
,
China
Key people
  • Henry Fong (CEO)
  • James LaLonde (CEO)
Website yodo1.com

Yodo1, Ltd. is a mobile game publisher based in Beijing and founded in 2011. Yodo1 publishes games in the Chinese and global market. As of February 2022, games published by Yodo1 have been played by over 1,5 billion users. [1] [2]

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History

Yodo1 was founded in November 2011 by two software industry and game enthusiasts: Henry Fong and James LaLonde. They are co-founders and co-CEOs of the company [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

In a June 2012 round of seed funding led by Chang You Fund managing partner Zhi Tan, Yodo1 raised US$2 million from Chang You Fund. [10] In June and August 2012, Yodo1 partnered with Robot Entertainment and HandyGames, respectively, to release their games in China. [10] [11] The company raised a further $5 million in a series A round from SingTel Group (the leader) and Chang You Fund in April 2013, and $11 million in a series B round led by GGV Capital in December 2013. [12] [13]

In 2014, the company launched its gaming and social media network KTplay after partnering with Alibaba. [14] [15] [16] [17] In 2016, Yodo1 published the zoo adventure game Rodeo Stampede. [18]

In 2018, Yodo1 launched its Managed Ad Services (MAS), an SDK to facilitate developers in the integration and optimization of ads in their games. [19] [20] Additionally, the company helps game developers collaborate with intellectual property (IP) holders to integrate popular characters and IPs into their mobile games. [21]

By the end of 2020, the company transitioned into a fully remote work environment. [22] [23] In November 2023, announced that it would be eliminating fixed hours and employees would be able to set their own work hours and schedules. [24]

Notable games published by Yodo1 include Rodeo Stampede, Ski Safari, Hang Line, Animal Revolt Battle simulator, Crossy Road and Steppy Pants. [25] [26]

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