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In Mashable's new video series, Behind the Launch, we're taking cameras behind the scenes at Vungle, an in-app video advertising startup. New episodes air every Monday and Wednesday, but we're running bonus footage throughout the series to provide a deeper look into the startup experience.
This week on Behind the Launch, the Vungle team was denied access to a gaming conference, but managed to strike up a conversation with Todd Hooper, CEO of Seattle-based Zipline Games. Zipline purveys freemium games, such as Wolf Toss, and its Moai technology is a Lua-based game development platform used by 8,000 developers. In the video above, Hooper discusses in-app purchases, mobile advertising and how the freemium model has turned gaming on its head.
Join the conversation on Twitter, #BehindTheLaunch, and be sure to tune in to Monday's episode, in which we'll be seeing more of Todd Hooper.
About Vungle
Vungle is a San Francisco-based company that purveys mobile video ads to promote apps. In May, Vungle announced it had raised $2 million from big Silicon Valley and Alley names: Google Ventures, AOL Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Ron Conway's SV Angel, Dave McClure's 500 Startups, Charles Hudson's SoftTechVC’s, Maynard Webb, Scott McNealy and Tim Draper. Vungle also has offices in the UK and Pakistan.
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