Oomba, Inc
Oomba's Tournament Management System - bringing elegant organization to sports and games.
- Stage Prototype Ready
- Industry Internet / Web Services
- Location Irvine, CA, US
- Currency USD
- Founded September 2012
- Employees 30
- Incorporation Type C-corp
- Website oomba.com
Company Summary
Oomba’s objective is to become the hub that successfully combines social networking, tournament management, and live video streaming for all sports and games.
Team
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Chief Executive Officer
Mike has produced, designed and programmed more than twenty-five hit game titles and founded multiple successful game companies, including Tremor Entertainment, Planetwide Games, and Reality Gap. Throughout his career in the game industry, Mike has been an advisor, advocate and mentor of game developers, especially regarding corporate and financial strategies.
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Chief Production Officer
Dylan previously acted as VP of marketing, account management and investor relations at Friedland Capital where she served numerous publicaly traded and private companies. She was the President and Producer of BuzzKill, Inc., a Second City branded feature film. She also led corporate communications and investor relations for Reality Gap, the prior Williams / Bushnell entity.
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Advisor
Nolan Bushnell is commonly referred to as the “Father of the Interactive Entertainment Industry”. He is the inventor of Pong® and founder of both Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza-time Theater. He is a serial investor and entrepreneur founding and advising dozens of startups over the years including Planetwide Games, uWink and Reality Gap.
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Chief Marketing Officer
Paul has been in entertainment for over 20 years. He was the EVP at GoPets, where he was created and managed a 70 person online game studio in Seoul, Korea. He then served as Vice President at companies such as Affinity Media, PlayXpert and Gazillion creating partnerships for IP’s such as Thottbot, Wowhead, Marvel, and Lego. Prior to joining Oomba,he was the CEO of Xfire where he shifted the company to online tournaments.
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Edmund HarCFO
Ed's extensive background in finance resonates strongly as a pivotal piece of Oomba's success. His executive experience with Paradigm Investment Group (Hardee's), W Hotels San Diego & Steele Canyon Golf Course prove he is the man for the job. From budgeting and forecasting to fundraising, Ed's seen it all on the finance side of the business. His experience as a strategic business leader adds tremendous value to Oomba's executive team.
Advisors
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Tacey Goss LLPLawyerUnconfirmedDirectorGirard PessisDirectorUnconfirmed
Previous Investors
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Bill LiaoUnconfirmedSean O'SullivanUnconfirmed
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