Tapulous Acquired By Disney

Tapulous, an iPhone gaming startup founded by Bart Decrem, has reportedly been acquired by Disney.

According to TechCrunch, Decrem and COO Andrew Lacy will join Disney as a VPs.

Tapulous is a hot iPhone gaming startup which has raised only $1.8 million from angel investors including Marc Benioff, Jeff Clavier, and Andy Bechtolsheim. Legendary Silicon Valley mentor and Stanford professor Rajeev Motwani, who passed away last year, was also an investor. Its flagship game, Tap Tap Revenge, has numerous versions which have been downloaded millions of times. The basic game, which lets players tap to the rhythm of songs with their fingers is free, but players must pay for new songs. Its latest game is Tap Tap Radiation for the iPad.


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