Rupture
San Francisco · Founded 2001
About Rupture
Rupture was an online destination connecting gamers and allowing them to share gaming experiences, events, challenges, and achievements. The site was founded by Shawn Fanning and investor Ron Conway. After working together with the original Napster and then with music distributor [Snocap](http://crunchbase.com/organization/snocap), the two began work on Rupture, a social network for MMORPGs; primarily for World of WarCraft (WOW) gamers. The company was based in San Francisco, California. Parent company ThreeSF, Inc., was acquired by [Electronic Arts](/organization/electronic-arts) on May 28, 2008.
Company Facts
- Founded: 2001
- Operating status: Closed
- Company type: For Profit
- IPO status: Private
- Employees: 11 – 50
- Total funding: $3.0M
- Funding stage: M&A
- Last round: Angel (Jul 2007)
- Website: rupture.com
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