Overwolf
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Type of site | User-generated content platform |
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| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Created by | Uri Marchand, Gil Or, Alon Rabinowitz, Nir Finkelstein |
| URL | overwolf |
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Overwolf Ltd. (Hebrew: אוברוולף בע"מ[1]) is an Israeli software company, creating software designed to help developers create extensions for video games, which are then offered to users through Overwolf's App Store.
History
Overwolf was founded on 29 September 2009[1] by Uri Marchand, Gil Or, Alon Rabinowitz and Nir Finkelstein with a cash seed investment from Joseph (Yossi) Vardi. In September 2013, another $5.3 million was invested by Venture Capital Marker LLC.[2] At the start of their Beta release in 2011,[3] Overwolf had 50,000 users. As of early 2013, Overwolf had reached 1 million users.[4] In September 2012, Overwolf opened its Software Development Kit.[5]
In June 2020, Overwolf acquired CurseForge, for an undisclosed sum,[6] from Twitch.[7]
In November 2021, Overwolf acquired MCPEDL, a major platform for Minecraft Bedrock Edition add-ons.[8]
In March 2022, Overwolf acquired the UK-based payment platform software specialist Tebex in a $29 million deal.[9]
In May 2024, Overwolf acquired NitroPay, a gaming ad tech company, for an undisclosed eight-figure sum. NitroPay was subsequently rebranded to Nitro.[10]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Takahashi, Dean (September 17, 2013). "Israel's Overwolf raises $5.3M for user-generated game add-on tools". VentureBeat. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Takahashi, Dean (August 2, 2011). "Overwolf launches social overlay for online games". VentureBeat. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Overwolf Surpasses One Million Users, Launches In-Game Appstore". Gamasutra. August 1, 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Takahashi, Dean (August 1, 2012). "Overwolf opens its in-game app store to publishers and code-savvy gamers". VentureBeat. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."CurseForge Mods and Addons - FAQ". Overwolf. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Shieber, Jonathan. "In-game app-development platform Overwolf acquires CurseForge assets from Twitch to get into mods". TechCrunch. Verizon Media. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Overwolf Acquires MCPEDL, One Of The Largest Platforms For Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Content". Games Press.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Media, Insider. "Payment platform specialist acquired in $29m deal". Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Overwolf Acquires Gaming Ad Tech Leader NitroPay". Overwolf Blog. May 8, 2024.
