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FUN Technologies was an online game company based in Toronto. Founded in 2002 by Canadian businessmen Lorne Abony and Andrew Rivkin,〔(Securing a second success ), ''eGaming Review'' magazine, December 7, 2005〕 FUN grew to become the world's largest provider of online casual games and fantasy sports, with over 35 million registered customers. FUN was publicly traded with a full listing on the London Stock Exchange in 2003 and Toronto Stock Exchange in 2004. Abony was its Chief Executive Officer when FUN was listed on the TSX, making him the youngest CEO of any company listed on the exchange. FUN was one of the fastest growing companies in the history of the Toronto Stock Exchange. In less than three years, the company raised over $160 million in five rounds of equity financings, including its IPO. FUN completed eight strategic acquisitions for a total consideration of $128 million. In March 2006, American media giant Liberty Media acquired FUN in a transaction valuing the company at $484 million.〔 〕 In September 2006 FUN Technologies held the first ''WorldWide Web Games'', a competition with a $1 million grand prize aiming to find the "world's best casual gamer". The competition had 71 contestants and featured the casual games ''Bejeweled 2'', ''Solitaire'', and ''Zuma'' The top prize was awarded to a young woman of Odessa, TX named Kavitha Yalavarthi.〔(Casual gamer gets serious prize ), GameSpot, September 12, 2006〕 SkillJam, founded by Justin Beckett in 2002 and based in Los Angeles, California was acquired by FUN Technologies in 2004 and relocated to Newton, Massachusetts. The SkillJam website used to have online games, including sudoku and chess, ''Bejeweled 2, Zuma, Big Money!'' and ''Dynomite.〔 In 2006 FUN acquired its Newton, Massachusetts-based competitor WorldWinner, an established tournament games platform with a portfolio including ''Scrabble Cubes'', solitaire and ''Luxor''. It merged SkillJam into WorldWinner in 2007, dropping the SkillJam brand. In December 2007, Liberty Media acquired FUN Technologies.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://ir.libertymedia.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=576103 )〕 As a result of the acquisition, WorldWinner began to be integrated with the Liberty-owned Game Show Network, and FUN Technologies was discontinued as a brand. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「FUN Technologies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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