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Volley

Volley

Volley is an entertainment company that develops voice-activated games and apps for Amazon Alexa and Google Home.

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Industry
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Entertainment
Entertainment
Video game industry
Video game industry
Gaming
Gaming
Mobile game
Mobile game
Technology
Technology
Location
San Francisco
San Francisco
B2X
B2C
B2C
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B2B
B2B
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CEO
Max Child
Max Child
Founder
Max Child
Max Child
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James Wilsterman
James Wilsterman
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AngelList URL
angel.co/volley
Pitchbook URL
pitchbook.com/profiles...171163-54
Accelerator
Boost VC
Boost VC
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NFX
NFX
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Y Combinator
Y Combinator
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Accelerator Batch
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NFX Class 4
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Y Combinator W18 Batch
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Number of Employees (Ranges)
51 – 2000
Number of Employees
750
Investors
Amplify.LA
Amplify.LA
Advancit Capital
Advancit Capital
Rainfall Ventures
Rainfall Ventures
NFX
NFX
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Y Combinator
Y Combinator
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MTGx
MTGx
Founded Date
2016
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Total Funding Amount (USD)
1,200,000
Latest Funding Round Date
March 15, 2018
Competitors
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Reliance Games
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Magic Games
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Yalla Group
Supercell (video game company)
Supercell (video game company)
CTO
James Wilsterman
James Wilsterman
Latest Funding Type
Seed
Seed
Wellfound ID
volley
Country
United States
United States
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Blog
volleythat.com/blog
Company Operating Status
Active
Y Combinator URL
ycombinator.com/compani...s/volley0
Overview

Volley is an entertainment company that develops voice-activated games and apps for Amazon Alexa and Google Home. Founded by Max Child and James Wilsterman in 2016, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Volley was a member of the Y Combinator W18 Accelerator Batch.

Volley's interactive voice games are currently accessible through Amazon and Google smart-speaker systems and are branching out to smart displays, TVs, cars, and mobile devices. Volley's platform includes games such as Song Quiz and adaptations of the popular television games Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, which the company purchased the exclusive licensing rights to from Sony Pictures Television in March 2022. Volley's other notable acquisitions include Voxion, with which the company collaborated on Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? and Family Duel, and Matchbox.io, the developers of the popular Question of the Day game.

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