Famigo
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Famigo is a defunct Austin, Texas-based company that provided a directory of child- and family-friendly applications for mobile devices, as well as a parental control app for the Android operating system.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] The company raised $1 million in funding.[1] The company is no longer active and the website has been taken over by another company.
History
[edit | edit source]Q Beck founded Famigo in the fall of 2009, and was the CEO.[1][3][7][9] The Austin Technology Incubator, an Austin-based start-up resource, helped launch Famigo.[1][3][4]
Famigo raised $1 million for its app-directory and parental control software.[1] Silverton Partners, Zilker Ventures, Liahona Ventures, and Capital Factory helped fund the initiative.[1][7][9]
Awards and recognition
[edit | edit source]In 2011, CNET named Famigo Sandbox (the parental control app) the Best App for Parents.[4][9] PC Pro named Famigo Sandbox one of the 25 best Android apps.[10] Time magazine's tech section named Famigo Sandbox one of "The 10 Best Android Games for Kids".[11]
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