Company

SponsorPay is the European market leader in the field of virtual currency monetization for online games, social apps, virtual worlds and social networks.

The company’s innovative ad-funded payment solution gives online users access to virtual currency or premium features through participation in targeted ad offers. SponsorPay works with thousands of partners including leading publishers such as Gameforge, Bigpoint, Gala Networks, 6waves, Perfect World, Cafe.com and Frogster as well as renowned advertisers such as Procter & Gamble, AT&T, Skype, Match.com and DirecTV.

The company’s commitment to a localized, high-quality user experience has enabled it to expand its reach to over 120 million satisfied customers across more than 100 countries.

SponsorPay is headquartered in Berlin with satellite offices in San Francisco, Paris and London.

 

Investors

Lead investor in SponsorPay is Team Europe Ventures (www.teameurope.net), a German venture capital company with investments in more than 50 successful internet companies such as studiVZ, Spreadshirt, brands4friends, imedo and many others.

 

 

Hasso Plattner Ventures (www.hp-ventures.com) invests in the areas of information technology and clean-tech. SAP Co-Founder Prof. Dr. h. c. Hasso Plattner supplies the lion's share of investment capital, followed by InvestitionsBank Brandenburg, CMEA Capital, Shai Agassi and Arnon Katz.

 

 

Kite Ventures (www.kiteventures.com), founded in late 2008, focuses on the high tech and Internet sectors in Russia and Europe. It invests in companies in different stages, from ideas to established businesses.