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Playnomics Raises $5M

Playnomics has raised $5 million in a Series B funding led by Vanedge Capital, and joined by existing investors FirstMark Capital and XSeed Capital. Tony Lam, Principal at Vanedge Capital, will join the Playnomics board.

Playnomics is in data science, and the predictive analytics space for mobile, social and browser games. Founded in 2009, Playnomics is based in San Francisco. Investors in the company include FirstMark Capital, Vanedge Capital, XSeed Capital, MetamorphicVentures, Accelerator Ventures, and TriplePoint Capital.

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