- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"topic": {"value": "AppLovin acquisition price", "source_urls": ["https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1751008/000119312521207659/d129117dex992.htm", "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-15/applovin-is-said-to-value-machine-zone-at-around-500-million"]}, "detail": {"value": "Bloomberg and Business Times reported ~$500M; AppLovin SEC pro forma filing reports aggregate acquisition price of $328.6M. Financial terms were not disclosed in the initial press announcement.", "source_urls": ["https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1751008/000119312521207659/d129117dex992.htm", "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-15/applovin-is-said-to-value-machine-zone-at-around-500-million", "https://venturebeat.com/business/applovin-acquires-machine-zone-doubles-down-on-mobile-games/"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Total venture funding raised", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/machine-zone/__uSZi6W0qqvK1GXoGeZdfsz5Lkxjz2OQ2LituZnRwVuI/funding-and-investors", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/machine-zone/financials"]}, "detail": {"value": "Third-party databases disagree: Tracxn $263M (4 rounds), CB Insights $593M (6 rounds), PitchBook ~$725M cited by Business Times; Wikipedia separately cites ~$720M raised in a 2018 round which may be cumulative or misreported as a single round.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/machine-zone/__uSZi6W0qqvK1GXoGeZdfsz5Lkxjz2OQ2LituZnRwVuI/funding-and-investors", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/machine-zone/financials", "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/startups/applovin-values-video-game-maker-machine-zone-around-us500m", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Zone"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Peak private valuation", "source_urls": ["https://fortune.com/2014/07/16/machine-zone-funding/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Zone"]}, "detail": {"value": "Fortune/WSJ sources reported $3B+ valuation in July 2014 Series D context; later 2016 round reported at $5B valuation; 2020 sale reported at roughly one-tenth of $5B peak.", "source_urls": ["https://fortune.com/2014/07/16/machine-zone-funding/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Zone", "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-15/applovin-is-said-to-value-machine-zone-at-around-500-million"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Employee headcount", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/machine-zone", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Zone"]}, "detail": {"value": "YC profile lists team_size 501; Wikipedia cites 550 employees as of October 2015; no authoritative post-2020 standalone headcount found after AppLovin/Tripledot integration.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/machine-zone", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2008/machine-zone.json", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Zone", "https://investors.applovin.com/news/news-details/2025/AppLovin-Completes-Sale-of-Mobile-Gaming-Business-to-Tripledot-Studios/default.aspx"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "YC status vs 2025 ownership change", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/machine-zone", "https://investors.applovin.com/news/news-details/2025/AppLovin-Completes-Sale-of-Mobile-Gaming-Business-to-Tripledot-Studios/default.aspx"]}, "detail": {"value": "YC still lists status Acquired (2020 AppLovin deal) and does not reflect June 2025 transfer of Machine Zone studio to Tripledot Studios.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/machine-zone", "https://investors.applovin.com/news/news-details/2025/AppLovin-Completes-Sale-of-Mobile-Gaming-Business-to-Tripledot-Studios/default.aspx"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Tripledot deal close date wording", "source_urls": ["https://investors.applovin.com/news/news-details/2025/AppLovin-Completes-Sale-of-Mobile-Gaming-Business-to-Tripledot-Studios/default.aspx", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Zone"]}, "detail": {"value": "AppLovin press release dated July 1, 2025 states transaction closed June 30, 2025; Wikipedia summary states July 1, 2025 sale date.", "source_urls": ["https://investors.applovin.com/news/news-details/2025/AppLovin-Completes-Sale-of-Mobile-Gaming-Business-to-Tripledot-Studios/default.aspx", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Zone"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Machine Zone allocation in Tripledot portfolio deal", "source_urls": ["https://investors.applovin.com/news/news-details/2025/AppLovin-Completes-Sale-of-Mobile-Gaming-Business-to-Tripledot-Studios/default.aspx"]}, "detail": {"value": "2025 Tripledot acquisition price disclosed only for the 10-studio portfolio ($400M cash + ~20% equity); no per-studio price for Machine Zone found in primary sources reviewed.", "source_urls": ["https://investors.applovin.com/news/news-details/2025/AppLovin-Completes-Sale-of-Mobile-Gaming-Business-to-Tripledot-Studios/default.aspx", "https://mobilegamer.biz/tripledot-completes-landmark-800m-deal-for-10-applovin-studios/"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Missing Series C round documentation", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/machine-zone/__uSZi6W0qqvK1GXoGeZdfsz5Lkxjz2OQ2LituZnRwVuI/funding-and-investors"]}, "detail": {"value": "Tracxn lists Seed, Series A, Series B, and Series D but no separately documented Series C round between 2012 and 2014 despite large 2014–2016 valuation step-ups.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/machine-zone/__uSZi6W0qqvK1GXoGeZdfsz5Lkxjz2OQ2LituZnRwVuI/funding-and-investors", "https://fortune.com/2014/07/16/machine-zone-funding/"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "CEO name spelling variants", "source_urls": ["https://venturebeat.com/business/applovin-acquires-machine-zone-doubles-down-on-mobile-games/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Zone"]}, "detail": {"value": "VentureBeat uses Kristin Dumont; Wikipedia and other sources use Kristen Dumont for the same executive.", "source_urls": ["https://venturebeat.com/business/applovin-acquires-machine-zone-doubles-down-on-mobile-games/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Zone", "https://www.fastcompany.com/90257658/how-the-maker-of-mobile-hit-game-of-war-unpivoted-itself"]}}]]
- source urls
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