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Sprout Raises $5 Million for Web Content Creation Platform

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 13, 2008 - 7:00am.

San Francisco - Sprout, the provider of a Web-based platform for the creation of Flash-based widgets, mashups, mini-sites, banners and other forms of distributable Web content, announced on Tuesday that it has closed a $5 million second round of financing, led by Polaris Venture Partners.

tags: Deals | VC | Widgets | Sprout | Polaris Venture Partners | Global Venture Capital |

Developer PopCap Games Acquires Sprout Games

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 30, 2005 - 7:02am.
Seattle -- Video game developer PopCap Games announced on Thursday that it has acquired fellow developer Sprout Games. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Both Seattle-based companies develop mainly casual online and downloadable games; PopCap's titles, including "Bejeweled" and "Zuma," have been downloaded over 50 million times; Sprout Games' "Feeding Frenzy" claims more than 10 million downloads. Following the acquisition, Sprout's development team will move into PopCap's Seattle offices.
tags: Games | PopCap | Sprout |