Thumbplay raises another $6 million

Mobile entertainment destination Thumbplay has raised $6 million in sixth-round financing according to a regulatory filing. According to peHUB, listed shareholders include Brookside Capital Advisors, the public equity affiliate of Bain Capital, and Cross Creek Capital, the private equity affiliate of Wasatch Advisors, Bain Capital Ventures, Redwood Partners, New Enterprise Associates and Meritech Capital Partners. The latest round follows roughly a year after Thumbplay closed an $18 million Series E round. In all, the firm has now generated more than $53 in venture financing. Thumbplay features licensed music, video content and games from entertainment giants including EMI, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Pictures Television.

For more on the Thumbplay financing:
- read this peHUB article

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