Dizzywood Virtual World for Kids Raises $1 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 8, 2008 - 7:59am.

San Francisco - Dizzywood announced on Friday that it has raised a $1 million first round of funding, which it will use to help launch its 3D virtual world and online game platform for kids ages 8-12.

Former CNET Networks CEO Shelby Bonnie led the round; Charles River Ventures and other individual investors also participated.

San Francisco-based Dizzywood was co-founded by Scott Arpajian, former SVP of CNET Download.com; Wallop co-founder Sean Uberoi Kelly; and game designer and children's author Ken Marden.

The company launched the free site in November; it also plans to offer subscription-based premium content in the future.

http://www.dizzywood.com

Published in DMW Daily, February 8, 2008

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Regarding 3D Virtual Worlds

Submitted by Brad (not verified) on August 15, 2008 - 1:28pm.

Here is another virtual world for kids, except his time they've done everything wrong. 3D??? kids don't like that...Also nothing unique about dizzywood...

Forex Killer

Submitted by John Maven (not verified) on September 27, 2008 - 7:04pm.

Kids nowadays have way too many games and softwares. And what's this of a virtual online world? What's so bad about the real one that they have to retreat to an inferior digital copy? Totally unnecessary.